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mHealth Grand Tour 2014 .
For the full story go to http://www.mhealthtour.com.
This event combines the disciplines of health, cycling, technology on high levels.
The final 5 days stage to Vienna from Treviso starts on Thursday 11th September.
The focus here is on many things, not only cycling. Being well seems important to most. There is no timing! The racers among us will shake the heads and seek other shores? So be it.
I am looking forward to my first day, without dictatorship from the clock, enjoying the landscape and the rides in a slightly different challenge.
Be assured, there are mountains and steep climbs, so this is serious after all. However, having been through some similar events, I suspect that this sets out into a different direction. Good night!
This event combines the disciplines of health, cycling, technology on high levels.
The final 5 days stage to Vienna from Treviso starts on Thursday 11th September.
The focus here is on many things, not only cycling. Being well seems important to most. There is no timing! The racers among us will shake the heads and seek other shores? So be it.
I am looking forward to my first day, without dictatorship from the clock, enjoying the landscape and the rides in a slightly different challenge.
Be assured, there are mountains and steep climbs, so this is serious after all. However, having been through some similar events, I suspect that this sets out into a different direction. Good night!
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"Material
Cyclist spend months in researching and optimising their material. We see the "high church" of Campagnolo severely battling the "spiritless technologists" of Shimano, endless rides wasted desparately testing break materials with carbon wheels for dry and wet weather, centimeter thick catalogues that thoroughly describe why we should use the light jersey only at 12-14,5 degrees Celsius and never above, let alone below, in perfect combination with the various types of shorts, forcing us to store piles and piles of clothing that then covers all thinkable combinations of fierce cold, thunder, lightning, snow, hail, blazing heat, drizzling humidity as well as the dry winds of the large deserts.
Those of us who ever sat through a night of exchanges between the aluminium versus the carbon frame tribes know what this is about. Many fights are not about functions, style is also a main issue. "Wise men" are quoted saying: "Never let function get in the way of style!" Only the true believers will reach heaven.
Of course even more issues arise if medical devices are added to sports. Athletes at the mHealth tour permanently monitor their blood glucose levels in order to better understand the reactions of their bodies to food, exercise and all the other influences they face. This enables them to react actively just as the situation demands, based on their own evidence and experience. The mHealth tour brings together "old salts" and newcomers so there is a lot of exchange about ways to handle many situations.
Material comes in in the monitoring devices, and alas, in the way to fix them on the arm, so that they stay there reliably over days. Below you find two examples of adherent patches for exactly that purpose:
Insiders of the scene will immediately identify the leading bike clothing company that probably scouts next generation markets using handmade prototypes? Far superior to the conservative fix on the left? Functionally speaking they are close to identical, as experience shows. Does it therefore matter which one you choose?? YES OF COURSE!! Lives depend on it!
And this decision is exactly what divides an "elite segment" of the population from the many "ignorants" we find on streets, hills and mudbanks. Here is a quiz: Below you find two pictures of individuals. Who is the typical earthling - who belongs to the "Rapha few"? Those who guess correctly will receive a set of samples of the traditional fix.
And here they are, look for yourself:
Looking forward to your reflections!
Cyclist spend months in researching and optimising their material. We see the "high church" of Campagnolo severely battling the "spiritless technologists" of Shimano, endless rides wasted desparately testing break materials with carbon wheels for dry and wet weather, centimeter thick catalogues that thoroughly describe why we should use the light jersey only at 12-14,5 degrees Celsius and never above, let alone below, in perfect combination with the various types of shorts, forcing us to store piles and piles of clothing that then covers all thinkable combinations of fierce cold, thunder, lightning, snow, hail, blazing heat, drizzling humidity as well as the dry winds of the large deserts.
Those of us who ever sat through a night of exchanges between the aluminium versus the carbon frame tribes know what this is about. Many fights are not about functions, style is also a main issue. "Wise men" are quoted saying: "Never let function get in the way of style!" Only the true believers will reach heaven.
Of course even more issues arise if medical devices are added to sports. Athletes at the mHealth tour permanently monitor their blood glucose levels in order to better understand the reactions of their bodies to food, exercise and all the other influences they face. This enables them to react actively just as the situation demands, based on their own evidence and experience. The mHealth tour brings together "old salts" and newcomers so there is a lot of exchange about ways to handle many situations.
