Thursday, March 10, 2011

Cycling Enthusiast

Parisian Cyclist






























Spring cycling is here! For the last several days we've been glued, magnatized RIVETED to our computer screen catching the finishing kilometers of each days Paris-Nice stage race. A world cycling professional early season stage race that travels from Paris to Nice (hence the name) in a week. The late Winter/early Spring atmosphere of the French countryside, the bright colors of the team kits, motor cars, crashes, death defying descents of mountain passes, Sean Kelly's depressive Irish commentary (he mumbles in his Guinness- he's as on fire as a wet log in a rain storm!) all has us hooked to the screen and wishin we were there on the back of a motorcycle with one large baguette to swing at the riders as they go by . To make matters worse a second cycling race, Tirreno-Adriatico, a race across the Appenines, Italy's central mountain range, has just begun. Luckily Eurosport follows both in succession, which makes it even harder to get anything done, a double-header, can't leave the screen!

Paris-Nice Stage 4 (I left the image super big so you can feel the full effect!)
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All this cycling frenzy has me super excited for the Tour de France! Which made me wonder what I could find on Etsy that I could take with me?



I already have my 100 yr. old linen bag packed from Belgium via Etsy Shop treesizeverse


My leather camera strap via ArtemisLetaherware with ahmen Leica attached

Maps so we don't get lost (via smilemercantile)

12x12 Decorative Papers-Sunflowers Design

Wall paper to to decorate our room to look like Provence (via ReminiscenePapers) mind psych!

My baguette and wine bag via syrinaspring

The causation of race crashes (he can't come!)


That and a toothbrush and I think I'm ready to go!

2 comments:

rachel awes said...

i love your cycling enthusiast
& i am an enthusiast for your
dear sketches & am so happy to follow you! xo

Bethany said...

you are a lucky duck.