That reminds me of the 1st time I went to Marjorca.
I had heard that there were social rides nearly every morning, starting outside one of the Italian restuarants in Porto Pollensa.
I went for the 1st time and I got the starting times wrong and found myself waiting by myself 30 minutes too early.
20 minutes later this bloke comes along all decked out in Team discovery Gear, Trek Madonne and all, and I think to myself 'Yeah - look at this Lance Armstrong wannabee!'.
He asked me if this is the place where they meet for the rides. I could see he was in good shape, so I said I said it was, but it looked as if no one was pitching up as it's already 20 minutes after the start time (or what I thought it was at the time) and that besides I think we would set too slow a pace for him.
He went is own way and a couple of minutes later other riders arrived and I found out the correct start time and I joined them for a nice social ride.
The next day I dropped onto the local bike shop and saw the same bloke who was decked out in the disco gear handing over a signed shirt to the bike shop owner.
Thats when I found out it was Roger Hammond and that I had the chance to have ridden a few miles with a real pro rider! I could have kicked myself afterwards!
