Good ride tonight despite the cool temps. Must get the bad news out of the way though….. Massimiliano ( Max ) Accaputo who lives in Glastonbury went down in a final lap’s crash in the Pro race in Hartford and broke his femur. Max is a good guy of the Peleton who was enjoying his best season to boot. Bummer is a terrible understatement. Look him up, call Pig Iron Sports, ask a CVC rider, get his info and drop him a line. He will be off the bike for a long time sadly.
On the night’s ride and on a bit of a brighter note, We all got to see Curtis Easton’s beaming face out on the ride tonight. Curtis was back in town for graduation events and came out to play ball with us… Nice!
Right off the start of tonights ride, Matt from Devils gear took off down the road and was quick to get away. It wasn’t long after that that Chris C and Josh Freidman took off and it was clear the ride was going to be good and quick. Chris and Josh got a good gap of about 10 seconds before Mike McG moved to the front to set tempo. That turned into a full on attack\bridge as the ride was going over the cobbles of Mount Sanford rd. The ride splintered as guys were dodging potholes and Mike sped off with Greg Ciocci and Hunter P in tow. The trio started to work together and it was right around the start off brooksvale that they caught Josh F and Chris C. Matt from Devils Gear was still up the road. The 5 were out of sight of the peleton. Back in the bunch it was a bunch of guys doing to the work. Peter P, Chris Mo’Money, Rondo, Curtis too. The break caught Matt early on Mountain Rd and so then it was 6.
The Lead group worked up a good gap with all doing an equal share. They had to stop at the light at Route 68 and that gave the big bunch a chance to catch them, or else they no doubt would have stayed away the whole time.
Onto Moss Farms, D.G. Matt was right back at it. Charging up the road. Curtis, Rondo, and Mike McG went up and also worked up there and for the ride down Moss Farms, it seemed like there was legs that wanted to attack, but the pace was too high to allow it. Mike McG led the field for a solid half mile before and into the Chicane. He had Chris C right on his wheel for the charge up to Marion. Mike's efforts was followed right away by Rondo, Hunter P, and Todd H. That kept the speed high into the industrial park.
Once on the flat roads there, It was Rondo and Mike going good and for a second, they actually rolled off the front as no one was interested in coming thru. Moving onto West Johnson, the ride up to the corner for Reinhard was fast-ish. A lot of guys were working it, no one attacking... Just some solid efforts. Chris B again, for the 11teenth time, rolled off the front and had a good gap in the corner. Other guys squaring up were Mike McG, Julio L, Eric M, Chris C, Crazy Chris, Cuevas Rich, Peter P, Curtis, Hunter P, Rondo etc. A drop in speed just before the sprint kicked allowed a few guys to get ready and Chris to get a little more of a gap. It looked like he might be free and clear this time. Julio L was in good position, 2 bikes off the front when he started the sprint Eric M gave chase with a couple others. It was a true sprint that required a good starting position. Julio needed all the road to first catch Chris, and then come around him just at the last moment. Great job Julio. Chris B is getting closer and closer to pulling off the improbable. Soon, guys will be latching onto his wheel and then we will see some real carnage on the hill before, during, and after the sprint. Eric M, Crazy Chris and Hunter P rolled up through after the Chris\Julio express train started back down toward Peck Ln. Chris C and Hunter P kept the pace high but there were enough bodies coming up from the main bunch to fill in the gaps and it was gruppo compacto once on Peck Ln. Things didnt get going again till up past Cheshire Park on Route 10. The usual suspects were driving it and once again it looked like it was going to be a good run in to the Stop n Shop sprint but the rare red light across from the Police Dept brought things to a halt. Once rolling again it took about 4 seconds for Little T to light it up and try to win the brief match sprint up the hill. Julio L and Hunter P gave chase with Hunter getting the closest, but T had the jump from the stand still and was all over this one.
The rest of the ride was standard issue stuff. No one attempted to move off the front. The Medics, the Stage 1 guys, Thomaas B, Curtis, Peter P, Richard Sachs Chris, etc were all up there going into Hamden. The finale was fast, with a group of 5 or 6 splintering off the front at the right moment. It ended up being Rondo and Josh F riding up and thru the last light together with a few guys also soft pedaling in close behind.
Tuesday the 19th
Hey the weather was good tonight… Lots of riders out ready to get some good training in.
Pretty much as soon as the ride turned off route 10, Mike “di luca” McG went to the front and set tempo. He was joined by Eric M and things were starting to hot-up nice and early on. The pace thru the “cobbles” of Brooksvale was fast and with guys darting around ever growing potholes a group managed to ride off the front. Mike McG, Eric M, Chris C and Todd H all drilled it and were away briefly before being snagged by traffic turning onto Mount Sanford. The Medic set pace didn’t relent and going toward Mountain rd it was still mostly Mike and Eric up front. They had some help in the form of Ben from CT Coast, Tall John, Julio L and a couple of others. Turning onto Mountain was slow cause of cars but once clear it was again Mike setting early tempo up the hill along with Rondo. Things settled down a bit after that but Mike persisted in the pacing and he had help from Yalie Adam, Chris Mo’Money on a Scott, a bunch of Bubbles and others all the way down to the light.
