It did not look promising for a ride tonight as the rain was coming down strong as I drove in from Zebulon. I even called Grace and told here that I would be coming straight home. But, as I traveled further west it began 'clearing', and I went to the start.
Lou and John had already arrived, and Logan pulled in just after me so it was going to be a go. All good riders, and all raring to go. As we rode up Patterson the clouds became more ominous, so I decided to shorten the route and we headed left on Cheek and went to Stallings and looped back to Patterson. We rode well together and once we hit Olive Branch Logan was at the front and I knew it was on! He took us up the first climb on the Doc, and Logan and I broke from Lou and John. As we rode up the Doc Logan showed a courtesy beyond his years by telling me that he was not going to contest the race to the end of the Doc and the 3 points. He said that he was going to do this because he felt that I took the hardest pulls and I think he felt that it would not be fair if he blew past me in the final stretch. He was true to his word and remained on my wheel to the end. I am sure that he had second thoughts, but he held back. Meanwhile Lou and John were right behind us and did some fine riding to get back on and we headed up Leesville as a group. Lou took a strong pull to the Mt. Herman intersection, and I broke all of the rules of finishing strong by making an attack on that downhill leading to the final climb up Leesville. Once again Logan and I made a slight break from John and Lou as I lead up the climb. I came out of the saddle, but so did Logan and he blew past me at a pace that I could not match. I realized that I was not going to close the gap easily, but I also realized that Lou was coming up strong, and now I was in jeopardy of getting my 3 points for second! We finished with Logan, me, and Lou. John was right there, so we came in within a few meters of each other. Nice ride, guys! The point breakdown: Logan............5 points (overall winner) Rick.............5 points (1rst up the Doc; 2nd overall) Lou..............1 point (3rd overall) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
