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Written by Andy Akard
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Sunday, 17 May 2009 |
Please see the ride results posted on the Audax site. There were 16 starters
and 14 finishers with almost everyone having a good ride.
I was very sorry to hear from David B and Crystal that they had taken a
wrong turn early and ran out of time prior to reaching a control. I would
like to congratulate them for attempting the ride: overcoming their
hesitations/concerns about the difficulty of the course (and for cycling
back in).
I think that this was Jim Shanni's first 400km brevet - way to go Jim.
Kevin was out riding for training and Chris was picking him up halfway to be
available for support or sagging. Thanks guys for volunteering.
Gary and Gator were back this year determined to finish and they did so in
fine shape. If I had only had hot pizza waiting on Gary then he probably
would have declared his day perfect. Wendy finished strong and attributed
that to her ride diet of KFC. She is trying to get Gator hooked on the
stuff, too.
Mary traveled down from Pennsylvania to join Jeff on his tandem for the
ride. Not exactly a classic tandem course but they appeared to have company
most of the day. There is something about riding with Jeff! Peter seemed to
enjoy his day with them the couple of times we passed.
I squeezed in an out and back cycle from Clayton to Highlands. (The burrito
joint up there makes the climb worthwhile?) As I was descending I passed
Kevin, Julie, Andrew, George, David and Steve. They were an inspiring
sight, climbing comfortably and quickly at the end of the first 200km of the
ride and completing the 12,000ish feet of climbing to Highlands. A super
strong bunch with a time to prove it. 9 hours to Highlands is really
something.
Alan and Ian have been at this a long time and spent most of the day
together just riding along - with I'm sure an uphill attack or two from
Alan.
It was simply a great day to be out in North Georgia. Pretty good weather,
cloudy where it needed to be with favorable winds and only a touch of rain.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 25 May 2009 )
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Written by Andy Akard
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Sunday, 29 March 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 February 2010 )
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Written by Kevin Kaiser
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Monday, 09 February 2009 |
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 Our February 200k went
very well with 26 starters and 26 finishers. Overall, the
weather was excellent for this time of year. We had a cool start to
the ride, but it warmed up nicely to a sunny day in the low
70's. There was a moderate wind that sometimes helped us and otherwise
never got obnoxious when it was in our face.
I started the ride with the intention of making a quick
finish. This would give me an opportunity to go back out on the course
and see how riders were progressing, and it would give me a chance to
make sure my idea for a secret control would work out. Contrary to a
rumor that I heard at the start, I had no plan to try and break Doyce
Johnson's course record. I couldn't remember exactly how fast he did
it (6:15), but I did remember that he had to wait 3 minutes for the
first control to open almost 50 miles into the ride. Anyhow, I rode
hard and was pleased with the end result. I don't think Doyce has to
worry about his record for quite awhile. (Story continues, click Read more... below)
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 February 2009 )
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