On a bright clear morning, the cylcists lined up for a test of their bicycle handling skills, determination, strength, fitness, and compliance with rules unpublished. (Daniel is in the picture in the center with the red and black jersey.)
After the race Daniel said: "I couldn't shift." He went on to explain that something was sticking causing shifting diffuculties. He said his Dad had to fix that once before using some kind of lube.
In this photo the official (the one on the left--the Jean Marie LeBlanc of this race) is explaining why Daniel's mirror was an illegal modification to his bicycle and why it is important that you only ride your equipment the same way you bought it. It is safer that way. This made Daniel's mother comment about the fact that the wheels had recently been swapped with Daniel's dad's bike. Daniel mentions that the judges did not say anything about his mirror last time.
During the race, Daniel's aunt, Cindi, was overheard screaming, "Allez! Allez! Allez!"
The results of the day's race will be posted sometime here. Next time this reporter will pay more attention to the finish line so he can report the results directly here.
Next race is in 2-weeks. In West LA. Make your plans now.
At the end at the sprint finish, when I tried to get into a smaller cog the other lever was sticking, so I was getting into a bigger cog instead of a smaller one.
ReplyDeleteHope that you get the technical issues resolved. That sounds frustrating.
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