Once past the light on Moss Farms, Todd H and our favorite rider on a Se7en ( name?) took off but that was reeled in pretty quickly by a couple of guys and it was gruppo compacto for the rest of the way down Moss. Toward the end coming up to the chicane, it was once again Mike up front, along with Yalie Adam and Chris C. Heading up the hill toward Marion, a few guys started darting around looking for a chance to jump, even tho the pace was still pretty decent. Chris C started the surge, Little T was looking ready to go, Mike jumped hard at first and then to that, an even harder jump. He rolled thru the corner first with Hunter P directly in tow. Hunter P put in another surge right after the corner and the 2 were well clear of a rivet popping peloton. Craig L was in control of his bodily functions tho and was able to bridge the gap up to the 2 pretty quickly and so the 3 went to work. Behind in the pack, Julio L, Little T, Todd H, CT Coast Ben and yalie Adam were keeping it close for everyone.
Moving into the industrial park, the trio still had a decent gap and were working well together. Coming up to the corner for west Johnson, Julio L had turned himself upside down and shook enough pennies out to cover the gap. That got things going in the main field and it would be “bunch packed” on West Johnson, halfway to the intersection of Peck. Craig was still looking good and would set some pace before the hill toward Rienhard. Chris B would again charge off the front with brute force and he was getting a decent gap. Ken just ken would also try to the same trick and was halfway between the peloton and Chris. It was brisk turning onto Reinhart, with little chance to slot into position for the sprint. Several guys were looking good for it. Eric M, Chris C, Craig, Mike, etc… Little T was rolling up to the front as well. Chris B had a solid 5-7 seconds at the dip in the road just as it going uphill with Ken still in between but coming back fast. Eric M was the first to jump with Little T right on his wheel and Hunter P right on T’s. They all went up the left side of the road, where Ken had come to a near halt. It was a close call getting around him and Hunter P had to jam on the brakes and was out of the running. Little T passed Eric halfway up and started in toward Chris. Chris was still powering away, but not fast enough as T got him a little before the corner. Eric was there a little ways back and Hunter P was farther back. Great to see Little T back and kicking butt after a few weeks off the bike due to illness. Rumor has it tonight was just his 3rd ride in a month, and he also had other things on his mind as his good friend Mike Regan’s Mother passed away recently. Everyone should really take a note…. Mike’s a great guy who loves riding, was in the industry for a while, and is still more enthusiastic about talking bikes than Rondo is about Gianni Bugno’s new pizza joint. Mike has insurance offices in Waterbury, look him up and say hi.
Over the top, thru the corner, and down towards Peck, Hunter P took off and had a bit of a gap, but toward the top of the riser on Peck he was caught and it was all together for a brief moment. Coming up towards Route 10, Crazy Chris, Chris C, Todd H and a fourth (?) slipped off the front, but that was shot down quickly and it was all together into the wind heading up the hill by Cheshire Park.
Heading into Cheshire was slowed by traffic lights and the run in to stop n shop took a bit to get started but once it did it was Little T rocketing off again. Mike McG was chasing as well. The best guy to beat T was America’s Team Rich on a C dale. Good to see him out again for the whole ride as well. He came close but Little T stayed in front all the way to the light.
Heading into Hamden was pretty standard issue. Craig was up front, Adam, the Medics, Tall John, etc. Guido was up there as well. Guido missed the start of the ride by like 15 short seconds which sucks. Heading into the final kilometer, after Rondo and Mike McG had put in the last dig and peeled off, guys like Little T, Hunter P, and Guido were a bit boxed in, leaving Craig and Todd H to charge in. the 2 rolled in together with a clear gap over the rest…
Pretty much as soon as the ride turned off route 10, Mike “di luca” McG went to the front and set tempo. He was joined by Eric M and things were starting to hot-up nice and early on. The pace thru the “cobbles” of Brooksvale was fast and with guys darting around ever growing potholes a group managed to ride off the front. Mike McG, Eric M, Chris C and Todd H all drilled it and were away briefly before being snagged by traffic turning onto Mount Sanford. The Medic set pace didn’t relent and going toward Mountain rd it was still mostly Mike and Eric up front. They had some help in the form of Ben from CT Coast, Tall John, Julio L and a couple of others. Turning onto Mountain was slow cause of cars but once clear it was again Mike setting early tempo up the hill along with Rondo. Things settled down a bit after that but Mike persisted in the pacing and he had help from Yalie Adam, Chris Mo’Money on a Scott, a bunch of Bubbles and others all the way down to the light.
Once past the light on Moss Farms, Todd H and our favorite rider on a Se7en ( name?) took off but that was reeled in pretty quickly by a couple of guys and it was gruppo compacto for the rest of the way down Moss. Toward the end coming up to the chicane, it was once again Mike up front, along with Yalie Adam and Chris C. Heading up the hill toward Marion, a few guys started darting around looking for a chance to jump, even tho the pace was still pretty decent. Chris C started the surge, Little T was looking ready to go, Mike jumped hard at first and then to that, an even harder jump. He rolled thru the corner first with Hunter P directly in tow. Hunter P put in another surge right after the corner and the 2 were well clear of a rivet popping peloton. Craig L was in control of his bodily functions tho and was able to bridge the gap up to the 2 pretty quickly and so the 3 went to work. Behind in the pack, Julio L, Little T, Todd H, CT Coast Ben and yalie Adam were keeping it close for everyone.
