A running account of the "race without an entry fee"..... The Tuesday night ride

Tuesday the 31st


 Welcome to the SG ride... Drug testers not needed cuz anything goes!

Great to see Little T out ( making it the shortest “long recovery” period for a broken wrist ).
However He would be a non-factor in tonight's ride.
      Right from the gun ( off of rt 10 ) Guido got involved up front and the Bikers Edge crew + Chris C were ready to oblige. Throw in Hunter P and a CVC guy without a helmet and an early break is formed. It didnt last long though but Guido stayed up there pushing things along. From there the ride settled down for a bit until a few guys got off the front heading to Mountain Rd. ( Eric M, The Full Nalini, The Sernyak, Jeremy B? & Larry-road-season-is-over-Merling ). Bridging up just before the corner was Joe K and Hunter P. The break went to work but no one from the field was rolling over to play dead this soon. There was also a police cruiser parked in the road ( the nerve!) which slowed everyone down and brought the field back together. Joe K and Eric M soldiered on but would get jumped by the flying Belgian Yelle!Snoop. Hunter P, Guido, The Full Nalini and Special Ed would put the screws down and bring that back. From there it was fast all the rest of the way to the light.
     Moss Farms started out fast thanks to a a few different guys. The Central Wheel guys were up there along Mike McG, Todd H, Ciocci and others. CCB also got involved toward the end and it was single file heading into the chicane and up the hill to Marion. Rounding the corner onto Marion was Little T and Nuemotion, followed closely by CCB, Toff H, Young Suto and the rest of the field. CCB rode a gap off the front and was joined quickly by Chris C, Guido and Hunter P. That group worked up a small gap but again, plenty of guys in the field were there to step up the tempo to start bringing it back after a few moments and by the short loop turn off it was all together. That was pretty much the story of the night. No breaks were staying out for more then a couple of minutes.
     Heading over 322, Quadzilla from Central Wheel timed the changing light well and charged off toward Mount Vernon while everyone else was still clipping in. The field was slow to get going but once everyone got onto Mount Vernon, there was the usual splintering starting to happen, Yelle!Snoop was driving the pace and gaps were opening up behind him. The gaps never last that long though and soon enough it was all back together. Quadzilla would jump again on the false flat section, taking along Ciocci this time. Those 2 held a gap for a little while but Mount Vernon is German territory and Guido along with help from Nuemotion and Mike McG reclaimed the front soon after. From there the pace calmed down a bit as the turnaround got closer.
      Going into the corner for Welch, Central Wheel looked to planning something. Little T could barely stand on the pedals with his stem so pointed heavenward and his arm in a cast, so the sprint was going to come from someone else. Garber and Gelt had a small gap but once Mike McG kicked at the base of the hill, that came back quickly. Mike was stayed at the front and tracked down the remaining ( CCB, Garber, and Quadzilla ). Out of the attack only Quadzilla put up a fight but Eric M had a good spot to launch for the sprint. Chris C gave chase along with Chris Butler. The long sprint run-in was good enough to spring a good sized group of guys way off the front from the rest but a red light brought it all back. The road was blocked due to a warehouse fire a mile or so up the way so it was decided on the fly to turn back toward Jude lane and head back to Mount Vernon. The road heading south on Mount Vernon is crap. Couple of guys were hit with flats. ( Dillon P and MTB Owen ). Cahill attacked yet again, but CCB, Todd H and others eventually brought it back as the speed was fast going down the false flat section. Fast enough to make the juniors in the group ( including National Crit & CX Champ Austin V ) curse their smaller gear ratios. Guido at some point dropped off to assist with tire changing. The route was back to 322 and then into the industrial park were Chris C attacked, Yelle!Snoop and Hunter P answering. Everyone made it safely onto Peck and from there, just a couple of attackers made themselves known, CCB was up there, Thomaas B, Gelt, Ciocci, and a few others.
     The run in to the Stop n shop sprint was fast thanks to the Central Wheel crew jumping on a motor pace opportunity. Mike McG kept Eric M in a good spot and had some help from Little T. Aidan challenged Eric M in the sprint but that looked more like scarecrow in a hurricane. After the sprint, it was standard fare going back into Hamden. There was a huge group for the very end with some guys sprinting out of the saddle and others riding it in proper. Gary from Central Wheel and Chris B were the only ones to hit the hill with Butler dancing away with it and then going on to ride a bunch more miles to cap off the night.

