Six brave members of the Smyrna Bicycles crew suffered the thirty five degree temperatures today and got a sneak peak at the '09 "To Be Named Later" Hammerfest route. They were...Boonen, Mongo, Irish Brian, Jello, Clay, and Young Jimmy.
A new points system takes effect next year, involving Sprints and KOM. So unless Mongo can lobby successfully for some kind of age/weight/drug use/ handicap, I'll be battling for fifth place points all year...if I'm lucky.
The new loop is great...Fast and technical, without the severe, spirit-crushing climbs from this year's route, but instead, longer sustained rises that force you to either sit and spin or stand and hammer.
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