Race Report - Team pursuit final, 1996 Olympic Trials (June 8, 1996)

So tonight was the team pursuit final.  US National 
rode vs. Atlanta Velo and broke the national record,

1. US National 4:18.458
2. UPS         4:27.540
3. USPS        4:33.484
4. Indy Velo   4:38.266

I rode on the USPS team for the bronze.  An hour and
a half or so before the start, I was sitting around in 
my postage stamp skinsuit feeling cool, and I decided
to go get something to eat.  I settled on a couple of 
Dove Bars at $2.50 a pop.  I brought them back to the
infield and started munching away.  As I sat there with
a goofy grin on my chocolate-rimmed mouth, my eyes 
wandering over the infield crowd, I suddenly noticed 
this old dude with glasses glaring at me like I'd done
something really bad.  It was none other than Eddie B. 
himself, USPS directeur sportif and recent inductee to
the bicycling hall of fame!  I felt like a total dork.
Nevertheless, I finished off both the Dove bars (thinking
about how Eddie B. had called America a 'land of fat people')
and rode on the rollers a little to assuage my guilt
and overall feelings of lameness.  

After the ride, he shook my hand and said 'good ride'.
Gave me eye contact and everything, as if to say, 'I forgive
you for being such a moron and having such shitty eating
habits while wearing one of MY skinsuits in MY presence,
you little punk'.  I felt exonerated, and spent the rest
of the evening basking in the glow of wearing the same 
uniform as Rebecca Twigg.  I even got to meet Mark Gorski,
but nobody offered me a pro contract or a job at Montgomery.