monday's child

This weekend put a lot of things in perspective...particularly what we as mtb racers do (did) vs real professional bike racing.

Take this:

versus this:

How can I take any mountain bike race seriously knowing the delta between "pro" mtb racing and "pro" road racing? If I had a team bus I'd compare that scene to this one...which would be "like" a mtb race except there are girls around, and I see a TV camera, which is very unmountain bike race like.

Which again the Slipstream team area is by no means a comparison to the energy and enthusiasm Jens Voigt receives (and gives) after 4hrs (and on the 5th day ) of racing. Discovery, doing their best version of a team training camp all week, was so tired that some of the guys couldn't even exit the bus. The poor CSC guys probably spent as much time entertaining fans as you spend on the bike each day. That's earning your paycheck, dawg.

We get this...

They get this...

It just puts things into perspective, which I like. Make sure to focus on what you're doing and why you're doing it. That being said, there are probably a handful of people who hate me for getting my practice on in Fontana Saturday....maybe that's what the guy on the line meant when he said "aren't you banned?".

FreeSager, dude.