The rain spares the SG ride this week
It was a smaller than usual group out tonight, but everyone was giddy over the fact that the rain held off. Soon into the ride, Alan sped off the front when everyone was still easing into the ride. Soon after, a trio of Chris C, The Full Nalini, and Little T jumped off in pursuit. Alan turned onto Mountain Rd with a 50-meter gap to the trio, which had a 50 meter gap of their own. Behind, the Cheshire guys were just getting started with protecting the front. Halfway down Mountain Rd, with the 3 chasers closing in on Alan, Hunter P jumped hard across the gap, and all 5 came together at the same time. The gap stayed there until the light on route 68, which was red.
Alan stayed on it once onto Moss Farms, and he was joined by Kyle C. Those 2 kept the gap going all the way past the chicane, where they were finally tracked down by Chris C, Little T, and a couple of others. The whole group rolled together for a little bit, but soon after Alan was back off the front racing towards the light on 322. He'd have Ben Bruce along for company this time, but the light was red.
Onto Mount Vernon and Alan was again off the front, helped to a gap by teammates who were not pulling thru the front very hard. He'd slowly get pulled back in a kilometer later, with Chris C, Rob Dux, Rustico and a couple of others chipping away at the gap. That let Joe K counter-attack before the false flat section. There was a hard headwind that slowed the chase down. A little while later Alan jumped across the gap. Again there was no organized chase behind them and the gap went up. Chris C put in a sturdy pull but when it was just CCR guys slowly pulling through, he tossed in his hat and the gap went up to a big 20 seconds by the corner of Welch.
From there the 2 leaders worked together to cement the gap ahead of the sprint point, though Joe would let Alan roll off solo to make sure he got the points. Behind, Little T and then Chris C made strong jumps towards the sprint point but each had 3 CCR guys following. Alan took the sprint and kept rolling. He made it through a light whereas the pack had to stop. Then another red light slowed the chase. When the ride was rolling and with Alan out of sight, everyone was back at it, attacking and countering, this time, with a tailwind.
Heading through Cheshire, Little T would jump off the front and then catch a light. The peleton stopped or slowed for EVERY light on route 10 except two.
Great ride everyone! You know what they say... You have to fight fire.... With fire.
Tuesday the 28th
The Angriest Ride in Connecticut.
Now with Bears!
More drama this week at the SG ride as the ride is starting to feel like an episode of General Hospital. Here are the highlights, and the accompanying darker moments.
Early on, Kyle C jumped off the front with A-A-Ron Black and Dillon P. Those 3 held a steady gap for a couple of minutes. As the trio approached the corner of Mount Sanford Rd, they breezed thru the intersection without much of a warning for the field, which was close enough to start to roll thru after the leaders. The problem was that a car was bearing down pretty quickly. This put Chris C squarely in the sights of a speeding bumper. Everyone jammed on the brakes, and there was no incident besides the ensuring swearing and top-of-the-lung yelling from Chris C. The intersection is par for the course for the SG ride, Chris' reaction was..... Special.
After a few seconds though, it was back to riding hard. From there, A-A-Ron Black was making his presence known with some strong pulls on the front. Aidan C, Mike Frisk, Burgster and Big Red as well. Hunter P jumped off the front as the ride got close to route 68 but the field was with him, and the light was green. That gave Burgster a chance to roll off a gap going onto Moss Farms. He stayed out front for a while, with Hacker, Chris C, Big Red, the Senryak, and a couple of others giving chase.
Heading onto Marion, Burgster would go again, and he held a gap for another good chunk of time before being reeled back in. As the ride stopped at the light on route 322, Jimmy C came up to Chris C and gave him some stern but friendly "advice." It was something about not yelling in the Bedding Plant Capital of CT, micro-dosing shrooms, Boston accents, and using sailer's language on what is clearly dry land. Chris C was having non-o-that. The 2 nearly got into fisticuffs, which anyone will tell you is hard to pull off when you're trying to clip in after a red light. It was another awkward moment for most in attendance. Hunter P and Burgster recognized the chance to capitalize and attacked right away, although the field was right there. Once onto Mount Vernon, Burgster kept on the offensive, and he was chased down primarily by Big Red.
From there, the ride went into cruise control mode. Going up the false flat section Quadzilla attacked, taking Hunter P with him. Those 2 tore off a gap quickly and held it for a few hundred meters until a big bear on the left side of the road scared Quad Z nearly out of his SPD's. The bear quickly scampered back in the woods on his side of the road, but it brought the breakaway to an end.
