I like reading articles about cycling.  A few days ago, I saw this:

Stevie Williams is living his dream.  At home in Andorra, deep in the mountains, the Welshman is enjoying a rare few days of respite in between travelling home from Canada and heading to Switzerland for the Road World Championships.

For Stevie, I expect that home is both where he started (Wales) and Andorra, where he now lies down to sleep.  I wonder which place draws him more.

I teeter on that edge – Canada and Belgium.  Actually it’s Canada and Gent.  I don’t yet hold Brussels or Antwerp close to my chest.

And today’s winner is … Gent!

At first I skipped over certain words from Stevie, but now they linger: “travelling home from Canada”.  They jolt me.  I’m in a new world … while still smiling about the earlier one.

And then there’s Paul:

Paul Seixas from France won the Junior Individual Time Trial race at the Road World Championships in Zurich.  “Junior” means ages 17 or 18.  He’s singing La Marseillaise – eyes closed and hand over his heart.  He’s home in his soul.

So am I