Rapha

  • He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Ego…(But He Really Is Weighty)

    Actually, that title’s a lie and my enormous ego is tremendously cumbrous, probably to the extent that it’s been the bane of my life. My over-sized ego’s up to its old tricks now–especially when cycling–at a time when I need to be humble. Maybe it’s because of being the baby of a big family or what, but all my life I’ve constantly craved attention and it’s driven me to do some pretty stupid things right through to old age, when conventional wisdom suggests I should be smart enough not to fall for that. Stuffing myself into body hugging Lycra is among the less painful acts of folly I engage in…