The Yellow Line

The Yellow Line is a pretty definitive line and it's pretty clear where it is.  Officials need to enforce this ruling, it gets ridiculous when people push this line further and further into the other lane of oncoming traffic.  A windy day in St. Cloud had people stretching the limits.  For me that is the rule (I sat up and said F-this).  When deemed necessary it is a good rule for the safety of the riders.  Unfortunately it happens and it divides the fields.

Jim Bell had a kick ass race.  Kudos to him for winning the race after he broke away on the first lap and fought through the winds with little to no help from his temporary drafting companions.  He went for it and nailed it.  The field was definitely attentive and he held them off.  Nice Work!

State Road Course

Hot Wednesday Night Worlds

It was a good night for a ride, I committed myself to sitting in since I gave blood on Monday.   I wasn't sure how this would effect me.  I'm pretty sure I have taken a hiatus from giving blood all these years from May through September since I like riding and it's pretty much the opposite of what dopers do.  To my surprise I felt pretty good, the heart was working harder than usual I'm sure.

I felt blind riding without PowerTap numbers.  I have grown accustomed to looking at them and regulating effort based on what I see.  I use it like a tachometer in a car and possibly don't push hard enough.  I also missed having mileage to regulate effort.

Maybe the technology has become cumbersome and riding without it is better.  Maybe I won't fix mine or replace it.

People are getting to lackadaisical and fanning out all over the road without regard for traffic.  Drafting is good, but being oblivious to traffic is going to cause a problem.  When someone calls out that a car is back riders should attempt to get out of the way to some degree.