Sea Sick of 5 Star Fish
This weekend I did a total of 3 races that started in Dana
Point, Woodland Hills and the
always boring Long Beach Crit.
I don’t want to entertain much about what you’re going to read so ill try and
make it very brief.
I guess I would say it started at Dana Point race on Saturday when I got into a
Break early in the race with 3 other guys 1 being from 5 star fish ( a local
team) and I did more sitting on than pulling because I just didn’t feel that
good and I'm smart enough to know my limits and not drop myself from a break
because I have to much pride. So...whatever. 5 Star won the race Kayle
LeoGrande was second and I was 7th.
Sunday over in Woodland Hills, with about 4-5 to go, you know (well if your a
real pro bike racer) you know things start to get a little hairy and people
take more risk to hold position and "fighting" for a wheels is not
"illegal" as one of 5 star riders called it.
Yes I did fight for a wheel and yes ill do it again. “It’s
Bike Racing”.
I never ever take my hands of the bars to make a move or do
anything that is unsportsmanlike, however when I bumped handle bars with one of
the 5 star guys he took his hands off the bars and pushed me. Did I…?
A) Cry to the Referees?
B) Yell Stop Cheating?
C) Push him back?
D) Tell him to never take his hands off the bars, while
pointing at him?
Or
E) Ignored him?
If you picked D, your right. I just let him know the next
time I won’t be so nice and I proceeded with my race.
The end results Rock Racing stole the show by taking 1st
2nd 3rd and 5th….where was 5 star? Oh I just
checked it was one of the guys I do respect on that team and that’s Paul Chi
and the other is Anthony Morrow.
After the race I see the whole 5 star team at the judge’s
stand and it’s pretty obvious they are launching a protest. 10 minutes later a
uscf official finds me and ask me what happen. I told my story and right at the
end when it’s very clear she’s not buying my story a rider from SDBC ( which
name I will not say) came over and said “they are just a bunch of girls and
Rahsaan and his team did nothing wrong”. So now the official says...”okay ill
put you back in the results because I had already taking you out”. I owe you one, you know who you are.
Now to Sunday, I’m minding my own business and some skinny
guy from the 5 star team walked up to me while I’m registering my self and says
“ you know what, you should stop racing if you cant win clean”. He goes on to
say that I “horned” his teammate’s bars. I ask him to explain “horned” and he
said “ you put your bars into his bars”.
So I made it clear to him right away that I’m a professional
bike racer and getting your bars “horned” as he called it happens all the time
and especially toward the end of the race when everyone is fighting for
position. And my last words to him where…” sense you came over here crying to
me, ill make sure I hook the *** out of you and your whole team when ever I
get a chance. I threw my pin at him and left. I sure hope they go to Super Week, because
everyone and there mommy will punk them. Wait till some Australian guys get a
hold of them…lol
They need to stop eating all that fish and eat some beef. I
heard beef gives you balls.