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…
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.
Tuesday the 14
No one is scared of the Tuesday night ride anymore…..
Another solid group out for the ride tonight. New face starting to become regulars for the TWC….
The ride got started slowly once off route 10 but two yalies slipped away with plans to ride by themselves the whole night. Traffic on corner #2 of the ride slowed the group up and the 2 were out of sight till they relized they missed a turn up the road and had to back track….
Dillon P was quick to test out the rigidity of his new Scott and took off the front alone. Behind, the pace was ok. Maison & Joe P from CCR and setting tempo heading into the first section of ‘pave.
On Mount Sanford Rd Dillon was caught as Adam from Yale ramped it up pretty good. Then on South Brooksvale leading up to Mountain Rd Maison found himself off the front with Hunter P. The two worked it for a little bit but then sat up on Mountain as Matt from Devils gear and Guido powered up the first hills on Mountain rd. The two kept it motoring along after the hills and fond themselves with a bit a gap that they went to work on. By the second set of risers , Yale Adam, Greg C from Keltic, Eric M, Peter P, Lawrence M on the white Bianchi, a Yale guy on a Parlee (?), and others were bringing it hard. The 2 were caught and for the rest of Mountain rd everyone was together and working well to keep the speed up.
Onto Moss Farms where the Yalie on a Parlee, Adam and Eric M kept the pace high initially but then calmed down for the run into the chicane.
Into the chicane there were a lot of guys at attention ready to go as Peter P led everyone thru. Little T, feeling no ill effects from the long day he already put in on the bike before the ride, jumped hard from 7 bikes back and lead everyone up and thru with the gap he created. Dillon P was quick to respond and was chasing at the front along with others… (Chris C, Hunter P) Eric M took a late dig to try to close the gap to T but as the road flattened out on Marion, riders were single file…. But all together.
Into the industrial park where Kyle F and TriGuy on a Trek kept the pace high. Guido was up there too looking antsy. Onto West Johnson where the pace went up due simply to a solid group of guys setting a stiff pace. There were too many to mention, but no doubt Adam up at the front along with other Yalies kept things motoring. Too bad these guys are students….Summer classes anyone? As the corner to Reinhard neared, There was a group of 10 or so with the position and the legs to get ready for the charge up the hill. Chris C, Eric M, Crazy Chris, Guido, Greg Ciocci, Peter P, the yalies, Maison, Dave from Stage 1 (?). Chris Butler from CCR had moved up and thru and was there. Also we think we spotted Julio L from Stage 1. Great to see him back on the ride. Right behind this group there was others lurking. Little T, Hunter P and Rondo amoung them. Sure enough there were quite a few that jumped at the base of the hill for the sprint. Little T had waited to jump a little longer than usual thanks to the bodies in front of him. But when he did he had Hunter P straight on his wheel. The 2 quickly darted thru traffic and only had to pass Eric M and Crazy Chris, who were fighting off sharks with laser beams, thrashing their bikes to get speed out of them. Hunter P came along side and eventually passed Little T, now 156 miles into day ( or something like that ). Hunter got to the corner first but somehow it seems Little T took the corner first. So we’re calling it a tie. On the backside Crazy Chris and Eric were ready to keep it up and rolled off the front with Hunter P. But by Peck lane everyone was back together…. One day someone will jump hard here and keep a gap to the end.
The pace back to Route 10 was good. Hunter P lead all up thru the next sector of ’pave. Gregg F & Maison from CCR was up there too. Getting closer to RT 10, Rondo, no doubt tipped off by his crooked Italian-leaning informants deep in the Cheshire PD advised everyone to behave for the next bit. Sure enough, there was a squad car up the road a ways pulling out in front of the ride. It looks like he was answering a call tho and took off never to be seen again. We guess there was something happening in town that was more urgent than the bubble boys flaunting their manhood indecently. Amongst the drama, Chris B, who bows to no lawman, was gassing it off the front with a couple of others in tow. No doubt seeking revenge for being denied on Reinhard, Chris was gonna one-man-army it out to the Stop and Sprint Shop.
Despite some huge pacing on the hill going past Cheshire Park by guys like Guido, Adam and Peter P Chris was leading his small group with a bit of a gap. Approaching the hill guys were all over the place. Craig L jumped late from way back. Little T, now on kilometer 270, jumped along him. But it was too late as Chris narrowly held on to be the first of the hill. Great job Chris! Impressive…..
The rest of the ride was pretty uneventful. Kyle F and Greg Ciocci were gunning it. Stage one and Medic riders Brian K and Eric M as well. Little T and Hunter P nearly caused a pile up…. Way to go guys… Heading into the finale, Rondo, Little T, Hunter P, Eric M all took their last solid pulls a ways from the end leaving Maison Greg C and Guido jetting off alone. Guido is tough to beat in this one and was able to stay out in front going past the Shepard Ave.
All in all, a pretty good ride!
Another solid group out for the ride tonight. New face starting to become regulars for the TWC….
The ride got started slowly once off route 10 but two yalies slipped away with plans to ride by themselves the whole night. Traffic on corner #2 of the ride slowed the group up and the 2 were out of sight till they relized they missed a turn up the road and had to back track….
