The Short Loop strikes back!
Hey, it's the short loop again...
There was a good group out tonight for the ride. Notably missing was Eric M, Rondo, JoshyG and Little T as well, who is recovering from hernia surgery. We all wish him a speedy recovery. Feel better T, the ride is not the same without you macho'ing it up in the sprints.
Things started out pretty quickly when Chris C moved up to the front and took an early flyer, inviting any who wished to try for the long break. Team Gaul and Dillon P obliged and there was a quick trio up the road with Thomaas B chasing. The break would get caught pretty soon with Hunter P bringing the pack up. It was all together thru the cobbles as Mahoney, Team Gaul and Dennis from GHCC set a good tempo. Some traffic in the subsequent corners brought the good pace to a halt. It going a bit again
as Hacker brought the group up to Mountain Road. Mahoney and a Team Thule rider got it going on Mountain Rd. After the risers, there was some fragmenting going on at the front. CVC ( Peter P and BenGe ) moved up and got the front proper again with CCR ( Chris B and Hutner P ) coming thru after that. The rest of the way down Mountain was normal with a group of 12 of so rotating thru nicely.
Once on Moss Farms, CCR dropped the hammer with Gregg F, Joe “the beast” K and Chris B moved off the front quickly. Along for the ride was Jacinto. A chase group formed up with Peter P, LaFlamme, and the rider from San Fran. Hacker jumped from way back to bridge the gap, taking Hunter P and Team Gaul along with him. Hunter P doing his best Shleck impersonation dropped his chain but was able to get it back on and jumped back up to Hacker's wheel, who was by this point, overhauling the 4 leaders. More guys would follow and soon it was all back together. Team Gaul and Stage 1 led everyone up onto Marion and everyone got ready to dive into the industrial park. LaFlamme, Team Gaul, MaHoney, Joe K and a couple of others led it thru the park and everyone was down right giddy when the ride turned onto the new pavement of West Johnson ave.
It was back to the good ol days for the run-in to the sprint, with everyone trying to walk the line betweeen conservative and aggressive for the climb up to to Rienhard. Peter P and Thomaas B were leaning more toward aggressive, and moved off the front slightly with Hacker and Hunter P were right behind. Chris B pedaled thru them all and quickly got a respectable gap with 150 meters to go before the turn. Hacker took off and joined up with Chris and a late jumping BenGe also made the jump, but was quick to get disconnected once on Reinhard. Chris B and Hacker had a solid 70 meter gap at the base of the sprint hill. Thomaas B and Team Gaul were heading up the pack as the climb started. Hunter P jumped from a couple of wheels back and got a gap. Jacinto also jumped up and came by Hunter P. The 2 were close the whole way up. Meanwhile, Hacker was leading out Chris B in a half-speed sprint and with impeccable timing, moved off the front. Hunter P was able to come around Jacinto and settled between Butler and Hacker, but this one goes to Hacker.
On the backside Hacker kept his gap up for a little while but would be caught soon on Peck lane as Chris C, Joe K and others came up quickly to resume full speed ahead. A car got in between the front group on Peck and the rest of the peloton. Everyone was fortunate the driver seemed cool about it. It slowed the front group down and by the old train tracks, it was all together again. It took some balls to voluntarily hit the front of the ride once back onto Route 10, as there was a pretty stiff headwind. Peter P, Thomaas B, LaFlamme, Team Gaul and a couple of others were up to the task. Heading into the Stop n Shop sprint, a healthy group of guys rode off the front ( Chris C, Dillon P, BenGe, Seven Rider, Peter K, a couple of Bethel riders, Bill Thompson, Team Gaul, Mahoney, Hacker and LaFlamme ) . Mike McG jumped from the front of the second group, taking along Hunter P. Those 2 quickly rode thru the front group but Chris C was up the rode. Chris was the only one that took advantage of being in the front group, and started his sprint at the bast of the hill. Hunter P lost contact with Mike halfway to the sprint and then it was just the Irishman chasing the ??? ( Greek? Polish aborigine? ). Depending on who you talk to and where the imaginary line is drawn, Chris C may have stayed out in front long enough. It was very close. The judges ruled in Mike's favor though and the ride continued into the headwind, back into Hamden. The final section of the ride was pretty sedate. Chris Butler rolled off the front with a kilo to go, taking Dillon P and Peter P with him. Jacinto tried to gun them all down but was put out in front way too early. Mike McG overhauled the front with 350 meters to go, taking along Team Gaul and Hacker. No one was able to come around McGinley though.
A good ride.... Everyone made up for the lost miles with more intensity.
45 comments:
Isn't it time to add me to the cast?
Ben
The only cast you are worty of Ben is the Howard Stern cast. You can be Eric the migets side kick.
Chris Butler in the final pull, not chris c
Ben, for the record in the breakaway last week every time you got to the front the pace dropped and there were germans screaming at the back. You crossed the line first because you pulled through slow again but started waving your hands around and making it unsafe for anyone to pull around you. The break didn't even contest the sprint. Congrats on "winning"
Mahoney
Wow, who could have guessed? The two worst squirrels on the ride don't get along.
