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A Little Something Different

Preride Dempsey-challenge

Ted King (Cervélo TestTeam) on Saturday’s VIP ride at Dempsey Challenge.

Week in and week out from February through October, we saddle up and race our bikes. It’s our job, it’s our life, and it’s our passion. Whether it’s a one day classic or a month long stage tour, we’re constantly racing our bikes in order to tally the standard 60 to 100 race-days per year.

Which is why it was an exciting change of pace to be asked to participate in the first annual Dempsey Challenge this past weekend in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine. As the crow flies, L-A (as opposed to “LA” in California) isn’t very far from where my parents live and where I grew up in New Haaaampha’. And since I would be visiting Mom and Dad during the exact same time, it was a worthwhile coincidence for me to participate.

However, it’s no coincidence that the Dempsey Challenge takes place in L-A, because this is where Patrick Dempsey was born and raised. I’ll be perfectly honest here: I knew Patrick Dempsey is an actor, I knew he is on the show Gray’s Anatomy, and I knew his nickname is “Mc”-something (but I had to be reminded that the full moniker is McDreamy). Hanging out with Patrick for the majority of the weekend, I can say he is a genuinely nice guy. I like to say that New Englanders are a great bunch of people, and Patrick definitely maintains this characteristic – despite living in California nowadays.

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