Finally, after months and months of training and waiting, the criterium season is here. It's always an eagerly anticipated weekend when daylight savings begins again in October and the big cycling clubs around Melbourne begin holding their crits again. Many people don't like crit racing, instead opting for climbing or waiting it out for the bigger tours of the season to roll around. I love it. The atmosphere at meets is great and the racing is intense, even in my lowly C grade.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Event of a lifetime....or not
Looking back on last weekend of sport in Melbourne, I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get to see anything live. I'll have my grizzle in a minute but first I must congratulate the organising committee for the 2010 World Road Cycling Championships. It was a magnificent success, attracting 157,000 people on Sunday to the Men's Elite Road Race. With the weather and the number of people, I was mighty annoyed with myself that I didn't attend. This was compounded by the fact that I was denied entry to watch my beloved Magpies with the Premiership at the 'G, despite the fact that there were over 6,000 empty seats in the MCC reserve. I will get back to this a bit later.
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