There are Hills in Delaware

I guess Jay has turned over the reins for the team blog to me for this week. I will dutifully embark on my charge and talk about some of the highlights from this past weekend:

1. Roy Bahns Domination: The Roy Bahns made another stellar appearance this weekend. It actually turns out that they might be the key to success. Both Jay and Kaelin racked-up 1^st place finishes while sporting the Roy Bahns. The rest of the team should get themselves a pair of Roy Bahns so they can be part of the success as well. Little does the competition know, the Roy Bahns have the ability to make them blow-up early in the race allowing the wearer to cruise to victory. LONG LIVE THE ROY BAHNS!!!!
2. Absence of Fast Food: We all decided to give our digestive systems a break in our pre-race preparation. While White Castle and McDonalds before races sound like a great idea, and a tasty one, we all were lighter in the saddle and the air around our bikes probably was a bit fresher.
3. New Mascot: Ruby has taken a bit of a break as being the team mascot. I hear she is a little worried about her figure since she hasn’t been able to fit into her old Temple t-shirt. She plans on hitting the gym the next few weeks and laying-off the extra dog treats so she can make a late-season appearance. In her place we had the scary and vicious Luna. She made her presence known and told the competition Temple was a force to be reckoned with. But, for some reason she is still afraid of the open freezer door (seriously, I can’t open the freezer door without her running downstairs, it’s really weird and funny at the same time). If you raced on Sunday, Luna cheered as loudly as she could for you; while angrily barking at every other rider.
4. Tyler’s Glasses: Our own Tyler Bauer decided the Roy Bahns weren’t for him so he decided to go for a Chronicles of Riddick look. Trust me, Tyler is a lot cooler than Vin Diesel and a way better cyclist.
5. Kristin Gavin: Kristin has transferred her ass-kicking ability from the Cyclo-Cross onto the Collegiate Women’s B field. We just have to make sure for future races that she knows where the finish is. That way we can have her claim victory as opposed to 2^nd place because she’s just chatting away with the competition. Maybe she’s just waiting for a sandpit or barrier to appear.
6. Fun in the Feed Zone: In the Men’s A Road Race, the feed zone was a lively place to be. Katie Fry held it down though she was afraid about handing out water-bottles at speed. Luckily she had successful handoffs to John Hunter and Wes. On a lighter note, we almost put a box of peeps in John Hunter’s feedbag. Imagine the carb-boost he would’ve gotten from our little marshmallow friends. Unfortunately, we were worried he might’ve hopped off his bike mid-race and come after one of us. Instead, we ate the whole pack while watching the race. MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!

In all seriousness, this was a great weekend for Temple Cycling. We scored points in 11 of the 13 races we had racers entered! That is amazing considering how many people we have on the team. We all had a blast and watched some amazing racing. It was the perfect lead-in to the Phyler. Let’s have a great turn-out this weekend and keep reppin’ the ‘T’!