I can't believe the guts and deterrmination I saw on the faces of these young folks! That major squall that blew through there was more testing than anything the course could throw at them and they just "sailed" through it like it was purely motivational. Even though all the teams showed amazing grit and fortitude, I was particularly awed by this one gal who kept zinging by the pit area, not stopping to change out riders, wearing only a t shirt and shorts against the elements, and giving this Xena like attitude of defiance to the weather gods, and really pushing hard on those pedals! That defined the attitude of all the contestants for me, inspiring to say the least. With young folks like these that may step into our ranks of HPV enthusiasts, I think we are gonna be ok.
As far as I know, the PSU team expressed an interest and so did the WSU team. Couldn't get a positive answer from the OSU team, well, I'm hoping that we can get some outside influence to get them inspired to show up. Seems a shame to only use their rig once and then mothball it.
