Jim Laird and the Race of a Lifetime
I chat with Masters (60-64) World Cyclocross Champion Jim Laird and find out how he survived the mud, freezing temperatures and an all-American field to be the only Canadian to bring home the gold from Louisville. [photo courtesy: Dave McElwaine, trailwatch.net] Ten years ago Jim Laird hadn’t even heard of cyclocross. In fact, he had just started road racing when his teammate at the time Jeff Bekal suggested he try cyclocross to stay fit in the off-season. After one cyclocros