Material comes in in the monitoring devices, and alas, in the way to fix them on the arm, so that they stay there reliably over days. Below you find two examples of adherent patches for exactly that purpose:
Insiders of the scene will immediately identify the leading bike clothing company that probably scouts next generation markets using handmade prototypes? Far superior to the conservative fix on the left? Functionally speaking they are close to identical, as experience shows. Does it therefore matter which one you choose?? YES OF COURSE!! Lives depend on it!And this decision is exactly what divides an "elite segment" of the population from the many "ignorants" we find on streets, hills and mudbanks. Here is a quiz: Below you find two pictures of individuals. Who is the typical earthling - who belongs to the "Rapha few"? Those who guess correctly will receive a set of samples of the traditional fix.
And here they are, look for yourself:
Looking forward to your reflections!
Coming in 10 days late
Ever been late to a meeting? Heard the comments of "Well that bus must have really got stuck!" "Oh yes, I understand that your car broke down, but had you left home early enough none of this would have happened." ?
The mHealth Tour makes a point in explicitly inviting you to be late. But why should you want to be late? "The real interesting ones only come in right at the end." "I do not want to meet X and they leave after day Y so only com in at day Z." In sports you may additionally get "Well I am quite sure that I will kill myself over 15 days of this, so I am happy to survive 5 or 10 days in grace." "Ventoux is too high / low for me / have been there already / ..."
Personal experience shows that there is of course a severe list of very evident main advantages of coming in late: You are perfectly relaxed, nurtured, trained but regenerated, you polished your bike until it blinds you in the sun, your clothes are smelling fresh and clean. This by far overcomes the "coming into a developed social environment where the pecking order has already been settled" problem (Bear in mind that the mHealth tour crowd is exceptionally friendly if compared to some of the more competitive events out there).
Latecomers will benefit in many ways: It is a pleasure to ride side by side with athletes who have substantially more talent and training, in some cases even passing by elegantly. The supply of energy of the newcomer seems endless, whereas riders at day 11 are typically very grateful to find a motivated windshield who pulls them through flat stretches and stiff headwind. Being that windshield is even more pleasing, if you remember the many days when you desparately clung to the back wheel of a benevolent and generous friend, who afterwards patted your back, uttering words of support: "Yeah, I still remember the time when I did not do sufficient training before I took the risk of joining that type of ride, with that rubbish pile of stone-age material you typically see with beginners. I, too, have also failed miserably at times. Of course that is long ago. But I still remember very clearly! Today was a very pleasant ride, wasn't it? Good exercise, eh? Of course I would have additionally taken in hill Z, but I understood that you were not really interested."
Out of that advantage you can then focus on things that never even occurred to you as you puffed along at your last breath behind insanely trained and styled athletes. You manage to get into a structured dialog with your inner furry beast, discussing the best point in time to release it, not too early in order to avoid burning your valuable advantage in a unique explosion. Release the beast too late and the effect will not unfold the available potential. Upon release, the beast will immediately break out into a frenzy of metal-bending pedalling, ripping the rubber off the tyres in smoke as you speed up that pass into the sunset.
Having walked the planet for some years, the beast of course looks more wrinkled and its fur has develoed a severe shade of grey. It has opened itself to negotiations, accepting longer periods of captivity, noticing that the cage is not as uncomfortable as it seemed decades ago. It is sometimes even found asking "is it really necessary to beat about the bush and could we not just have pasta for lunch instead and skip that silly cycling?"
Coming in late gives you the reserve to exactly agree on when to release your powers, either fighting up a pass for yourself, or joining in a pack of riders, pulling in glory for the sake of the group. Har! This is exactly it! I love coming in late, and a deep THANKS goes out to all of you who persevered the full epic ride from Barcelona!
Ah, there is a day after today, and that involves even more ascend. WIll the power be with me as well?? Will I sustain? Man, I better go to sleep immediately!
Ever been late to a meeting? Heard the comments of "Well that bus must have really got stuck!" "Oh yes, I understand that your car broke down, but had you left home early enough none of this would have happened." ?
The mHealth Tour makes a point in explicitly inviting you to be late. But why should you want to be late? "The real interesting ones only come in right at the end." "I do not want to meet X and they leave after day Y so only com in at day Z." In sports you may additionally get "Well I am quite sure that I will kill myself over 15 days of this, so I am happy to survive 5 or 10 days in grace." "Ventoux is too high / low for me / have been there already / ..."
Personal experience shows that there is of course a severe list of very evident main advantages of coming in late: You are perfectly relaxed, nurtured, trained but regenerated, you polished your bike until it blinds you in the sun, your clothes are smelling fresh and clean. This by far overcomes the "coming into a developed social environment where the pecking order has already been settled" problem (Bear in mind that the mHealth tour crowd is exceptionally friendly if compared to some of the more competitive events out there).
