Tony, I'll tell you how this is going to play out.
As we approach the "Cat and Mouse" zone there will be a slowing because no one will want to be at the front as we close in on Range. Those who plan on attacking will take cover at the back, those who want to be in the chase will mark the studs, and those hoping not to get dropped will begin energy conservation. Well, gang, this is not going to happen. I am still riding myself into some kind of cycling condition, and since I threw my chain on Tuesday I lost some valuable training. What this means is that I need to suffer to succeed. I will not allow the pace to slow as we head toward Range. In fact, I plan on taking a hard pull to keep the contenders honest. Just make sure that you all wait for me at Range and Moriah after I flame out!! Rick ---- Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > AG's (A Gyros), > > We are going to try to do something different to spice things up a bit on > Saturday. Instead of doing the "Open Play" like we've done in the past, > we'll try something a bit more organized and team goal oriented. > > We are going to do a little Cat & Mouse. > > Here is the plan. Bert came up with a great route for this to take place. > > At 25.5 miles we make a left turn on Range Road. For those of you who have > been on this stretch before, it is a rolling section of smooth road with a > slight incline making it perfect for a breakaway for 3-4 of our strongest > riders. to the intersection of Range & Enon Roads is 5 miles. With about a 1 > 1/2 minute lead, the rest of the group will work together to bring back the > breakaway. That should give the chase group about 4 1/2 miles to catch the > breakaway. > > Depending on the number of riders we have, we'll either do a double or single > paceline with short pulls. Remember, THIS IS NOT "EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF." > We work together as a team, form a chase group and reel in the breakaway. > > Now, the 3-4 man group may drop some of their own in trying to keep us at > bay. We may do the same. That's the nature of the game. > > Think of this section like a Tuesday night Rick ride where we are working > hard but working together to keep the pace up high. (Well, maybe not that > crazy) > > We also may not succeed in catching the breakaway so instead of regrouping at > the intersection of Range & Enon Roads, the breakaway should continue to the > next intersection of Range & Moriah Roads. That's a total of 9 miles. (God, > I hope we can catch them before the Range/Enon intersection). > > If we have not caught them by then, Range & Moriah with be the point at which > we will regroup and ride the next 5-6 miles to the rest stop in Moriah. > > So this chase could actually last as long as 9 miles depending on how strong > our Gyro A Supermen are in keeping the main chase group away. > > If this turns out to be successful we will incorporate this Cat & Mouse in > our future rides. > > See you all on Saturday. > > (Hmmm, I wonder who will want to volunteer to be in the breakaway group of > 3-4 riders?) > > -- > 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] > > Subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/gyros/subscribe?hl=en -- 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]
