As we watched the radar all day long, we knew it would be close. the clouds and the rain looked like they would be getting past us just in time for 6 pm. Too bad it wasn't a touch sooner.
Gregg and Hunter at the last second decided to go and ride. They left the shop at 5:56 and rode the course backwards. They were greeted by 8 other riders on the Hamden \ Cheshire line.
Might as well list off everybody, they deserve props for riding in the cold wet.
Mike McG
Rondo
Big John Interlandi
Todd from Stage 1, sporting a old sckool Banesto kit
Chris Crowell
the immortal John Gregory, complaining about the brutal century that he did with Chris Crowell a couple of days ago.
A young Keltic rider ( sorry i dont know his name, maybe someone can fill me in )
Dave from Leheigh University
Gregg from CCR \ Epic Velo
Hunter P
Can't really comment too much on the ride. Hunter P took a couple of flyers. John attacked on Moss Farms, Hunter joined him. That was the most interesting detail of the night. The two of them gave the 8 something to chase and they ended up getting caught as they were exiting the Industrial Park area. That led to a counter move by Mike McG, Chris C and Hunter. They ended up slowing down in time for the group to come back together by route 10.
Def a down nite for the Sleeping Giant Ride. But how about this for a detail; Dave McCormick the week before was cool enough to count how many riders were out.
For the ride on the 14th...... 80 !
80 riders barreling down the roads of Cheshire, without any kind of enclosure, during late rush hour. Awesome..... That's more than a lot of races...
And as the consensus has showed, it was the one of the fastest nights ever. Average speed of over 26.5 mph !!!
Hopefully next week it will be like that again.
Tuesday the 14th
If you were to average out the racing category of the strong guys on the ride today, it would be about .7
Lots of horsepower showing up and ready to rumble. Chris Jones & Jacob Hacker were spied in the parking lot talking about how they were going to tear legs off. ( ok, they may have been talking about something else, but that's kinda what ended up happening )
Right away on North Brooksvale Jones powered over a small corner hill and Hacker was with him. Even tho it was early, no one was ready to give the duo much breathing room. Eric Merrill from Keltic and a couple of others (?) went to work to minimize the growing gap. By the time the front end of the ride turned onto Mountain Rd, there was a chase group. Eric, Chris C from Stage 1, Hunter P and Peter P from Anthem were closing the gap. Jones and Hacker didn't let up and really, only Peter P gets credit for the bridge. But the field was coming together. Anthem rider Craig Luekens was playing the giant in the waiting, just riding tempo and keeping things together. Keltic and Stage 1 were also doing a lot of tempo, being the glue that kept things together.
Onto Moss Farms where the pace leveled off a bit. But with the turn onto Marion, a couple of guys got it going again. Anthony "little T" Allessio fired it up and things were single file again turning into the industrial park. Again, despite the presence of big engines in Luekens, Hacker, and Jones, the Kelts and the Bubble boys kept it a true group ride.
Before turning onto Rienhard to run along RT 10, Mike McG from Anthem, never to be left out of a good street fight, ramped it up and turned some screws, putting a bunch of hangers-on in difficulty. This led to a small group forming by the top of the hill before turning onto Schoolhouse. Luekens, Hacker, and Peter P seemed to have a chance at sealing the deal, but the 3 sat up later on Peck Ln and by the time the ride reached RT10 it was all together again.
The ride from then on out was standard issue, a couple of lights to stop for, Anthony attacking on the Stop and Shop hill with Chris Crowle, and a fast run back into Hamden. Traffic proved to be too slow as a couple of times the ride would have to stomp on the brakes to squeeze thru. Credit Hacker with sprint (?) after the Anthem leadout of Mike McG, Luekens, Hunter P, and Peter P.
On the home team front: Another strong ride from Joe K, as he was sporting what looked like a 11-58 on the rear wheel. Joe is prepping for his assualt on Mount Washington this saturday. Joe, we wish u the best on the "Rockpile"
If you have any comments on the ride, or if we got something wrong.... Post it....
