Perspective, part 1

So there should have been a post here for the Union Vale Road Race, but by the time we got home the Tour de France had imploded...

Now the Tour and the type of bike races we work have pretty much zero in common. But still, when you tell someone you're in the bicycle racing business the crap in France always comes up. And it can be a hard thing to talk about when you've been around the bike scene for a while- So we'll just say the whole thing sucks on a bunch of different levels and leave it at that. Besides, the blogosphere has beaten that horse to death enough.

So why keep doing bike race stuff? Why not move on to triathlon or running? They certainly pay better- We do it because we still love the sport and we still believe in the bicycle.

Two images from the New York weekend pretty much answer the question why:

From Saturdays Criterium:

He rode the short street sprint as well as the longer 1 lap kids race. In a matching kit, with a 20 inch wheel road bike, complete with radial spoked front wheel. Rad!

From Sundays Road Race:

After 44 of the hottest hilliest miles in New York, riding in a t shirt, baggy shorts, toe clips and straps this kid refused to get in the car with his parents because he wanted to keep riding. We had to snag the photo from the finish camera because he was still peddling down the hill after the race.

Juniors rule.