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Thursday Ride Report

7/20/2018

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Look at that!!!  Rick Miller arrives to enjoy his first Thursday ride in awhile.  He brought with him his gravel bike so he rode with the 2nd B group.  Yes, you heard that right, there is now two, B groups due to the ballooning turnout and range of fitness represented by those who choose to ride in the B group.
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Issac is in the house!  Well, parking lot.  Little League baseball has ended so he has some free time to invest in cycling.  He rolled out with the A group and seemed more than fit for that group.
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Peggy Cook disposing of extra Cycling Club jerseys and arm warmers. Peggy will be at the next Cycling Club ride selling more, $60 for the jerseys and $40 for the arm warmers.  
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Dennis G came out to ride.  Why does that warrant a mention?  He was riding in PA a few weeks ago and a deer jumped into the road, causing Dennis to crash.  No word on how injured was the deer.
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Large group, probably over 80, descended on our little parking lot.  Since this is roughly the midpoint of the season, I pontificated a little more than normal while explaining the two B groups, designated regroup points for the A group, complimenting the Riveters on continuing to ride safely while riding like a pack of enraged savages, etc... Once I saw the eyes start to glaze over, I shut up so indeed I did get out a couple of sentences but no more than that.
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Out the Riveters go, maybe 20 of them so they had a good group. They would cover the 52 mile route with a 23.7 average. Yikes.
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I departed with a group of 25 A's.  Above, we pause only, as it appeared all were here.  Since the weakest of the group was here (me) then surely so too were all.  The 
A group would finish the same route as the Riveters with a 21.5 average.  
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At mile 19, I stopped to wait for the fast B group and only had to wait for 7 minutes as they quickly arrived with Cindy B leading the way.  I jumped in with them and finished with a 20.3 average for the 47 mile B route.  Those who started and finished with the B+ group had a 19.4 average.  This group had only around 12 people but a lot of veteran cyclists who do not need any managing as we all know what to do in a group setting.
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After the ride, many of us mingled, Rivets with A's with B's.  The other B group finished with a 18.6 average.  Ya know what?  It all kind of worked out well this evening.  Peace and tranquility reigned over tonight's peloton. 
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