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USGP Kentucky and New Jersey.

Lets start with the drive. Myself, Lorne and Safka on our way to Kentucky. Tjis is now the official road kill route. More splattered deer then anyone wants to see in one day, aleast 20.

We arrived in Kentucky before dark and looked over the course, Lorne said we are preriding so back to the hotel to change ( which is right across the road ). We rode the course a few times and it was fast. No wind and hard ground.

It is in the air. The new cyclocross season!  I hope everyone is ready to race? I know I am. We have been training hard in TO. All kinds of top secert training sessions. (Friday mornings)

 I have a new bike that is very light (18lbs) and cool. Lighter then most road bikes.

Will there be upgrade contreversy this year? Will it be muddy or dry? (most likley to be a mud fest year) How many new riders will we have? (lots of newbies at the first Midweek session) The Koffmans just bought some bikes so look out there.

Lets first start off with man it is a far drive. About 11 hrs of traveling for 80min of racing.

Drive was pretty uneventful until we got below the mountains and then the snow came. Not too bad but just enough to piss you off. Then the traffic jam on the 295 with some guy doing 25k in the right lane with his 4 ways on.

We decided to go early to the race on Saturday to help get Pierre all set to go but he was so hyped that he rode with someone else down to the race site. We all drove down a bit latter.

12cm of snow fell on Thursday. 6 degrees forecast for race day. What is going to happen. Mud and slush in the open and ice in the trees. How do you say crash fest.

First time this year that it is back to the age groups. I looked at the preredistered riders and MB is looking tough. I believe that Paul Greene is going to our ass followed by all of the other M1 riders in the field.

MA even has some S1 riders in their class.

Well I can't believe we only have 4 races left this season. It seems like we are just getting started.

Most of the races have been very exciting. The closest being the M1 cat. The top 5 are very close at all races and usually comes down to a sprint finish. Very cool to see as most other fields are very spread out.

There has also been lots of movement between Cats. Some have gone up and I don't know if anyone has moved down.

Well I can't believe I am going to say this but I wish the weather would change. The races so far are just too hot! I put a bottle cage on for Willow Beach after I had a near melt down at Valley Park. Drank the whole thing and felt much better.

I am also hoping for some mud. DUST SUCKS!