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Just in case you’ve deleted this one from your memory banks…

 

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Listening to the new podcast is easier than climbing the Sleeping Bear Dunes, but not nearly as much fun. It is all listener feedback. Topics are saddle sores to Viagra improving “performance.” There’s also a little Tour talk at the beginning.

(that’s me 4th in line)
…even though one of them crashed me. Just kidding (other-other John). My fall down was totally self inflicted. The other-other John, Ryan Gamm (Inferno), and I were throttling it at the front of Wednesday nights final Ault Park Criterium/Points Race - a.k.a. “the ultimate battle for world domination of Greater Cincinnati - where grown men race all out for $10. Teammates Jeff, Pete, Mario, and Tom had just finished lining out the bunch as step 1 of our game plan to launch the other-other John and myself (Gamm invited along for his potential power contribution) in our bid to lap the field and pick up mega points. I had missed the previous 2 of the 6 total races and was down a bit in the standings, but teammates Eric, Pete, and Jeff had the top 3 spots sewn up. The evening was mine. The attack went. It looked good. O-O John was ripping through the top part of the course with me on his wheel. I thought he was swinging off, so I came through on his inside while simultaneously glancing over my shoulder to assess our gap. O-O John was not pulling off as it turned out. I felt him come into me/me into him. My 129 lbs. vs. his 185 lbs. was an unfair match. I went down fairly hard and was run over by Gamm. A few other guys got tangled in it but I thing I was the only won who hit the pavement — sorry guys, my fault. Anyway, O-O John got me back around to the s/f for our free lap. When I got back in I was bleeding and FIRED UP. Especially after myself and another rider engaged in some childish smack talking re. the crash — sorry Chris C., I was being a tool. Adrenalin, fury, and the sweetest lead outs ever by my teammates combined to allow me to win the night. Not too bad. A crash then a victory!

The Other-Other John says, “Voila, the idiot who crashed himself.”

I think I am going to need a new skin suit. Notice the chainring marks where Ryan Gamm ran over me.

An impressive show of patience, strength, and timing at the end of yesterday’s stage. I also like the Gendarme jumping off the road and over the barrier at about 1k to go.