Sunday, December 18, 2011

Andice for Christmas

Elite crew of middle aged dads met at Scheible's house for the 50 mile roundtripper (Andice from Avery Ranch). Me, Scheibs, The Badger, Ullrich, VJ and Bergamo lit out at 8am.

Weather was better than expected. No rain, 42 degrees and a slight headwind (10mph) on the initial leg. Not really a hardman ride, but we were ready for one. You know, as ready as a bunch of middle aged dads can be for anything remotely challenging.

Pace on the way up was pretty measured. We discussed the things middle aged dads enjoy talking about. You know, trips to Lowe's, power tools, sports car renovations. Oh yeah, and we talked about Rey. All good stuff mind you. After much deliberation we concluded that Rey is our crazy cousin, the one with the broken filter. Drinks a little too much at family gatherings, ends up cussing out gramps, then executing a suplex on the Christmas tree, raising his arms in Pyrrhic victory. While not certain, Rey's afflictions are likely temporary, cured with a steady dose of a decade of marriage, diapers, excessive carbs and some constant reminders from his silverbacked cousins.

Following our diagnosis, we turned up a little heat to Andice, eaking out a little middle aged spirit in the middle of our little middle aged ride to the middle of little Andice.

We regrouped at the general store. Ullrich drank a coke and some pickle juice. A true violation of the senses. VJ pulled his now-patented "hit the head right as we all prepare to leave" move. A truly interesting phenomenon.

Did I mention that Bergamo is in the Christmas Spirit? He has wrapped some christmas lights around his Trek. While the bike itself rolled off the assembly line about a millisecond after the Penny Farthing, the Christmas lights really bring it up to date. I appreciated his gesture to level the playing field. Note that Bergie IS a father, but is NOT middle aged. Yet. We are patiently waiting Bergie. Much like you wait for us at the top of the hill.

The ride back gifted us with a tailwind. We didn't set any segment bests (Tailie wasn't that strong!), but we did pass a bunch of guys that appeared to be middle aged dads out for a weekend ride. (One of them looked a little like future Rey).

Monday, December 12, 2011

Inigo Results as of December 12, 2011

With a substantial amount of time left to ride, here are current standings by stage:

