ATOC: A Racer's Wife Weighs In
by Chief Commissaire on Feb 21, 2009 9:43 PM EST
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How many of you remember the days when a pro racer's wife was banned from following their husband at a stage race? Phil Anderson's wife, Anne, even went so far as to disguise herself as a man in order to follow her husband at the 1981 Tour de France.
That's another era now, but I was reminded of it today while reading a diary entry on Bike World News. It's from Cassie Jones, wife of Team Type 1 racer Chris Jones. She writes about what it is like to follow her husband during the Amgen Tour of California.
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That's very neat, thanks for sharing.
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
by Drew... on Feb 22, 2009 11:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Very nice read....
I talk to Anne Marie O’Grady, Stuart’s wife, a lot and she has an equally rivetting tale of life as a Cycle pro wife…they are the unsung heroes at times.
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
by Flatbagger on Feb 23, 2009 5:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm hoping to have a story to tell one day!!
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
by CycleGirl on Feb 27, 2009 4:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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