You Didn't Ask For It...

Even though you didn't ask, you did, with some prodding from yours truly, come up with a few of the best and worst moments of 2007. So, without further ado...

2007's Best and Worst Moments

Best Proud Pappa Moment:

Laundry's win in the 4's at Barriani Road Race-- while the race lacked the devastating put-you-out-the-back-before-you-know-it wind of previous years, Laundry rode sensibly in the group, springing a little fast twitch in the finale that was enough to make a father's chest swell with pride.

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The 3's Challenge Challenge-- Micah Herman comes of age, besting the "grown-ups" and filling his pops to the brim with that pride stuff.

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Golden at Golden State-- AWfoSho, with a little help from his friends, showed the pro/1/2 boys how to win a local crit. First-ever DBCJRT pro/1/2 win didn't just bust my chest open spilling pride all over the place as a pappa, but also as a director... the kidlets rode like a team, not just against other kidlets, but against the big dogs.

Worst We Really Tried Moment:

Merco Credit Union Grand Prix-- Plan A didn't work, Plan B didn't work either and DBCJRT ended up out of the top ten in a race where we should have been on the podium for sure... El Gigante saved a little face with his second place finish in the 15/16 category, but we still didn't count on that SoCal kid winding it up the way he did to take the top spot.

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17/18 Nationals Road Race-- We tried to have everybody up front for the descent, we really did...

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Mr. Basso's attempt at doping. He really tried, but couldn't even get that right.

Best Pavement Toucher:

The Tapinator definitely made a run at this one with consecutive crashes, but without a doubt, this one goes to a kid who managed to break his wrist while blowing his nose!

Worst Pavement Toucher:

TK couldn't keep the rubber on the road and ended up in the ditch... really far down in the ditch... on a little old training ride.

Best Fit in the Airport:

Let's just say it had been a long week and leave it at that...

Luckiest TK Moment:

Sure was lucky that Jan's camera and all those expensive bikes were still in the hotel room when we got back from dinner...

Unluckiest Staz moment:

Bummer that you let you dad fill your car up with gas... oops, don't think you heard about that one yet...

Best I Can Act Like a Two-Year-Old Moment:

Matt Theisen's exit after the officials declared a four way tie for eighth place in the 3's at Land Park.

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Tricky Ticky putting on a show after the crit at VOS...

Worst Officiating:

No moto with the 17/18's at VOS during the RR...

Best Prediction:

"I bet you $50 I'm gonna win the TT at Nationals."

Best Stage Race:

The votes are in for Gold Nugget, but because it was so small I just can't give the nod to it... instead, I'm gonna say Madera simply because the results were up before we left the parking lot. And, I had a blast in the feed zone.

Best Stage Race Moment:

"How 'bout, Who's got the biggest dangles?"

Best Crit Team:

2007 DBCJRT without a doubt...

Best Hill Climbers:

Without a doubt... not 2007 DBCJRT