DFL Crossdresser Race Series 2011 - CX Begins!

[Jim Hewett]

Since I missed the latter part of the XC racing season, I guess I should do some 'cross racing.  Part of the preparation is getting used to the pacing and relatively flat and fast nature of cyclocross courses.  The earliest chance for that is the San Francisco underground race series put on by DFL.  Vague details are distributed by word-of-mouth, usually a time and place.  Racers show up and many begin to don their "cross-dresser" attire, from a simple tutu over the kit to very elaborate and risque affairs with garter belts and wigs.  We race through parks and homeless encampments, sand and grass and pavement, over barriers and through chicane.  Lots of fun is had by all, and we get a little practice for the real thing.  I did all 4 of the races this year and won the overall series championship and this awesome hand-made belt buckle.  Now I just need to find the perfect belt for it!