flr bdt
flr bdt
Jul 24, 2017 · 2 min read

#DEFYCONVENTIONS ###

2017 / Paris, July 23rd

🚴🏼‍♀️ voltwomen ⚡️

As I was taking a bath after my first 125k bike ride, I felt like sharing my thoughts with the world.

Today was all about these mantras :

PUSH YOUR CAPABILITIES & RELAY THE PRIDE TO BE A WOMAN.

RELAY THE PRIDE TO BE A WOMAN.

A lot of women, everywhere in the world, gather for a 100k ride today (yes, I know some are doing it every given Sunday), riding together, celebrating the fact that they can actually do it and building a strong sisterhood.

Simple. But not easy.

I was so nervous earlier in the morning… about mostly everything that could (not would) happen later on the roads – I was making up excuses and «what if» sentences :

What if I get bored ?

What if I can’t complete the whole 100k roadmap ?

What if I am The Beginner ?

And so on.

After all, I got my roadbike two months ago, and I have been riding only 15k then 30k then 60k a few times… and you guessed it.. today was something like 125k in the legs, body and mind.

Question : am I a kamikaze cyclist ?

I went home after a beautiful ride with amazing women. And here are life lessons :

  1. Challenging myself (and the status quo) is ALWAYS a good idea.
  2. The whole journey felt more difficult to me than my first marathon.
  3. Women can do everything and anything. Repairing a flat tire included.
  4. The roads have more patience than people, for sure, but sometimes it’s nice to meet new faces.
  5. All these amazing women (and the amazing brand Rapha) made me do it.

⚡️⚡️⚡️

voltwomen

We started nearly four years ago with the IG platform @Voltwomen — we are a truly global community — our IWDrun on international womensday is a good example. Our network has among others elite runners as well as beginners.

flr bdt

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flr bdt

recreational runner + cyclist (because the roads have more patience than people), aspirational yoga +meditation teacher https://www.instagram.com/floraboidot/

voltwomen

voltwomen

We started nearly four years ago with the IG platform @Voltwomen — we are a truly global community — our IWDrun on international womensday is a good example. Our network has among others elite runners as well as beginners.

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