Ok, I don’t wanna jinx us, but we just got back-to-back century tailwinds. First it was day 1 of the MS150, and today it was Shiner.
What a solid ride. The cyclists out there were significantly more experienced that the MS (no Ripley’s Believe it or not slo-mo crashes today), and with the tailie, it was a HAMMERFEST!!
DBZ on the ride: Panozz, AT, Ullrich, Me, MC/KC, RR, Vijay (aka Dr Fuentes) and Scheible. Excellent efforts by all. Seriously, the club is legit. We may not be getting our protour cards, but we can hold our own with the rank and file, baby!
Ride Highlights-
Rolled from south Austin, and Panozzo exploded right outta the gate. Of course, AT and Scheibs had to run him down. Initially, I deferred the tongs, but eventually got sucked in. (I am called the greyhound for a reason). Anyhoo, we split the DBZ pelo early, as predicted by MC. It was panozz, me, Scheibs and AT in the breakaway group, and RR, KC/MC, Ullrich and Vijay in the pelo. Note that they were NOT arriere du pelo, as they hammered well all day. (also note that no one DAN-seused during the ride).
Today I realized that I cannot compete in the world of Triathletes. And I am talking about female triathletes. We hooked on the wheel of a group of Tri-glycerides, and they were strong, regardless of gender (or body fat %). It was surreal. Unfortunately, they did not linger at the break station 2, and we lost their ample talents for the remainder of the ride. As usual, Panozz largely dictated the pace, and the rest of us hung on for dear life.
In the pelo, everyone contributed to get the group to the finish line. KC pulled a bit, with MC playing the Hammer of the Pelo for the majority of the ride. Ullrich and Dr Fuente beasted it up as well.
Tons less close calls on ride, but AT did almost get taken out by a twitchy Tri-guy that probably spends most of his bike time at PureAustin in their Spin class. Worst cycling skills ever. We hooked up with some Austin Bike Camp guys, and they were pretty cool.
Beer in Shiner was outstanding, as was the factory tour, due solely to the air conditioning. See Garmin deets with attached link.
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