This isn't 'Nam, this is bike racing. There are rules.
I would have kind of liked to wave my piece in the lane during last weekend’s L&C Cup race was a particularly shameful exercise. Just because there was a prime sprint, people attacked through the jogger’s lane. Just because people were boxed in for the finish, people attacked through the jogger’s lane. This isn’t only cheating. It’s endangering other bike racers and other park users and potentially jeopardizing all bike racing in the park. There’s been bike racing in Prospect Park for at least 30 years; it would be nice to see it go on for another 30.
People are going to say that the cheaters are merely passionate about the race. That’s bullshit. Everyone who toes the line is a bike race is passionate about racing. If they’re passionate about the race they either wouldn’t do it, or they’d disqualify themselves. These people are looking for an edge. They’re looking to take advantage of the fact that others aren’t doing the same. They’ll probably blame a few others for cheating as well, as if that justifies their actions. It doesn’t.
Jun 25, 10 | 7:06 pm by JP Partland #