Myhoney,
Good job cornering into the industrial park last night, I thought you were gonna fall off your bike. As for "the break" I was kidding about winning. Every one, including tri-fools like you, takes this ride so seriously that you have to make fun of it. Besides, if you think I believe that I can beat Stever Gray or Guido in a sprint then you're as stupid as you look. But when I was yelling at you to slow down in "the break" its because you haven't grasped the concept of doing work in one lane and resting in another. We should've been doing 30mph, but we were'nt. Several of us were holding back and trust me, one of them wasn't you. Most of all, I was looking for a smoot rotation, and with you we got anything but. If you think you're so strong, as your foolish ego suggests, why don't you try a road race or a crit and see how well you do? Or are you still going to "tri Nationals?"
does anyone have any extra popcorn?
I bet Little T in bandages could ride circles around both you girls.
maybe i'm mixing people up, but wasn't this the second week in a row that hunter dropped his chain?
otto (gaul/shaver/not new zealand)
Ben,
Arnt you the one who employs a coach, doesnt have a job and trains like a pro (w/o the pro results).
As a previous post suggests, maybe you should try out for a spot on the Stern show. You could be I could have been Ben...or Has ben??
Hey Ben,
Why would a triahlete do a bike race? Do you do triathlons?
Who is Ben and Mahoney? Do they do the ride?
Zing!!! Solidarity among the Tri guys! Gotta love it.
Yes, it was the second week i dropped my chain at an inopportune spot... That's what i get for trying to get a 105 derail to get along with campy simply cause the 105 is what i had laying around...
He'll yeah i train a lot and admittedly my results have been mixed. But i had some good showings this year including one that gave me the state road racing title. I'm no cat 1 but i'm no mahoney either. Nor am i a bike racer pretending to be a tri guy so that's why you won't catch me pudding in my chamois.
Ben that's so kind of you to slow down and wait for me. Why don't we just let our legs do the talking. Ill even let you pick the sprint.
Mahoney
Ben,
Mahoney regularly post results in the top ten overall in triathlon. Nothin fake about that!!
Robyn
I'm not a spinter but sure, Bear Mountain this weekend. If you can't do the race on your tri results then i guess we'll have to wait until next week.
I meant next week. And come on, excuses in advance? You think we lowly triathlets know how to sprint!
Mahoney
Mahoney, I have nothing against Triathletes. But there's a big difference between bike racing and tri's. There's also a big difference between racing and training rides. Come out for a 70 mile road race this weekend and see how you do? Maybe you'll do as well as in tri's, I don't know and I don't care because I focus on my racing. But yes, my legs will be tired from racing Sunday but I'll still come out and work on my 5, 10 and 30 second power. Though if I get in a break on the ride, I wanna practice fluidity. And you can only do that by either sticking with the weaker links or by gassing them after they take a pull. I had a good workout during that ride so I went for the former. Do you even know if I posted that original post? I usually leave my name. Either way you came at me out of the side of your neck as if you're some bad ass bike racer. It's one thing if you're Ron or something, but you're not. I know my limits and don't profess to be anything I'm not, so I said I'm not a sprinter. That said, we can sprint. That said, I also came up hard, son. Hard.
Ooooo a dick measuring contest!!! Someone be sure to bring the micrometer.
5, 10, and 30 second power equates to 5, 10, and 30 meters off the front of the ride before blowing up. Sounds fruitful in a bike race.... Just sayin'.
Ben I'm going to chime in here, you got to lay off the CRACKKKKKK!!!!
You're right, Ron. Scratch that last sentence.
WTF? Chris didn't reciprocate in the bathroom before the ride? Is 'sprint' some type of gay code word?
speaking of try-guys, does the dude who does the pippi longstocking impersonation realize that, when it comes to cycling, compression socks are only good for recovery?
Or that non-UCI sanctioned road race aerobars could impale someone.
Oh geez, you know it all bikers...
Research has shown that compression wear aids DURING exercise. And as far as being impaled by bike parts, like the handlebars are the only part that can do that???
Morons...
Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Compression socks only work during exercise with weight bearing sports. Last I checked, cycling is not one of those.
That makes no sense.
You mean to tell me that your working leg muscles know the difference when the bones are bearing weight or not???
Cycling is certainly not as load bearing as say football, but to say there's no benefit to working muscles from compression is impossible.
it makes perfect sense.
I think they are a hot new trend..paris hilton wears them with her minis.
Let's fight about EVERYTHING!!! I've got a machete made out of an old Chevy leaf spring! Who wants some??? I came up hard! Columbia jungle HARD!
I don't care how much "benefit" you think compression socks give you. They look f'ing dumb!
The guy in the compression socks is 50+ and was/is one of the best multisport athletes in the area. Can't blame the guy that has as many running miles in his legs as some of you have riding miles for looking for any advantage to keep getting out there to do something he loves.
Dillon, you still listen to Stryper.
I heart Mahoney
Ben
VOTE FOR RONDO!!!
To F'ing Anon:
I'm sure the jerseys you wear many would consider dumb looking as well.
What the hell does I came up hard mean anyway???
I think in Ben's case it means that you went to Skidmore college. Its a tough prepy school. Its hard man real hard. Like the dick he took in the ass last night.
I know where you come from, Ron. But I don't get angry at everything. Not anymore. Skidmore is a good college though. I didn't go there though, nor have I had a dick in my ass, so go fuck yourself.
It was cold today. It's coming . . . Time for the Rage.
correction noted: You took it in the mouth...
does anyone do the sunday ride this time of year?
Lets Go out next Sunday the 19th
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