Quick Recap Post Cuz Steve B Needs Reading Material!
Steve B was was involved in a accident late last week and will be off the bike for a bit. Get better soon Steve! The ride isn't the same without you.
Slow start to the ride this week. Without Sean Maher, Turner French, Hacker, and Steve B, the 20 or so riders had less reason to get up and go. Dillon P had an early dig off the front. Then Mike Hons had one as well. Besides that, early pace-making was from Tom Krol, Sean Hurley, Chris C and Dan Smith. An old dump truck in front of the pack early on slowed things down so it was a lazy start to the ride.
It got going a bit once onto Moss Farms. A few new guys got involved up front, which was great to see. Dan Carbon, Greg Rod, Stefano P, and not-so-new Brian Suto were all chipping in at the front, pushing things along as they should be.
There was no real action until well after the chicane, when Hunter P attacked going over the highway. He got caught by the red light on 322 and so it was all together at first going onto Mount Vernon.
Chris C rolled off the front and was allowed to go. Then Mike Hons took off. Chris C stayed off until halfway down Prospect and the cut thru for the medium loop. The pace behind was decent but increasing as everyone could sense the tailwind.
Gruppo compacto for the heading onto Atwater St. No surprises. Hunter P attacked hard a few hundred meters from the 322 crossing, but this time, Little T and Dan Smith were close behind. The light was green for all, and only a small pause was needed to get thru the intersection. No one took advantage on the other side though and it was all togther going thru the next intersection..... Lame....
Brian Suto punched it hard on West Johnson, and Hunter P and Little T went with. That was a breakaway but again it was stimed by a red light.
After the light, Suto would stay off the front by accelerating down East Johnson, but it was all together for the turn onto Cheshire St. The pace into the climb was steady. Greg Rod pushed off the front at the beginning of the Greenhouse climb. There was not too much of a response. Chris C, Sean Hurley, and Henk lifted the pace a bit behind. GRod would never have more than 75 meters and it was coming back as everyone made it to the light. Chris C kept the pace up going thru and past the light, but it wasn't crazy-fast. This lead to Hunter P jumping a bit early for the sprint. Little T was right on his wheel and nearly came around by the line, but Hunter P got it.
Little T kept it rolling and got the light at route 68 but would soon after sit up and let everyone come back a few hundred meters later. From there the run into Hamden was normal with no attacks. Steady pace up front from all the same guys that had been working all ride long.
For the finale, Brian Suto slow-rolled a group of 3 or 4 with a few hundred meters to go, but they didn't get enough of a gap to thwart Little T, who jumped the sprint proper with Stefano P on his wheel. T got the finale with Suto hanging on for second, Stefano close behind. Good ride everyone.
Next week >>> the long loop!
