Life On Two Wheels

Along the river and toward the mountains a morning shadow shimmers across the road. The rays of the first light jet through the trees and across a figure gliding upon the road. His breath trails in short spurts, petrified as it hits the icy air. All is quiet except the slight sound of the athlete as he summons himself for yet another days work. Soon the rest of the world will bustle with life as well and the brief simplicity of cyclist and nature will disappear into the everyday struggle of life in full motion; the errands and intervals, the appointments and intersections, and the deadlines and finish lines OutPaceTheRace

Saturday, April 07, 2007

US Open

2 americans in the top ten... go figure...

U.S. Open Cycling Championships Williamsburg- Richmond, VA. April 7
1. Svein Tuft (Can), Symmetrics, 112mi in 4:19:102.
2. Pat McCarty (USA), Slipstream-Chipotle, at 0:413.
3. Alejandro Borrajo (Arg), Rite Aid, same time
4. Russell Downing (GB), Health Net-Maxxis, s.t.
5. Andrew Pinfold (Can), Symmetrics, s.t
6. John Fredy Celada Parra (Col), Tecos, s.t
7. Trent Wilson (Aus), Jittery Joes, s.t.
8. Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance, s.t.
9. Alex Candelario (USA), Jelly Belly, s.t.
10. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr), Navigators Insurance, s.t.

Congrats to Pat though, for representing the team and the country...

posted by Tom Peterson @ 11:47 PM