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<\/a><\/p>\nso, up we meet, and off we go, and as i’ve never met the guy before it feels a little first datey, i’m wondering already how many bases i’ll get to – oh wait, that came out wrong – i mean, i’m wondering how we’ll get along, and then i say:<\/p>\n
‘so are you a triathlete or a road racer?’<\/p>\n
and then he says:<\/p>\n
‘well, i’m on a suspension. i’m one of those guys.’<\/p>\n
and he pats me on the back, as if to say ‘aha! you didn’t know!’<\/p>\n
and i go:<\/p>\n
‘…….’<\/p>\n
and then we ride on, and he tells me the whole story, the hows and the whys, the ins and the outs, and the whole 9 yards plus an extra 3, just for good measure.<\/p>\n
and he said to me ‘i wondered if you knew me and if you’d even turn up.’<\/p>\n
and i thought ‘yeah, i wonder if i would have too,’ but i am glad i did.<\/p>\n
and i am still kinda taking it in. i abhor doping, as i am sure you know, but i liked the guy. i’ve had this before too, with former teammates, and it sits weirdly.<\/p>\n
anyhow, what awesome timing – there i am going on about ex-dopers and smooth as you like, one pops into my life and in 3D and all.<\/p>\n
i won’t divulge names, as he agreed to do an interview which i’ll then write up into an article.<\/p>\n
watch this space.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
a couple of months ago i got a message on basefook from an American guy saying that he would be in Taiwan in a while and did i have a bike or did i know where he could rent one. as someone who actually ‘knows’ about only 10% of their ‘friends’ on FB but who is quite visible\/vocal on there, i do, on just about a weekly basis, get people asking for stuff, be it advice or equipment, naked photos of the crank or other enticing requests, and very often, you’d be surprised not really to know,\u00a0 the requests come in a pretty rude fashion. but this guy seemed polite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40955418,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[119818829],"tags":[767233535,77823,162582228,162582230,189995,767233540],"class_list":["post-1685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dopepunk","tag-cycling","tag-doping","tag-ex-doper","tag-former-doper","tag-road-racing","tag-triathlon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2OfoS-rb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1429,"url":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2013\/01\/08\/kimmage-wiggo-and-the-curse-of-the-dopers\/","url_meta":{"origin":1685,"position":0},"title":"Kimmage, Wiggo, and the Curse of the Dopers","author":"Lee Rodgers","date":"1\u6708 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"well it certainly has been a while, apologies i think should be offered, but you know what? i've been riding, for hours and hours a day (well 4), and i'm loving it. after almost 3 months laid up with a severe case of\u00a0 lackofmotivation, followed by various injuries, i'm finally\u2026","rel":"","context":"dopepunk","block_context":{"text":"dopepunk","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/category\/dopepunk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"i'm gonna poop this the hell out","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/screen-shot-2013-01-08-at-e4b88be58d887-12-03.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5153,"url":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2014\/12\/05\/doper-lovers-are-no-different-to-battered-wives\/","url_meta":{"origin":1685,"position":1},"title":"\u201cDoper-lovers are no different to battered wives\u201d","author":"Lee Rodgers","date":"12\u6708 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cWhat is he on about?\u201d I hear you thinking. 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