As those of you in eastern time zones will notice, Day 19 is being posted on the 20th day of bro camp. It's 1:00 am, and everything is finally packed for the departure tomorrow: Sam, Bryan, and Trevor will head back across the country with Steve Ellsworth (thanks again Steve!), while Matt, Stu, and I fly back to California.
Attentive readers will remember that Matt was also supposed to participate in the long-haul drive to Bend for the Cascade Cycling Classic. Unfortunately, his scary crash in the Junior 17/18 national criterium was just one of many things that didn't go right today.
While sitting in a position to win the 15/16 criterium (that's not even an exaggeration), Tommy was crashed out by an overzealous rider. My brake was rubbing for half the race after nailing one of many potholes on course, rendering me unable to help Matt to a podium spot. Worst of all, Matt hit the deck at one to go, leaving him dazed and with a concussion.
Some days are magical, but today was not one of those days. Luckily, we all survived the experience relatively unscathed, and will live to fight at another race.
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