D Race (4,5s) posted by Christian on 11/15/2009 4:50:00 PM.
1. Ken Primer
2. Frank Cusimano (SMU Cycling)
3. David Carter
4. Matthew Denton
5. Justin Hicks
6. Roland San Miguel
7. Lee Allen
8. Craig Lay
9. Alan Lay
10. Glenn Tolle
11. Sean Pinard
12. Shawn Jantzen
13. Russ Fagan
14. Charles Barron
21 Starters
11 cat 5's (including 1st and 2nd), and 10 cat 4's.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Neighbor is a pro racer, "El Gato"
I have been seeing a guy ride by the house wearing a Kelly Benefit kit. Not the type of pro kit you would wear if you were a poseur,(and this guy looked really fit) so I assumed he was with the team, even though they are not based here. I accosted him at the stop sign last night and met Jonny Sundt, former Jittery Joe's rider and next year will be with Kenda Tires. He wrote a good bit for Pez about the tour of Cali that I had read some time past, and he is restoring a house down the street, a fellow urban pioneer! He is newly married and she is also a former pro. Welcome to the neighborhood!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Results
Nicky won the C-Race and finished 4th in the A Race, results not yet posted in Frank's race. Turns out the results for Franks race were left taped to a trailer. Frank finished 2nd, by the other results are probably at a U-Haul store somewhere...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
U-23 Race, Nicky Boulle finished 2nd!
Wow, another good result! He was in a breakaway with another cyclist for the last 30 miles and was just edged at the line.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
State Champion in the Cat 5, Frank Cusimano!
Nicky finished a strong 4th in the State Cat 3 race and Frank won his race.
Congrats to both for a strong showing.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Wood framed bikes
Take a look at this one...
Suh. Weet.
http://www.renovobikes.com/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=/storage/R4-Black-Side.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1247708342991
just don't lean it up against a tree and get termites in the frame.
Suh. Weet.
http://www.renovobikes.com/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=/storage/R4-Black-Side.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1247708342991
just don't lean it up against a tree and get termites in the frame.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Paluxy Pedal
Caryn and I decided to do Paluxy Pedal, despite the effects of her lingering cold/allergy/funk. We ran into James Irwin, who was wearing the new jersey for the first time and Lisa Marshall who was also wearing an SMU jersey. It was cool, mid 50's and overcast. Paluxy is famous for the Wall, a short but steep pitch of 19%, which comes about 37 miles into the ride. A noted dearth of recumbents suggests that the route has plenty of hills.
I saw a cyclist that I see often, wearing a TCU Cycling jersey. I asked him about it, and it seems a local Fort Worth businessman makes them to sell. Sounds like a copyright infringement to me, and takes away from Tyler Elings and the club selling jerseys to alumni.
I also noticed a Wake Forest Demon Deacon kit, also based on Rock Racing, they changed the design much less than we did, and I have to say that their kit resembled a bumble bee.
When we finally arrived at the wall, Caryn taking it easy due to her chest cold, we witnessed a stunning spectacle in front of us as riders were dismounting or falling over! The road surface, which was usually chip seal during most of the ride, resembled cinder and crumbled asphalt. You see a very steep pitch before you that curves to the left, with a rocky wall on the inside of the steep section. Caryn thought it wasn't the wall and forgot to drop down into the 39 until she was half way up. Afraid she would unship her chain, she waited until she had no choice but to try, and the SRAM worked just fine.
I was just ahead of her and saw that this was a terrifying climb, mainly due to the people who are collapsing, leaping off their bikes and falling over. It is about the same as Summit Street (in the valley behind Cedar Hill) but the road surface on this "Wall" is horrible. After the turn and the 19% it becomes a 12% then shallows out and you are done. One guy in an all grey kit passed me, just inside me at the steepest pitch. The thin high schooler we saw a lot during the day walked up, he didn't trust his ability. The rest stop is at the top, with Boy Scouts handing out little patches (purple and neon yellow, were these left over from 1991?)
Unfortunately this little climb aggrevated my knee, and the rest of the ride was uncomfortable. Amazing how a 19% pitch can make the usual 8,9,10% climbs seem like child's play.
The ride is worth doing with a competent group, and it has beautiful scenery. Toward the end, it was shocking to see so many cars were in the "Creation Evidence" parking lot. Amazing that so many fall prey to charlatans.
I saw a cyclist that I see often, wearing a TCU Cycling jersey. I asked him about it, and it seems a local Fort Worth businessman makes them to sell. Sounds like a copyright infringement to me, and takes away from Tyler Elings and the club selling jerseys to alumni.
I also noticed a Wake Forest Demon Deacon kit, also based on Rock Racing, they changed the design much less than we did, and I have to say that their kit resembled a bumble bee.
When we finally arrived at the wall, Caryn taking it easy due to her chest cold, we witnessed a stunning spectacle in front of us as riders were dismounting or falling over! The road surface, which was usually chip seal during most of the ride, resembled cinder and crumbled asphalt. You see a very steep pitch before you that curves to the left, with a rocky wall on the inside of the steep section. Caryn thought it wasn't the wall and forgot to drop down into the 39 until she was half way up. Afraid she would unship her chain, she waited until she had no choice but to try, and the SRAM worked just fine.
I was just ahead of her and saw that this was a terrifying climb, mainly due to the people who are collapsing, leaping off their bikes and falling over. It is about the same as Summit Street (in the valley behind Cedar Hill) but the road surface on this "Wall" is horrible. After the turn and the 19% it becomes a 12% then shallows out and you are done. One guy in an all grey kit passed me, just inside me at the steepest pitch. The thin high schooler we saw a lot during the day walked up, he didn't trust his ability. The rest stop is at the top, with Boy Scouts handing out little patches (purple and neon yellow, were these left over from 1991?)
Unfortunately this little climb aggrevated my knee, and the rest of the ride was uncomfortable. Amazing how a 19% pitch can make the usual 8,9,10% climbs seem like child's play.
The ride is worth doing with a competent group, and it has beautiful scenery. Toward the end, it was shocking to see so many cars were in the "Creation Evidence" parking lot. Amazing that so many fall prey to charlatans.
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