[roostafish]

Believe me, I've obsessed over the ISDE before.

I am familiar with the qualifying. I've done this before. Back then, chase riders were part of the deal. It wasn't cheating, it was simply having someone meet you at checks with water, food, and having a bike with spare parts available, and the well supported riders had them, the trophy team riders for sure. Maybe we can't do that now. I realize you cannot swap certain parts, and that those parts are marked when you impound your bike. Don't get too uptite about me cheating, because I won't. I know exactly what this race is all about, and I intend to follow the rules and have an honorable race.

I am in top physical condition, I am at around 6% body fat, and have a grueling conditioning routing. My life focus running up to this race will be mental and physical preparation. I am not taking this lightly. Though I may decide to ride on the Mexico team rather than spend the thousands of dollars it will take to qualify here.