The 2021 MS150 being rained out seemed to be a disappointing but unsurprising finish. I know our little team shrank from 15 to 4 riders. I know I had a hard time getting pumped up for it. It was announced late and it was a one day ride. Sure, finishing at Kyle Field wound have been neat, but still, training rides are just as long and only one day. I fully understand the issues with the ride. COVID is still an issue and it's not easy to make a ride safe for a few thousand riders. Toss in a lack of training rides for these same reasons and a freeze that hurt a bunch of people and I can see why interest was down. Despite the miserable forecast, they tried their best to pull off the ride. They even re-routed the Katy and Waller routes after some roads were flooded after Friday's rain. I made the decision Friday night not to ride. My wife and kids (7 year old twins) were set to hang out in Navasota in case I needed a weather-related SAG if needed, but I just didn't want to risk it and try to outrun the storms. I woke up at 4:00 am, checked the radar for the ride area and saw a hug blob of yellow and red. I knew then the ride was going to be cancelled. The message came an hour later. That just sucked and I felt bad for everyone involved.

I ended up doing 79 miles (I start at Waller) between the Peloton and an outdoor finishing ride with the skies cleared. It wasn't the same, but I did put the mileage in. I stayed dry (at least from rain), did not fall or crash and didn't have to come back from College Station. The kids were disappointed though. Not disappointed in the ride being cancelled, but in the fact they didn't get to go to Buc-ee's. Poor things...