Whether they realize it or not, road cyclists always have company. It can be as ubiquitous as the sky or as seemingly inconsequential as wild flowers waving in the wind.
Around here, cyclists are riding under the knowing nods of peaks like Mount Washington, cliffs like White Horse and winding rivers like the Saco.
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