Dillon P was quick to test out the rigidity of his new Scott and took off the front alone. Behind, the pace was ok. Maison & Joe P from CCR and setting tempo heading into the first section of ‘pave.
On Mount Sanford Rd Dillon was caught as Adam from Yale ramped it up pretty good. Then on South Brooksvale leading up to Mountain Rd Maison found himself off the front with Hunter P. The two worked it for a little bit but then sat up on Mountain as Matt from Devils gear and Guido powered up the first hills on Mountain rd. The two kept it motoring along after the hills and fond themselves with a bit a gap that they went to work on. By the second set of risers , Yale Adam, Greg C from Keltic, Eric M, Peter P, Lawrence M on the white Bianchi, a Yale guy on a Parlee (?), and others were bringing it hard. The 2 were caught and for the rest of Mountain rd everyone was together and working well to keep the speed up.
Onto Moss Farms where the Yalie on a Parlee, Adam and Eric M kept the pace high initially but then calmed down for the run into the chicane.
Into the chicane there were a lot of guys at attention ready to go as Peter P led everyone thru. Little T, feeling no ill effects from the long day he already put in on the bike before the ride, jumped hard from 7 bikes back and lead everyone up and thru with the gap he created. Dillon P was quick to respond and was chasing at the front along with others… (Chris C, Hunter P) Eric M took a late dig to try to close the gap to T but as the road flattened out on Marion, riders were single file…. But all together.
Into the industrial park where Kyle F and TriGuy on a Trek kept the pace high. Guido was up there too looking antsy. Onto West Johnson where the pace went up due simply to a solid group of guys setting a stiff pace. There were too many to mention, but no doubt Adam up at the front along with other Yalies kept things motoring. Too bad these guys are students….Summer classes anyone? As the corner to Reinhard neared, There was a group of 10 or so with the position and the legs to get ready for the charge up the hill. Chris C, Eric M, Crazy Chris, Guido, Greg Ciocci, Peter P, the yalies, Maison, Dave from Stage 1 (?). Chris Butler from CCR had moved up and thru and was there. Also we think we spotted Julio L from Stage 1. Great to see him back on the ride. Right behind this group there was others lurking. Little T, Hunter P and Rondo amoung them. Sure enough there were quite a few that jumped at the base of the hill for the sprint. Little T had waited to jump a little longer than usual thanks to the bodies in front of him. But when he did he had Hunter P straight on his wheel. The 2 quickly darted thru traffic and only had to pass Eric M and Crazy Chris, who were fighting off sharks with laser beams, thrashing their bikes to get speed out of them. Hunter P came along side and eventually passed Little T, now 156 miles into day ( or something like that ). Hunter got to the corner first but somehow it seems Little T took the corner first. So we’re calling it a tie. On the backside Crazy Chris and Eric were ready to keep it up and rolled off the front with Hunter P. But by Peck lane everyone was back together…. One day someone will jump hard here and keep a gap to the end.
The pace back to Route 10 was good. Hunter P lead all up thru the next sector of ’pave. Gregg F & Maison from CCR was up there too. Getting closer to RT 10, Rondo, no doubt tipped off by his crooked Italian-leaning informants deep in the Cheshire PD advised everyone to behave for the next bit. Sure enough, there was a squad car up the road a ways pulling out in front of the ride. It looks like he was answering a call tho and took off never to be seen again. We guess there was something happening in town that was more urgent than the bubble boys flaunting their manhood indecently. Amongst the drama, Chris B, who bows to no lawman, was gassing it off the front with a couple of others in tow. No doubt seeking revenge for being denied on Reinhard, Chris was gonna one-man-army it out to the Stop and Sprint Shop.
Despite some huge pacing on the hill going past Cheshire Park by guys like Guido, Adam and Peter P Chris was leading his small group with a bit of a gap. Approaching the hill guys were all over the place. Craig L jumped late from way back. Little T, now on kilometer 270, jumped along him. But it was too late as Chris narrowly held on to be the first of the hill. Great job Chris! Impressive…..
The rest of the ride was pretty uneventful. Kyle F and Greg Ciocci were gunning it. Stage one and Medic riders Brian K and Eric M as well. Little T and Hunter P nearly caused a pile up…. Way to go guys… Heading into the finale, Rondo, Little T, Hunter P, Eric M all took their last solid pulls a ways from the end leaving Maison Greg C and Guido jetting off alone. Guido is tough to beat in this one and was able to stay out in front going past the Shepard Ave.
All in all, a pretty good ride!
Tuesday the 7th
Seems like it was a bye week
Revenge of winter tonight as a light crowd filed outta the parking lot nice and neatly and freshly
Revenge of winter tonight as a light crowd filed outta the parking lot nice and neatly and freshly
relieved. Good to see new Dad-Dillon P out there as well. Let's all hear it for the arrival of girl Cadence May Pronovost! She will be truing up Zipps in no time at all.
The ride was greeted by a devilish crosswind that seemed to be a headwind the whole night. The pace was light heading into Cheshire... Maison, Dillon P and Guido were up there, ticking along. Eric M and Ciocci from keltic too. A weekend full of windy racing seemed to be putting the strong men in spin mode. Plus no show from Little T, Luekens, and Peter P.... And Crazy Chris got hit with a flat early on.... So there was some ponies missing.
