Re: 'cross jonesing...

Brian Johnson

2008-07-24

Well, cyclocross in September is just unnatural. A crime against
nature. Personally I think cyclocross should start in November and
finish in January. Instead of starting in September and finishing
just as the weather is getting good-- I mean bad. Y'know what I mean.

On Jul 24, 2008, at 1:24 PM, Rick Johnson wrote:

> Didn't we just have a discussion about the race seasons starting so
> early? So here we are looking at cross in September and people
> bitching that the weather might be TOO NICE! Argg!
>
> Does any one else see the irony of the following quote from a
> recent post:
>
>> "Come out to Hood River for the first two, yes, count 'em two
>> cross races of the year,"
> Perfect illustration on how we wind up with the seasons skewed. The
> people who want crappy weather start racing at the nicest time of
> the year. The people who want nice weather start racing when
> they're least likely to get it.
>
> Rick
>
>

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