Michael Barry waxes poetic on raceday in Plouay

This one might be a tad over the top, but it's Michael Barry.

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Even by his usual standards

I find reading that hard work. Bless him.

by civetta on Aug 27, 2009 6:06 AM EDT reply actions

So kindly put

I skimmed through hoping that he was going to get to some sort of point and suddenly I was at the bottom of the page.

by Monty. on Aug 27, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions

interview

“It seems like the heart of French cycling might be in Plouay”

http://www.pedalmag.com/index.php?module=Section&action=viewdetail&item_id=16552&PHPSESSID=9883bb3a9595e1b3eecd2270cc58fd8a

by lucybears on Aug 27, 2009 7:06 AM EDT reply actions

cue for editing . . .

when three paragraphs IN A ROW begin with similes straining after literary effect, it’s time to sit the boy down with a nice latte and a tattered copy of Strunk and White.

(Or, perhaps, a sheaf of old Dan Jenkins or Bud Shrake articles).

by R Mc on Aug 27, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions

yeah, if only Leonard Cohen had had a copy of S/W when he was writing “Bird on a wire,” he could have avoided those pitfalls ;)

I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it

by plinytheelder on Aug 28, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Velonews is not the New York Times

Which is no excuse. Assuming they have the ability, and maybe that is too much to assume, they might not dare to edit Barry’s article.

Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.

by TheFigurehead on Aug 27, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions

I guess I’m in the minority, but I found that absolutely lovely. What’s great about it to me is that he captures the spirit that only a kind of minor/secondary race like Plouay can have. Winning isn’t going to make you a living legend, and hence the race becomes less about the victory than the day itself – its duration, which a bike race is alone among sports at being able to do.

I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it

by plinytheelder on Aug 28, 2009 11:55 AM EDT reply actions