So this cyclocross stuff is totally new to me, but what a fun way to spend an afternoon. It might have been even more fun if I knew more about this sport. But what's not to like about watching a bunch of super-fit athletes ride fast? Here's a little video to give you the highlights. (I was a camera slacker and didn't get great pics.)
Best Kept Secret: USGP - SP from Jessica Gammey on Vimeo.
From what I can tell, cyclocross falls in a category someplace between mountain and road biking. But overall its much easier to watch than either of them, thanks to a course thats only about a mile long (riders do laps for 40-60 minutes) and has ample food and beer available for purchase (we're talking golf cart with a keg in the back...in addition to food and beverage stands). Triathlon could learn a little from this sport!
The course - mostly grass or dirt - winds up, down and around rolling hills....and I'm told gets EVEN BETTER when its wet and rainy. It was pretty dry Sunday so the course was fast.
Oh ya, and there are hurdles. Hurdles, in biking?
But when is riding bikes not fun, really?
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