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LIFE’S LITTLE TRIALS

IS TAKING A DUMP IN A PORTALOO WITH ALL YOUR RIDING GEAR ON, IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER, THE MOST PHYSICAL TASK YOU CAN DO ON A RACE DAY?

My answer is yes. Those things stink like a third-world country and are hotter than the sun. I start sweating just walking over there and then when you crack the door open it’s like stepping into hell as the stench hits you in the face like a stale strawberry thickshake.

I back in to make my life easier, both for smell and manoeuvrability. Then trying to get your pants down

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