Last Sunday I raced cyclocross at the Flying M Ranch in Yamhill, OR. It was the Halloween edition of the Cross Crusade series so I dressed up as jailbird Karl Rove. First up is a shot at the starting line. I can't recall what we're looking at. On the far left, you can see Bill Goritski, my teammate, dressed as a beer keg. Only moments after this picture whas taken, they moved the start line up 15 feet and I wasn't fast enough to keep my front row spot.

I've seen a few photos of myself from the race and in all of them, I have this pained expression. Well, cyclocross IS painful.

I had a really good race and scored my best finish of the year -- 8th place. I biffed over the barriers at the finish line and lost a place so I was tanalizingly close to 7th. The rider behind me in this last photo is a junior who started one minute behind our field. He is one of a trio of really strong juniors in Oregon.

I stole these photos from the Photofaction web site so credit where credit is due.