00:00 - 00:03 | Mein Fuhrer, the Dirty Kanza course has been set. |
00:04 - 00:05 | It is 200 miles of gravel |
00:05 - 00:07 | The distance and course are perfect |
00:08 - 00:12 | The weather is predicted to be dry, roads are going to be fast, tailwind too |
00:12 - 00:15 | It will be a glorious day on the bike for everyone entered |
00:17 - 00:19 | Excellent, I am ready to ride. |
00:19 - 00:21 | This course fits my power profile, I am ready. |
00:24 - 00:26 | The rush to enter was madness, the |
00:27 - 00:28 | 200 is filled |
00:31 - 00:33 | and so is the 100, only the 25 beginner is open |
00:34 - 00:36 | No entry position is available for you. |
00:53 - 00:58 | Everyone leave the room...except Shelman, Harrison and Place, we must talk privately about this |
01:13 - 01:15 | I instructed you to be logged in at 8:00 |
01:15 - 01:17 | 8:00 AM Entry is everything, what were you doing! |
01:15 - 01:16 | I'm so disappointed... |
01:18 - 01:23 | I have trained my ass off for the last 12 months, miles and miles of gritty chunky gravel |
01:25 - 01:28 | I've cut so damn many tires and changed so many flats |
01:29 - 01:31 | my hands hurt all the time! |
01:31 - 01:34 | I had to buy another quart of Chamois Butt'r! |
01:34 - 01:37 | and a new carbon Salsa Warbird...with SRAM e-tap no less! |
01:37 - 01:40 | I have paid for a room, sweat my ass off, I live like a monk |
01:40 - 01:42 | We tried, we tried desperately to enter you |
01:42 - 01:46 | you were dicking off that morning, you think the DK is madness |
01:46 - 01:48 | we tried, we all know you can beat the sun |
01:48 - 01:52 | you only want me to do cyclocross in the fall, in all that mud |
01:53 - 01:54 | Bullshit! DK is mine to win |
01:56 - 01:57 | 1000 are entered, men & women |
01:57 - 02:00 | Hauswald and Hughes are entered, like every other year |
02:00 - 02:03 | they are hacks compared to my abilities, no talent at all |
02:04 - 02:08 | Cummins knows me, Dains knows me, they must be let me ride, I can win |
02:08 - 02:13 | tell them I will enter as a woman, there has to be spots left, I will crush Rusch all day! |
02:14 - 02:16 | If I don't win, then DQ me for Gods sake |
02:17 - 02:21 | Tell everyone I had support on the course...just let me ride |
02:27 - 02:29 | My hydration & nutrition plans, perfect |
02:30 - 02:34 | spare derailleurs hangers, extra water bottles, even a hydration pack |
02:34 - 02:36 | all ready to go...the GU's, so many GU's |
02:41 - 02:42 | I can't believe it, no entry |
02:43 - 02:47 | It's mpossible! No chance to show my strength, 10 hours easy, Jensen 10:42 pffttt |
02:48 - 02:53 | Every Saturday morning, miles and miles of relentless gravel rides, always cleaning |
02:54 - 02:56 | my bike...lubing my chain, truing wheels |
02:56 - 02:59 | all for nothing, no entry for 2017, it was my year |
03:00 - 03:02 | I am stronger that Ted King, he's on a damn 29'r |
03:04 - 03:07 | Call the Emporia Chamber of Commerce, someone has |
03:14 - 03:16 | pressure them to let me in, bribe them |
03:19 - 03:23 | anything, it just a damn bike ride on a country road, with cow crap all over |
03:25 - 03:26 | rocks, dirt and wind |
03:31 - 03:33 | I've trained, I deserve the chance, |
03:40 - 03:46 | I finished the Land Run 100, such a muddy mess, broken bikes, hypothermia, red mud and Okies... |
03:46 - 03:49 | I have proven I am worthy of the DK |
03:53 - 03:56 | so I will have to wait until next year |