David Alston, Keith Klein, Tricia Graham, Scott Anderson, Steve Miller - the list of cyclists in our age cohort running into problems is growing. This is of course inevitable and quite normal, but none of us knows exactly when it will be Closing Time.

Last night I found a way into my imaging reports, and it was rather weird. The docs have no idea what caused my symptoms  in Calbe, but now that they are having a closer look at my sorry frame, they are finding all sorts of other problems. So more diagnostics are coming. 

Our own theory now is that it was a Transient Ischemic Attack at Halle-Calbe.  That usually leaves no traces that a CT Scan can spot. But it signals a full scale stroke possibly coming.

For now, though, I seem to be getting stronger day by day. I haven't quite felt up to getting back on the bike, but maybe in  few days. So were we right to come back from Germany? And more to the point, when might we go back?

Perhaps I will be getting some blood thinners or such. And maybe those other detected glitches are not too serious. It will take some time to tell.  But if at all possible, we'll be back out there!