The genuine origin of my revelofication was on the 15. July 2010, during a lunch with Lord Norman Foster in Hongkong.  We had just presented the competition winning scheme for the West Kowloon Cultural District and Norman took the team out for lunch. We had a relaxed conversation about Design in general, about Architecture and Cities and somehow got talking of those in terms of performance. At the time one of our consultants was suffering from a leg injury inflicted through a cycling accident. Performance and Cycling, those two themes kicked of a conversation about the amazing human experience of cycling. The independence won through a free mode of transportation, the challenge of staying on the bike over long distances and high altitudes, the experience of speed. Norman revealed himself as a keen cyclist, enjoying the swiss mountains on his MTB but also roadbike. He also revealed that he enjoyed riding in Richmond park when he was still resident in London. I felt awkward, having given up cycling eighteen years earlier and now feeling inspired by my professional principal to get back on the bike. I actually felt kind of embarrassed to admit that I, an ex semi-pro racer had given up that once life filling passion. I felt adrenalin in my veins. My old passion was reignited. After all I still had my old BASSO LOTO from 1991 parked in the living room.