Hay Rick I am going to start chasing you guy out of the parking lot on Tuesdays in a couple of weeks after I train a little more and most likely will be drop so I do need the clue sheet, I probably know the route
Kv On 5/2/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Gyro Nation. > > I have been out of town for a bit, but I am back. This means that long, > drawn out emails and ride reports are back in vogue. Here are the specs: > > Day: Tuesday, May 4 > > Time: 5:45pm > > Place: St. Francis > > Distance: 32 miles > > Pace: 22-23 > > Course: Standard (Everyone should be familiar with our Standard course. If > you are not, please email me privately and I will send you the route.) > > I received a brief ride report from Tony on last Tuesday's ride, but he did > not share specifics so I do not know how fast you all went. It is my guess > that it was 22 something, or Tony would have brought it to my attention. I > truly thought that when I returned you guys would be going so fast that it > would be best if I just rode SAG! I am anxious to ride once again to see > just how fast the group has gotten (or, slow...), and when I will get > dropped. > > > This is a good segue for posting my ride objective once again: > > > Rick's ride is designed to use the collective energies of our strongest > riders to go as fast as possible for 32 miles. > > Any tactic utilized during the ride that is detrimental to this philosophy > is discouraged. It is not forbidden, it is just frowned upon by the group. > If you choose to attack, please make certain that you are strong enough to > make this an effective tactic. My rules state that once we hit Patterson any > rider can go on the attack, or, conversely, any rider can choose not to pull > or do any work at all. > > Just keep in mind that what you do should be for the good of the ride > objective. And, the group. I am not saying that our strongest riders have to > hold back. I am not saying that at all. If you are strong enough to attack > and stay away (which means that you are either not caught at all, or, you > are not reeled back until the final miles...), please do. But, if you attack > and you are reeled back in within a couple of miles please be honest with > yourself and don't go again. (You can answer other attacks, of course...) > Take longer pulls, or, whatever helps the ride objective. > > Ok. Enough on that. > > I only have one more thing to add: Let's ride fast Tuesday! > > 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]
