A dark and stormy night awaited 20 cyclists who braved the wet and serpentine roads of the Forest.  Ryan Shanahan won the overall at 21:09  with Jon Jacobs in hot pursuit 10 seconds later!  Tyler Hart was the first Merckx rider and Chelsea Sanders won the women’s category.  Nice work to all that attended.  Results attached.

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?