What a picture that is....we really need that.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Logan > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 5:36 PM > To: North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros) > Subject: [Gyros: 15201] Re: For Saturday A Group Riders > > HA! Id probably have better luck coming to your house tonight and > having you give me a massage. Now that I think about it where are my > keys... > > On Apr 16, 5:32 pm, "Tony" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Logan, > > > > I agree that we will need to see who sows up tomorrow and we have 25 > miles > > to consider how it'll play out. It'll be fun trying though. If we need > to > > cut down the time, we will. > > > > As far as you being tired, I've heard that story before. Remember, you > came > > into the store Tuesday and complained about how tired you were because > you > > did the 4 humps on Monday. If I remember correctly, you were one of 3 > > riders who came in first Tuesday night. Relax tonight, have your wife > give > > you a massage and you'll be ready to go tomorrow. > > > > Tony > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Logan" <[email protected]> > > To: "North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros)" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 5:03 PM > > Subject: [Gyros: 15199] Re: For Saturday A Group Riders > > > > I love you Rick. Im not afraid to say it. > > > > But I was thinking about this game, Tony, and Im not sure your numbers > > are fair. 1 1/2 min is a long time especially if you put the top 4 in > > the break. I cant see anyone catching the 3 or 4 of the strongest > > riders with that much of a gap. Perhaps you should lower it to 45 > > seconds and 2 strong riders and 1 medium rider. Perhaps leaving one of > > the strongest in the chase would be a good idea. That person could > > then take up the slack if the pace is dropping, perhaps doing a longer/ > > stronger pull to give the others a chance to rest. > > > > I guess we'll see who shows up tomorrow too. It would complicate > > things if some of the HG guys showed up. > > > > To be honest and not modest Im not sure where I will be tomorrow as > > far as strength. Ive got 15 hours in this week and Im pretty damn > > tired. > > > > On Apr 16, 4:31 pm, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Do you gibe, oh insolent one? > > > > > Setting aside the verisimilitude of your bold claim, please be > cognizant > > > of the mutability inherent within it. > > > > > A syllogism: Rick takes hard pull; Logan takes harder pull = Logan > gets > > > dropped. > > > > > The celerity of Rick's move proved too much for our droll youngster. > > > > > (Tony and Bert are not going to be happy with this discourse. We are > > > creating a climate "inimical to health", is what they are thinking, I > am > > > sure.) > > > > > Don't worry. Fatique will take the alacrity out of us... > > > > > -- Logan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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 gyros- > [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 gyros- > [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] > > > > > -- > > > 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] > > > > -- > > 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] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. 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