Very well said, Wil.

I think you make a very important point - despite the drama at the race it was one hell of a day celebrating one hell of a project and everyone involved deserves a pat on the back... Nadir, Albert, Keith, Sam, Ryan, All Checkpoint Charlies, all riders, Stash, Futura, Colnago, United Front, Redbull, etc...

I really didn't do anything at sprints other than show up, sweep some roadway and ride. Keith, Ryan, Nadir, Betty, Sayer / Redbull folks, and probably some others that I forgot - they all did a fantastic job and despite being a little under the weather I had a great time!

I do regret not officially manning a checkpoint that night... Albert said that they were ok for volunteers and I was just getting over a cold so the prospect of standing in the cold for 3 hours didn't seem all that smart but I ended up doing it anyway at the Opera (taking a break to bring soup to my girlfriend and grab Chris some warmer socks) so I might as well have just taken on another one officially and helped lighten the load.