Thousands are Sailing

In the head this morning. Before that a welsh tune that Ar Log does, but I can't find any Ar Log online (except this).

Took it pretty mellow. Enjoyed the cool air. We might actually get close to the freezing point tonight according to some weather prognosticators. Might have to haul in the Jade and the Staghorn Fern.

No racing but wow once again from the shots that ROB BAUER took (i just gotta say his name loud and first last for some reason) it appears that yet again a perfect cross racing day was had in Falmouth at Coonamessett Farms. That race was the very first cross race I did in my return to the sport, but we got a lot done around the house instead. Kind of needed that. Also it is nice not being completely physically trashed on Monday from racing on Sunday. Plenty of spring in my step. Although from the looks of ColinR riding his new SRAM loaded Squidley X-Fire I might have missed a good one this year.

I'm not going to hope or long for real cross weather at Gloucester. No. The weather will do what it wants and I will be happy with what ever mother nature tosses at us.

That said, I've washed my cross bike from mud/wed races more this year than all of last year, and the season starts this weekend (all the other races are pre-season - sort of, not really but nothing as big as G-ster has happened yet).

Well there ya go... almost a whole day gone past since starting this.
How much is Sven Nys really worth? Interesting reading posted by Christine V about it.

That and I find it interesting that it seems a handful of americans are picking up on the Dutch "field riding" word for cyclocross.

It seems from my casual and albeit completely isolated position that most Belgians fall back on the French word for our sport "Cyclocross" not "Veldrijden". Sure, there is a good number of Flemish speakers in and around Belgium (duh) but it just seemed that most of them used Cyclocross before Veldrijden. Maybe it is an equal use word. Just something odd as I see more and more Belgian flags screen printed apparel with the Dutch word for field riding on it.

Oh and one of the Kona Twin Towers has a new written outlet. That's good because his blog went a wicked long time between updates.

Some pimpin cans of beer to go with a cool bike's debut.

And is Wendy an adventure racer or bike racer... sad to see she won't be competing in any more of the NACT races (ie Gloucester). Ah well.

Hey - I might have set a record here today (dragging the solo entry for the day out all day). At least maybe it has warmed up a touch outside seeing as it is now time to suit up and ride home.

be safe out there, and if someone says Nuk-U-lar one more time when referring to nuclear power/bombs/whatnot i'm gonna short circuit...

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