Last Wednesday, Nicole and I did another TT at Charlotte Motor Speedway. We did manage to break 30 minutes, unofficial time was 29:48. This was a good effort considering that Nicole twisted something in her back during the day and it caused quite a bit of discomfort the entire time. We still managed to finish last but that is OK. Maybe next month we can move up a bit. We are not last in the point standings but we need everyone in front of us to miss the last two events in order to move up in the standings.
Here is where you will see posts of rides of a local interest. They will start from various places throughout lower Mecklenburg and all over Union counties. These generally are well attended and afford you an opportunity to meet new and interesting people. Nearly all rides are self supported (no sag) and are not sponsored by any club, organization or business. Helmets are required.
After yesterday’s ride debacle, broken spoke nipple 14 miles into the ride, I felt I needed a nice easy ride on a beautiful Sunday morning. Off to Bicycles East for the Show & Go SS/FG ride. I get there about 20 minutes till 9 and am the first one there. Jackie shows up a few minutes later, then Chris then finally Jim and his girlfriend Carrie (I hope I spelled all those names correctly).
It was one year ago on the Veteran’s Day ride that I had to go to the hospital with a huge hematoma. So with that experience you would think that I really wouldn’t be eager to return again this year. Well, Nicole and I did go out and took a few pictures of the event that we wanted to share with the cycling community. Many of the images are from before and during the start of the event. We also took a few photographs at the first rest stop.
FLASH – Commenting on individual images is now enabled in the Image Galleries.
Many thanks to Jeff Viscount and the volunteers who put together another great Morrow Mountain ride. The weather cooperated with fog in the morning that helped to keep temperatures cool. By the time the fog had completely cleared the temperatures got a bit warmer but never too hot to ride.
To say that it was a hot day is just a bit of an understatement. Richard and I did not ride but all that walking and driving was still a lot with the heat we had. In all we took 1515 images. Presented here are just a few teaser pictures. If you are interested in the 134 images we chose as the better ones you can see them all in the Morrow Mountain Gallery Page.
This past Saturday, May 9, 2009, Bicycles East put on their highly successful Poker Ride. It is a ride to raise money for MAC Cares. All the monies raised stays local to help disenfranchised youths channel their energies into swimming. A worthy goal.
There were many volunteers to help make this a successful ride, I apologize that I cannot print your names here as I did not get everyone’s. The manned three rest stops along the 51 mile route.
Can you believe Snow on Wednesday morning and then 70 degrees by the weekend! What a way to kick off the riding season. Saturday was a fast ride, and anyone who complains about the pace should seriously reexamine their role in keeping the pace fairly high.
Well, its official, 2008 is over. We finished the year with another successful Bee Team ride. The day was beautiful, about 60° and sunny. To say it was a bit windy would be a serious understatement. The wind really blew. On one section of road even a paceline was only capable of 14 miles per hour.
Translator
Recent Comments