Its a popular idea. Represent your country with a flag waiving off the back of your bike. I see lots swaying and fluttering victoriously behing a cyclist. I dont have one. Lately I dont feel so victorious about my country. (but thats for another blog entry)
A few weeks ago I stopped to chat with some cyclists headed in the opposite direction. We swapped route suggestions and warned eachother about the bad roads ahead. As they advised me where I could fill uo on water I eyed their blue flag with white cross on it. Feeling well travelled and in the know I said 'so you guys are from Scotland'. He looked at me like I was stupid. 'No. Quebec' he said.
Don't make the same mistake. This proud cyclist is in Murgab, Tajikistan not Mexico or Hungary.
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