Latecomers will benefit in many ways: It is a pleasure to ride side by side with athletes who have substantially more talent and training, in some cases even passing by elegantly. The supply of energy of the newcomer seems endless, whereas riders at day 11 are typically very grateful to find a motivated windshield who pulls them through flat stretches and stiff headwind. Being that windshield is even more pleasing, if you remember the many days when you desparately clung to the back wheel of a benevolent and generous friend, who afterwards patted your back, uttering words of support: "Yeah, I still remember the time when I did not do sufficient training before I took the risk of joining that type of ride, with that rubbish pile of stone-age material you typically see with beginners. I, too, have also failed miserably at times. Of course that is long ago. But I still remember very clearly! Today was a very pleasant ride, wasn't it? Good exercise, eh? Of course I would have additionally taken in hill Z, but I understood that you were not really interested."
Out of that advantage you can then focus on things that never even occurred to you as you puffed along at your last breath behind insanely trained and styled athletes. You manage to get into a structured dialog with your inner furry beast, discussing the best point in time to release it, not too early in order to avoid burning your valuable advantage in a unique explosion. Release the beast too late and the effect will not unfold the available potential. Upon release, the beast will immediately break out into a frenzy of metal-bending pedalling, ripping the rubber off the tyres in smoke as you speed up that pass into the sunset.
Having walked the planet for some years, the beast of course looks more wrinkled and its fur has develoed a severe shade of grey. It has opened itself to negotiations, accepting longer periods of captivity, noticing that the cage is not as uncomfortable as it seemed decades ago. It is sometimes even found asking "is it really necessary to beat about the bush and could we not just have pasta for lunch instead and skip that silly cycling?"
Coming in late gives you the reserve to exactly agree on when to release your powers, either fighting up a pass for yourself, or joining in a pack of riders, pulling in glory for the sake of the group. Har! This is exactly it! I love coming in late, and a deep THANKS goes out to all of you who persevered the full epic ride from Barcelona!
Ah, there is a day after today, and that involves even more ascend. WIll the power be with me as well?? Will I sustain? Man, I better go to sleep immediately!
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Left: Rapha-guy.
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW!!
The mystic order of the Insulinati
Being on the mHealth tour, we of course are in the middle of a very selected diabetics, who have proven sucessfully that they are able to handle the challenges of endless long flats and steep climbs on the bike, wind, cold, heat, and tolerating company of any kind. They are connected in many ways to individuals and groups globally, THe mHealth tour has English, Swiss, Austrian, Israeli, Belgian, Australian riders, one even flew in from Dubai. I sure have forgotten a few nations, alas.
This highly active crowd can provide insights that we common earthly citizens typically never will get. Let me introduce you to one of the deeper secrets of the diabetes community, the order of the Pancreati, known to later generations as the Insulinati.
The actual origin of the order goes back thousands of years and is lost in time. It is suspected that Aretaios who was among the first to describe diabetes, was a member of the order. He however never gained access to the inner circle and therefore his knowledge only resembles the outer layer of all wisdom available. Over the centuries the order shared minor parts of its knowledge with selected induviduals from science and society. Rumours go that among the main leaders of pharmaceutic companies many have exceptional support from branches of the Insulinati.
The order is lead by His Highness, the Holder of the Syringe. The picture shows the current Holder, carring in his hand the insignia of his office. It is one of his duties to assure that new members of the order are taught the essential basic skills of the syringe, together with the weight balance and the blood pressure monitor and other artefacts of the order.
There are three ways to be elected into the order:
The inner circle is constituted of trustworthy members of The First Grade. There is no way to qualify for First Grade. This potential is given to the members by birth and remains with the member lifelong. Only members of the First Grade will be able to achieve the full wisdom of the order by years of study and ruthless training. This is not a question of motivation and determination alone. It is not known to us how members acquire their powers, we only know that genetics may play a role.
Slightly below the First Grade members in hierarchy, an increasing number of members of the Second Grade stream into the order. This is where determination pays off and active participation will destinct candidates from their fellows. In order to qualify for Second Grade candidates need to engage in a yearlong initiation, involving gigantic mals, active avoidance of bodily exercise and the explicit consumation of sugar and carbohydrates in all forms and times of the day. Although this path may seem long, steep and stony, rising number of candidates have entered the order over the last decades,
Members of the third kind, the "Lesser Grade" so far had no opportunity to prove their talent for the upper grades. Those who show talent and determination may eventually qualify for Second Grade.
