LSU Race Weekend 2011 - Carpe Diem

Hey y'all,

First of all, listen to this video while you read (it will put you in a good mood):

Yeah, we played some pre-race tunes to get into the groove of things.

It works.

This race weekend at Louisiana State University was packed with above average performances by many of our riders. It started out with a Saturday morning team time trail on River Road, followed by a criterium on LSU's campus in the afternoon. The road race was held Sunday morning and had higher-than-normal distances for each racing category. Two Tulane cyclists won all three races in their respective divisions, and many other teammates gained top 10 finishes (and other assorted wins) in their races. We seized the day (I mean weekend).

Saturday morning's sunrise over the levee

Teammate going over paperwork-related shenanigans with a race official

That stadium is huge! Now I know where all of Louisiana's money went...

Only in Louisiana...

Post-crash in the crit (running to the finish line in socks)

Hanging out before the road race on Sunday

Post-race shenanigans

One teammate (who is a fraternity brother of mine, who also happens to be a reverend, and who is in medical school) won all three races in his category. He somehow found the time to study between races. Another teammate was able to cat up to the Women's A category after Sunday's race, which is great for the team. She won the race weekend for her category (read: all three races) and gained the officials' approval to race at a higher level, so we'll be supporting her in that endeavor. Overall, it was a great race weekend with a stellar performance by Tulane Cycling.

Post crit - Yup, #1, second win in one day

Next week we race at Baylor University in Waco, TX. People say it's a small town, but hopefully it'll have cupcakes. I can cope if there are cupcakes.