Moving into the industrial park, the trio still had a decent gap and were working well together. Coming up to the corner for west Johnson, Julio L had turned himself upside down and shook enough pennies out to cover the gap. That got things going in the main field and it would be “bunch packed” on West Johnson, halfway to the intersection of Peck. Craig was still looking good and would set some pace before the hill toward Rienhard. Chris B would again charge off the front with brute force and he was getting a decent gap. Ken just ken would also try to the same trick and was halfway between the peloton and Chris. It was brisk turning onto Reinhart, with little chance to slot into position for the sprint. Several guys were looking good for it. Eric M, Chris C, Craig, Mike, etc… Little T was rolling up to the front as well. Chris B had a solid 5-7 seconds at the dip in the road just as it going uphill with Ken still in between but coming back fast. Eric M was the first to jump with Little T right on his wheel and Hunter P right on T’s. They all went up the left side of the road, where Ken had come to a near halt. It was a close call getting around him and Hunter P had to jam on the brakes and was out of the running. Little T passed Eric halfway up and started in toward Chris. Chris was still powering away, but not fast enough as T got him a little before the corner. Eric was there a little ways back and Hunter P was farther back. Great to see Little T back and kicking butt after a few weeks off the bike due to illness. Rumor has it tonight was just his 3rd ride in a month, and he also had other things on his mind as his good friend Mike Regan’s Mother passed away recently. Everyone should really take a note…. Mike’s a great guy who loves riding, was in the industry for a while, and is still more enthusiastic about talking bikes than Rondo is about Gianni Bugno’s new pizza joint. Mike has insurance offices in Waterbury, look him up and say hi.
Over the top, thru the corner, and down towards Peck, Hunter P took off and had a bit of a gap, but toward the top of the riser on Peck he was caught and it was all together for a brief moment. Coming up towards Route 10, Crazy Chris, Chris C, Todd H and a fourth (?) slipped off the front, but that was shot down quickly and it was all together into the wind heading up the hill by Cheshire Park.
Heading into Cheshire was slowed by traffic lights and the run in to stop n shop took a bit to get started but once it did it was Little T rocketing off again. Mike McG was chasing as well. The best guy to beat T was America’s Team Rich on a C dale. Good to see him out again for the whole ride as well. He came close but Little T stayed in front all the way to the light.
Heading into Hamden was pretty standard issue. Craig was up front, Adam, the Medics, Tall John, etc. Guido was up there as well. Guido missed the start of the ride by like 15 short seconds which sucks. Heading into the final kilometer, after Rondo and Mike McG had put in the last dig and peeled off, guys like Little T, Hunter P, and Guido were a bit boxed in, leaving Craig and Todd H to charge in. the 2 rolled in together with a clear gap over the rest…
Tuesday the 12th
The ride route relocates to Northern Belgium so that the weather can be deemed “pretty good”
More rain and cool temps today forced the ride down to about 25-30 riders. Everyone was feeling very lovey dovey and let the Stop n Shop crew take a tinkle at 6:01 without booking off in abandonment. Right off route 10 young Kyle F lit a match and took off down the road. The front of the ride hesitated, watched and that let him get down the road and outta sight. Late on Brooksvale, Chris C jumped off the front in pursuit and was joined a bit later by Eric M and Time trial Pete Johnson. Good to see Pete out there mixing it up. A traffic pause at a corner slowed the lead group down a bit and then Hunter P dragged the field up to them pretty quickly on Mount Sanford. Coming onto Mountain road there was still no sight of Kyle F. Turns out he had met up with Rondo, who had snuck off right outta the Sleeping Giant parking lot and was up the road. The two were working together and had a gap that kept them out of sight until mid way thru Mountain rd.
As the field turned onto Mountain, Mike McG and Hunter P looked ready to attack at the front but just ended up setting tempo for everyone else. Once past the hills and when it all came together, a bunch of guys were rotating well and putting out a decent, if not a little slow, pace up till Route 68\70. There was some “talk” from a Stage 1 rider to Guido… Something about Guido’s pulls and how meatless “turkey” bratwurst is a complete waste of money. We say leave Guido alone…. Its obvious he doesn’t enjoy riding with people unless you are his 30 second man and he is putting your bike in an ass vortex.
Onto Moss farms where there was a couple of hard to recognize riders (Ciocci? CT Coast Ben? Jeff Weaver?) punching it early along with the Medics. The pace picked up as the Youngster Josh from Fiordifrutta who is not so young anymore came up to the front and got things going. Peter P looked to be the first thru the chicane, and the pace was respectable heading into the industrial park. Tho once there some sloppy riding opened up a gap to a trio, Mike McG, Rondo and another rider (Ciocci ?). Guys like Chris C, Todd, H and Thomas B(speckled) worked to sew things up. Some traffic in the corner to West Johnson slowed everyone down and it was all together for the push up to Reinhard. Chris Butler moved up to the front and then rolled off alone with 2 chasing him…. Chris C and another ??? Chris was riding off and away from the chasers and everyone else when Hunter P jumped hard from the field and bridged up to him just as the road went up before the corner. The 2 worked for a bit to hold a gap but lasers were set to kill in the field behind. Mike McG, Eric M and a rider on a Cerevelo with mudflaps worked to bring everyone back together. That led to a small group of about 9 being ready to pounce on the hill up Rienhard. Mike McG started the sprint at the base and took Eric M along him. Maison from CCR was there, Ciocci, Crazy Chris, Julio etc… Mike gave it up at the end and Eric rolled thru the corner first. Eric kept it going on the backside tho and Hunter P pressed go on the go button as well. But some strong efforts from Thomas B(speckled) and young Josh got it all back together as the ride was getting onto Peck Lane. Josh kept the pace up along with Chris B and a couple of others. Seemed like everyone was getting pretty gassed as it slowed down moving toward route 10.
Rondo, Peter P, Eric M and others took charge of the front on the hill going past Cheshire park. A red light at Maple slowed the run into town down and once things got rolling toward Stop n Shop it was pretty much single file. Julio L jumped early on the hill and got the better of everyone. Maison jumped too but could close the gap to the Jumping Bean.
