If it weren't for bad luck...

I'd have no luck at all. You might have seen the results already, but in case you haven't let me save you the trouble: I got time cut. In a time trial. No, I didn't just have the worst ride of my life. I flatted. I had already made the turnaround, but had to flip it & go back out to the end to get neutral support.

I got up early this morning to go see if they would give me a pro-rated time & let me start, but they were pretty harsh. They wouldn't even give me any sympathy, let alone a pro-rated time. So here I am. I've got the legs up and some Joseph Conrad in hand & I'm going to try not to get too upset about the fact that I've DNFed every big stage race this year because of some bull$%@¤.