Lots of horsepower showing up and ready to rumble. Chris Jones & Jacob Hacker were spied in the parking lot talking about how they were going to tear legs off. ( ok, they may have been talking about something else, but that's kinda what ended up happening )
Right away on North Brooksvale Jones powered over a small corner hill and Hacker was with him. Even tho it was early, no one was ready to give the duo much breathing room. Eric Merrill from Keltic and a couple of others (?) went to work to minimize the growing gap. By the time the front end of the ride turned onto Mountain Rd, there was a chase group. Eric, Chris C from Stage 1, Hunter P and Peter P from Anthem were closing the gap. Jones and Hacker didn't let up and really, only Peter P gets credit for the bridge. But the field was coming together. Anthem rider Craig Luekens was playing the giant in the waiting, just riding tempo and keeping things together. Keltic and Stage 1 were also doing a lot of tempo, being the glue that kept things together.
Onto Moss Farms where the pace leveled off a bit. But with the turn onto Marion, a couple of guys got it going again. Anthony "little T" Allessio fired it up and things were single file again turning into the industrial park. Again, despite the presence of big engines in Luekens, Hacker, and Jones, the Kelts and the Bubble boys kept it a true group ride.
Before turning onto Rienhard to run along RT 10, Mike McG from Anthem, never to be left out of a good street fight, ramped it up and turned some screws, putting a bunch of hangers-on in difficulty. This led to a small group forming by the top of the hill before turning onto Schoolhouse. Luekens, Hacker, and Peter P seemed to have a chance at sealing the deal, but the 3 sat up later on Peck Ln and by the time the ride reached RT10 it was all together again.
The ride from then on out was standard issue, a couple of lights to stop for, Anthony attacking on the Stop and Shop hill with Chris Crowle, and a fast run back into Hamden. Traffic proved to be too slow as a couple of times the ride would have to stomp on the brakes to squeeze thru. Credit Hacker with sprint (?) after the Anthem leadout of Mike McG, Luekens, Hunter P, and Peter P.
On the home team front: Another strong ride from Joe K, as he was sporting what looked like a 11-58 on the rear wheel. Joe is prepping for his assualt on Mount Washington this saturday. Joe, we wish u the best on the "Rockpile"
If you have any comments on the ride, or if we got something wrong.... Post it....
tell all your friends
This blog is intended to serve as a open forum for discussion and encouragement. We see the same faces every week on the ride. Hopefully here, we can get to know one another a little better and the group collective will serve to better us all.
The blog also needs you to give your input when you can. We will welcome all comments about the action, the heroics, and the details that make every week different and exciting. So leave your 2 cents and we will all have a fun time.
We know there are only a handfull of tuesday night rides left in 2007, so spread the word and tell your friends to sign on and check out this blog.
See you Tuesday night!
The blog also needs you to give your input when you can. We will welcome all comments about the action, the heroics, and the details that make every week different and exciting. So leave your 2 cents and we will all have a fun time.
We know there are only a handfull of tuesday night rides left in 2007, so spread the word and tell your friends to sign on and check out this blog.
See you Tuesday night!
Welcome to the Tuesday night ride....
Welcome to the Tuesday night Sleeping Giant ride blog...
Every Tuesday night, and Sundays too, a bike ride leaves the parking lot of Sleeping Giant state park in Hamden CT on the same course north thru Cheshire and back down after making it to the industrial park section of Cheshire by the Southington town line.
The Tuesday version is fast, with speeds often averaging over 24 mph. There are traddiaiontlly no spots where the ride regroups, though there are a couple of street lights were riders can catch back on after particularly hard spots.
The Sunday version during the summer months is not as well supported, but during the winter months, can draw crowds of over 30. The Sunday ride traditionally goes slower and longer.
Every Tuesday night, and Sundays too, a bike ride leaves the parking lot of Sleeping Giant state park in Hamden CT on the same course north thru Cheshire and back down after making it to the industrial park section of Cheshire by the Southington town line.
The Tuesday version is fast, with speeds often averaging over 24 mph. There are traddiaiontlly no spots where the ride regroups, though there are a couple of street lights were riders can catch back on after particularly hard spots.
The Sunday version during the summer months is not as well supported, but during the winter months, can draw crowds of over 30. The Sunday ride traditionally goes slower and longer.
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