A couple of lights in town allowed a few guys to re-connect with the ride and things got going decently once out of Cheshire. Peter P used the start off the last light at Cook Hill to move off the front just a bit. Hunter P once again jumped up, bridged the gap and took along the rider on the Cerevelo. The 3 worked up a bit of a gap with the Cerevelo doing a crap load of work and making it hard for everyone else. Eventually the field would catch up and that led to a pretty good showdown with a kilo to go. Rondo, Eric M, Mike McG, Josh, Todd H, Guido, Kyle F etc…. Lots of guys wanting to stand up but knowing better…. In the end Mike McG got the best of everyone, Guido was right there as well.
More rain and cool temps today forced the ride down to about 25-30 riders. Everyone was feeling very lovey dovey and let the Stop n Shop crew take a tinkle at 6:01 without booking off in abandonment. Right off route 10 young Kyle F lit a match and took off down the road. The front of the ride hesitated, watched and that let him get down the road and outta sight. Late on Brooksvale, Chris C jumped off the front in pursuit and was joined a bit later by Eric M and Time trial Pete Johnson. Good to see Pete out there mixing it up. A traffic pause at a corner slowed the lead group down a bit and then Hunter P dragged the field up to them pretty quickly on Mount Sanford. Coming onto Mountain road there was still no sight of Kyle F. Turns out he had met up with Rondo, who had snuck off right outta the Sleeping Giant parking lot and was up the road. The two were working together and had a gap that kept them out of sight until mid way thru Mountain rd.
As the field turned onto Mountain, Mike McG and Hunter P looked ready to attack at the front but just ended up setting tempo for everyone else. Once past the hills and when it all came together, a bunch of guys were rotating well and putting out a decent, if not a little slow, pace up till Route 68\70. There was some “talk” from a Stage 1 rider to Guido… Something about Guido’s pulls and how meatless “turkey” bratwurst is a complete waste of money. We say leave Guido alone…. Its obvious he doesn’t enjoy riding with people unless you are his 30 second man and he is putting your bike in an ass vortex.
Onto Moss farms where there was a couple of hard to recognize riders (Ciocci? CT Coast Ben? Jeff Weaver?) punching it early along with the Medics. The pace picked up as the Youngster Josh from Fiordifrutta who is not so young anymore came up to the front and got things going. Peter P looked to be the first thru the chicane, and the pace was respectable heading into the industrial park. Tho once there some sloppy riding opened up a gap to a trio, Mike McG, Rondo and another rider (Ciocci ?). Guys like Chris C, Todd, H and Thomas B(speckled) worked to sew things up. Some traffic in the corner to West Johnson slowed everyone down and it was all together for the push up to Reinhard. Chris Butler moved up to the front and then rolled off alone with 2 chasing him…. Chris C and another ??? Chris was riding off and away from the chasers and everyone else when Hunter P jumped hard from the field and bridged up to him just as the road went up before the corner. The 2 worked for a bit to hold a gap but lasers were set to kill in the field behind. Mike McG, Eric M and a rider on a Cerevelo with mudflaps worked to bring everyone back together. That led to a small group of about 9 being ready to pounce on the hill up Rienhard. Mike McG started the sprint at the base and took Eric M along him. Maison from CCR was there, Ciocci, Crazy Chris, Julio etc… Mike gave it up at the end and Eric rolled thru the corner first. Eric kept it going on the backside tho and Hunter P pressed go on the go button as well. But some strong efforts from Thomas B(speckled) and young Josh got it all back together as the ride was getting onto Peck Lane. Josh kept the pace up along with Chris B and a couple of others. Seemed like everyone was getting pretty gassed as it slowed down moving toward route 10.
Rondo, Peter P, Eric M and others took charge of the front on the hill going past Cheshire park. A red light at Maple slowed the run into town down and once things got rolling toward Stop n Shop it was pretty much single file. Julio L jumped early on the hill and got the better of everyone. Maison jumped too but could close the gap to the Jumping Bean.
A couple of lights in town allowed a few guys to re-connect with the ride and things got going decently once out of Cheshire. Peter P used the start off the last light at Cook Hill to move off the front just a bit. Hunter P once again jumped up, bridged the gap and took along the rider on the Cerevelo. The 3 worked up a bit of a gap with the Cerevelo doing a crap load of work and making it hard for everyone else. Eventually the field would catch up and that led to a pretty good showdown with a kilo to go. Rondo, Eric M, Mike McG, Josh, Todd H, Guido, Kyle F etc…. Lots of guys wanting to stand up but knowing better…. In the end Mike McG got the best of everyone, Guido was right there as well.
Tuesday the 5th
Riding..... Not hiding...... from the rain
The rain kept the field down to about 20 or so guys tonight. But it seemed everyone was happy to be out on their bikes. Right off the bat, turning off route 10, Chris B from CCR came straight out and set a really stiff pace. Dillon P, Hunter P and Eric M were on him and the ride got rolling long. Chris soon turned over the reins to Rondo and Mike McG. The small crowd out tonight meant that it was going to be a spirited ride. No hiding today….
The front of the ride onto Mountain Rd. was controlled by the Medics, a Devils Gear rider, and Julio L. Midway thru Mountain Rd, there was a nice rotating group of 7 or so, ready to share the work load.
