So this past weekend we had our first true cycling race weekend of the year, traveling all the way to eastern LI to race in Southampton. After the previous year's race had been 75 degrees this time of year, we were treated to a balmy 27 degrees with high winds on Saturday, which took the wind chill to the single digits. Saturday's course was highly technical, yet was fast due to the frozen ground. Max's chain finally held up to his massive torqueing and he try as I might, could not keep up with this emerging cyclocross star. While our showing of 20th (Max) and 25th (myself) were not super impressive for 29 starters, on the collegiate level we had our best races yet, scoring a total of 29 points. Later in the day, I was treated to watching my high school brother Alan's first race which he did on his mountain bike.

 

Saturday night we were treated to an awesome Italian feast prepared by my mom before rising the next morning to do the course in reverse. Dave Hilbert showed up in true Hilbert fashion. Sunday morning, with his new road bike...to race cross? we were skeptical, but if there was anyone who could pull this off, it would be hilbert

 

After having generally disliked the course the first day, I was surprised to see how much I really liked the 2nd day, which was Saturday's course in reverse. After Max got a better start on Sunday, max again left me in his dust and pounded the Rutgers opposition for a 3rd place collegiate finish, and I again finished 6th collegiately. Hilbert didn't finish too far behind, and wound up beating people on cross bikes, and scored his FIRST COLLEGIATE POINTS  (5) in the men's C field no less.