This is a "weather be damned" rain, sleet, the nastier the better kinda race. The trails are ready and the snow is holding off until just the right time – Friday night!! Should be another perfectly frozen snowy race!! The second annual Snotcycle was held on the beautiful Rockland Farm just on the Virginia side of Whites Ferry. Both years now have been snowfests. This year it looked like we were going to get a dusting, or the bigger snow would come after the race ended. The ferry was closed due to river flooding, so i headed out to go the long way. The weather was clear and i left my summer tires on the bike. During the course of the 35 minute drive, the weather turned from clear, to slight flurries, to downright nasty snow. I arrived at 10:30, one hour before the race began. I was not too worried about the snow, thinking there wouldn't be enough time for it to stick too bad and effect traction. Man was I wrong! Last year I raced singlespeed. It's better for t...