Well, it looks as though my decision to switch to 6pm was propitious, and, with 12 riders showing up, apparently irrefragable. But, that aside, we will return to 5:45 next week, and all subsequent weeks.
This was pretty much how I had envisioned the Tuesday rides: steady, hard riding until Patterson, and, then a small group attempts to get away, only to get reeled back in. Then, they try again, and, this time they stay away. That small group was Logan, Steve, and Ty (Bryan would have been in that group but he was testing his customized TT bike...what a sweet ride). They first tried to get away on Redwood, but we caught them on Burton. The chase group was strong, with Bert, Keil, Tom, Don, Ivan, Tammy (wow!), and myself. (Tony and one other rider began with us, but they pulled off somewhere along the route...) When we hit Olive Branch this triumvirate went again. This is a perfect time for them to go because Logan just loves those 2 little humps leading to, and up the Doc. Once they opened up the gap there it was tough reeling them back. We organized and took some good pulls, but, when we turned on to Carpenter Pd. with about 2 miles to go Keil had done some math and determined that they were 30 seconds ahead of us. It was over. We just did not commit ourselves to doing what it takes to bring them back. I would like to congratulate Logan, Steve, and Ty for a great ride. But, we are going to mark you 3 on all subsequent rides! And, I am going to make Bryan an offer he can't refuse to work with the chase group to reel these rebels in whenever they attempt to get away. Logan had the lead group at 22.7 for 30 miles; Bert had our group at 22.1. (I think that there is a discrepancy here because it did not appear that they were that far ahead of us...but, the ride was in the mid to upper 22's...) Great ride, all! -- 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]
