The Costume RaceIt is not, I repeat, not easy to be a Sasquatch. For one thing, if you win the race then everyone goes into a long debate about whether you really exist or not. But the worst of it is the helmet itch as soon as you start to sweat. It truly is abominable.
I guess one way you could define Anne Schwartz's racing ability is to use the word bombshell. She's been an amazing racer for a number of years now. But Saturday, she helped us see the other bombshell lurking deep inside, searching for that moment to express itself publicly.
The Two Wheel Tango / Tailwind Halloween costume race allowed the perfect venue for expression. I don't think Anne was able to perform--on the bike that is--at the level she normally attains due to the augmentation work she so proudly flaunted, but she did have a lot of monsters hanging closely around that rear wheel.
Adrienne O'Day and the USA.
Wonder who this is? Hmm. DayGlow Orange gloves. Hmm. This is a stark reminder of the dangers inherent to the brain in cyclocross.
Horrrrrrorrrrr! Howoooooollllll! Robert cloned. Invasion of the Promoter Snatchers.
This is cyclocross. Dress up as beer, preferably a two pack, and you'll win the best costume prize. It's a no brainer, which supports the comment I made about the mysterious camouflage man above. I'm actually shocked more CX ghouls didn't do something similar, but again, that's a brain thing and it could have something to do with the close correlation between beer and CX. 
Exhibit A: CXer figures that semi-nude on a bitter cold, windy day is a reasonable costume choice. Then again he is rather closely followed here by a sunflower with an interesting smile and a kaleidoscopic harlequin. Maybe Mr. Exhibitionist knows what he's doing after all, hmm?Mike Seaman, on the left, won the race. But why? Look back Mike. Do you want this in your palmares?
This is one example, among many, of a costume that actually is an improvement on the original. Tom, that hair has to stay. The monkey likes it.
Speaking of style. Anne G. won't go anywhere without Mr. Sunflower. Mr. Sunflower got a little PO'd during the Women's race locked up in the pretty car. Mr. Sunflower went widdle all over Anne's special spare bikes. Sometimes Mr. Sunflower's lips move and Anne's don't. 
This is Laura J. Ah, to be a harlequin now that fall is here.
Peco Pontius from Two Wheel Chuckwagon letting everyone know that all those who participate in the costume race can drop on by TWChuckwagon after the race for a brand new specially fitted and personally accessorized SyCip on the house. For everybody. No exceptions.There was a lot of noise while he was talking and I think the mic shorted out once or twice. Not sure if everybody heard that. The offer was only good Saturday. Sorry if you missed it.
But let's all be happy for the winner of the raffled SyCip, the donations going to local charity.
The SyCip ended up in the hands of the Cat in the Hat. The Cat did have a few performance issues in the costume race due to hat height and bulk in those high winds. But if Thing One and Thing Two had arrived, they would have been in their element flying their kites with all that gustable wind and they might have been able to help guide her to a win. This would look good on the Cat in the Hat's parlmares.
It was a tough day to ride that course, by the way. The all night rain the night before made the course a bit mushy, then there was the long merciless run up the hill and the wind truly was a factor for some.
And in such weather conditions you always get your sourpusses (sourpussi?) who stay at home and close the curtains. They'll be the first ones to say it's...
"Too wet to go out
And too cold to play" cyclocross.
Oh, boo hoo to you.
All those grumblers do is
"Sit!
Sit!
Sit!
Sit!
And they do not like it
Not one little bit."
Then the Cat in the Hat says,
"I know it is wet
And the sun is not sunny.
But we can have
Lots of good fun that is funny!"
And they did.
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