Also it is Bryan with a Y not an I. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Tom Fissel <[email protected]> wrote:
> BTW, it is "Sean" Dinges, not Shawn > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > > To: "Gyros" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:04 AM > > Subject: [Gyros: 15157] Tuesday ride report...a great turnout! > > > Gyro Nation. > > Last night's ride exceeded expectations with 19 riders showing up to test > their legs, and experience a great group effort under sunny skies and warm > temperatures. I consider these to be propitious conditions for a fine night > of cycling, sans the windy conditions! > > The theme before the ride was to offer comments on the 'rules of the ride' > that were so eloquently listed in my email, and the abstruse nature of my > writing style. For some reason it sounded like they were being facetious, > but it was all in good fun. There was a real nice energy in the air... > > Well, it was quite a ride. The pace was quick once we hit Coley, and it > never let up. The first break occurred on Patterson with a group of about > 6-8 riders creating a decent gap, and, another 8 riders organized into a > chase group. By the time that we hit Redwood the chase group picked up > riders who lost contact with this lead group, and eventually there were only > 3 on the lead group: Brian, Shawn, and, Logan. > > We did organize and tried very hard to reel in that very strong lead group, > but, even though we did close the gap to a few hundred feet on Burton (I > recall Bert calling out: "their sitting up"), it was not to be. Once we > turned onto Cheek they opened up the gap once again, and there was no > reeling in riders that strong, and motivated. > > By the time we hit Olive Branch there was the lead group of Brian, Shawn, > and Logan, and, a second group of 3 or 4 riders with Keil that formed the > first chase, and, the group that I was suffering in with Smith and Claude, > Tom, Bert, and Ivan. (I am unable to account for the remaining riders, but > it is my hope that they re-grouped and worked together.) > > According to Logan the lead group averaged 22.4; I did not speak with > anyone in the first chase group, but there is a good chance that they were > at very close to 22.0, and, according to Bert the 2nd chase group was at > 21.7 for the 31 miles. > > Having strong riders like Shawn and Brian certainly raises the bar for > everyone, and accounts for a Gyro ride going over 22. (Last year we did not > hit a 21 average until mid-season!) Although it would be great to have these > 2 very fine riders with us all of the time, it is not likely as I am sure > they will return to the fast boys at Kicks. Let's keep our fingers crossed, > though. > > I hope that everyone enjoyed the ride. Please email me off line if you have > any comments, complaints regarding your experiences. > > Rick > > -- > 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] > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- 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]
