Back to the Farm

Did Poor Farm Spring Cup Sunday, my first race of the year. No one was acclimated to the first 80+ degree day of the year, but that made it even more interesting. I knew it was going to be hot , so for every sip of wine I drank celebrating my birthday the night prior, I would drink a glass of water. Seemed to help keep me in the race. I also credit my mechanic, Josh (above), because that Cannondale has never been so responsive and perfect on the trails.

Mt bike races make me feel so AWAKE and alive, like a hunted animal. That fizzled out on the drive home though, so I had to pull into a rest stop for a 15 minute NAP. (Woods Photos by JMK Photography)

Race spoils

(left, Was it this Priority Health racer that did the snow dance Saturday? Photo by JB love2ride. )

I think I have this guy's rain jacket. He was one of many who started the inaugural US Open Pro race in Williamsburg with snow gear only to shed it in Richmond 50 miles later. I found the jacket at the top of the Euro-style cobblestone Libby Hill and have sinced bleached out the road grit. I plan to wear it next time it snows here. It may be a while considering the last time I saw snow here in southeastern Virginia prior to Saturday was a dusting during another race in 2006.

The twisted weather has been documented and documented. I can only say that it was one thing to have snow. It was another thing to see the race telecast for 2.5 hours on NBC. The coverage was impressive and made me proud of my home state. I said HEY to the Governor who was at the finish line, to Bob and Al, and to the 3 Colavita women who domintated the women's event. Andrea Dvorak and Iona Wynter-Parks pulled off a near-perfect team lead out for Tina Pic who won. Both Tina and Andrea are UVA graduates.

Big Leagues Blogger

(right, JB looks forward, not back.)

JB reached new heights in blogging by getting invited to be an official photographer for the UCI US Open Race from Williamsburg to Richmond. See his gallery and his blog.

Will he join Jon, Dillard, Wes, and Graham's team? Or will he move to the front of the peleton and make the race happen for himself? Create new ways to capture the speed and drama of bike racing with a solo break in cycling photography?



(below, Where in the world will JB be on the race course?)

Oh, Art

Not sure why none of my blogging comrades picked up on this one, but here he is. Injured but not to be held down, Art. I wonder a few things 1--who took this photo 2--why the tt bike and not crit bike 3--was the powertap wheel really necessary?