Sunday, August 19, 2007

A sign of the coming Apocalypse?

This weekend were the Downer's Grove races. For the first time since I can remember, it rained at Downer's Grove. Not only did it rain, but it was absolutely frigid all weekend. It was like cyclocross weather. So we were cold, wet, and miserable all weekend. Saturday started out sunny and a little bit warmer than was comfortable. Soon it turned to pouring rain. It then continued raining until about ten on Sunday. The sun came out for maybe an hour, but then it started raining again. The racing this weekend was very good. Quite a few people crashed, as always, but maybe a few more because of the rain. The rain did have one good effect; even though more people crashed, a smaller percentage of those riders suffered painful injuries because they were able to slide on the wet pavement. We had the usual broken collarbones and road rash, but not much more than that. The Pro race was surprisingly large, considering the conditions, and quite a few of them finished. Other than the rain, though, Downer's Grove weekend was, as usual, the yearly social gathering of mid-western icons and race-government members. At least, that's what I call them... Haha. Until I have something remotely interesting to write, bye!

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