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Food and Oil

Food and Oil

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Treat myself to one bottle of champagne a year, a toast to Uncle Matt.

He was obsessed with the Tour de France, wanted me to be a world class bike racer.

Trained me.

Pushed me.

Pushed me too hard, probably, but riding every day was better than most of the alternatives.

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