Race news

This past weekend had quite a bit of racing.

First off, the first European stop of the World Cup Series took place in Madrid, Spain. With some new rules, it sounds like the race was even more intense than usual. The usual suspects won the day. When are we gonna get an American atop the podium in one of those European World Cups?

Next up, was a different kind of race...the Kokopelli Trail Race. It's a 142 mile unsupported, unofficial race. Unofficial, in that there are no prizes awarded, other than the satisfaction of having finished it. This is an event for true enduro freaks. This is the 6th year it has run. There were 56 starters and 23 finishers. The dude who won, and set a course record in the process, did it on a single speed! Holy Crap!
It sounds like everyone enjoyed themselves, or at least most of them.

But can you believe it...there was actually some cheating going on! What kind of retard cheats in a race with no prizes or national recognition?

In the road racing front, the 9th stage of the Giro d'Italia wrapped yesterday. Ivan Basso is in the lead right now, and unless something major happens, I think he's gonna take the 'W'. Basso's looking fit this year, Landis is having an awesome season...I think we're gonna see an exciting Tour de France.