{"id":145781,"date":"2016-12-23T13:25:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T13:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=145781"},"modified":"2018-12-19T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T12:05:17","slug":"guide-celebrate-christmas-like-true-cyclist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/12\/23\/guide-celebrate-christmas-like-true-cyclist\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: How to Celebrate Christmas Like a True Cyclist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rumour has it that cyclists enjoy the same small pleasures as general population. But have you ever seen someone trying to disassemble a TV with his new toolset on Christmas Eve? Here are some Christmas tips from a passionate cyclist.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Watch a movie with the kids<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Arthur Christmas is a beautiful tale that will warm your family\u2019s collective heart. Sony teamed up with Aardman Animations so it\u2019s unsurprising that the film was almost universally praised by critics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Retweet if you&#39;d LIKE to take a ride through the skies in Santa&#39;s sleigh! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/r8Lxq7fR\">pic.twitter.com\/r8Lxq7fR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arthur Christmas (@ArthurChristmas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArthurChristmas\/status\/249139477606445056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Your wife might not even notice the subliminal message \u2013 that the most important present you can give is a bicycle!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Eat for tomorrow<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You often hear Tour cyclists say they \u201ceat for tomorrow\u201d \u2013 such are the calories they burn on a stage of the tour. Christmas day is perfect preparation for your boxing day ride \u2013 there are plenty about, so see if you can find one as brutal as Coventry Road Club\u2019s 63<sup>rd<\/sup> Boxing Day Cross.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Spend quality time with your other half<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>No, not your bike. Your loved one is tired of you spending all your time working on your bike, so this Christmas you will not:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fit your new wheels immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Overhaul your bottom bracket simply because you want to try out your new Shimano tool with pipe billet splined axles.<\/li>\n<li>Go out for a \u201cquick ride\u201d to see if the new tyres from Aunty Mavis make you go faster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instead you will focus on eating for your boxing day ride.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Play a game of charades with the family<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As you\u2019ll be eating plenty of food, you might want to get up and do some stretches \u2013 but you don\u2019t want to make it too obvious that that\u2019s what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BOVUEVrDsR5\/?tagged=christmascycling&#038;hl=cs<\/p>\n<p>A game of charades is a clever way to disguise your boxing day ride warm up. You can pretend your \u201cdownward facing dog\u201d was 101 Dalmatians and not a yoga position \u2013 or maybe you can pretend that your plank is The Bridge on the River Kwai.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Traditional board game<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Who doesn\u2019t love a board game on Christmas day? In between limbering up and refuelling for boxing day, don\u2019t forget to keep your tactical instincts as sharp as your tan lines.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMnlWpiAtka\/?tagged=glorygears&#038;hl=cs<\/p>\n<p>Breaking Away aka <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1936240156\/glory-gears-the-ultimate-cycling-strategy-game\">Glory Gears<\/a> is an early 90s board game that occasionally comes up for sale on Ebay. Well worth the money, it involves enough tactical treachery to properly emulate life in the peloton. You can eat a turkey sandwich while you play \u2013 you\u2019ll burn it off on the boxing day ride.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Embrace a fact that Santa doesn\u2019t have reindeers anymore<\/strong><\/h2>\n<lite-youtube videoid=0srRCB3Tpsg params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/0srRCB3Tpsg\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rumour has it that cyclists enjoy the same small pleasures as general population. 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