Apart of these basic facts not much has emerged out of the order. It is suspected that the transformation of the Pancreati to the Insulinati occurred about 60-90 years ago, probably connected to the conception of the idea of "Insulin". The evidence available shows that Insulin only became publicly known as one of the members of the order pinned the formulas onto the the black board of the order using a syringe needle on a fateful day, when the safe fell shut in the absence of the Holder of the Sringe. In that situation the elder of the order accidentally handed over the formulas to the Holder of the Teststrip one day, who did not fully understand the occasion.
We do not know the current members of the order, however we will continue to watch as more and more information on the order becomes available.
Being on the mHealth tour, we of course are in the middle of a very selected diabetics, who have proven sucessfully that they are able to handle the challenges of endless long flats and steep climbs on the bike, wind, cold, heat, and tolerating company of any kind. They are connected in many ways to individuals and groups globally, THe mHealth tour has English, Swiss, Austrian, Israeli, Belgian, Australian riders, one even flew in from Dubai. I sure have forgotten a few nations, alas.
This highly active crowd can provide insights that we common earthly citizens typically never will get. Let me introduce you to one of the deeper secrets of the diabetes community, the order of the Pancreati, known to later generations as the Insulinati.
The actual origin of the order goes back thousands of years and is lost in time. It is suspected that Aretaios who was among the first to describe diabetes, was a member of the order. He however never gained access to the inner circle and therefore his knowledge only resembles the outer layer of all wisdom available. Over the centuries the order shared minor parts of its knowledge with selected induviduals from science and society. Rumours go that among the main leaders of pharmaceutic companies many have exceptional support from branches of the Insulinati.
The order is lead by His Highness, the Holder of the Syringe. The picture shows the current Holder, carring in his hand the insignia of his office. It is one of his duties to assure that new members of the order are taught the essential basic skills of the syringe, together with the weight balance and the blood pressure monitor and other artefacts of the order.
There are three ways to be elected into the order:
The inner circle is constituted of trustworthy members of The First Grade. There is no way to qualify for First Grade. This potential is given to the members by birth and remains with the member lifelong. Only members of the First Grade will be able to achieve the full wisdom of the order by years of study and ruthless training. This is not a question of motivation and determination alone. It is not known to us how members acquire their powers, we only know that genetics may play a role.
Slightly below the First Grade members in hierarchy, an increasing number of members of the Second Grade stream into the order. This is where determination pays off and active participation will destinct candidates from their fellows. In order to qualify for Second Grade candidates need to engage in a yearlong initiation, involving gigantic mals, active avoidance of bodily exercise and the explicit consumation of sugar and carbohydrates in all forms and times of the day. Although this path may seem long, steep and stony, rising number of candidates have entered the order over the last decades,
Members of the third kind, the "Lesser Grade" so far had no opportunity to prove their talent for the upper grades. Those who show talent and determination may eventually qualify for Second Grade.
Apart of these basic facts not much has emerged out of the order. It is suspected that the transformation of the Pancreati to the Insulinati occurred about 60-90 years ago, probably connected to the conception of the idea of "Insulin". The evidence available shows that Insulin only became publicly known as one of the members of the order pinned the formulas onto the the black board of the order using a syringe needle on a fateful day, when the safe fell shut in the absence of the Holder of the Sringe. In that situation the elder of the order accidentally handed over the formulas to the Holder of the Teststrip one day, who did not fully understand the occasion.
We do not know the current members of the order, however we will continue to watch as more and more information on the order becomes available.
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Rain.
Coming up with titles for a text on the wheather is of course easy if you are happy with simple things the one or other song line. In order to be complete we will list some of them here: Most popular of course "Singing' in the rain" which also relates beautifully to outdoor sports. Riding along with the water outside around us many will distract themselves with that litte tune, humming cheerfully among themselves. "Raindrops keep falling on my head" is so banal in our context that we immediately depart to other shores. "I can't stand the rain" - classic, not to be missed. There are versions around with very modest instrumentation, and a group of riders going up a pass, wet all over, will often assemble the one or other click, clang, beat and bump of their bikes into the percussive elements of that song. "Have you ever seen the rain" is fine as regards melody. However it talks about the listener, and not many (unless they are as devoted a cyclist as you) are eager to hear the "dramatic" stories from the wet. "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" comes to us from the western shores via a google search. The title could not fit better to the cyclist. "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" might be used on the evening before the ride, by a manager of a cycling event to get the message across with a sponful of sugar. You name it.
