A Father’s day tribute to my cycling dad

[ciao_bella]

I don't know who the female cyclist is in that photo, and unfortunately I don't know what bike race this was. My mom thought it was a local race.

Ciao

[Biciclista]

wonderful story! thanks for sharing. And that's a great photo of your dad, actually both of them. My father is gone now too but he's the one who bought me a bike and showed me how to ride it. He's on my mind a lot today.

[Crankin]

Great picture.
You know, I don't know if my dad even knows how to ride a bike.
My mom, on the other hand, taught me to ride (I was almost 10 and pretty hopeless) and spent time borrowing my classic 3 speed Raleigh to ride it. She never got to see me get into cycling, but she did see me teach at the gym once. I definitely got the endurance genes from her. She was involved in a girl's leadership in the PE program at her high school as a teen, long before any opportunities for women existed in sports.

[grace6680]

My best wish to you and your father.Althought he is in heaven,but he is in you heart forever.

[Norse]

Thanks for sharing. What a wonderful story. I lost my own dad to cancer just two short years ago and he was also way too young. I vividly recall my first bike - a Schwinn red flyer - and my dad running alongside pushing the back of my bike seat and then letting go and watching me learn to ride.