The first serious action didnt happen till before Mountain rd, when Tomaas-not-Thomas on the old school blue steel bike and Guido slipped off the front... But that didnt last that long, and right away on Mountain Rd it was Todd H pushing up past everyone with Hunter P in tow. Chris C jumped hard and was looking to get a gap. Guido went too and so did Hunter P. The 3 had a small gap but by Cornwall Ave, the rest of the field was latching on. The rest of the way down Mountian was uneventful... Many faces up front.... Pace was decent, nothing crazy.
Onto Moss Farms where Kyle Foley, betting the lazy card, rolled off the front... A brief reaction came from the Devils Gear rider on a Fuji, but for the most part, the P'ton was ok with letting Kyle have some room to roam. He stretched out a decent gap of about 70-80 yards before BlingBling Maison jumped to bridge. That proved easier said then done and by the end of Moss, Maison was back in the fold. Stacked up traffic at the intersection stopped the field and let Kyle roll thru the Chicane with more of a gap. Up the hill before Marion, Chris C attacked again, but this time ended up dragging everyone up the hill. Kyle would keep the pressure on and roll into the industrial park with a handful of seconds.
Solid pulls from Blue Steel Tomaas, Tall John and Todd H eventually brought him back but break held right up till the corner of West Johnson. Chris C jumped again right away on West Johnson, bringing along Brian Koski, the rider on the white bianchi, Greg Ciocci, Guido, and a couple of others. ( ??? ) Chris was going good enough to get a gap and his chances of making it up to the sprint point looked good. Heading up toward Reinhard, Chris Butler from CCR killed it to make it across the gap. He also dragged up Ken-just-ken, making the lead group 7 or 8 strong with about 8 seconds on the field with a couple of stragglers in between. On Rienhart, Chris still was solo ing off the front, looking to trump everyone to the sprint. 3 or 4 guys jumped from the lead group and Ciocci made it to the corner first, though Chris B was right there as well. Everyone came back together on the decent and turning onto Peck the break was back.
Onto Route 10 the pace went up enough to cause some splits. Tomaas was up there, Devils Gear, Rondo, Kyle was back up to the front, Guido... etc. Some gaps had to be shut down by the time the Stop and Shop sprint was coming up. Even still there was a small group being led by Tall John and Chris C. John would lead everyone out for the hill, Chris was the only one to jump, but at the last moment, John pipped him to the top. Nice work Interlandi....
The rest of the ride thru town was slow... Once outside the lights, the 2 Foleys tried to sneak off by themselves... But that did last too long as Tall John was again setting a good pace. Heading into the finale, Richard Sachs Chris, and Chris Butler looked to outlast and escape the rest, but Hunter P came up hard and past them with a long half Kilo to go. Guido also kicked into low gear at the last moment and was able to power up to Hunters wheel. He had time to spare and was able to come around him to get to the end of the ride first....
The ride was greeted by a devilish crosswind that seemed to be a headwind the whole night. The pace was light heading into Cheshire... Maison, Dillon P and Guido were up there, ticking along. Eric M and Ciocci from keltic too. A weekend full of windy racing seemed to be putting the strong men in spin mode. Plus no show from Little T, Luekens, and Peter P.... And Crazy Chris got hit with a flat early on.... So there was some ponies missing.
The first serious action didnt happen till before Mountain rd, when Tomaas-not-Thomas on the old school blue steel bike and Guido slipped off the front... But that didnt last that long, and right away on Mountain Rd it was Todd H pushing up past everyone with Hunter P in tow. Chris C jumped hard and was looking to get a gap. Guido went too and so did Hunter P. The 3 had a small gap but by Cornwall Ave, the rest of the field was latching on. The rest of the way down Mountian was uneventful... Many faces up front.... Pace was decent, nothing crazy.
Onto Moss Farms where Kyle Foley, betting the lazy card, rolled off the front... A brief reaction came from the Devils Gear rider on a Fuji, but for the most part, the P'ton was ok with letting Kyle have some room to roam. He stretched out a decent gap of about 70-80 yards before BlingBling Maison jumped to bridge. That proved easier said then done and by the end of Moss, Maison was back in the fold. Stacked up traffic at the intersection stopped the field and let Kyle roll thru the Chicane with more of a gap. Up the hill before Marion, Chris C attacked again, but this time ended up dragging everyone up the hill. Kyle would keep the pressure on and roll into the industrial park with a handful of seconds.
Solid pulls from Blue Steel Tomaas, Tall John and Todd H eventually brought him back but break held right up till the corner of West Johnson. Chris C jumped again right away on West Johnson, bringing along Brian Koski, the rider on the white bianchi, Greg Ciocci, Guido, and a couple of others. ( ??? ) Chris was going good enough to get a gap and his chances of making it up to the sprint point looked good. Heading up toward Reinhard, Chris Butler from CCR killed it to make it across the gap. He also dragged up Ken-just-ken, making the lead group 7 or 8 strong with about 8 seconds on the field with a couple of stragglers in between. On Rienhart, Chris still was solo ing off the front, looking to trump everyone to the sprint. 3 or 4 guys jumped from the lead group and Ciocci made it to the corner first, though Chris B was right there as well. Everyone came back together on the decent and turning onto Peck the break was back.
