Memorial Day Weekend

On a road trip to Iowa there really isn’t much to see unless you find looking at cornfields fascinating; to be honest the average human doesn’t. But when you get to your destination, in Burlington, Iowa there is something to see. That happens to consist of the nice hotel water park, but my favorite part of Burlington Iowa was the Snake Alley Criterium bike race.

The Snake Alley bike race happens to be the 5th hardest Critarium race in the United States. Competing in this bike race, were people from Denmark, Argentina, Ukraine, and of course our very own Americans. One of those Americans happens to be my very good family friend Eric Marcotte, a biker that has recently in the past year merged to the top of Criterium Bike Racing. And in this race he got third. May I also add that he has placed top three in many races out west with his team Pista Palace. Here in Iowa he was a lone ranger, and in biking it’s not easy to always to do. In another race in Muscatine Iowa, he was in a bigger field (More bikers), and won it all. But what fascinates me most is how humble he is as a person. Getting first place he didn’t have much to say; whereas guys that have been racing since they were teenagers wet their pants if they get third and go on and on about the race when they’re on the podium. In other words Eric Marcotte I look at as a ro-model, and having him as a family friend makes it even better.

In Iowa there really isn’t much, but on Memorial Day Weekend there is something, bike races where competitors go at it. Luckily I was able to witness it all with my own eyes.