If it makes you feel better Rick Ill go to the front before range and then attack anyway.
On Apr 16, 11:35 am, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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]
