Easter Tradition

Easter - be ye Christian or pagen, there's something special about this holiday and the return of spring. For us, Easter is a change to enjoy the new spring as a family, indulge in candy, hunt for eggs, and witness the queen of the classics, Paris - Roubaix. 

In Salt Lake we get ready the first week in April with our own version of the race, a circuit race with 5 mile laps featuring 1.75 miles/lap of gravel and dirt, or was the case last week, mud. I don't recall having been as dirty after any of the cross races as I was after the hell of the north salt lake, which featured wet/muddy roads, a stiff wind, 40 degree temps, and biting snow and rain. I think my bike may be clean again sometime in June.

This year's Paris - Roubaix was another classic race, with the lead group torn apart by crashes on the pave, with Tom Boonen getting it done the third time in his career... classic.