The field met up with Tall John and Chris C at the light on route 68. Onto Moss farms, Rondo early on kept up the pace and then turned it over to CT Coast Ben and a Devils Gear rider ( Jefferey Weaver ?). All in all, everyone was together for most of Moss Farms. Tall John found a chance to sneak off the front before the chicane and we went into chase mode. Mike McG was up there making sure everyone paid attention. Traffic turning onto Jarvis St slowed things down a little and that meant that everyone was together for the climb up to Marion Ave. Mike McG, Hunter P, Todd H and Eric M drove the pace up and past the corner, but no one was willing to attack and so it stayed all a bunch into the industrial park. In the industrial park, there were a few guys doing most of the work. Tall John and the Medics were up there predominately. Turning onto West Johnson, Eric M flatted and a couple guys held back to wait for him. Mike, Ron, Chris C and a couple of others. The group that forged ahead was down to about 12-14, and they slowly ramped up the pace again toward reinhart. Chris B came again up to the front and was setting a really hard pace thru the peck lane intersection and up the hill before the turn onto Reinhard. He actually just rode off the front in pursuit of the sprint. Behind him the rest of the group was sorting things out Julio L was looking to get a good position. Tall John was at the front of the chase. CT Coast Ben and John Gregory were up there too. Hunter P jumped from the back of the group, and set out to gun down Chris, who by this time had a solid 50-60 yard gap going on the field. Hunter P, with Julio L on board, needed the whole length of the road to close the gap, but ended up coming around Chris with 40 yards or so left before the Schoolhouse corner. Down the backside Tall John jumped hard into TT mode and Chris B tried to follow him. But by the turn onto Peck, it was all pretty much together.
Meanwhile, behind, as Eric was changing his tire, Chris C had gotten taken out by Greg Cimino while he was making a U turn back to Eric. The 2 guys went down hard. Chris C was deemed ok, his new bike was not too badly damaged. He limped back to his car at Stop n Shop. Greg was a little worse off, and needed to wait for a car ride pick up. We need confirmation that he is in the hospital right now. Mike and Rondo waited with him. Chris C says don’t ride your new bike in the rain, only bad things happen.
Up ahead, the front of the ride was turning a nice gear past Cheshire Park. Ct Coast Ben, Todd H and Tall John were setting a good tempo. A couple of lights slowed things down but heading up to Stop n Shop, Chris B was again at it, trying to ride off the front. This time he had a couple of guys with him. A devils gear rider ( who had taken a shortcut to be up front ) and BlingBling Maison. Chris was on his way to collecting the stop n shop prize when the light turned red, so everyone sat up. But Chris had it in the bag.
A couple of riders turned off in Cheshire, which meant that there were less guys to drill it back home. Tall John again tried to sneak off the front, but was marked this time. Todd H was up there, Julio L, Elder Foley, and Entry level Chris ( on a Scott ) was up there too. John Gregory took everyone into the final 200 meters, along with Tall John, but there was no duking it out to the bitter end this day.
A good ride, had it not been for the unknown accidents and incidents. Lets hope for better skies and better fortune next week.
The rain kept the field down to about 20 or so guys tonight. But it seemed everyone was happy to be out on their bikes. Right off the bat, turning off route 10, Chris B from CCR came straight out and set a really stiff pace. Dillon P, Hunter P and Eric M were on him and the ride got rolling long. Chris soon turned over the reins to Rondo and Mike McG. The small crowd out tonight meant that it was going to be a spirited ride. No hiding today….
The front of the ride onto Mountain Rd. was controlled by the Medics, a Devils Gear rider, and Julio L. Midway thru Mountain Rd, there was a nice rotating group of 7 or so, ready to share the work load.
The field met up with Tall John and Chris C at the light on route 68. Onto Moss farms, Rondo early on kept up the pace and then turned it over to CT Coast Ben and a Devils Gear rider ( Jefferey Weaver ?). All in all, everyone was together for most of Moss Farms. Tall John found a chance to sneak off the front before the chicane and we went into chase mode. Mike McG was up there making sure everyone paid attention. Traffic turning onto Jarvis St slowed things down a little and that meant that everyone was together for the climb up to Marion Ave. Mike McG, Hunter P, Todd H and Eric M drove the pace up and past the corner, but no one was willing to attack and so it stayed all a bunch into the industrial park. In the industrial park, there were a few guys doing most of the work. Tall John and the Medics were up there predominately. Turning onto West Johnson, Eric M flatted and a couple guys held back to wait for him. Mike, Ron, Chris C and a couple of others. The group that forged ahead was down to about 12-14, and they slowly ramped up the pace again toward reinhart. Chris B came again up to the front and was setting a really hard pace thru the peck lane intersection and up the hill before the turn onto Reinhard. He actually just rode off the front in pursuit of the sprint. Behind him the rest of the group was sorting things out Julio L was looking to get a good position. Tall John was at the front of the chase. CT Coast Ben and John Gregory were up there too. Hunter P jumped from the back of the group, and set out to gun down Chris, who by this time had a solid 50-60 yard gap going on the field. Hunter P, with Julio L on board, needed the whole length of the road to close the gap, but ended up coming around Chris with 40 yards or so left before the Schoolhouse corner. Down the backside Tall John jumped hard into TT mode and Chris B tried to follow him. But by the turn onto Peck, it was all pretty much together.
Meanwhile, behind, as Eric was changing his tire, Chris C had gotten taken out by Greg Cimino while he was making a U turn back to Eric. The 2 guys went down hard. Chris C was deemed ok, his new bike was not too badly damaged. He limped back to his car at Stop n Shop. Greg was a little worse off, and needed to wait for a car ride pick up. We need confirmation that he is in the hospital right now. Mike and Rondo waited with him. Chris C says don’t ride your new bike in the rain, only bad things happen.
