Apr 28, 2013 at 05:09 PM
Congrats Ryan - beastly times for all 3 of you.
Group Ride (Sat & Sun)
Apr 28, 2013 at 07:25 PM
Good job Ryan!
I fell over on my solo group ride to the watertower. I can sense your concern. Don't worry I'm fine. I was going ZERO mph. It was on the 360 GW turn on way back when there was a total jam up of folk and I decided to unclip like everyone else. Except it didn't happen...Fortunately of the 10,000 I've gone over the GW and never done that, this time our fellow racers from FGX and BH were able to witness my demonstration of fredliness. THERE WAS CLEARLY SOMETHING IN THE ROAD!
I'll reenact it next week for you.
XOXOXO
I fell over on my solo group ride to the watertower. I can sense your concern. Don't worry I'm fine. I was going ZERO mph. It was on the 360 GW turn on way back when there was a total jam up of folk and I decided to unclip like everyone else. Except it didn't happen...Fortunately of the 10,000 I've gone over the GW and never done that, this time our fellow racers from FGX and BH were able to witness my demonstration of fredliness. THERE WAS CLEARLY SOMETHING IN THE ROAD!
I'll reenact it next week for you.
XOXOXO
Apr 28, 2013 at 07:28 PM
Full results are here:
Kinda interesting to see what people did. There are some usual suspects in here (Dobes, Van Winkle, Olsen, etc). Overall, I'm pretty happy. Mainly because while most times were slower, I went 9 seconds faster than I did last June.
Apr 28, 2013 at 07:37 PM
Wow. Folks are fast. Ryan would have had 2nd in the 1-2's with his time, only to lose the spot to a Cat 5... damn. Was there wind?
Apr 28, 2013 at 08:38 PM
There was a breeze from the south, but I can't imagine it helped much on that climb, which starts towards the south and then has a rock face on the left side most of the way up. One might imagine a slight boost on the finishing stretch.
Apr 28, 2013 at 08:50 PM
Yeah, there are some great times...remember too that they're starting it maybe 15-20 feet before the pavement change, and it doesn't end until well after it flattens out on top. The finish is about midway through the grassy patch on the right just before the ranger station.
That said, these times are in general actually much slower than last year's TT in June. This is one of the reasons I was pretty happy, I improved my time by 9 seconds.
Apr 29, 2013 at 12:49 PM
Damn Ryan, under 5min is awesome. Do I dare ask what your average wattage was?
Apr 29, 2013 at 01:25 PM
I don't actually know - my Quarq is off for repair. And, I'm having the increasingly common Garmin HR strap issues. So I had no power or HR - this one was all on feel.PatrickG said:Damn Ryan, under 5min is awesome. Do I dare ask what your average wattage was?
Apr 29, 2013 at 02:22 PM
Our ride up to Piermont yesterday was awesome, I clocked 71 miles r/t from my apartment. We got in climbing on River Road, then I was taught how to paceline on the way back. You guys definitely helped me break that 20 MPH barrier that I described last week, and I felt great about it yesterday. Thanks to Jeff and everyone else.
Only thing is...I can't deal with the city on weekend afternoons, so my standard route home from now on will be to cut across 58th and take the Q'Boro Bridge, then head down through Greenpoint and W'burg along Kent. Anyone who wants to join me, totally welcome.
And congrats on your finish Ryan. Richard Scudney is actually an acquaintance of mine from years ago...I'm told that he is an excellent racer so I'm sure being a mere two seconds behind him is no small feat.
Apr 29, 2013 at 02:26 PM
Great job Ryan.
Related to group ride thread, I went out Saturday for a late-afternoon Ash-Tweed-Nyack ride. Felt sluggish at first, but managed to clock a 5.17 on Alpine - not so great, but WAY better than I was doing a few weeks ago. A sign that fitness is coming back.
May 02, 2013 at 07:40 PM
not sure who's racing this weekend, or what's cooking for sunday. hopefully will see a few peeps out for the traditional group ride over the GWB.....8 am BB, 9 am GWB....holla if you'll be out....or if there are other plans.....i haven't been out in TOO long so looking forward to a nice day in the saddle....piermont and back for me......
May 02, 2013 at 08:42 PM
Adam and I are planning to drive up to Bear mtn on Saturday to do ~100km hilly training.
The idea is to leave manhattan around 7am and be back mid day.
We have one extra spot in my car; any takers? We can also meet people there that use their own car or train.
The idea is to leave manhattan around 7am and be back mid day.
We have one extra spot in my car; any takers? We can also meet people there that use their own car or train.
May 04, 2013 at 02:36 PM
Sunday slow ride. 9am roll-out, 4 hours bridge to bridge. EASY EASY EASY. Inland Jersey ride with some fun climbs. Give me a shout-out here if you think this is a ride you want to join. If I don't hear from anyone, then I may leave a little later than 9.
May 04, 2013 at 03:28 PM
Marc: 9 am from GWB? I know Neil, Jules and I are planning to roll from Brooklyn Bridge at 8. I need to be home by noon-ish so maybe we'll join for some of your slow motion potion.
May 04, 2013 at 04:37 PM
Planning to join the 8a BB ride.
May 04, 2013 at 04:40 PM
I'm doing a super-early ride tomorrow. 6am from BB, up to Market probably via River Road. Need to be back in the city for 9:30/10. Holla if you want to get up and out at an ungodly hour.
May 04, 2013 at 04:44 PM
Clifford, I'll try to make it.
May 04, 2013 at 05:17 PM
OR........
90 mile hammefest lose 10 pounds and throw up a bit.
Also, I did NOT fall over on the GW today for no apparent reason. I'll try again tomorrow.
90 mile hammefest lose 10 pounds and throw up a bit.
Also, I did NOT fall over on the GW today for no apparent reason. I'll try again tomorrow.
May 04, 2013 at 06:40 PM
see youALL gwb 9a. -harryB;-)
May 04, 2013 at 11:53 PM
I'm going to try and get out BB 8am
May 05, 2013 at 12:43 AM
I will also try 8am BB
May 10, 2013 at 04:35 PM
Who's riding Sunday?
May 10, 2013 at 04:51 PM
hey duders, if you brave the rain tomorrow and are coming up to piermont, we have the BMC demo truck from 10-3. beat on someone else's expensive bikes! https://www.facebook.com/events/587707351254121/
May 11, 2013 at 03:00 PM
Im hoping to go long tomorrow in prep for next week's gran fondo. anyone else? 9 AM GWB
May 11, 2013 at 04:30 PM
I'll be there
May 11, 2013 at 07:09 PM
i,m in for 8am @Brooklyn Bridge to Piermont+, any other (bachelor/Bachelorette/motherless) takers? via riverRoad&9W (+the Orchards or hills of Ash/Tweed/Nike) -harryB;-)
May 12, 2013 at 12:16 AM
I'm going to do 8 AM BB..
May 12, 2013 at 12:39 AM
..pending how late I stay out tonight. Definitely riding tomorrow though.
May 12, 2013 at 12:47 AM
I'll shoot for 8am BB, but don't wait up if I don't show!
May 12, 2013 at 03:47 AM
Im still out drinking but optimistically looking to be at bb @ 630a and get back to brooklyn by 930a...mothers day and all...