William- Excellent race report. Reviews of your race report are puring in from the outside world as well...

"A stirring tour de force from a writer hitherto known solely for his pre-teen erotica."-The Kirkus Review

"A light-hearted romp through the mud with a delightful young writer.-Publisher's Weekly

"Not since James Frey's 'A Million Little Pieces' has a work caused us to rethnk the line between memoir and novel the way Doyle Hyphen Capitman has. -Newsweek

"Any story where the Mossad operatives intervene to help a young cyclist realize his dreams is okay by us."-Soldier of Fortune

Posted By: neilxWilliam- Excellent race report. Reviews of your race report are puring in from the outside world as well...

"A stirring tour de force from a writer hitherto known solely for his pre-teen erotica."-The Kirkus Review

"A light-hearted romp through the mud with a delightful young writer.-Publisher's Weekly

"Not since James Frey's 'A Million Little Pieces' has a work caused us to rethnk the line between memoir and novel the way Doyle Hyphen Capitman has. -Newsweek

"Any story where the Mossad operatives intervene to help a young cyclist realize his dreams is okay by us."-Soldier of Fortune

I'm nominating this for post of the year!

neil: you just blew my mind!

"Hot Soup! Comin' Through!"

I am *so* using that next time I pin on a number...

@Jeff. Rumor has it...ye olde Lion of Brooklyn is laying low in L.A.

Fantastic reports guys, just awesome.

Why is JP smiling?

That's nothing.

http://i.pbase.com/o1/37/41837/1/139295599.QW1lO3k9.midIMG_90039.jpg

I had just bathed the left half of my body in shin-deep mud. It could be because I was wearing waterproof shoes and my toes were warm, or it could be because a heckler shouted "I still believe i you." as I was getting up from my bath. It could be that I decided I should let myself go and take chances and crash if need be, because after the first two minutes of the race, I didn't see how I could possibly catch the leaders.

After my last crash, on the section that dips below the upper parking lot, I picked my bike up over my head and roared. Because.

And it was very exfoliating.

" I probably burned just as many calories clenching my sphincter during that slip’n’slide as I would have if I’d pedaled. "

This has to be my favorite race report quote of the year. Disturbing and vivid but sooooo believable

Great race and report

Patrick