Rick: This is Carlos.. I will join you guys soon......... I need to get in some kind of riding shape beforehand .......... thanks
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 9:29 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gyro Nation, > > Here we go! Another season of weekday riding and Tuesday ride reports from > your's truly. (Do I hear a collective "yippee"!) One change this year: I > will expatiate less and be more succinct in these reports. Promise. But, not > yet...) > > There were 4 of us on the first training ride for Rick's Ride. The guys > were kind enough to have their waivers signed and ready (unfortunately, when > I returned to my car after the ride I could only find waivers for Ivan and > Steve...was the 3rd one turned in?...I find it hard to believe that I could > misplace a waiver considering the fact that it had nowhere to go but in my > car!!...but, I have done stanger things...) > > I took the boys on our normal route with the only exception being that we > went to the top of Olive Branch instead of taking the Doc to save some time > since it was getting dark. > > This was a very nice group. There were no rules tonight other than staying > together. Each rider could pull as long or as short as they pleased. And, > each rider did their share of work. Of course, this will change once this > ride becomes official on March 30th. At that time the length of pulls will > be controlled once we hit Patterson (unless you are in a break...), but, > more on that in a later email. > > All in all a very pleasant ride with good riders. Absolutely no issues; > just fresh air and time in the saddle. Can anyone think of a better way to > end a work-Tuesday that has nothing else going for it? We rode controlled, > and, it was only in the last 1/4 mile going to the top of Olive Branch that > I announced that a surge would be ok, and even this was a short sprint. > > We rode 29.5 miles at 18.5 pace, which was perfect. Nice job, guys. > > I will be doing another training ride same time, same place next week, the > 23rd. Same rules...come on out and stretch the legs and ride just as hard as > the group dictates. I get this feeling that the weather is going to be > great. > > Things really get rolling on the 30th where I will set the pace at 20+ and > encourage attacks and strong paceline riding. The goal on Tuesdays is to > learn to ride hard and smart. Work together; chase down breaks; form a > break; and, see how important it is to have friends in the peloton! > > Rick > > PS. What we have experienced in the past is that even though attacks are > permitted once we hit Patterson it is very rare that one actually occurs. > Most of us do not want to be hung out to dry so early in the ride, but, > every so often someone feels frisky enough to go...Keil?? > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
