By Charly Wegelius
For eleven years i used to be a certified bike owner, competing within the toughest and maximum races on the earth. i used to be famous from the world's most sensible groups, a well-paid elite athlete. yet I by no means gained a race. i used to be the employed help.
When my mum dropped me off in a small French city elderly 17, i used to be filled with selection to be a certified bicycle owner, yet i used to be thoroughly eco-friendly. I went from mowing the workforce manager's garden to successful each beginner race I entered. Then I grew to become professional and realised I hated the accountability and strain of chasing victory. And that's whilst I turned a domestique.
I discovered to take that damage and provides it every thing I needed to provide, taken with a person else's win. while the order got here in to journey it was once I driven out with the toughest rhythm i'll, dragging the gang quicker and quicker, till my complete physique screamed with discomfort. there have been occasions I rode myself to a standstill, clutching the barrier metres from the road, because the lead workforce shot earlier. yet that's what made me a so reliable at my job.
As my occupation took off, i began the enthusiasts lining the path, cheering us like heroes. the eagerness for biking oozed off them, yet they couldn't recognize what it used to be quite like. They didn't see the negative lodges, the loopy egos or the entire shit that is going with nice expectancies. good, this can be the way it is.
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Maps can have the following uses for us: • • They can act as base maps and as templates for planning purposes. Maps can provide the spatial framework upon which site planning can occur. If you like we can draw on them to plan trails, record site infrastructure, locate important features and so forth. They can provide us with interesting information of a historical nature. 22 • • • Finding out about your site They can inform us about the geology and soils of our sites. They can be valuable sources of information for the visitor.
In addition, they act as a record of the condition of the path at a particular date. To identify the exact location of photographs taken, it is necessary to place in the photograph a board onto which is chalked a unique code that links the photo to an exact spot on the ground and the date when the photograph is taken. The location of codes given to all photographs should be recorded onto the base map. Additional notes As well as recording all the above it is useful to write additional notes about sections of the path that record particular issues and problems on the path.
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