Onto Route 10 the pace went up enough to cause some splits. Tomaas was up there, Devils Gear, Rondo, Kyle was back up to the front, Guido... etc. Some gaps had to be shut down by the time the Stop and Shop sprint was coming up. Even still there was a small group being led by Tall John and Chris C. John would lead everyone out for the hill, Chris was the only one to jump, but at the last moment, John pipped him to the top. Nice work Interlandi....
The rest of the ride thru town was slow... Once outside the lights, the 2 Foleys tried to sneak off by themselves... But that did last too long as Tall John was again setting a good pace. Heading into the finale, Richard Sachs Chris, and Chris Butler looked to outlast and escape the rest, but Hunter P came up hard and past them with a long half Kilo to go. Guido also kicked into low gear at the last moment and was able to power up to Hunters wheel. He had time to spare and was able to come around him to get to the end of the ride first....
Tuesday the 31st
5:59 & 1\2 start time doesn’t go over too well with some…
A respectable group of perhaps 40 riders out tonight. The ride got started at the agreed upon 6 pm. Rondo shot out of the parking lot with a couple of guys in tow, and the rest slowly followed…. Slight problem though… The Stage 1 guys and Mike McG were in the bathroom, answering nature’s call.
The Cheshire Cycling Crew does not condone such an act of carpet-bagging…. We were rolling up just as Ron and the others were rolling out and we didn’t know.
Anyway, once on route 10, Rondo, armed with a stiff tailwind and deep dish carbon hoops, was out to capitalize on the pants-down situation… He hit it hard with Greg Ciocc (?) from Keltic and another rider in tow.
The field behind also cranked it up really quickly, led by Craig Luekens and Eric M, and by the turn off route 10, everyone was together.
The fast pace didn’t let up there… And the Medics ( less Mike ), Eric M and Ron were drilling it. Also up there were the Yalies again, Dave McC, Adam on a Red C-Dale and another youngster on an older Trek. Single file it lit up thru the back roads… Meanwhile, as if the Stage One crew didn’t have enough chasing to do over the past weekend, were still behind, but were working well together to close down the premature gap. Coming up to Moutain Rd, Guido, back from being utilized in North Dakota to stop the Red River, pedalled off the front with another rider ( Peter P? ) but traffic issues turning onto Mountain killed that. The high speed continued down Mountain road… And thanks to the tail wind, it was perhaps a record-time run from the start of the ride to the light on route 68. Ridley Ben, Daddy Luekens, Adam, Peter P, Tri Guy with Knee-Highs, BlingBling Maison from CCR, and Gregg F from CCR all pitching in. The field had spit off a few riders by the time the light came. The field waited for a few seconds then rolled thru the green. The Stage 1 group was just rolling up as the light turned red and had to wait. A few guys ( and a girl ) protested the forward advance of the Peleton… But such as is what makes the ride so special, they were waiting for no one…
Onto Moss Farms were the craziness didn’t stop… Luekens and Yalie-Adam attacked early and sent the rest of the ride reeling, Ciocc from Keltic gave chase, Hunter P closed a couple of gaps, Eric M was setting a good pace…. Ken just Ken also was trying to leash the front…. Luekens and Adam succeeded in getting a gap by sheer muscle over the small risers on Moss Farms. As the ride went into the Chicane the damage was evident. The 2 leaders, being chased closely by a lone Guido…. Then Eric M, Hunter P and Ridley Ben, and then a small chase group of maybe 12 or so… Meanwhile, further behind, the Stage One group had gone back to good ol fashion hard teamwork, and was gaining on the front. Mike McG doing the lion's share, but had Crazy Chris, Chris C, Tall John, Little T, Todd H all pitching in as well.
On the hill past the chicane, the 2 leaders were within striking distance, but Guido got taken back by the hill. Hunter P jumped hard on the hill and bridged the gap just as Craig and Adam were ramping the speed back up on Marion. Despite efforts from Peter P, Chris B from CCR, Eric M and others, the gap went up to the 3 pretty solidly. Once Hunter P got settled in, the 3 went to work and rode strongly together, stretching the gap the whole way up to the sprint on Reinhard. Craig let Hunter sprint off with no contest for 1st up the hill. As the 3 were cruising down to Peck, the gap was finally coming down, as Guido, Chris B, Tri Guy, Ken Just Ken and Peter P were working hard to bring it back.
Some traffic for the turn onto Peck Ln slowed the 3 leaders and by the end of the long hill over the crap roads on Peck, it was all back together. Everyone rode nice up to route 10, were Peter Kenny and Gregg F took the ride thru the corner and up the hill past Cheshire Park. Into the headwind now, things slowed down, but guys like Rondo, Peter P and Eric M kept it moving along decently. Not fast enough to hold off the Stage One group though, and moving up to the StopNShop Sprint, they made the connection and Chris C, Mike McG and Little T were riding straight up and thru the head of the ride toward the sprint. Little T had no problem snatching that prize.
