Mark McCormack led Ted's race for most of the day, but collided with a lapped rider before the finish.
Climbing a very slippery, frozen hill.
Winter.
Battling in the snow.
The start of Ted's race.
The conditions at the start of Ted's race.
Ted pre-rode the course early Saturday morning; I was originally going to go with him, but opted to sleep in when I heard the conditions were 17 degrees and snow. By one o'clock when his 35-39 Masters race was set to start, conditions really had not improved much, so he knew he was in for a slippery ride.
There were large numbers of no-shows in every category. Ted's category alone had over 70 registered racers who did not start. There were lots of bobbles and lots of guys went down on the frozen ground, but Ted managed to keep it up for the duration of his race. He says he isn't thrilled with his result, but loved the experience. He was smiling and laughing each time I saw him go around. Afterall, we're from dry eastern Washington, so we aren't used to these frozen conditions!
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