Up ahead, the front of the ride was turning a nice gear past Cheshire Park. Ct Coast Ben, Todd H and Tall John were setting a good tempo. A couple of lights slowed things down but heading up to Stop n Shop, Chris B was again at it, trying to ride off the front. This time he had a couple of guys with him. A devils gear rider ( who had taken a shortcut to be up front ) and BlingBling Maison. Chris was on his way to collecting the stop n shop prize when the light turned red, so everyone sat up. But Chris had it in the bag.
A couple of riders turned off in Cheshire, which meant that there were less guys to drill it back home. Tall John again tried to sneak off the front, but was marked this time. Todd H was up there, Julio L, Elder Foley, and Entry level Chris ( on a Scott ) was up there too. John Gregory took everyone into the final 200 meters, along with Tall John, but there was no duking it out to the bitter end this day.
A good ride, had it not been for the unknown accidents and incidents. Lets hope for better skies and better fortune next week.
Tuesday the 5th
The rain kept the field down to about 20 or so guys tonight. But it seemed everyone was happy to be out on their bikes. Right off the bat, turning off route 10, Chris B from CCR came straight out and set a really stiff pace. Dillon P, Hunter P and Eric M were on him and the ride got rolling long. Chris soon turned over the reins to Rondo and Mike McG. The small crowd out tonight meant that it was going to be a spirited ride. No hiding today….
The front of the ride onto Mountain Rd. was controlled by the Medics, a Devils Gear rider, and Julio L. Midway thru Mountain Rd, there was a nice rotating group of 7 or so, ready to share the work load.
The field met up with Tall John and Chris C at the light on route 68. Onto Moss farms, Rondo early on kept up the pace and then turned it over a Devils Gear rider ( Ben ?) and a couple others. All in all, everyone was together for most of Moss Farms. Tall John found a chance to sneak off the front before the chicane and we went into chase mode. Mike McG was up there making sure everyone paid attention. Traffic turning onto Jarvis St slowed things down a little and that meant that everyone was together for the climb up to Marion Ave. Mike McG, Hunter P, Todd H and Eric M drove the pace up and past the corner, but no one was willing to attack and so it stayed all a bunch into the industrial park. In the industrial park, there were a few guys doing most of the work. Tall John and the Medics were up there predominately. Turning onto West Johnson, Eric M flatted and a couple guys held back to wait for him. Mike, Ron, Chris C and a couple of others. The group that forged ahead was down to about 12-14, and they slowly ramped up the pace again toward reinhart. Chris B came again up to the front and was setting a really hard pace thru the peck lane intersection and up the hill before the turn onto Reinhard. He actually just rode off the front in pursuit of the sprint. Behind him the rest of the group was sorting things out Julio L was looking to get a good position. Tall John was at the front of the chase. John Gregory was up there too. Hunter P jumped from the back of the group, and set out to gun down Chris, who by this time had a solid 50-60 yard gap going on the field. Hunter P, with Julio L on board, needed the whole length of the road to close the gap, but ended up coming around Chris with 40 yards or so left before the Schoolhouse corner. Down the backside Tall John jumped hard into TT mode and Chris B tried to follow him. But by the turn onto Peck, it was all pretty much together.
Meanwhile, behind, as Eric was changing his tire, Chris C had gotten taken out by an inattentive rider while he was making a U turn back to Eric. 2 guys went down hard. Chris C was deemed ok, his new bike was not too badly damaged. He limped back to his car at Stop n Shop. The other rider (?) was a little worse off, and needed to wait for a car ride pick up. Mike and Rondo waited with him. Chris C says don’t ride your new bike in the rain, only bad things happen.
Up ahead, the front of the ride was turning a nice gear past Cheshire Park. Todd H and Tall John were setting a good tempo. A couple of lights slowed things down but heading up to Stop n Shop, Chris B was again at it, trying to ride off the front. This time he had a couple of guys with him. A devils gear rider ( who had taken a shortcut to be up front ) and BlingBling Maison. Chris was on his way to collecting the stop n shop prize when the light turned red, so everyone sat up. But Chris had it in the bag.
A couple of riders turned off in Cheshire, which meant that there were less guys to drill it back home. Tall John again tried to sneak off the front, but was marked this time. Todd H was up there, Julio L, Elder Foley, and Entry level Chris ( on a Scott ) was up there too. John Gregory took everyone into the final 200 meters, along with Tall John, but there was no duking it out to the bitter end this day.
A good ride, had it not been for the unknown accidents and incidents. Lets hope for better skies and better fortune next week.
The front of the ride onto Mountain Rd. was controlled by the Medics, a Devils Gear rider, and Julio L. Midway thru Mountain Rd, there was a nice rotating group of 7 or so, ready to share the work load.
The field met up with Tall John and Chris C at the light on route 68. Onto Moss farms, Rondo early on kept up the pace and then turned it over a Devils Gear rider ( Ben ?) and a couple others. All in all, everyone was together for most of Moss Farms. Tall John found a chance to sneak off the front before the chicane and we went into chase mode. Mike McG was up there making sure everyone paid attention. Traffic turning onto Jarvis St slowed things down a little and that meant that everyone was together for the climb up to Marion Ave. Mike McG, Hunter P, Todd H and Eric M drove the pace up and past the corner, but no one was willing to attack and so it stayed all a bunch into the industrial park. In the industrial park, there were a few guys doing most of the work. Tall John and the Medics were up there predominately. Turning onto West Johnson, Eric M flatted and a couple guys held back to wait for him. Mike, Ron, Chris C and a couple of others. The group that forged ahead was down to about 12-14, and they slowly ramped up the pace again toward reinhart. Chris B came again up to the front and was setting a really hard pace thru the peck lane intersection and up the hill before the turn onto Reinhard. He actually just rode off the front in pursuit of the sprint. Behind him the rest of the group was sorting things out Julio L was looking to get a good position. Tall John was at the front of the chase. John Gregory was up there too. Hunter P jumped from the back of the group, and set out to gun down Chris, who by this time had a solid 50-60 yard gap going on the field. Hunter P, with Julio L on board, needed the whole length of the road to close the gap, but ended up coming around Chris with 40 yards or so left before the Schoolhouse corner. Down the backside Tall John jumped hard into TT mode and Chris B tried to follow him. But by the turn onto Peck, it was all pretty much together.
