Turkey Day
Thanks to Kevin Dillard for taking that photo. (www.velophotos.net)
I didn't particularly 'enjoy' the Turkey Day races this year, but I had some fun. That is I wasn't fit and flying like last year. But, like last year I rode my disc. Last year I rode it for tactical reasons, this year 'cause my rear 404 was flat. I rode up behind Bo Lee and he says. "Is that you back there Mark?" "Yes, it's me."
Regarding the crash in the Master's race, I'm really glad I decided I wasn't going to contest the sprint in the race, so I dropped out right before it happened. I had been unimpressed on the previous lap by a certain rider in blue and white (NOT JAMES BELLORA, who despite his sharp tongue, rides pretty safely from what I've seen) who was bouncing off other riders for no discerable reason. Near the back of the pack, it makes no sense to fight for wheels. Don't know if it was the same guy, but the next lap a guy from that same team tried to go up the inside near the start finish. The pack hooked to the left for some reason and he evidently got squeezed there in between the curb and Dave Osbourne and went down. A bunch of other people including one of my teammates went down too. The first guy, who I don't know, suffered a badly broken collarbone and three broken ribs. I don't know if he was the guy who precipitated the crash, but I do know that moving up on the inside there, when there were tons of other places to pass on that course, was a dangerous move. Before you make some kind of move like that, please think about whether doing so is even necessary. With three laps to go, there would have been lots of other opportunities to pass, and taking a big chance that resulted in 10 guys crashing was a poor choice.
posted by Mark @ 10:49 AM
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