New Year's Day Cross Race

January 01, 2011 by Steve Tilford 3 comments 8 views

If you have an extra 10 minutes tonight, you might want to watch the last lap of the GVA Trophy Cyclocross - AKA GP Sven Nys. Here is the link. The outcome might have been predetermined, I don’t know, but it is good cyclocross racing nonetheless.

Comments (3)

Ritchey_Breakaway

2011-01-01 20:10:53

After reading Joe Parkin’s “Dog in a Hat”, I’ve wondered about pre-determined outcomes of races. Maybe for local or celebrity events, but for a series like the GVA, I doubt it. But when the namesake wins it 10 out of 12 times, it makes you wonder. I was very surprised to hear about a racer offering his breakaway companions some cash for not contesting a sprint at a district championship. Just curious, how many times has someone offered you some $$ to throw a race?

dew

2011-01-02 12:10:40

This haapnes all the time.

dew

2011-01-02 12:11:24

I mean happens.