Saturday

Another beautiful day in Richmond today. Jeff went out for one loop of the bike course. He was lucky to hook up with others riding. Roads are terrible - the rollers were nothing really to write home about - Madcow's are harder. He said is was a very technical loop with lots of turns. His bigget worry is breaking a spoke or getting a flat. Lots of areas to get busted for drafting. If you are penalized for anything you will have a black mark on your name tag on the bike rack - then you are sent to the naughty corner - they actually will have a penalty box that you have to sit in at 2 minute intervals. If you get 6 minutes you get DQed.

This afternoon they had the mandatory meeting for everyone. Jeff asked about discarding trash (empty gel packs) and they will actually have a dumping zone (so Jeff won't get a penalty for that - like Maysville).

Had a great dinner at Olive Garden - got to see somebody get arrested and then cops looking for the empty bullet casings - not the best of neighborhood we had to drive through!

Ok guess I should tell about breakfast. Buffet at the hotel - they lost money today. Jeff went back a couple of times - 1 guy from Canada passed through 4 times - plates full - I have never seen men eat SO MUCH FOOD!

Jeff has gotten to meet some really neat people - I think he is having fun.

Race day tomorrow - got to get lights out for PoPo

Noose

PS - Jeff was afraid I would tell - well of course I will - he didn't listen to my directions leaving Olive Garden and we got lost for over an hour - that is why we got to see the cops in the bad neighborhood.