Playing the piano was all he did all day. But then came the roller skating accident. Two broken index fingers and a childhood dream shattered.
In the days of recovery, he discovered how much he loved being outside. Not to play. Not to see others. Just to be outside.
He ran, walked, stepped, cycled, swam in open water, hour after hour. The nocturnes that played wildly in his mind slowly faded away. Moving outside became a thing in itself. He developed a preference for biking and got better and better. It wasn't long before he thundered past the amateur groups on his authentic gazelle. One of his victims... someone named Ruurd, one of the amateur cyclist who turned out to be a successful cycling manager. At the next overtaking maneuver Tijmen got a contract in triplicate from Ruurd pushed under his stem. The signature was made in one flick of the wrist.
He won. Clasico Sir...
Read morePlaying the piano was all he did all day. But then came the roller skating accident. Two broken index fingers and a childhood dream shattered.
In the days of recovery, he discovered how much he loved being outside. Not to play. Not to see others. Just to be outside.
He ran, walked, stepped, cycled, swam in open water, hour after hour. The nocturnes that played wildly in his mind slowly faded away. Moving outside became a thing in itself. He developed a preference for biking and got better and better. It wasn't long before he thundered past the amateur groups on his authentic gazelle. One of his victims... someone named Ruurd, one of the amateur cyclist who turned out to be a successful cycling manager. At the next overtaking maneuver Tijmen got a contract in triplicate from Ruurd pushed under his stem. The signature was made in one flick of the wrist.
He won. Clasico Siracusa, Flight of the Phoenix. Thanked for the efforts, he was allowed to leave. On to an obscure new Dutch team in the lower divisions. He won. As a highlight the blue jersey in Fast on Wheels. He became runner up in the Dutch rider of the season election of season 54. Thanked for the efforts, he was allowed to leave. On to the team that carried out ethnic cleansing and needed experienced sprinters with Dutch blood flowing through their veins. A slave role. And that for a red lantern. Thanked for the efforts, he was allowed to leave. ON TO CARO'S TRADE HOUSE WHERE HE WORKED WITH MANY BIG OCM NAMES WHO ONE BY ONE SAW THEIR GLORIOUS CAREERS CRUMBLED UNDER JAVO'S MISMANAGEMENT. He didn't win. He retired.
He stayed in Argentina, where he spends his days until the end of time. Preferably outside.
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