Time
Rank Time RiderStagesBack
111/22/20110:05:18Coppedge360 Hills South
212/10/20110:05:29Chris360 Hills South0:00:11
312/9/20110:05:48Dykes360 Hills South0:00:30
411/24/20110:06:04Stanton360 Hills South0:00:46
511/24/20110:06:42Tyler360 Hills South0:01:24
611/24/20110:06:44Todd360 Hills South0:01:26
711/24/20110:06:45Karl360 Hills South0:01:27
811/24/20110:06:46Ullrich360 Hills South0:01:28
911/23/20110:07:22VJ360 Hills South0:02:04
111/5/20110:07:56KarlAndice Northbound Effort
111/19/20110:07:28ChrisBell Springs Hills
211/19/20110:07:31ToddBell Springs Hills0:00:03
311/19/20110:07:34StantonBell Springs Hills0:00:06
411/19/20110:07:48KarlBell Springs Hills0:00:20
511/19/20110:08:08TylerBell Springs Hills0:00:40
611/19/20110:08:15YetiBell Springs Hills0:00:47
711/19/20110:08:26UllrichBell Springs Hills0:00:58
811/19/20110:09:13VJBell Springs Hills0:01:45
112/1/20110:01:49ChrisBull Creek Sprint
212/10/20110:02:06UllrichBull Creek Sprint0:00:17
312/10/20110:02:09VJBull Creek Sprint0:00:20
411/25/20110:02:09YetiBull Creek Sprint0:00:20
512/10/20110:02:10KarlBull Creek Sprint0:00:21
611/25/20110:02:25CoppedgeBull Creek Sprint0:00:36
111/26/20110:03:38DykesClimb from low water
211/26/20110:04:24ChrisClimb from low water0:00:46
311/26/20110:05:03ToddClimb from low water0:01:25
411/26/20110:05:16UllrichClimb from low water0:01:38
511/26/20110:07:05VJClimb from low water0:03:27
111/23/20110:21:06ChrisClimb from Pedernales out to 12
211/23/20110:21:12TylerClimb from Pedernales out to 120:00:06
311/23/20110:23:16UllrichClimb from Pedernales out to 120:02:10
411/6/20110:23:49CoppedgeClimb from Pedernales out to 120:02:43
111/19/20110:05:39DykesDam Hill Climb
212/10/20110:06:04ChrisDam Hill Climb0:00:25
311/24/20110:06:09CoppedgeDam Hill Climb0:00:30
411/24/20110:06:14StantonDam Hill Climb0:00:35
511/12/20110:06:32ToddDam Hill Climb0:00:53
611/13/20110:06:33TylerDam Hill Climb0:00:54
711/24/20110:08:23KarlDam Hill Climb0:02:44
812/10/20110:08:28UllrichDam Hill Climb0:02:49
912/10/20110:09:30VJDam Hill Climb0:03:51
111/12/20110:07:31ToddFlattie for the Big Guys!
211/13/20110:07:35TylerFlattie for the Big Guys!0:00:04
311/6/20110:07:39ChrisFlattie for the Big Guys!0:00:08
411/24/20110:07:43CoppedgeFlattie for the Big Guys!0:00:12
511/24/20110:07:44DykesFlattie for the Big Guys!0:00:13
611/24/20110:07:49KarlFlattie for the Big Guys!0:00:18
711/24/20110:07:49UllrichFlattie for the Big Guys!0:00:18
811/24/20110:09:12VJFlattie for the Big Guys!0:01:41
111/12/20110:04:58ToddJester
212/9/20110:05:04DykesJester0:00:06
311/25/20110:05:24KarlJester0:00:26
111/19/20110:57:52DykesLime Creek Loop (downhill 3-B's)
212/10/20111:01:35ChrisLime Creek Loop (downhill 3-B's)0:03:43
312/10/20111:05:30TylerLime Creek Loop (downhill 3-B's)0:07:38
111/19/20110:17:45ChrisLivestrong Rollers
211/19/20110:17:47UllrichLivestrong Rollers0:00:02
311/19/20110:17:47YetiLivestrong Rollers0:00:02
411/19/20110:17:48ToddLivestrong Rollers0:00:03
511/19/20110:17:50KarlLivestrong Rollers0:00:05
611/19/20110:17:50StantonLivestrong Rollers0:00:05
711/19/20110:17:50VJLivestrong Rollers0:00:05
811/19/20110:17:51TylerLivestrong Rollers0:00:06
112/9/20110:05:20DykesRedbud-Westlake to the top
211/10/20110:05:46ChrisRedbud-Westlake to the top0:00:26
111/24/20110:07:36CoppedgeSpicewood Steamer
211/24/20110:07:37ToddSpicewood Steamer0:00:01
311/24/20110:07:44ChrisSpicewood Steamer0:00:08
411/24/20110:07:45TylerSpicewood Steamer0:00:09
511/24/20110:07:47DykesSpicewood Steamer0:00:11
611/24/20110:07:50KarlSpicewood Steamer0:00:14
711/24/20110:07:53UllrichSpicewood Steamer0:00:17
812/10/20110:09:27VJSpicewood Steamer0:01:51
111/19/20110:04:07ToddTrautwein Descent
211/19/20110:04:15ChrisTrautwein Descent0:00:08
311/19/20110:04:21TylerTrautwein Descent0:00:14
411/19/20110:04:22UllrichTrautwein Descent0:00:15
511/19/20110:04:41YetiTrautwein Descent0:00:34
611/19/20110:04:44StantonTrautwein Descent0:00:37
711/19/20110:04:45KarlTrautwein Descent0:00:38
811/19/20110:04:59VJTrautwein Descent0:00:52