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I’ve got nothing on my radar right now. How terribly unmotivating. I don’t really know what I want to do next year, nor do I have anything short term coming up. My only goal for the winter is to not put on 10-15 pounds like I normally do. I’m kinda looking forward to doing some local riding. I was out of town so much this summer I really didn’t get out on the Charlotte trails as much as I normally do. I also would like to do some trail work this winter. I feel guilty during the summer because I don’t really get a chance to grab a tool and make a difference. There’s even a new trail in town that I haven’t even had a chance to ride yet.
I’ve read everything I could find about the 24 hours of Moab race this weekend. I still don’t understand how the race ended for the solos, but they all said Laird made a good decision. They shut the race down around 8:00pm (from what I understand), and then announced that they would have a decision on the restart at 6:00am the next morning. That was 10 hours to come up with a plan. I kinda understand the whole “lap canceling” thing the teams were doing, but it seems like there should have been a way to get the solos back under way for at least a few more hours of racing.
Do I need a press agent? Correct me if I am wrong here, but what happened to ME? MBAction.com and velonews.com both had articles about the 24 HOA Worlds race. Neither of them mention the “Elite” single speed class race. Obviously the most intense battle was the whole “de-throning of Eatough” thing, and secondly the close battle in the women’s race. Here’s my question. Had the SS category been won by THE CAMERON CHAMBERS (Fisher/Subaru rider) would there have been a mention of the SS Class then? Is this a case of the industry taking care of its own? Does having a big sponsor help get the press, or would the SS class go un-noticed had Cameron won anyway? I am definitely not saying we were racing on the same level as Eatough and Gordon, but for those of us in the race it was a very exciting eighteen hours of racing (the rest was just fun and conservation). That’s almost twice as much racing as the riders got in the 24 Hours of Moab. Is anybody getting this?
Don’t get me wrong. I am definitely not doing what I do for fame or fortune. If that were the case I probably would’ve stuck around for the podium at the Worlds, and I’d be writing sponsorship proposals for next year. Hell, I am probably in the best place I have ever been as far a “sponsorship potential”, and I ain’t even gonna lift a finger trying to get something going. I do have some “sponsors”, and they seem pleased as poop with the way my life is going. I am just doing my best to understand how this whole thing works. Am I wrong here?
Feel free to throw rotten produce and feces at my egotistical ass if you feel like it.
