Back to Normal for the SGR... Sort Of
The forecast looked questionable heading into the evening, but by 5:00 the skies were clear and roads were dry. Enter Chris C, New England's self-appointed Doppler Deity. He decided after last week the “risk was too great” and made the call to push his ride to Wednesday. Totally reasonable... except this is a Tuesday group ride. So the show went on, just with a few fewer riders and a touch less chaos.
Thanks, Chris, for your cautious meteorological influence on what became a slightly watered-down (but bone-dry) edition of the SGR.
Once rolling, the pace was strong. The Black brothers were out in full force alongside Dan S, Hunter P., and Paul Best, who, depending on the phase of the moon, toggles between Angry Paul and Meek Paul. Dan and Hunter made a couple early digs, and Aaron B was there for all of them. One move nearly stuck before red light at 322 snuffed it out. More fireworks followed after Moss Farms, with a few promising attacks stretching things out, but it always came back together.
Coming into the turnaround sprint, the group was mostly intact. Noah B. launched early and capitalized on an untimely mechanical for Hunter P., grabbing max points ahead of his brother Aaron B and Dan S.
The ride stayed together and uneventful moving back into Cheshire. On the greenhouse climb, Dan S tried to solo from the base, but Noah bridged, surged past, and never looked back. He finished solo and dropping the legendary SGR flex on social media.
Brian Girard and Vlad Vlad Vladimir scooped up points behind to round out the night. Solid effort from all. Once again, a big shout-out to Chris C. for almst canceling a great ride.
