It’s only the river, unless the river is the city in which
you live in. After the 100-year flooding
that has engulfed Boulder and surrounding areas,
most notably Lyons,
there won’t be much to talk about in the cycling and racing world for me. I’m not even sure yet what my training routes
– the canyons west of town that I do most of my riding in – look like or their accessibility
for any time in the near future. Pretty
much this entire area has been washed out.
Lyons was completely underwater; emergency messages warning of “walls of
water” came in every few hours Wednesday evening; pictures of homes floating
off of foundations; piles of rubble, mud, rock, and cars being pushed down
these narrow canyons; major roadways destroyed.
It’s been an interesting week to say the least.
I was planning to end my season with the
inaugural Epic 50 race in Winter Park. That was today. I was excited for the race, and just about
ready to cough up the bucks for it on Tuesday night as I continued to watch the
rain batter down for the 2nd consecutive day. I decided I’d wait one more day to make the
call. That one day proved crucial, as by
Wednesday night our basement had accumulated 6” of water and rising, and me and
the good folks I live with were busy bailing water, setting up makeshift
drainages, attempting to clear pipes and gutters, pump water, etc. The race I had previously looked forward to
was no longer my concern. Watching this
disaster unfold in front of my eyes took front seat. I’ll have a “season recap” coming soon full
of thoughts and thoughtful thinking things of that nature. That isn’t to say my “season” is over. I may be done with this saison, but my season
will continue. That’s because there is
still so much more riding to do and fun to be had! What season?
I’ve already gotten word that I may be headed to 25 Hours in Frog Hollow
at the start of November as part of a 4-man team. Night riding in the desert outside of
Hurricane, Utah? How could I say no? It will be a new one for me, but I’m already
getting excited. When the good folks of
92Fifty Cyclery/Performance Studio/AidStation3 offer you must accept! More info on this new project to come. All I can say is that something special is in
the works.
Something else special is also in the works, literally. For this, as to not preempt any un-happening
happenings, thwart my luck or jinx myself, I’ll just offer a few pictures. The first of which is my Niner One9 frameset
that is now up for sale.
Any takers? I also just reset my White Brother Loop fork from 100mm to 120mm. BRRrrrappp!!!