Hopefully the team warfare continues for a few more weeks.

34 comments:

Gary said...

Guido and Gary from CCR, went to assist MTB Owen on West Johnson. Maybe now he will carry a flat kit.

Anonymous said...

I didn't get the meeting invite to the altered route planning committee.

Anonymous said...

Route was changed on the fly because of the fire and Atwater road closing.

SS

Anonymous said...

Who was the douchebag in the Zane's kit that peeled off the front on the way back into Hamden and sat in the middle of the road, holding up traffic? Idiot

Anonymous said...

OH BOY!!! BRB going to get some popcorn!

Anonymous said...

Doper did good last night!

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/08/news/in-search-of-relevance-a-cat-3-turns-to-epo-and-hgh_232611

Anonymous said...

Had you stopped at, "Who was the douche-bag in the Zanes Kit?" you'd have the definition of a rhetorical question.

PB

Anonymous said...

ZING! Good one from the Squirrel! Let's all get along everyone.

Anonymous said...

You all should eat shit & die. Ignore your families & try to win stupid cheesy aeards, yea, that makes for a great life! Besides your all cheaters!

Love,
your conscience

Anonymous said...

Cheesy Awards.

Love,
your conscience again.

Anonymous said...

Anon where does all the hate come from. Is your husband in awsome shape while you sit home on your fat ass. Maybe your husband does not pay attention to you because you are a piece of shit wife. There are many riders who have happy families.

(Mtn. man) Gregory said...

Wow,,, I think it might be time to go back into the woods.
Some of you are going crazy, nuts or even bonkers. Calm down and have fun, stop being so competitive and just ride the dam bike.

(Mtn. man) Gregory said...

And for you guys that don't know who JGS is, its (Mtn. man) Gregory.
I didn't want to get any shit about hiding behind the Anonymous identity bullshit.

(Mtn. man) Gregory said...
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Anonymous said...

Well, it appears that no one was called out in the parking lot, so now anon can shut the fuck up. Lots of new faces on the ride though. Must be all the drama.

Anonymous said...

I heard JGS was doing EPO specifically for the TNT. He already proved himself in racing circles and now wants to make a statement on Tuesdays. Rumor has it he thinks by next Spring he will be able to pump enough drugs in his system to smoke Little T. Eric, Mike McG and Chris C at all of the sprint points and still have enough left to TT his way down to Hamden in front of Guido so he can crush the hill and laugh while he watches from the top as Hunter and the rest of us try to climb for second.

Anonymous said...

lamest comment ever.

Anonymous said...

You got it all wrong. JGS is doing large amounts of EPO so that he can beat Little T and Koski to the top of MT Washington during this years camping adventure.

Chris C.

Anonymous said...

Mountain man can't be doping. Isn't a side effect acting like a grumpy old man?

SS

Anonymous said...

dear puss calling people fat shitty wives,
try asking ur family how happy they are, you horrific ugly jackass. o wait u don't have one, hope you die alone, no wait better yet, with your bike.

love,
your "happy" family

Anonymous said...

Time to get back on the med's Anon!

Chris C.

Anonymous said...

Wow! Good one Chris c !

Love, paulie g

(Mtn. man) Gregory said...

I think SS got it right. Mount Washington might be the final
challenge.
I also want to make sure Pam doesn't kick my ass in Calf. in Sept.

Ciocci said...

That was me anon. Next time I'll just plow back into the side of the peloton that's going 10+mph faster than I am. Hopefully you'll be involved in the crash.

Greg Ciocci

Anonymous said...

The Ciocci has spoken.


PB

Hunter P said...

The Tokeneke race crew is in need of volunteers for the event Sunday. I will be helping out in the couple of hours before my race. Anyone else care to assist?

Anonymous said...

Hey I came up with a great idea the other day. Small ring ride for all Cat 3 and above while Cat 4 and 5 can use the big ring. This would be a great end of the season ride.

Anonymous said...

Give the less doped a better chance of getting to the front.

Anonymous said...

They would still complain.

Anonymous said...

Tokeneke might cancel the race without volunteers.

Anonymous said...

Already cancelled.

SS

Hunter P said...

Is anyone interested in meeting up there for an informal race this sunday in Barkhamsted? 3 laps round the course? 2 ?

Race it on the honor system or use Strava?

Anonymous said...

No.


PB

Anonymous said...

That stinks! Sunday ride 9:30 @ S&S.

Chris C.