Breaking News: Wale hale. It seems as if Zeus has declared a temple of tempests for the historical Suburban Cycles Bowman Bounty Hunter WBL. The forecasted thunderous venomous raptors spitting red colored rain on Saturday simply makes for a bloody wet rainy day. Then ole’Aeolus chimed in with the loud wind chimes proclaiming to not be the only god capable of ruining a party. See these gusts from Aeolus push even the most steady and stable ZEALOTS left, right, straight, backwards in an irregular weave of dances.

With the currently climate-y crisis of sorts on tap, the board is issuing a non-points bearing SFS style ride on Sunday at 10:00am window open. Self supported.

60 miles. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53685046

HOWEVER, there is MAJOR news. For we will not be cancelled. No. The next WBL will be a double down World Cup. Two full final attack zones. Two sprints per category. Over a thousand dollars in cash on the line. Details of this historic route to be determined within the next 24-36 hours.

 WBL # 7: Saturday 17 January 2026 

What: Suburban Cycles Bowman Ball Buster (PRO SPRINT)

When: 17 Jan - Saturday 

Where: The HUB (Athens at 5 Points besides Jittery Joes and Independent Bakery) *[Please do not leave your car in the HUB parking lot. Park on surface street nearby.] 

Route:  tba

Length (Time in saddle): 100 miles (5 hours) 

Time: 10 AM (*window open) 

Points: 5 (1 per hour - must sign in here:  : https://forms.gle/e2qFumEzxqSq9TaH7

Exit Route: tba

Store Stop: Bowman (Mile 45)

Pee Break @ 20 Miles 

Attack Zone: Tba 

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Ride # 5 and 6:  Normaltown Brewing New Year's Day Classic and First American BanK March to Madison   

Tonight, sitting in front of the fire defrosting that numbness from the cold extremities, the mind wanders. The flames flick left and right. Grab more firewood. Eyes dart from open to shut. The mind wanders to beaches, lakes, warm sun, mosquitos, but mostly to finding that feeling again. You know the one. But we all have different ones. Resist the urge to poke or prod those embers. Instead, simply sit and admire what is right now. See the thing with right now is that it is just a moment. That moment is made up of the beings, people, entities, etc.. that happen to be there. Simply being there is important. However, being there is hard. I confess to succumbing to that. Fatigue is no excuse. Pride neither, except if you’re Simba. For we all know about Simba. I ain’t crying, that’s just Georgia dirt in my eye from some crazy cold WBL in the rain the whole time!

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