The amateur cyclist

He kept his bicycle in an old dark storage-room. When he saw the blue sky a grin appeared on his face in glee. He went on cycling on the green urban cycling-path, feeling the freezing wind on his face and fingers. He had felt alive for an hour once again.

The sleeper

She was cycling from her house to her work when she fell off her bike and hit her head on the ground. During the following weeks she used to fall asleep after two or three minutes while having lunch, talking to people, driving, reading...  One day she didn’t awake again.