This tells me why Canada keeps producing good young racers. They understand "gumption", and probably "grit". If you need definitions of these words Google Patrick McManus. They appear in is stories on a regular basis.
cyclingnews.comnewsOpen ↗ "I look for attitude," he said. "Kids that have gumption, that have an attitude as a fighter. Sometimes it's better to have a kid that gets his ass kicked because he knows how to suffer." Bravo Canada! Bill C
