2007 Rosendale Crossfest - Blame It On Rio

Okay, let's face reality - 6 days in Rio on business working up to 17 hours a day, eating a lot of meat and consuming more alcohol then recommended - all in the name of business - is not a recipe for success. Add to that an overnight flight and 2 days prepping and painting the second floor of the house and you can expect to get your ass kicked on the race course. So, bored of the usual training rides and having just taken delivery of a new IF Planet X, I set out to see what the whole Cyclocross scene is all about. What I discovered is that the format was designed by Richard Jarvic solely with the intention of having racers blow up their hearts so he could sell more of those fabulous mechanical devices. Needless to say I didn't have all that much fun, chalked it up as experience and will no doubt do it again. End of the race standing....sort of, it was more like slumped over the handle bars knowing how seals feel just as the great white is about to eat them!