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Apart from Anna, David was the only one who knew I was working on a book in which I wanted to link cycling and philosophy. To give it a working title, I called it Spinoza on the Bike. I had already read a lot about Spinoza and his views. I had also tried to work my way through the Ethics, but had unfortunately become bogged down.

David had once actually sent me chapter headings: 1. The Bike, Philosophically Analyzed; 2. Philosophizing on the Bike; 3. The Greek Philosophers on the Bike; 4. Kant on the Bike; 5. Merckx’s Tour Victories, Philosophically Analyzed; 6. Armstrong the Philosopher; 7. The Bike as a Means of Transport to the Truth; 8. Sex, Philosophy, and the Bike (plus a Large Beer); 9. How to Seduce Women with Philosophy and the Bike; 10. Reading Hands Free; 11. Nietzsche was a Doper.

With David, you never know if he means something, or if it’s a joke. This was somewhere in the middle, probably. He bombarded me with reading tips for the project. I had the impression that he spent half his time in the travel agency on research for my book.