jstonebarger wrote:
I'm excited to be there, regardless.
Besides, the women's race is usually better anyway! jumping in to +1 this. i've actually only watched women's 'cross for a while now. partly because my 2- and 4-year-old daughters love it, but partly because the women's fields are just so bloody interesting these days. when you've got half a dozen dutch girls alone who could legitimately be world champ (vos, worst, pieterse, brand, alvarado, betsema, etc) and then a handful of americans, canadians, italians, etc who all roll, it's just great stuff every time.
my favourites currently are vos (just because i'm sentimental) and pieterse, though. puck in particular could have a wonderfully long career ahead of her: super skilled, growing fitter, and absolutely fearless.
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