State Cross Champs
November 19th, 2007 |I picked Bergman to win and he got second place. I think he could have won if he had not crashed 3 times. None-the-less, Doug Swanson was the fastest rider of the day and a deserving winner.
The course was awesome, very spectator friendly and appeared fast. I know that some were nonplussed regarding the brief amount of time spent in the woods. But cross is not MTB and extensive use of single track is not appropriate for cyclocross races. Hey, at least they hit the stairs. All the credit to those who designed the course, very nice work.
Some dude in a WCCO-TV jacket was at the top of the course offering whiskey hand-ups but I did not see any coverage of it on the teevee last night.
A few people asked me why I was not racing yesterday. The answer is because I weigh two hundred pounds. Cyclocross is a sport for the lean. Track racing is a sport for the énorme.
4 Responses to “State Cross Champs”
So it would seem that my favorite lunch is really good for the sport. Just a few more burritos before I can ride track, and Slipstream can afford gold-plated full ceramic bearing kits.
Staying on the bike is a big part of cyclocross. I think he could have won if he had not crashed 3 times is kind of like saying someone would have won at the track if he would have ridden faster. Hareland and Swanson are great bike handlers!
I never would have though you’d make it down that single track without falling. You’re a decent athlete for a track racer.
Good seeing you, thanks for the cheers.