I signed up for the Tuscan Coast Cycling Tour, but after slamming my head into the pavement on Day 356, I pondered my options post-crash.  Should I suck it up and get back on the bike, or take it easy and sit the day out in the van with Fabio 1?

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I decided to follow that old "listen to your body" adage.  With my head feeling like it was still being squeezed by a giant clamp, I felt as though it was the prudent thing to do.

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Don't feel too sorry for me.   And how often does a single woman get the chance to lock herself up in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male who showers her with compliments by the minute.