We rolled at 7am on Turkey Day, with me, Ullrich, Hoodie, Lovell (now dubbed George Michael) and AT. Hoodie was in a Holiday mood as he pedaled into the parking lot. "Happy Thxgiving" was the greeting of the day for the Hoodster. He was like Bob Cratchett, if Bob had a southern accent, was 6' 6", on a custom bike and at thxgvng, not Christmas....Ok, maybe more like Buddy the Elf at the north pole. Goofy, supersized and super-enthused. Hoodie, you are awesome!
It was a true Doughboy roll today, with the exception of the bug-weighted George Michael, the Peloton comprised Clydesdales in lycra. So, did we do some hill route? Hillz No!
Winds from the south at 15mph sent us north on 360. It was a great choice, as we were above 20mph all the way to Jollyville. AT punctured on 360, and as a result we had a 30 minute kaffeeklatsch as he changed the tire (twice). As AT looks for gainful employment, he can cross Pit Crew off the list of potential career paths.
No more of note until we got to Shoal Creek and Great Northern, where we took a paceline opportunity, heading north on GN. right as we entered GN, some Violet Crown member bolted past us. Game on. Yours truly pointed the Dough North and hooked on the VC's wheel for a few cranks. Once measured, we deemed him unworthy. Afterburners engaged, we dropped him like a half dollar off the Empire State Building.
On Bull Creek we faced a huge headwind. Hoodie pulled the Renshaw duty, but the best I could do was 33.9mph. After that stretch, I humbly accept that he and AT busted the 40mph barrier. Beast!!
We tooled it team-style until we hit 360. With the wind behind us, we pulled a Max HR finish to a sweet Turkey day 30 miler. Y'all have a great day, and hopefully we see you tomorrow, 8am from LOLA!!
1 comment:
C'mon Coach! Don't short a man 3"! I'm 6'9", dang it.
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