What kept me busy these days was Randy Newmans "Rider in the Rain". A good fit for the more casual riders. Its calm pace helps us to avoid to burn away too many valuable energy.
Now we have spent valuable space on music alone, why mention this on a racing bike space? Because music is frequently named as a valuable help by cyclists. Going through a song can provide distraction from the things that "rain" down on us from the outside. We can then try to focus on our inner procedures, and e.g setting a useful pace alone on a endless stretch of road. .
Well now we used a massive amount of valuable space and what is the solution? Let us postpone.
Good night!
Coming up with titles for a text on the wheather is of course easy if you are happy with simple things the one or other song line. In order to be complete we will list some of them here: Most popular of course "Singing' in the rain" which also relates beautifully to outdoor sports. Riding along with the water outside around us many will distract themselves with that litte tune, humming cheerfully among themselves. "Raindrops keep falling on my head" is so banal in our context that we immediately depart to other shores. "I can't stand the rain" - classic, not to be missed. There are versions around with very modest instrumentation, and a group of riders going up a pass, wet all over, will often assemble the one or other click, clang, beat and bump of their bikes into the percussive elements of that song. "Have you ever seen the rain" is fine as regards melody. However it talks about the listener, and not many (unless they are as devoted a cyclist as you) are eager to hear the "dramatic" stories from the wet. "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" comes to us from the western shores via a google search. The title could not fit better to the cyclist. "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" might be used on the evening before the ride, by a manager of a cycling event to get the message across with a sponful of sugar. You name it.
What kept me busy these days was Randy Newmans "Rider in the Rain". A good fit for the more casual riders. Its calm pace helps us to avoid to burn away too many valuable energy.
Now we have spent valuable space on music alone, why mention this on a racing bike space? Because music is frequently named as a valuable help by cyclists. Going through a song can provide distraction from the things that "rain" down on us from the outside. We can then try to focus on our inner procedures, and e.g setting a useful pace alone on a endless stretch of road. .
Well now we used a massive amount of valuable space and what is the solution? Let us postpone.
Good night!
The solution to get around the wheather is of course to wait until it gets better. Our thoughts go to the flooded places near Graz, where we passed by yesterday. We had fun driving over a flooded piece of road. Many homeowners there are now working to clear away the damage. All the best to them!!
On top of waiting the equipment is to be considered. This forces us into complex decision making, daily. In the following we will list the questons that must be answered. This does not claim to be complete. You might find some isses to be utterly useless. It is therefore OK to ignore issues, but beware!
How far away is the first climb? Will I be warm until then? Shall I put on legwarmers, arm warmers, the short gloves, the thin full-finger gloves, the watertight ones (Are they dry after yesterdays ride?) Do I need the winter jacket, or is the rain jacket fine? Where do I put that jacket if it gets hot? Do I wear a headband, neoprene helmet cap, shower cap, on my head under the helmet?? WIll it rain? Will this be a heavy rain or a light drizzle? Do I need my overshoes? The thin ones or neoprene?
Shall I carry a small Rucksack?
Aesthetics: Do I look like a racer? Can I wear an Assos Short together with a Rapha jersey? Shall I carry a small Rucksack? Is my helmet set up stable and symmetrically? How can I ssure that I look really nice on the finish foto, should I win?
Nutrition: How many gels will I carry today? Is it hot? Do I therefore put more or less powder into the bottle? Which taste do you like best?
To be continued.
S
On top of waiting the equipment is to be considered. This forces us into complex decision making, daily. In the following we will list the questons that must be answered. This does not claim to be complete. You might find some isses to be utterly useless. It is therefore OK to ignore issues, but beware!
How far away is the first climb? Will I be warm until then? Shall I put on legwarmers, arm warmers, the short gloves, the thin full-finger gloves, the watertight ones (Are they dry after yesterdays ride?) Do I need the winter jacket, or is the rain jacket fine? Where do I put that jacket if it gets hot? Do I wear a headband, neoprene helmet cap, shower cap, on my head under the helmet?? WIll it rain? Will this be a heavy rain or a light drizzle? Do I need my overshoes? The thin ones or neoprene?
Shall I carry a small Rucksack?
Aesthetics: Do I look like a racer? Can I wear an Assos Short together with a Rapha jersey? Shall I carry a small Rucksack? Is my helmet set up stable and symmetrically? How can I ssure that I look really nice on the finish foto, should I win?
Nutrition: How many gels will I carry today? Is it hot? Do I therefore put more or less powder into the bottle? Which taste do you like best?
To be continued.
S
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