All, Alex wanted me to send out an email about a couple of upcoming rides...
Next Saturday, 11/16: We'd like to make this a team ride, and want as many of you as possible to come. We will be riding to Winters at an easy pace, nobody will be dropped. After we get to Winters you have two options. 1) Alex and Zach will continue on for an additional 2.5 to 3 hours with hills. This portion of the ride will be faster and they can't guarantee that you will not get dropped. 2)I will be returning to Davis at an easy pace, as slow as the slowest rider, nobody gets dropped. This is a perfect chance for you to come out and meet your teammates, ride with them, get to know them. Come out and ride. Again, 9:00 am sharp at 1959 Lake Blvd #157. Parents are welcome to come also. RSVP to this email address.
Looking forward to seeing all of you on the bike.
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Next: Got to ride with AJ yesterday morning, before the rain... The kid traded pull for pull with AWfoSho and little old me... He's gonna be fast. Can't wait to see him in the hills. AJ's spent just a few hours in the pool throwing a little yellow ball around. All those eggbeater kicks have developed some strong legs. A few years back we had a couple of water polo players on the team. Remember Jake and Trevor Allen? Remember how they went uphill? If I remember correctly, Jake is swimming for Stanford right now. Trevor can still be seen around Davis, at least for a couple more years, until he graduates. But I digress. My point was that water polo players make good climbers. AJ is gonna be good!---------------------------------------------------------------
Finally: 5:01:37... ride time, 85.4 miles... ride distance, elevation gain... you tell me. How much climbing is there if you ride from Folsom to Placerville, down Chili Bar and up the other side, over to Greenwood, back to Cool, over Salmon Falls cut-off back to Folsom. That's what Jesse did to us today. We started out with a group somewhere between 20 and 30, including riders from the Cal-Giant, Seirra Nevada/Specialized, Webcor/Alto Velo, and, I think, Eric Saunders was there along with TK, AWfoSho, the Staz and me. By the time we hit Chili Bar we were down to 10 0r 12 because of flats, mechanicals and plain old droppage. My legs yelled quit somewhere around Cool (really they were yelling it long before, but that is when I finally succumbed to their insistence). The Staz and I pedalled the final hour and a half all lonely like, but it's all good because Staz got to learn about old-man toughness. "We're still an hour plus from the car. There is nothing for it but to git'er done, so keep pedalling."------------------------------------------------------------------
Looking forward to seeing you all on the bike!
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