Races

The above shot may look familiar to you, it's the Q1 in Surfers Paradise being struck by lightning in a storm a few weeks back. I'm re-posting it in celebration of the fact a sponsor somewhere has decided that in spite (or perhaps because) of the building being struck eight times in that storm, it's still worth putting up a prize of $10,000 for a foot race to the top level. I'm thinking of trying to negotiate a special dispensation allowing me to compete on two wheels rather than two legs (maybe if I only took $5,000 upon winning?). Given that I'm approaching 150km of climbing for the year, I don't see how 80 storeys is going to slow me down that much.
Meanwhile, in Melbourne today, another race proved what those of us who regularly ride in urban traffic already knew (apart from providing some insight into what Red Symons is doing these days). My only question is just how many cars a cyclists is allowed to pass in traffic before they are legally compelled to call out "Suckers!" in the most arrogant voice they can muster. I'd say I must be getting pretty close to that milestone with all those commutes on Bundall Road.