Six Steps

Do you ever concoct a silly string of ideas and enter them to the Google search just to see what comes of the algorithm? Of course you have. Here is the wonderful news that I found this morning from e-How when I entered "How to win a bike race" (and all this time I thought it was difficult!!)


Instructions:
Step 1
Join a bicycle club months in advance for daily practice sessions. Work in a team environment to increase your confidence and stamina. Share winning tips and create support groups to back you on the day of the big race.
Step 2
Exercise daily to keep yourself in shape. Once your body has achieved the desired stamina, pick a race to enter. Ask your family, friends and support group to come to the bicycle race venue to cheer you when you pass by.
Step 3
Get prepared. Have your bicycle serviced a few days before the race. Pack the necessary things the night before the race. Bring shoes, a helmet, race pass, money or credit cards, towel, water bottle and dry clothes to change into after the race.
Step 4
Eat a carbohydrate breakfast on the day of the race and drink enough water to keep you hydrated. Reach the sprint race venue ahead of time and check in. Do warm up exercises before the race.
Step 5
Change into your bicycling clothes, put on your number, check the air pressure in your bicycle tires and reach the starting line early. Listen carefully to the instructions given by the race official and wait until the start signal is given.
Step 6
Make a mental note of the landmarks when riding in a bicycle sprint race of more than one lap. Maintain a steady lead during the race or be among the front batch. Increase your sprint only when you are at least 250 to 300 meters away from the finish line. At this point, give it your best and push forward to win the trophy.

And here is some additional info on the breaking telomeres story from the Scientific American.

Totally unrelated (yet connected) pix:

Three Aussie fishermen in Port Maquarrie (using GU trolling for tri-geeks no doubt), and
The Freemont Bridge from underneath. No Trolls here.