Heading to the turn onto Welch Rd, Burgster would take off again in search of the long ball. He didn't get too far until a strong group started pulling him back. Chris C, Aidan C, The Full Nalini, a new guy in a blue kit (?), Hacker, and a couple of others. Still, Burggie was content to push the pace, and he took a slight lead going thru the corner onto West St. Once the front 10 guys were through, Aidan C ramped up the speed just enough to close the gap. He had 4 or 5 guys on his wheel. The light before the sprint point was red though, with 2 cars stacked up. The front 5 guys went thru slowly, but the sprint was slowed down for sure because of it. Hunter P jumped out to get it ahead of Ben Bruce. Burgster kept going after the sprint, and he would soon be joined by Ben Bruce and Hunter P. That trio just made it through the light by the Target, and the field, right behind them, stopped. That was all those 3 needed. The chase would get held up briefly by one more light and the leaders would disappear into the evening light.
The Stop n Sprint point was neutralized as the leaders rolled through together, and the finish was null due to the road milling taking place 3\4's of a mile from the usual end at Shepard Ave.
Something of a forgettable ride folks. Unless of course, you have stock in the Cheshire Cycle Racing Team, which is working on a 2-week breakaway streak.
Now with Bears!
More drama this week at the SG ride as the ride is starting to feel like an episode of General Hospital. Here are the highlights, and the accompanying darker moments.
Early on, Kyle C jumped off the front with A-A-Ron Black and Dillon P. Those 3 held a steady gap for a couple of minutes. As the trio approached the corner of Mount Sanford Rd, they breezed thru the intersection without much of a warning for the field, which was close enough to start to roll thru after the leaders. The problem was that a car was bearing down pretty quickly. This put Chris C squarely in the sights of a speeding bumper. Everyone jammed on the brakes, and there was no incident besides the ensuring swearing and top-of-the-lung yelling from Chris C. The intersection is par for the course for the SG ride, Chris' reaction was..... Special.
After a few seconds though, it was back to riding hard. From there, A-A-Ron Black was making his presence known with some strong pulls on the front. Aidan C, Mike Frisk, Burgster and Big Red as well. Hunter P jumped off the front as the ride got close to route 68 but the field was with him, and the light was green. That gave Burgster a chance to roll off a gap going onto Moss Farms. He stayed out front for a while, with Hacker, Chris C, Big Red, the Senryak, and a couple of others giving chase.
Heading onto Marion, Burgster would go again, and he held a gap for another good chunk of time before being reeled back in. As the ride stopped at the light on route 322, Jimmy C came up to Chris C and gave him some stern but friendly "advice." It was something about not yelling in the Bedding Plant Capital of CT, micro-dosing shrooms, Boston accents, and using sailer's language on what is clearly dry land. Chris C was having non-o-that. The 2 nearly got into fisticuffs, which anyone will tell you is hard to pull off when you're trying to clip in after a red light. It was another awkward moment for most in attendance. Hunter P and Burgster recognized the chance to capitalize and attacked right away, although the field was right there. Once onto Mount Vernon, Burgster kept on the offensive, and he was chased down primarily by Big Red.
From there, the ride went into cruise control mode. Going up the false flat section Quadzilla attacked, taking Hunter P with him. Those 2 tore off a gap quickly and held it for a few hundred meters until a big bear on the left side of the road scared Quad Z nearly out of his SPD's. The bear quickly scampered back in the woods on his side of the road, but it brought the breakaway to an end.
Heading to the turn onto Welch Rd, Burgster would take off again in search of the long ball. He didn't get too far until a strong group started pulling him back. Chris C, Aidan C, The Full Nalini, a new guy in a blue kit (?), Hacker, and a couple of others. Still, Burggie was content to push the pace, and he took a slight lead going thru the corner onto West St. Once the front 10 guys were through, Aidan C ramped up the speed just enough to close the gap. He had 4 or 5 guys on his wheel. The light before the sprint point was red though, with 2 cars stacked up. The front 5 guys went thru slowly, but the sprint was slowed down for sure because of it. Hunter P jumped out to get it ahead of Ben Bruce. Burgster kept going after the sprint, and he would soon be joined by Ben Bruce and Hunter P. That trio just made it through the light by the Target, and the field, right behind them, stopped. That was all those 3 needed. The chase would get held up briefly by one more light and the leaders would disappear into the evening light.
The Stop n Sprint point was neutralized as the leaders rolled through together, and the finish was null due to the road milling taking place 3\4's of a mile from the usual end at Shepard Ave.
Something of a forgettable ride folks. Unless of course, you have stock in the Cheshire Cycle Racing Team, which is working on a 2-week breakaway streak.
Tuesday the 21st
Rained out!
Although points must be given to Chris C, Kyle C and Big Red. Those 3 showed up and did the ride.
Although points must be given to Chris C, Kyle C and Big Red. Those 3 showed up and did the ride.
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