The group left for dead at the start would now make sure to be heard amongst the others and the ride thru Cheshire was a dramatic affair. Once past the lights, everyone turned their attention to the common enemy, Mister Pimp-Headwind. Mike McG, Chris C, Tall John… all of em…. were up there, just keeping the tempo that it took to catch back on. Luekens, Adam, hunter P, and Peter P were there as well, drilling into the wind. Heading into the finale, there was some hesitation, some splintering, some sitting-up. A small group with Adam, Guido, Little T and a couple of others broke clear, and it was Guido sticking it out to the very end.....
If this was a sign of things to come for the summer it should be interesting… Yalies running amuck, Little T (somewhat) kept at bay, Scott CR1’s instead of Cannondale’s everywhere, cops running guys off the roads, Rondo getting angrier and even more unapproachable…… Its gonna be wild
A respectable group of perhaps 40 riders out tonight. The ride got started at the agreed upon 6 pm. Rondo shot out of the parking lot with a couple of guys in tow, and the rest slowly followed…. Slight problem though… The Stage 1 guys and Mike McG were in the bathroom, answering nature’s call.
The Cheshire Cycling Crew does not condone such an act of carpet-bagging…. We were rolling up just as Ron and the others were rolling out and we didn’t know.
Anyway, once on route 10, Rondo, armed with a stiff tailwind and deep dish carbon hoops, was out to capitalize on the pants-down situation… He hit it hard with Greg Ciocc (?) from Keltic and another rider in tow.
The field behind also cranked it up really quickly, led by Craig Luekens and Eric M, and by the turn off route 10, everyone was together.
The fast pace didn’t let up there… And the Medics ( less Mike ), Eric M and Ron were drilling it. Also up there were the Yalies again, Dave McC, Adam on a Red C-Dale and another youngster on an older Trek. Single file it lit up thru the back roads… Meanwhile, as if the Stage One crew didn’t have enough chasing to do over the past weekend, were still behind, but were working well together to close down the premature gap. Coming up to Moutain Rd, Guido, back from being utilized in North Dakota to stop the Red River, pedalled off the front with another rider ( Peter P? ) but traffic issues turning onto Mountain killed that. The high speed continued down Mountain road… And thanks to the tail wind, it was perhaps a record-time run from the start of the ride to the light on route 68. Ridley Ben, Daddy Luekens, Adam, Peter P, Tri Guy with Knee-Highs, BlingBling Maison from CCR, and Gregg F from CCR all pitching in. The field had spit off a few riders by the time the light came. The field waited for a few seconds then rolled thru the green. The Stage 1 group was just rolling up as the light turned red and had to wait. A few guys ( and a girl ) protested the forward advance of the Peleton… But such as is what makes the ride so special, they were waiting for no one…
Onto Moss Farms were the craziness didn’t stop… Luekens and Yalie-Adam attacked early and sent the rest of the ride reeling, Ciocc from Keltic gave chase, Hunter P closed a couple of gaps, Eric M was setting a good pace…. Ken just Ken also was trying to leash the front…. Luekens and Adam succeeded in getting a gap by sheer muscle over the small risers on Moss Farms. As the ride went into the Chicane the damage was evident. The 2 leaders, being chased closely by a lone Guido…. Then Eric M, Hunter P and Ridley Ben, and then a small chase group of maybe 12 or so… Meanwhile, further behind, the Stage One group had gone back to good ol fashion hard teamwork, and was gaining on the front. Mike McG doing the lion's share, but had Crazy Chris, Chris C, Tall John, Little T, Todd H all pitching in as well.
On the hill past the chicane, the 2 leaders were within striking distance, but Guido got taken back by the hill. Hunter P jumped hard on the hill and bridged the gap just as Craig and Adam were ramping the speed back up on Marion. Despite efforts from Peter P, Chris B from CCR, Eric M and others, the gap went up to the 3 pretty solidly. Once Hunter P got settled in, the 3 went to work and rode strongly together, stretching the gap the whole way up to the sprint on Reinhard. Craig let Hunter sprint off with no contest for 1st up the hill. As the 3 were cruising down to Peck, the gap was finally coming down, as Guido, Chris B, Tri Guy, Ken Just Ken and Peter P were working hard to bring it back.
Some traffic for the turn onto Peck Ln slowed the 3 leaders and by the end of the long hill over the crap roads on Peck, it was all back together. Everyone rode nice up to route 10, were Peter Kenny and Gregg F took the ride thru the corner and up the hill past Cheshire Park. Into the headwind now, things slowed down, but guys like Rondo, Peter P and Eric M kept it moving along decently. Not fast enough to hold off the Stage One group though, and moving up to the StopNShop Sprint, they made the connection and Chris C, Mike McG and Little T were riding straight up and thru the head of the ride toward the sprint. Little T had no problem snatching that prize.
The group left for dead at the start would now make sure to be heard amongst the others and the ride thru Cheshire was a dramatic affair. Once past the lights, everyone turned their attention to the common enemy, Mister Pimp-Headwind. Mike McG, Chris C, Tall John… all of em…. were up there, just keeping the tempo that it took to catch back on. Luekens, Adam, hunter P, and Peter P were there as well, drilling into the wind. Heading into the finale, there was some hesitation, some splintering, some sitting-up. A small group with Adam, Guido, Little T and a couple of others broke clear, and it was Guido sticking it out to the very end.....
If this was a sign of things to come for the summer it should be interesting… Yalies running amuck, Little T (somewhat) kept at bay, Scott CR1’s instead of Cannondale’s everywhere, cops running guys off the roads, Rondo getting angrier and even more unapproachable…… Its gonna be wild
Tuesday the 24th
Good ride.... No crashes... No broken collarbones... No separated shoulders....
The usual 5:30 crowd showed up for the ride plus a couple of extras. Hopefully we get some new blood injected ( read: Guido ) when we move to 6 pm.
Right off route 10 we had a trio of what we think are 2 new Yalies and Dave McCormick... Maybe Dave can shed some light on the identities of the newbies. Unless of course they are just passing thru, in which case.... Hope you guys enjoyed the ride, dont mind Rondo, he's always like that.
The 3 got things rolling as the moved off the front a bit, as the rest of the field was ok with just tempo'ing thru the harsh headwind. Things picked up slowly as the ride swept up the guys meeting up coming the opposite way.
Going up the corner at the start of Brooksvale, Chris C and a newer rider in blue (?) moved off the front. the 2 went to work and started building up a gap. Chris C was doing the lions share in what would be a night of feats for the bubble boy... The gap held up till the corner of Mountain road, where the field had to pause briefly for oncoming traffic. Chris would leave his partner and head up the intial risers on Mountain rd alone. Todd H, Eric M, and the yalies were at the front keeping pace.
Chris C kept it motoring into the wind by himself, as things went into boring-cruise mode in the pack. Craig L and Hunter P stepped up the pace a bit and Chris was finally coming back... But not before a new trio briefly formed off the front with him, but by the light all was together. At the end of Mountain, an officer of the law, squawked the ride and rolled up to the front and had some words with Chris, who was still plowing thru the wind at the front. Maybe Chris can fill us in on what was said. Perhaps the cop was counseling Chris to keep that skank holstered till Plainville. The cop drove off in front of the ride, thru the light and onto Moss Farms to no doubt spy and make sure we werent breaking too many rules.
Heading onto Moss Farms, a group formed off the front again. Mostly made up of Yalies and the rider in blue. Hunter P jumped up towards the end and that got the ride back together. In past the Chicane, Chris C went at it again, jumping on the hill before Marion. This time he took along Tall john... Good to see T.J. back out on the ride. The 2 went to work and started building up a gap as the wind was still sopping up moral in the pack like farm roads in Spain. A bunch of different guys kept up the pace making into the industrial park. Yalies, Joe K, Craig L, Hunter P, Brian Koski, Eric M, Rondo... etc.
In a showy display of bravado, Chris dropped Tall John on the 1st riser on West Johnson, and started making his way to the sprint point, again, alone. Coming up to Rienhard, crazy Chris was making his up to the front, Mike McG and Little T as well. Things were picking up as the pack turned south and let up the sails to the wind. Chris would put in a good effort to get up the hill first, but would be caught before the sprint started. Little T jumped, from a few guys back, right away taking Hunter P right along him. Hunter P stayed chained to his wheel for the very, very long drag up to the top, and was able to come around Little T for the points with maybe 100 yards to go. Eric M, had also given a dig for the sprint, and rolled over the top in 3rd with Rondo and Chris C, refusing to die, in tow.
For a second it looked as if Eric M and Rondo would use the gap to bolt up the road, but things pretty much came together by Peck lane. The craziness continued with the tailwind coming up to Route 10, with a couple of groups splitting here and there under the high speed. The field flew up the hill by the park, driven by Mike McG, Craig L and a couple of others. Between the speed, and a couple of lights, Rondo and Chris C were off the front charging to the second sprint. Rondo took this one, as Chris was happy just to flog himself. Past the sprint, Tall John and another rider (?) made it thru a light fair and square and were off to the races.
Rolling into Hamden the pace in the pack was downright enemic. even with the tailwind. The break was out of sight with about 1.5 k to go when Little T got bored and jumped up and off the front. He again had Hunter P, who was thinking the same, right on his 6. Eric M jumped a second later and the 3 were clear of the field. The 3 worked decently for the rest of the way, with Little T doing a bit more work than the others. Eric M was the one who decided to pick the low hanging fruit and jump off to roll in before the rest, and Little T & Hunter P were content to wind it down with the rest of the field led in by Craig L and the Yalies coming right up. All were greeted by a relaxed tall John, who gets credit for the "win"... Unless he has something different to say about it.
Decent ride all in all.... We're betting the farm that next week it will be better.
Everyone be sure to cheer Dillon up, buy something from the shop...
The usual 5:30 crowd showed up for the ride plus a couple of extras. Hopefully we get some new blood injected ( read: Guido ) when we move to 6 pm.
Right off route 10 we had a trio of what we think are 2 new Yalies and Dave McCormick... Maybe Dave can shed some light on the identities of the newbies. Unless of course they are just passing thru, in which case.... Hope you guys enjoyed the ride, dont mind Rondo, he's always like that.
The 3 got things rolling as the moved off the front a bit, as the rest of the field was ok with just tempo'ing thru the harsh headwind. Things picked up slowly as the ride swept up the guys meeting up coming the opposite way.
Going up the corner at the start of Brooksvale, Chris C and a newer rider in blue (?) moved off the front. the 2 went to work and started building up a gap. Chris C was doing the lions share in what would be a night of feats for the bubble boy... The gap held up till the corner of Mountain road, where the field had to pause briefly for oncoming traffic. Chris would leave his partner and head up the intial risers on Mountain rd alone. Todd H, Eric M, and the yalies were at the front keeping pace.
Chris C kept it motoring into the wind by himself, as things went into boring-cruise mode in the pack. Craig L and Hunter P stepped up the pace a bit and Chris was finally coming back... But not before a new trio briefly formed off the front with him, but by the light all was together. At the end of Mountain, an officer of the law, squawked the ride and rolled up to the front and had some words with Chris, who was still plowing thru the wind at the front. Maybe Chris can fill us in on what was said. Perhaps the cop was counseling Chris to keep that skank holstered till Plainville. The cop drove off in front of the ride, thru the light and onto Moss Farms to no doubt spy and make sure we werent breaking too many rules.
Heading onto Moss Farms, a group formed off the front again. Mostly made up of Yalies and the rider in blue. Hunter P jumped up towards the end and that got the ride back together. In past the Chicane, Chris C went at it again, jumping on the hill before Marion. This time he took along Tall john... Good to see T.J. back out on the ride. The 2 went to work and started building up a gap as the wind was still sopping up moral in the pack like farm roads in Spain. A bunch of different guys kept up the pace making into the industrial park. Yalies, Joe K, Craig L, Hunter P, Brian Koski, Eric M, Rondo... etc.
In a showy display of bravado, Chris dropped Tall John on the 1st riser on West Johnson, and started making his way to the sprint point, again, alone. Coming up to Rienhard, crazy Chris was making his up to the front, Mike McG and Little T as well. Things were picking up as the pack turned south and let up the sails to the wind. Chris would put in a good effort to get up the hill first, but would be caught before the sprint started. Little T jumped, from a few guys back, right away taking Hunter P right along him. Hunter P stayed chained to his wheel for the very, very long drag up to the top, and was able to come around Little T for the points with maybe 100 yards to go. Eric M, had also given a dig for the sprint, and rolled over the top in 3rd with Rondo and Chris C, refusing to die, in tow.
For a second it looked as if Eric M and Rondo would use the gap to bolt up the road, but things pretty much came together by Peck lane. The craziness continued with the tailwind coming up to Route 10, with a couple of groups splitting here and there under the high speed. The field flew up the hill by the park, driven by Mike McG, Craig L and a couple of others. Between the speed, and a couple of lights, Rondo and Chris C were off the front charging to the second sprint. Rondo took this one, as Chris was happy just to flog himself. Past the sprint, Tall John and another rider (?) made it thru a light fair and square and were off to the races.
Rolling into Hamden the pace in the pack was downright enemic. even with the tailwind. The break was out of sight with about 1.5 k to go when Little T got bored and jumped up and off the front. He again had Hunter P, who was thinking the same, right on his 6. Eric M jumped a second later and the 3 were clear of the field. The 3 worked decently for the rest of the way, with Little T doing a bit more work than the others. Eric M was the one who decided to pick the low hanging fruit and jump off to roll in before the rest, and Little T & Hunter P were content to wind it down with the rest of the field led in by Craig L and the Yalies coming right up. All were greeted by a relaxed tall John, who gets credit for the "win"... Unless he has something different to say about it.
Decent ride all in all.... We're betting the farm that next week it will be better.
Everyone be sure to cheer Dillon up, buy something from the shop...
Tuesday the 17th
Lots of love on display tonight... awwww, everyone gets along so well.......
Tough ride tonight as the southerly wind made sure no one got a free ride. There was a decent sized crowd out tonight, maybe 35 guys and Robyn. A couple of faces, strong legs, fast bikes, need to be ID'd.... ( Tall Saturn jersey, Devils Gear, Cervelo rider ).
Heading off route 10, no one was really in a hurry. Eric M, Dillon P and Tri guy on a LeMond were setting an easy pace. Then Eric M, who this weekend prolly raced more miles than you drove, stepped it up and the rest was content to watch him ride away. Chris C then decided to meet up with him and the 2 were away by the middle of Brooksvale ave. That didnt last very long and soon, they were sitting up and everyone was back together. There was some strange gaps that opened up thru the next sections as motivation seemed lacking... Heading onto Mountain road, Chris C, Eric M, Dillon P, and one of the new guys took off thru the intial risers. Again, a slow responce time from the rest meant that they would get up a bit of a gap. Moving thru the small step-ups past Higgans, Hunter P shot off the front with an attentive Crazy Chris from Stage1 right in tow. He covered the 40 yard gap pretty quickly but it also got the rest of the field going and soon it was all together and for the rest of the way down Mountain, back up to respectable speeds.
Onto Moss Farms, where the scappy Todd H snuck off the front with Rich Foley. The 2 worked up a good gap as the rest were sorting themselves out behind. Eric M, Hunter P, and Chris C chipped in and covered the bill... Leaving a bit of a tip as well. Heading into the chicane it was Eric M, Chris C, and Hunter P driving it with Rondo leading the field up and thru in pursuit. But things calmed down again heading into the industrial park. Moving up to the hills before Reinhard, Joe K moved up to the front and helped Eric M and Mike McG with tempo setting.
For the sprint, there were a bunch in the mix... Eric M started it off first, Chris C was there, Hunter P and Joe K. Mike McG was sliding back... Little T, rocketed it off from his usual spot and the only one that was going to try was Joe K... Joe did a good job keeping close on the wheel, but T, as expected, had little problem in staying in the front thru the corner. Hunter P and Chris C led the rest up and thru. Onto Peck ln, Luekens ( Craig ) Rondo, and the new guys were up front. Rondo pushed the pace on Sandbank a bit, but everyone seemed to be getting ready for the Route 10 headwind.
After pausing for the light at Maple ave, Rondo jumped off the front in a bid to snooker everyone to the sprint. He made it about halfway before being pushed back by the wind. Crazy Chris, Hunter P and Daddy Luekens were up there bringing everyone up. Luekens lept up for the sprint... Hunter too. It's hard to win a sprint unless you are keeping track of Little T and Mike McG and sure enough the 2 came rifling thru everyone else. Anthony saw the top of the hill the whole time but Mike is getting the credit for this one... Slipping past just at the last moment.
Heading back into Hamden, everyone did a good job working together into the wind. Toward the end, Todd H & Crazy Chris (?) tried to TTT it off the front but that got cock blocked pretty quickly. Speeds were crisp heading into the finale, with a good amount of guys trying to time it better than last week. Eric M, Mike McG, Rondo, Chris C, Luekens... The usual suspects.... Little T was in good position again and throttled it, in-saddle, clearing the field... Hunter P was right there on his wheel and was able to come around him for the finish.
Tough ride tonight as the southerly wind made sure no one got a free ride. There was a decent sized crowd out tonight, maybe 35 guys and Robyn. A couple of faces, strong legs, fast bikes, need to be ID'd.... ( Tall Saturn jersey, Devils Gear, Cervelo rider ).
Heading off route 10, no one was really in a hurry. Eric M, Dillon P and Tri guy on a LeMond were setting an easy pace. Then Eric M, who this weekend prolly raced more miles than you drove, stepped it up and the rest was content to watch him ride away. Chris C then decided to meet up with him and the 2 were away by the middle of Brooksvale ave. That didnt last very long and soon, they were sitting up and everyone was back together. There was some strange gaps that opened up thru the next sections as motivation seemed lacking... Heading onto Mountain road, Chris C, Eric M, Dillon P, and one of the new guys took off thru the intial risers. Again, a slow responce time from the rest meant that they would get up a bit of a gap. Moving thru the small step-ups past Higgans, Hunter P shot off the front with an attentive Crazy Chris from Stage1 right in tow. He covered the 40 yard gap pretty quickly but it also got the rest of the field going and soon it was all together and for the rest of the way down Mountain, back up to respectable speeds.
Onto Moss Farms, where the scappy Todd H snuck off the front with Rich Foley. The 2 worked up a good gap as the rest were sorting themselves out behind. Eric M, Hunter P, and Chris C chipped in and covered the bill... Leaving a bit of a tip as well. Heading into the chicane it was Eric M, Chris C, and Hunter P driving it with Rondo leading the field up and thru in pursuit. But things calmed down again heading into the industrial park. Moving up to the hills before Reinhard, Joe K moved up to the front and helped Eric M and Mike McG with tempo setting.
For the sprint, there were a bunch in the mix... Eric M started it off first, Chris C was there, Hunter P and Joe K. Mike McG was sliding back... Little T, rocketed it off from his usual spot and the only one that was going to try was Joe K... Joe did a good job keeping close on the wheel, but T, as expected, had little problem in staying in the front thru the corner. Hunter P and Chris C led the rest up and thru. Onto Peck ln, Luekens ( Craig ) Rondo, and the new guys were up front. Rondo pushed the pace on Sandbank a bit, but everyone seemed to be getting ready for the Route 10 headwind.
After pausing for the light at Maple ave, Rondo jumped off the front in a bid to snooker everyone to the sprint. He made it about halfway before being pushed back by the wind. Crazy Chris, Hunter P and Daddy Luekens were up there bringing everyone up. Luekens lept up for the sprint... Hunter too. It's hard to win a sprint unless you are keeping track of Little T and Mike McG and sure enough the 2 came rifling thru everyone else. Anthony saw the top of the hill the whole time but Mike is getting the credit for this one... Slipping past just at the last moment.
Heading back into Hamden, everyone did a good job working together into the wind. Toward the end, Todd H & Crazy Chris (?) tried to TTT it off the front but that got cock blocked pretty quickly. Speeds were crisp heading into the finale, with a good amount of guys trying to time it better than last week. Eric M, Mike McG, Rondo, Chris C, Luekens... The usual suspects.... Little T was in good position again and throttled it, in-saddle, clearing the field... Hunter P was right there on his wheel and was able to come around him for the finish.
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