Meanwhile, behind, as Eric was changing his tire, Chris C had gotten taken out by an inattentive rider while he was making a U turn back to Eric. 2 guys went down hard. Chris C was deemed ok, his new bike was not too badly damaged. He limped back to his car at Stop n Shop. The other rider (?) was a little worse off, and needed to wait for a car ride pick up. Mike and Rondo waited with him. Chris C says don’t ride your new bike in the rain, only bad things happen.
Up ahead, the front of the ride was turning a nice gear past Cheshire Park. Todd H and Tall John were setting a good tempo. A couple of lights slowed things down but heading up to Stop n Shop, Chris B was again at it, trying to ride off the front. This time he had a couple of guys with him. A devils gear rider ( who had taken a shortcut to be up front ) and BlingBling Maison. Chris was on his way to collecting the stop n shop prize when the light turned red, so everyone sat up. But Chris had it in the bag.
A couple of riders turned off in Cheshire, which meant that there were less guys to drill it back home. Tall John again tried to sneak off the front, but was marked this time. Todd H was up there, Julio L, Elder Foley, and Entry level Chris ( on a Scott ) was up there too. John Gregory took everyone into the final 200 meters, along with Tall John, but there was no duking it out to the bitter end this day.
A good ride, had it not been for the unknown accidents and incidents. Lets hope for better skies and better fortune next week.
Tuesday the 28th
The sexiest ride of the year.... And the TWC goes to a "No Drop" policy !?
Everyone was out to enjoy the heat tonight... And there were plenty of guys to bring the heat. Probably close to 60 guys out for the ride.
Right from the getgo, after turning off 10, a helmetless rider in a Medics jersey took off. Quick to jump on his wheel was a few guys... Dillon P, Greg Ciocci, Todd H (?) and a couple others. After that Thomas B(speckled) on a Storck took over the pace aided by the 27 yalies that were out. Actually it was probably only 5... 6 if you count Alumni Luekens. That got the ride going pretty good as the field headed toward Mountain rd. The pace was enough to get a few small gaps going but traffic turning onto Mountain Rd slowed it all back together. Onto mountain rd where Luekens kept the pace up along with a Yalie, Todd H, Maison from CCR, and a couple of others. A gap formed under the pace making of Luekens and after the initial riser, the group didn’t slow… Hunter P led the field up behind and at the top Guido jumped across the gap. The group took advantage of some lackluster chasing and the gap went up to a solid handful of seconds. Going past Higgans and up the risers, a chase group went off the front led by Adam from yale. Things got messy behind him as gaps were opening up all over the place. As the peleton drove up the inclines there, Chris C sewed up a lot of holes with Hunter P in tow, giving him the chance to jump across and it was all together again… Toward the end of Mountain Rd. another gap formed but a couple of guys were up there to cover it… Rondo, Richard Sachs Chris and others.
Onto Moss Farms where again the Yalies were up front setting a good tempo into the wind. Thomas B and Hunter P were up there as well. Heading up to the Chicane, Tall John snuck off and drilled it. He got a good jump on the hill as the rest were sorting themselves out behind. Craig jumped on the hill along with a yalie, Hunter P and Todd H. The 4 caught John and the group started working together. The rest of the ride was a few seconds back, being led by Eric M and the rest of the Yale riders.
Just as everyone was getting into the industrial park it was all back together again. Things calmed down there a bit but once the turn onto West Johnson was made, guys were again stomping. As the ride started up toward Reinhardt, there were a few guys eager to separate themselves from the rest… Crazy Chris, Greg C, Julio L, Chris B, Todd H. The group had a couple of seconds as guys like Hunter P, Craig L, Guido etc. were sorting themselves out for the sprint. Craig looked to be ready to jump across at the base of the hill. Mike McG came up with proper speed and was able to charge thru the front pretty easy on his way to first thru the corner. Going hard from that corner was Chris b and Hunter P, who along, with Crazy Chris and tall John, had a small gap heading up Peck Ln. That fell apart as Mike McG was bringing the field up behind. The rest of the way to Route 10 and heading up past Cheshire Park was uneventful…
The stop and shop sprint was null due to a police car stopped on the side of the road…. And traffic was heavy moving thru town… Once past it all, there were plenty of guys willing to hit the headwind. Peter P, Kyle F, Eric M, Adam from yale, etc… Tall John tried again to sneak away from everyone with a few K to go, but that got chased properly and the pace was then going good. Heading into the finale… Or what is just turning out to be a test of who’s timing is the most fortunate, Mike and Ron drove it hard with Eric M right behind. Eric came over the top with about 400 meters to go to Shepard Ave. Hunter P was right behind and was able to pass Eric with 100 meters or so to go… Just as Guido was also closing fast… A good fast finish with out any sprinting…. The true definition of anticlimactic…
A good ride despite the pacing hiccups…
Everyone was out to enjoy the heat tonight... And there were plenty of guys to bring the heat. Probably close to 60 guys out for the ride.
