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'...a honk and a wave!...'
Thought I'd share this touching story with you this morning.
I was riding south in the right of two southbound lanes early this morning when a nice gentleman in a large truck drove by me. He was extremely close and honked as he went by. I could only interpret this as meaning one thing: HE WAS A HUGE BIANCHI FAN!! FORZA BIANCHI!! FORZA DANILO!!! How exciting to find another Bianchi fan here in Arlington, Texas of all places!! He was probably so close so he could get a good, close look at my beautiful red BIANCHI!! And of course he had to honk, as if to say 'I'M RIGHT THERE WITH 'YA, FELLOW BIANCHI FAN!!' So I gave him a HUGE SMILE and a FRIENDLY WAVE, to say back: 'WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER MY NEW FRIEND AND FELLOW DANILO DiLUCA FAN!!' He started gesturing wildly, which could only mean one thing: HE WAS AS EXCITED ABOUT FINDING A FELLOW BIANCHI FAN AS I WAS!!! HOW EXCITING!! I continued my friendly wave as he seemed to be gesturing 'YOU GO BOY!! YOU!! OVER IN THE RIGHT LANE!! GO!!!!' How unexpectedly NICE!! To have such hearty encouragement so early in the morning. Amazingly, he was quickly stopped at a traffic light just ahead. I RACED to catch up to him and share our most exciting 'DANILO' moment. Was it the pink jerseys during the Giro? The day he locked the UCI Pro Tour Points lead?? I couldn't WAIT to talk to my new found friend! Unfortunately, he seemed to be in an incredible hurry. As soon as I got even CLOSE to him, he took off through the red light and zoomed off. I knew exactly how he felt. I too couldn't WAIT to get home and check www.cyclingnews.com to see if there was anything new on Danilo racing in Lombardy.... So we both rushed off to hit the web and find the latest on our hero. Just thought that was a sweet and touching story of two unlikely friends brought together by the simple love of the bicycle. Hope you enjoyed it! -Bianchi Bob |
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'...a honk and a wave!...'
Hell and High Water wrote:
Hope you enjoyed it! A most excellent story. Thanks for sharing. Rich |
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'...a honk and a wave!...'
Hell and High Water wrote:
He was probably so close so he could get a good, close look at my beautiful red BIANCHI!! And of course he had to honk, as if to say 'I'M RIGHT THERE WITH 'YA, FELLOW BIANCHI FAN!!' Nah, he's probably thinking "they make Treks in red, goober. It's only a real bianchi if it's celeste." :-) |
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'...a honk and a wave!...'
DrLith wrote:
Hell and High Water wrote: He was probably so close so he could get a good, close look at my beautiful red BIANCHI!! And of course he had to honk, as if to say 'I'M RIGHT THERE WITH 'YA, FELLOW BIANCHI FAN!!' Nah, he's probably thinking "they make Treks in red, goober. It's only a real bianchi if it's celeste." :-) BTW, Bianchi Bob, just in case you didn't catch the smiley, I don't mean to imply that *I* think you're a goober. |
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'...a honk and a wave!...'
"Hell and High Water" wrote in message .net... Thought I'd share this touching story with you this morning. Excellent. I occasionally come upon Bianchi fans in a similar way on this side of the pond. Cheers, helen s |
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'...a honk and a wave!...'
"DrLith" wrote in message ... Hell and High Water wrote: He was probably so close so he could get a good, close look at my beautiful red BIANCHI!! And of course he had to honk, as if to say 'I'M RIGHT THERE WITH 'YA, FELLOW BIANCHI FAN!!' Nah, he's probably thinking "they make Treks in red, goober. It's only a real bianchi if it's celeste." :-) Of course, both my Bianchis are Celeste in hue. Cheers, helen s |
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'...a honk and a wave!...'
"wafflycat" waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk wrote in
: "Hell and High Water" wrote in message .net... Thought I'd share this touching story with you this morning. Excellent. I occasionally come upon Bianchi fans in a similar way on this side of the pond. Cheers, helen s Funny! I've come across a number of female Trek 800 fans in kind of a similar fashion!!! They roll down their passenger-side window and yell, "Get the f#@k off the road!" Of course, I can only imagine that they're hoping to stop and ask me for a date (cuz I don't know any famous Trek 800 racers). But, their boyfriend just speeds off before the conversation can continue between her and me. Oh, well... -- Eric Babula Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
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'...a honk and a wave!...'
Eric Babula wrote:
Funny! I've come across a number of female Trek 800 fans in kind of a similar fashion!!! They roll down their passenger-side window and yell, "Get the f#@k off the road!" Of course, I can only imagine that they're hoping to stop and ask me for a date (cuz I don't know any famous Trek 800 racers). There was that one guy, Derek Bubala or something like that. ;-) Regards, Bob Hunt |
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