Open Season

If it’s 70 degrees in Omaha in March, it’s windy. These are among the things you learn pretty quickly around these parts.

With extra daylight … finally … and warmer temperatures, rides are popping up at all times of day. I rolled out with a group at 6 last night – complete with the standard 20mph wind from the southwest. It was short and sweet, but it reminded me just how hard it is to go really fast on a bike.

All winter we dream of pulling down the arm warmers – or leaving them home entirely – and feeling the sunshine on our pasty Midwestern skin. And we dream of pulling through a charging paceline, speed unabated over rolling hills. And town-line sprints, KOM points and off-the-front breakaways.

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