VOLUME 56 ISSUE 48 DECEMBER 3, 2019 P85
BRINGING
IT HOME
The rest of our race is unevent-
ful. It's also somewhat depress-
ing. It turns out that all the most
horrible things about endurance
racing—the crippling fatigue, the
screaming muscles, the stress on
the equipment, the self-doubt—is
actually what makes it fun. This
just feels like doing a never-end-
ing track day in crappy conditions.
Our team owner, Pierre, usually
has a plan on who he wants to
finish our races since it's a pretty
special feeling after such a crazy
event. I figured that for sure he
would want Melodie to do it, since
she never has crossed the finish
line in a 24 hour, although I think
he's feeling guilty about Jolanda
missing some riding earlier in the
week, so he wants to make it up
for her. But the comedy of it is
that, once again, she will pull a
double stint to finish the race. I'm
scratching my head a bit on that
decision, but I don't care much
one way or the other.
Sitting in the airport headed
home after a long week, I can't
help but laugh a bit at such a
strange event. Have you ever
watched previews for a movie that
had you so excited to get to the
theater, only to find out that all the
best parts were in the previews?
I feel like that's a bit how my Bol
d'Or went. We had so much
promise going into it and a ton of
drama in the early parts, but in
the end, it wasn't really a 24-hour
race, and so I'm left feeling very
unsatisfied. On the bright side,
even though it seemed something
out of the book of Revelations,
the earth is still turning and I'll get
another go at it next year. CN
