Good riddance April

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At this point, the plan was to be talking about road trips and bike racing on big wheels.  It’s seems though that the common theme here is a long winter and wet spring that just won’t quit.  This past weekend we were slated to head south to Topeka where the HMBCS boys were to be putting on a brilliant little event known as the Crocodile Rock.  The higher ups at Midwest Cycling were kind enough to give us sprinter van usage and come Sunday morning we were loaded up and making the pick-up rounds.  That was until Steve comes out in his Pajamas.  “Race is cancelled, it poured last night from nine until one.”  Race number 2, canned.  April is, literally, a wash.

So what are you to do?  A third of an inch of rain had fallen in Omaha too, maybe the trails are dry enough.  We held out until late afternoon and sure enough, perfectly tacky trails.  Time to fly.

I wouldn’t have thought my first race would be taking place in May.  Unfortunately again, the rains seem to be rolling in on Thusday’s and Friday’s.  Third times a charm, right?