Author: Tom Saccone

I had fun tonight at the Wednesday Worlds and I was glad to have been there.  You’ll hear why in a moment.  It’s late and I am  a little drunk.  That’s the befit of an Italian heritage.  I’ve been doing a lot of the cooking at home.  Sautéing onions and garlic in olive oil, grilling chicken with a glass of Pinot Noir while I watch Anderson Cooper and the nightly news…. We had to change course today due to the chip and seal on one of our favorite courses; 446 and Knightridge.  Yesterday Andy Messer, a notable participant tonight, sent me a message about the road conditions.  I took the initiative to review the course last night before dark on my motorcycle.   The beauty of the moto is that you can actually get a feel for the conditions so much more so than in a car.  So I hustled out to Knightridge from my office after work.  Upon my inspection, I determined that the course was unsafe and unrideable .  On Twitter, I suggested an alternative course or two. More on that later.  

We don’t have much time really.  In the final analysis, when are cycling days are over -and they will be over someday-how will we answer the question about how we performed.  I don’t mean from our family and friends, long since numbed to our plight and stories.  I mean the questions that will be rattling around in our heads like loose plastic water bottle cages on the backside of Knightridge after a hard winter.  Were you all-in?  Did you escape and get caught?  Or did you not show up at all? 

Tonight’s TT results.  Many thanks to Charles McClary and Jonathan Purvis for timing!