I just read
this article about George Koenig, a local 78-year-old bike rider who was on the USA Olympic road racing team for the Summer Games in Rome in 1960, and I thought you'd all enjoy it. It's by Karen Kefauver, who writes a column about bikes called "Spin City" in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
"I've always liked bikes and I am glad that I discovered how wonderful they are. Now bicycles are cult items that you can buy for $15,000. Where I came from, the kids don't want yachts or airplanes as their toys, they want bicycles. They are young and want to go out and go hard. But I was the first guy out there beating myself up and I am glad I got to ride with many very accomplished riders in the area."
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