James of Bicycle Design sent me the above photo of me chalking Brasstown Bald. I got to meet a lot of great people in Georgia, including James, and as always is the case with these larger events, I had a lot of talented people to learn from. There are many thanks to give out, and I know I'll miss a few, but here goes:
- Paul and Mario, for the company, food, beer, tips, and 300mm loaner -- many, many thanks
- Casey and Jono, for endless useful advice
- Mitch, for looking out for me
- Katrina, for twice putting up with me handing her a camera and getting me the photos I wanted
- Mark, who saved me on Stage 7 with batteries for my flash
- Lyne, who helped me with my pre-race preparation enough to get me confident enough to go solo
- Thien, for being crazy enough to host my midnight ramblings on RoadBikeReview
- James, Fritz and Steve, for the traffic love
I'm still planning out the next big race to go to. The USA Cycling Pro Championships is a high likelihood; the Tour of Missouri looks very unlikely this year, mainly due to the timing of it all.
Comments (6)
Something in Europe, man. :-) That's where you oughta go. See if Thien will pay for the plane tix.
Posted by Fritz | May 1, 2008 9:50 AM
Ha! I wish :)
Posted by kwc | May 1, 2008 10:14 AM
So what name were you chalking up?
Posted by lyne | May 1, 2008 10:17 PM
A place, actually. One of the roadside spectators was asking people to chalk their states. California was already there with LA, SD, and RPD next to it, so I chalked a big "SF!" next to it.
I'd say the road was dominated by DZ's and Let Levi Rides.
Posted by kwc
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May 1, 2008 11:47 PM
Don't believe Ken's "SF" story, he was chalking "kwc.org" on the road every chance he got (kidding of course).
Ken, I hope you can make it to Greenville this fall for the US Pro races.
Posted by James | May 2, 2008 9:17 AM
@James: I was trying to conserve business cards. They get expensive ;). I hope I can make Greenville as well. It should be easier given the Labor Day weekend.
Posted by kwc | May 2, 2008 10:15 AM