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[Jack Rueckheim]

What-no race reports?  OK, here's one from the Bs.  We had a fairly small
group since guys like Marco, Twinkie, Dave Heck, George, and Mr. Taam tried
their luck with the As.  Don F. was MIA.  We were joined by the resurfacing
Don Anderson and the promoted Jason Van Staveren (did I spell it right,
Jason?).  Not much going on on White Church, except Don A. took a little
flier and I bridged to him, but we came back pretty quickly.  On the final
stretch to Coddington,  Jason blew by everybody on the left.  I knew he was
trying to hammer up the Codd. Hill as far as he could in front of everybody
before he got swallowed (he told me this strategy when we drove to Whitney
Point together).  Alex S. went with him, but they were caught before the
top.  After the climb, there was a lead group of about 6 that I managed to
latch onto.  Nobody really drove the bus though, and others caught back on.
Got to work on that.  At the finish, I was a victim of my chronic disease-no
top end speed-and I watched the field go by.  Alex S. won it, but the poor
guy looked like it was touch-and-go whether he would survive, and he decided
to bag the second race, as did Don.  

 

The second race, which is often slower, was not this time, because those
guys that went with the As the first race dropped back to the Bs.  Again,
not much on White Church.  Twinkie claimed that I was getting ready to come
across his wheel in the paceline and cause him serious bodily damage, but I
was only trying to disrupt his signature kamikaze flyer move on White
Church.  It must have worked-he stayed with the field.  had a little more
trouble on Coddington hill this time and found myself with Marco and a
little gap to make up to get back to the pack.  Marco pulled me back to the
pack and seemed quite spent after that.  Surprising-He usually dominates on
that hill.  Must be that first A race was a killer!  Anyhow, thanks Mark.
My disease flared up again at the finish, and I watched from near the back
as Mr. Taam  (sorry, I'm never sure if its Alex or Max) lit a well-timed
rocket to win the race. 

 

Jack

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