Sunshine and Light

Capitol Cross

Photo by Dennis Smith, shamelessly stolen from here

Ok, since my hubby (grumble, grumble) won’t cough up a race report, here’s what I’ve gathered. Some of this he told me at midnight when he finally got in. Given I was asleep, any weirdness is the result of cyclocross stories mixed in with whatever I was dreaming at the time.

There was some confusion on the line at the start of the B-Race. The whistle sounded, but as there had be no warning, people weren’t sure if it was the start, or something else. Ultimately fatmarc got the holeshot once all was said and done.

The officials got ticked off because Chris referred to them as officials. Which confuses me because I’m not sure what people call them other than officials. Refs? Umpires? Divas? Normally I don’t bash on officials because they have to put up with bike racers. And that’s not an easy thing. But c’mon….

Chris made Kevin Dillard’s Raw gallery. That may have made the whole race worth the drive.

Well maybe winning that first lap prime made the whole race worth it.

Maybe getting to hang out with Peter and Steevo for dinner made the whole season worth it.

Or possibly getting passed by Dan Brill & Matt Ferrari (he of the fishnet stocking'd win at Beacon) during the race, but then managing to claw his way back and beat them – that made it all worth it.

Or maybe getting ridden into a tree by Matt, getting to pull out the trackstand on the uphill to screw up those following, or not letting Etown push him off his line made it all worth it. He definitely likes the hands on kind of racing, and this race was all about banging shoulders and playing the tactics.

Ok, who am I kidding, his getting buzzed on KY whiskey with his fellow B-racers – that made the whole season.

And getting 4th overall for the series – that didn’t hurt either. The winner for the Bs was up for grabs until today, no runaway winners this year! Chris wasn’t in contention for the top 3 spots, but in one race he jumped from 7th to 4th overall for the series. Not too shabby! It also helps that it was a pretty cohesive group of racers, and sort of a throwback to the old “Mid Atlantic Brotherhood” for him this season. The DCCoD sort of made up the nucleus, with the rest of the Bs joining in. Compete hard in the race, have fun afterwards.

Since this was Chris’s last race of the season (no Natz this year), I have a feeling it’s going to be a long, antsy December. Maybe teaching Ginger to mountain bike will fill that gap. But I doubt it.

Labels: CX

posted by MyHusbandRules @ 10:52 AM