great ride guys one day
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Jim Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > To quote Robin Williams in "Good morning Viet Nam" What is the weather > today? > > HOT, d#%n hit" > > Thanks to Tim for hanging out in the back. > > Riding early tomorrow around 9:45 OSB, recovery ride > > Grand daughters dance recital. > > Jim > > ------------------------------ > -----Original Message----- > From: "Tim & Susan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 06/05/10 18:34 > Subject: [COWs] Goldsboro Ride Report!!! > > ho...@# Hot!!f <http://mailto/#hot...@%23%24%hot> > @#$%<http://mailto:hot...@#%24%> > Hot!!! > That pretty much sums it up! > I think there were like 40 riders on the first 65 mile loop. Very pleasant > start. Peloton a little shaky heading out as is always the case with such a > ride. Lots of camaraderie with the mile long double pace line. Just when > the peloton was getting in sync, dog, crash, two riders down. 2 very > unhappy riders down. A few words with the owner but no damage so the ride > continues. 65 miles down and Nick being the only smart CoW decided on > heading home. Jim and I were good for another 55 mile loop. > Round two. Things started off well, the heat was rising and we had a > slight tail wind as the ride headed east. I knew the forecast was calling > for 10 to 15 mph winds around lunch with 20 mph gust and I began to see a > problem. Rest stop around mile 92. Jim picked a great day for his first > century of 2010. First off it was going to be 120 miles, second was the > head wind for the last 28 miles, third was the 94 degree temps on the > last leg. The peloton was behind schedule and trying to make up time > pushing the pace and dropping riders. A few bailed out at mile 103 calling > for the sag wagon. Jim was feeling the effects but sucked it up and > continued on. Congrats Jim on a great ride! Riders were strung out over > the last 10 miles. Last year there were 21 riders who finished the whole > 200 miles but there were only about 10 riders starting out on loop three > this year and they looked a little sketchy! The heat had taken a huge > toll. I'm now throwing down a few recovery drinks as I'm gearing up for > another 200K tomorrow around Kerr Lake! Please rain tomorrow! > tim > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<cyclistsofwilson-cows%[email protected]>. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<cyclistsofwilson-cows%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
