It rained and poured but it didn't stop
the usual troops from coming out for some bike practice.
Right out of the parking lot, Tall John
was eager to dry off, setting off in front of everyone during the
neutral start. He took along Tall Dennis and a couple of Central
Wheel riders and Nate from Amity. They set off with no one in
particular from the bunch protesting. Soon after route 10, Rich
Foley, Gregg F and Young Suto struck off the front in proper fashion
and had as gap as they too were allowed to roll. They worked up a gap
of about 30 seconds before it started tumbling down on the way to
Mountain road. The peleton was being led by the usuals and a couple of flats ( Dillon P ) and the rain covered wet roads slowed the bunch down. The catch was eventually
made on Mountain rd and everyone settled in and by the light at
Route 68, even the early birds were back in the fold.
Hacker jumped up for Moss Farms
and was joined by Jacinto. Todd H was the first to dig in and chase,
keeping everyone close. Along the way, a couple of guys bridged up.
Ciocci, The Sernyak(?) and one other. Behind Mike McG, Eric M and
MoMoney were also up there lending a hand. The leaders came into the
chicane with barely a gap and by the turn onto Marion, it was all
together. The pace was solid to 322 from there. Again, a few guys
went up to try to catch the light but it was red.
On Mount Vernon things got a little
messy. Guido rolled off the front to get things going and took along
a few guys ( O'Shea, Nuemotion, Tri Doug, Hacker etc ). The front
group disintegrated though with just Hacker and one other up front.
Joe K powered off the peleton and got stuck in between until the
false flat section where everyone was rounded up. Chris C tried to
inflict some pain during and after the false flat, stretching the
group out nearly single file. No one was in the attacking mood though
and it stayed together. Guido would get to the front again and try to
get something going, and he briefly had a gap with Chris C, Silent
Steve, The Sernyak, and Thomaas B but everyone got wish to that when
Hacker moved and thru to the group, tying it all together for the
corner.
On Welch, Tall John got things going
with Chris C, Ciocci and Hacker responding. Tri Doug then kept things
fast along with Todd H. The dash up the hill to the corner was slower
then usual. Hunter P was the first to jump, getting into a narrow
seam between a car and the corner. The peleton had to deal with a bit
of a bottle neck and so that move was deemed a dickhead one but it
served to get everyone riled up for the chase on West St. Soon a
small group of guys was way off the front and chasing Hunter P down.
Jacinto, Hacker, Eric M, Chris B, and Tall John. Eric M got the best
jump in the sprint and came around Hunter P to take the sprint with
Jacinto behind. Red lights on the backside brought everyone back
together for the ride back into Cheshire.
Tall John tried to ride away with Chris
C on before the underpass, but there was enough guys paying attention
to keep it together. The ride back onto Route 10 was unexciting. A
good number of guys kept the pace high on Peck and Schoolhouse with
no one getting any gaps. Ditto for the first sections of route 10.
For the Stop n Shop sprint it was all Zane's up front. Mike McG set a
terrific initial leadout, keeping the pace high and leaving the other
sprinters fighting for wheels. Koski, and The Sernyak(?) where there
as well leaving Eric M in a good spot for the sprint. Jacinto got
onto Eric's wheel and those 2 duked it out to the very last meter
with being a very close call for who got it.
The whole group got an unusual amount
of green lights thru Cheshire, which kept the loners connected with
the bunch and the speeds high going back into Hamden. Props to Silent
Steve for handing a flat tire at 30mph with grace and not causing
mass destruction. For the finale, after Dillon P, Julio L and Tall
Dennis laid out the final kilometer, a small group ( Guido,
Nuemotion, Hacker, Eric M, O'Shea and Jacinto ) got free and fought
for the corner. A certain Kelt was out of the saddle quite a bit tho
so who knows who got this one fair and square. Up the hill, Hunter P,
on the tail end of the squatting sprinters group, used the head start
to keep out in front of a charging Chris B. Also present were Dillon
P, Mountain Man, Tall Dennis, and Koski (!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!? )
Good ride everyone... Cheers to all for
braving the wet weather.
32 comments:
http://nyvelocity.com/content/features/2012/david-anthony-tests-positive
Plain and simple-IDIOT!!!
An overweight 35+ year old with little athletic background gets going in the sport and after a while breaks thru the Cat-4 barrier in less then a 2 years. hhmmm, sound like anyone we know?
Fuck you anon. Be a fucking man like rondo and Crowell and put your name to your insinuations.
WOW! I just go linked to Rondo. Do I take that as a compliment or an insult?
Chris C.
That 45 year old is a shithead, taking EPO to win local races. Get a life.
On a side-note, Mike M set-up the leadout for Eric M. Nice work to another old man!
wish i was there.
We'll all be peeing in cups in 3 years time in the sleeping giant parking lot.
Wait, im not supposed to pee in peoples bottle before out?
