gonna do the stupid Fiesta Island "World Champs" ride this evening. Lots of egos, yelling, not a whole lot of caliber in the legs. Well, mot of the time at least. Worst part is the cars - it's 10x short laps on Fiesta Island, and I've never done the ride where it's been completely uninterrupted by cars. It makes it hard for a guy like me to split the field or shed guys off the back if we're having to slow down for cars. And then some riders will try to wiggle ahead and squeeze around the cars (instead of waiting....) when it is overtly unsafe for the whole field to do so.... so stupid.
what do I get out of it? well, I get to chat and connect with some of the other racers in the community. and, if the cars permit, stretch it out a bit. there are just so many other better events to do around here on Thursdays with actual practice race series, MTB races, track workouts. hell, even zwift. But I will go tonite.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste