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3-H Ride, Hot, Humid and Hell-wind

7/17/2009

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Hot and humid conditions, with a Hell-wind out of the west, for the Thursday New Albany ride and Jeff, counter intuitively, continues to stretch out the route distances as the daylight decreases.  This time a flatish 46 miles that took us north to Croton, south to Alexandria and than back to NA.  Another large turnout for the start with a wave of strong riders, too numerous to list but thankfully, Rob Rhodes was not there to punish us.

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However, that red head dude was there to punish
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Lisa planning where to attack, Greg H planning a shortcut
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They begin to gather to hear Jeff's route wisdom
The west wind made a long stretch out GreenCook agonizing as it cut through the peloton.  Those few fortunate to ride to the right of a cyclist could have sold their spots to those strung out without protection, many of whom dropped off.  One guy came up and urged us to start a second line and we did but after I took my turn at the front, I was rewarded with an unprotected spot at the end of the line.  We turned onto a gravelly road, Boston I think, and a guy dressed in orange jersey and maybe orange shorts, slid and went down.  As is typical, that overly agressive Todd Lee had attacked at the turn, responsible for sending a guy into a heap (of course I'm kidding).

After that, another windswept stretch on Clover Valley and then a wind aided, long uphill on Foundation, we arrived in Croton. Out Bennington Chapel with the wind again behind us and then I flatted.  I screamed "Flat" but no one stopped.  The days when everyone would stop to stand and watch the flat fix are over.  Worse yet, as I removed the tube, a large group of dropped "A's" and "B's" went by and Mark V asked if I had everything I needed and after hearing what I needed he said, "Oh, we don't have any of those!"  So, not only do they not stop, they also ridicule you as the pass by.  I'm a pilgram in a strange world, but wait....Jon the Dentist came out of the pack and produced a CO2 cartridge and inflated the tube (my pump is sooooomuch slower).  That Jon is a great guy.  Anyway,  Jon, the recovered orange clad guy and I rode together for awhile before we got separated and I returned into the wind along Jeff's favorite stretch of road, old 161.  Finished with 20.4 average and verbal abuse at the end.
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L-R, George, Dennis, Mick and Dave.
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Mark V
7/17/2009 11:12:00 am

Does the Shortcut Magician carry a long handled pump?

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Absent Cyclist
7/17/2009 01:08:29 pm

Sounds like a miserable nights ride. Sad I missed it (not really).

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