Lake Country; Light out of the Darkness

No, we didn’t ride our bikes to the Fourth of July fireworks, we took the car. We headed for lake country to watch fireworks with my family at my brothers home. Cars everywhere. Not a bicycle in sight. The flames of change rage.

And there will be no bicycles at Sunburst this summer as the WORS race has been cancelled due to labor disputes with the new management at Sunburst.

But wait. You can cancel all your plans this weekend and go to Cascade Mountain to participate in or spectate the WORS Cup this Saturday and Sunday. (Ignore this order if you already plan to attend) It’s the best mountain bike racing event of the season. The Colectivo Coffee Ban Classic event is late this year but I highly doubt I will drop thirty pounds by then to get down to my max race weight.

For those of you from Illinois, or those few willing to travel to Illinois, The Prairie State Cycling Series ‘Intelligentsia Cup will be held for July 18th to the 27th. Events will be held all around the Chicago area. My counter suggests I have a following in Chicago. It is becoming increasingly common for me to receive e-mails from various events. I will have to make a file and seriously promote and track the nearest and greatest for you all.

Support the cause and attend a mountain bike event. I am sure you can find one near you. You can also support Metro Mountain Bikers by purchasing a raffle ticket. First prize is a $1,500 gift certificate at Erik’s Bike and Board. They have two locations in the Milwaukee area and rumor has it they are opening a new store on 84th and Layton soon. It sounded like much more than a rumor but I haven’t seen the ‘Coming Soon’ signs myself. To buy a ticket find a Metro Mountain Biker’s event or head for Benno’s in West Allis.

Dark images this post, but flames of hope and bursts of inspiration light the way. The first half of July is a down time of the year for me. Dark times because my birthday is coming. I’ll be 28. ‘Wait! That’s impossible’ some of you are saying. OK, I’m a bit older than that.

Dark times for Brazil too. GO GERMANY!

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