Smashing, Bashing and Smooth

So here I am, one race into the new cyclo-cross season and my volumes of rich, sighing commentary are but wistful fragments of incomplete thoughts and ill conceived false starts. I will share only a very brief observation from Race 1, Elite class. Steve Tam is a flippin' Maestro at this game! I sat and watched him come through the rocky section down by the river (with the annoying little run up) and all I can say is Smooth Baby! Smooth! Compared to me out there, like some kind of Cave Man clubbing, clawing and grunting out there.