Right from the getgo, after turning off 10, a helmetless rider in a Medics jersey took off. Quick to jump on his wheel was a few guys... Dillon P, Greg Ciocci, Todd H (?) and a couple others. After that Thomas B(speckled) on a Storck took over the pace aided by the 27 yalies that were out. Actually it was probably only 5... 6 if you count Alumni Luekens. That got the ride going pretty good as the field headed toward Mountain rd. The pace was enough to get a few small gaps going but traffic turning onto Mountain Rd slowed it all back together. Onto mountain rd where Luekens kept the pace up along with a Yalie, Todd H, Maison from CCR, and a couple of others. A gap formed under the pace making of Luekens and after the initial riser, the group didn’t slow… Hunter P led the field up behind and at the top Guido jumped across the gap. The group took advantage of some lackluster chasing and the gap went up to a solid handful of seconds. Going past Higgans and up the risers, a chase group went off the front led by Adam from yale. Things got messy behind him as gaps were opening up all over the place. As the peleton drove up the inclines there, Chris C sewed up a lot of holes with Hunter P in tow, giving him the chance to jump across and it was all together again… Toward the end of Mountain Rd. another gap formed but a couple of guys were up there to cover it… Rondo, Richard Sachs Chris and others.
Onto Moss Farms where again the Yalies were up front setting a good tempo into the wind. Thomas B and Hunter P were up there as well. Heading up to the Chicane, Tall John snuck off and drilled it. He got a good jump on the hill as the rest were sorting themselves out behind. Craig jumped on the hill along with a yalie, Hunter P and Todd H. The 4 caught John and the group started working together. The rest of the ride was a few seconds back, being led by Eric M and the rest of the Yale riders.
Just as everyone was getting into the industrial park it was all back together again. Things calmed down there a bit but once the turn onto West Johnson was made, guys were again stomping. As the ride started up toward Reinhardt, there were a few guys eager to separate themselves from the rest… Crazy Chris, Greg C, Julio L, Chris B, Todd H. The group had a couple of seconds as guys like Hunter P, Craig L, Guido etc. were sorting themselves out for the sprint. Craig looked to be ready to jump across at the base of the hill. Mike McG came up with proper speed and was able to charge thru the front pretty easy on his way to first thru the corner. Going hard from that corner was Chris b and Hunter P, who along, with Crazy Chris and tall John, had a small gap heading up Peck Ln. That fell apart as Mike McG was bringing the field up behind. The rest of the way to Route 10 and heading up past Cheshire Park was uneventful…
The stop and shop sprint was null due to a police car stopped on the side of the road…. And traffic was heavy moving thru town… Once past it all, there were plenty of guys willing to hit the headwind. Peter P, Kyle F, Eric M, Adam from yale, etc… Tall John tried again to sneak away from everyone with a few K to go, but that got chased properly and the pace was then going good. Heading into the finale… Or what is just turning out to be a test of who’s timing is the most fortunate, Mike and Ron drove it hard with Eric M right behind. Eric came over the top with about 400 meters to go to Shepard Ave. Hunter P was right behind and was able to pass Eric with 100 meters or so to go… Just as Guido was also closing fast… A good fast finish with out any sprinting…. The true definition of anticlimactic…
A good ride despite the pacing hiccups…
Tuesday the 21st
The ride doesn’t scare anyone but apparently the rain does…..
Only a few guys out tonight....
Peter on a Trek
Gregg F
Dillon P
Hunter P
Richards Sachs Chris
Chris Butler
Peter K
Entry level Chris ( on a Scott )
Chris C
Ken just Ken
Guido
There were some BattenKILLED legs out there with Guido and Chris C taking it easy today. But that didn’t stop Guido from tearing it up early on. Dillon P was also going good. Chris B lead everyone just about the whole way down Mountain Rd….. Splitting the field…. But we waited at the light. Dillon took off on the chicane, Guido followed and then left off the front alone… The rest chased him down eventually in the industrial park. Butler was again charging hard up to Rienhard, Ken just Ken jumped up for the sprint. Hunter P tracked him down. Hunter kept up the attack on Peck. Guido and Ken brought him back.
Chris B again drove it up to Stop and Shop…. Ken just Ken and R.S.Chris gave chase but no one came around him. Hunter P attacked hard in the final mile and a half. Guido chased him down along with Chris B. Ken just Ken also made the gap. The 4 rolled in a few seconds ahead of the rest….
All in all a pretty fun ride.
Only a few guys out tonight....
Peter on a Trek
Gregg F
Dillon P
Hunter P
Richards Sachs Chris
Chris Butler
Peter K
Entry level Chris ( on a Scott )
Chris C
Ken just Ken
Guido
There were some BattenKILLED legs out there with Guido and Chris C taking it easy today. But that didn’t stop Guido from tearing it up early on. Dillon P was also going good. Chris B lead everyone just about the whole way down Mountain Rd….. Splitting the field…. But we waited at the light. Dillon took off on the chicane, Guido followed and then left off the front alone… The rest chased him down eventually in the industrial park. Butler was again charging hard up to Rienhard, Ken just Ken jumped up for the sprint. Hunter P tracked him down. Hunter kept up the attack on Peck. Guido and Ken brought him back.
Chris B again drove it up to Stop and Shop…. Ken just Ken and R.S.Chris gave chase but no one came around him. Hunter P attacked hard in the final mile and a half. Guido chased him down along with Chris B. Ken just Ken also made the gap. The 4 rolled in a few seconds ahead of the rest….
All in all a pretty fun ride.
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