It was a great ride. We started with about 22 riders with some cutting it short. With about 18 riders left we made a concerted effort to keep the group together. Double paceline was tight, there were no surges and everyone did the work up front. It was perfect.
Thanks to Fernando for helping Don, myself and another rider catch the main group after the speedy climb up Doc. Once Fernando gets in that tuck position it's all over for the competition. Thanks to Don for getting us to work as a team. Thanks to Logan for putting me out front on the Doc and letting me hang out there to dry. Hey, Logan, I really apreciated that! And Tom was the 3rd guy to come in with Logan and Steve. Great job to you three. One more thank you to Dave for giving me a wheel to hang on to as we were trying to catch the lead three up Leesville on the final climb. We knew it was impossible but we sure did give it the old college try. (My heart didn't appreciate it though). And, oh, kudo's to Joel who rides that old Vitus with 18th century Dura-Ace and tubular tires, who flatted btw, and managed to ride with the group the whole way until about the last 8 miles. Great job Joel. Specs were 70 miles @ 19.5mph average. As Rick said, what a great day to be alive and on the bike. Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Gyros" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 6:15 AM Subject: [Gyros: 12537] Great ride yesterday... Gyros, (Did everyone turn those clocks ahead?) What a great way to start the cycling season! Even though we had a couple of mechanicals, and a coach (John?) who was a bit nervous about making the start of his soccer game everyone stayed together and shared the work. I think that I can speak for other riders when I say that riding near 4 hours was a concern since many of us have only been getting in 45 min rides on the trainer (although Jim had mentioned something about doing 3 hours on his trainer!). But, the group dynamics were great and it was a really nice, controlled ride. Tony laid out a great course, the weather could not have been better, and it was simply a good day on the bike. It was great to see Fernando again, who came to the front on Leesville to help as we were trying to catch the front group (who, at that point were just to far up the road). I thought that I would give it one more try and took the lead up that final climb. Suddenly, Tony, Fernando, and just about everyone else went by me and I was done. Gassed. Don rode at my slowing pace and offered some sympathetic words...thanks, Don! Anyway, great riding by Logan, Steve, and, I am not sure who else was in that lead group. I few more rides like this, and a few less pounds and our A group will be back in form! Rick --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your replies. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
