Why Copenhagen makes sense

Thanks to El Presidente, I took a gander at this video detailing some of the reactions of American bicycle infrastructure folks to their visit to Copenhagen.  To be perfectly honest, the video made me want to cry a little bit.

Can you imagine a place where mothers would feel comfortable riding a bicycle with their kids attached in all kinds of different ways, perhaps this one:

I honestly can't do it.  We are about to add a player to be named later to our organization and I literally cannot imagine a place where I wouldn't worry about it, maybe Narberth...  But especially riding right next to major streets in the city?  No way.  But of course when you have low speed limits that are enforced, huge penalties for people stupid enough to hit someone on a bike, and a culture that actually celebrates cycling as a valid, viable, even wonderful part of life, everything changes.  You almost lose the need for various infrastructure changes because drivers are trained to ride around bicycles.  So too cyclists are taught in school and expected to demonstrate certain levels of competency.  Amazing.

I also wanted to mention that I've become a rather huge fan of Chris Horner after this year's tour.  He just rode himself into the top ten with a HUGE ride on the Tourmalet, bypassing his more absurd teammate Levi Leipheimer who was too busy sucking wheels and then blowing up to ride up the way Chris did, but of course Horner downplays his great achievement.  He writes a great blog about each day's stage here.  Did I mention that he is 38?  I still can't elevate him about Jens, but here's to Mr. Horner!  Chapeau!

This is Mr. Horner after winning the Basque Tour this year and got to wear the awesomely silly hat and spray the crowd with champagne.  Must be fun.

Here's to hoping that Andy Schleck knows something nobody else does about his TT in a couple days.