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You don't have to explain yourself

You don't have to explain yourself

I don't need any excuses if I overtake you. It hadn't crossed my mind, actually.

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Jenny Tough
Jul 19, 2024
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It happens 90% of the time. On my local off-road climb, a steep and technical track of mainly deep puddles and large unstable gravel, I overtook a man who was walking up the hardest part. I have walked that part many times - it’s often my main goal to clean that section, and I don’t always nail it. But I was feeling good, and riding my full-suss, and kn…

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