This blog, believe or not, doesn't really have a large travel budget. By not large, I mean that it doesn't have one at all. I lucked out though. Cadence's newest killer mechanic, Mark D'Avino, decided to head to cross worlds on his own dime to take in the event as a rabid fan and amateur cross racer. I asked Mark to pretend Off the Rivet was his post race psychiatrist and lie down and talk about his feelings about what he saw on that snowy day in Louisville. This is what he gave me, stellar stuff:
"Deciding to travel to Louisville, Kentucky for the first UCI
Cyclo-cross World Championships ever held in the U.S. is one of the best
decisions I will ever make as a cycling fan. The streets of this seemingly
quiet mid-western city came alive with cycling’s global culture. For those of
you unfamiliar with cyclo-cross, quite simply, the Belgians rule the sport.
Both on the track and off, they came to Louisville in full force.
