Since I’m heading to Iowa for the Memorial Day Races, I thought I’d get the crashing out of the way. So here’s a video of a previous crash, 2003 in Rock Island that Keith Walberg shot. Robbie Ventura, 2nd rider around the corner, Postal Service, comes into the 2nd to last corner way too hot, nearly horizontal. And the mayhem begins. I’m in the blue, World’s Jersey, on the outside. I thought I had made it around safely, but not so lucky. Bill is the guy that hits Robbie in the head. We both destroyed our wheels, but were fine other than that. I think it is funny how Robbie gets up and runs out of the pile.

Rock Island Criterium Crash (2003) from Gizmo Pictures on Vimeo.

I am behind, trying to pack up and head up to race at Burlington, Iowa this weekend. So I thought that I’d just post this photo of Jack Thomas, the son of Jay Thomas, czar of Trek Stores Midwest. Jack is on a new bike and is showing the excitement that invokes. (Jack put in over 20 miles that day, plus racing.) The policeman seems to be having a pretty great time too. Hopefully everyone one of us has one of these moments this Memorial Day Weekend.