Apology

over the course of one's racing career we come in contact with all sorts of characters. some of those characters we become friends with and/or teammates with. however, friendship and camaraderie on bikes can take different shapes and forms over time, even weekend to weekend. and by the end of a season friendships can be shattered, and hatred born. that hatred is often bred from misunderstandings or lack of communication. bike racers are a tough, stubborn lot, so trying to overcome the attack of misunderstanding, lack of communication, and hatred can be a difficult gap to bridge. but i will attempt to drop my pride and do so now.

early in the season i wrote a email to some our our team members about a race at wells ave that was unintentionally published on this site. some sketchy things happened in that race, and i wrote an emotional piece about it. in that email, i said some things about an old friend and teammate of mine, chris harnish, which may have gone beyond the bounds of what was called for in a race report. he has recently been nice enough to contact me about this, and he has asked me to clear the air.

chris and i have had a huge gap to bridge from events that happened during the 2005 season when we rode together for colavita, including participation in Ireland's Ras. through misunderstandings and lack of communication our friendship dissolved, the team split, and something bordering on hatred took over. now i want to publicly apologize for the things i said in that past email and try to begin to bridge that gap and try to find amicable ground.

the road is too narrow for two-wheeled warriors to not work in some sort of harmony together, and i want to bring some harmony between chris and myself. he had some great rides in the second half of the season at ninigret and norwell, where we both tried to work together to attain results. i respect him for his great rides and hope he continues to ride will in the '08 season (but not well enough to drop me!).

furthermore, by having the courage to write me personally to correct any heated statement i may have said in the past deserves him personal respect. chris, you're ok man.

hopefully this will go some way in repairing a strained relationship so we can at least work together on the road and not spew venom at eachother off it. i look forward to hearing from chris, accepting my apologies and best wishes for next season.

thad