Ugly – the best one word description of the 2006 Ceraland Cat 1/2/3 race. I’m not sure if it would have been better to wear body armor or ear plugs. This certainly was no family event, although there were many times I heard about someone’s mother…
Bob’s race description was accurate, just missing the fine details of the verbage (or garbage) being strewn about the course. Understandably in the heat of battle, and man it was hot (86 degree temps fueled by a huge, fast field of flying testosterone), tempers can flare, but that should be it. Rumors of riders deliberately being bumped off the course and a post-race fist fight are way beyond the passion that should be seen by those competing on two wheels. We’re racing at an amateur level and it should be for fun.
Nonetheless, I had fun. The team rode well, and I heard post race satisfaction mixed with dissatisfaction from the squad, which is a good thing. I also know come race time that Tortuga will speak with our legs, not our mouths, and as the season unfolds it will get louder…