Tuesday Night Ride - Dike Mavis

there once was a fast guy on a bike

let's call this 'fictitious' person mike

he downgraded to race

so he could try to save face

and now rides like he's on a trike

he went on a tuesday night ride

only so he could show his pride

he lined up with the rest

to show everybody his best

but all he did was GET DROPPED!

Turkey Hill Country Droppage

ast week it was Anthony Skorchod from PA. This week, Joe Mallis produces some high quality images that we can simply slide right in and move along with.

The Turkey Hill Country Classic is one of the best races in the Mid-Atlantic. Not only is the course selective with the inclusion of 'The Gamber Wall', there is free ice cream, hot dogs, and other post race recovery food for racers and spectators.

This fellow was on his way UP the Gamber Wall. It's events like this that remind us that push ups are very important during the off season.

And here we are with some run of the mill droppage. First of all a skin suit?. In a road race? Negative style points for this, especially with 85 degree temps. Negative functionality points as well. We will offset this with his inclusion of Hincapie leg veins. Anyway, if you look at this photo by itself, there really isn't anything to it. In fact, it's quite the awesome. If one were this rider, one might download this and hang it on the fridge.

However, keep on clicking through.

Paperboy Style! Homeskillet's bike is almost perpendicular to the yellow line. Ultra severe hurting droppage alert.

Give me one moment in time....

The saying 'a picture tells a thousand words' has been around a very very long time. It's never more fitting than when somebody sends us their own photo of droppage.

So much to take in here. Two riders, both dropped. We wonder what is going through their minds at this precise moment? How many more laps to go? What race is this? Spectators in the background show no emotion for these riders. Most are engulfed in their own conversations as if these riders, and the race, simply do not matter.

Christian Williams sends us this one via Twitter from his race at the Bunny Hop Criterium. He's the rider in the blue, head held low. He can hang his head high today because he's on You Got Dropped. Hats off to CW for sending this all in and having a great attitude. If eating humble pie was so easy for everybody. Also check out his full YGD inspired blog post.

and the video...

Now..we gotta get back to calling people out....lots of photos to sift through.