I used to have to pee in a cup a few times a week. Supervised sometimes. Not fun.
To the guys who do the ride that are dopers...
Please stop...
Please...
Pretty please...
Pretty please with sugar on top...
You are a loser... Admit it.
And there is conjecture of doping, as opposed to proof, because what . . . The ride is so fast???
20% of the riders tested at the Grand Fondo NY came back positive. That's incredible. The SG ride gets between 40-60 guys. To say that a couple or a few are ( or have ) used something is not unreasonable.
Its just the state of affairs we are now in. Could be something as simple as a testosterone patch prescribed for libido or roids, which can be obtained very easily these days. We don't have any young guys knocking on the door to a pro team so that leaves the older crowd, which in fact real world evidence points to as the increasing demographic for dopers. We all talk shit about the pros and how they all dope, why is it so hard to be honest about the amateur situation? Because we like the guy that may be be juiced? Because he is on a popular team? Ask all the BH\Comedy Central guys how that line of reasoning works out.
Still conjecture.
Yes it is conjecture. But no smoke without fire. If you are someone who may fall into the above category and are actually clean, you're just going to have to realize that people like you are quickly becoming the exception and not the norm.
Anon, your comparison to the gran fondo riders and SG is not spot on. The guys tested in NY were all seasoned, hardcore racers.
There are not that many guys with the same M.O. out on Tuesday nights. Not too many of us are so absolutely desparte to win. It is wrong to think that doping plagues us like it plagues them. It's a sad thought to push on clean guys without proof, so please rethink your approach.
Oh jeez, can we officially change Hunter's nickname to Condescending P? Hunter, yes you may be one of the strong guys on the ride, but you are obviously no stranger to getting your ass kicked out there in the races. Just cause you go out and race without giving it 100% doesn't mean everyone on the ride shares your mentality. There are plently of riders who don't race a lot, or at all, and still go out and try their hardest week in and week out.
And that is why if even one of you blowhards is doping (and ask around, everyone thinks there is at least one), it is simply wrong. Because while stronger guys like Hunter or Chris may be able to keep up with a doper on Tuesdays, there are guys like me who use the SG ride as a metric for my own improvement . And if I have to judge my 40 something year old performance against a doper's outside of the race course, that's just not fair, no matter how you look at it.
First of all, if you think Hunter is strong than you're as slow as you are stupid. Secondly, who on the SG ride is winning? Who? No one aside from a few results here and there, but that's probability given the amount of racing some of us do. There are a few people who have really light it up this year, as is the case every year, and they aren't old SG riders . . . Namely Ben Wolfe. And there is no even way he is doping. He's just young, hungry and training hard.
Just shut up and ride or roll up in the parking lot and call someone out.
Good idea! Why not start yourself and roll up to the parking lot and call me out as weak.
All of you are a bunch of damp pussies.
The SG ride is fast training ride. It isn't a marker for picking out dopers because some have a hard time keeping up with the "fast" guys on the ride. Its cool to come out and gauge your fitness against the faster riders on Tuesday nights, I do it myself. To say they dope because they are faster IS misguided. I agree with HP. They put in the work. They are faster. That is all
Pin a number on your back. Im sure the SG ride will get easier for you.
I love all the anonymous comments. It's easy to call a guy out or make insults when you don't sign your name. If there are dopers on the ride. Hook Me up! I need to take that S&S sprint from Little T.
Chris C.
Chris that is a dumb thing to say. But if you are willing to joke like that, please be honest. Do you think there are any SG regulars that have or are currently using products that are by definition cheating? Please explain your answer.
Anon Get a sense of humour! If someone wants to dope. let em. You can't control what someone else wants to do. Just go ride your bike All I care is that you hold your line, keep a steady rotation, pull off into the wind.
Everybody just lighten up. Since when did this blog get so heavy?
Chris C.
I'll take that as a yes.
Chris, that is a sad response. I would have thought you would care more about fair racing. Forget the SG ride. Racing should be on a fair field. No matter what level. And it applies to the SG ride in as much as we view the SG ride as a race of sorts. Don't be even dumber and say that SG isnt a race to some of you turkeys.
I know I am looking forward to "racing" tomorrow... Also.... steady pace-lining.... Right Chris???
Also, look for a little chat with New England's hottest rider, Ben Wolfe, to get posted to the C.A.N.R.S site midweek.
Kid is going places...
My god, don't take this so seriously. I say we all dope. I want to see the average speed up to 30 MPH by November. Oh yeah I forgot, I shouldn't joke about such things. Lighten up!
You’re learning Hunter. There is hope for you yet.
Chris C.
There is not enough time in the day to worry about dopers.
Without the dopers and greenhorns this ride would truely die.
I wonder what Chris' coach would have to say about dopers and if he also doesn't care if there are some out there racing against his athletes.
Time for a new poll!
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