FLCC> Hurd/Ringwood/Mt. Pleasant 'B' race report

[Mark Rishniw]

My view was a little different.  Together with Emmanuel, we called 
for the same ride as the A's (2 fatboys calling for the hilliest ride 
possible - go figure!!!).  I opted to conserve over the first half of 
the race - I knew what was in store and I knew how poorly Twinkies 
climb.  So I sat at the back of the pack with Dave H and Marko S 
until EHS.  Dave Heck moved up through the field to the front bunch, 
being driven by Rob and a 
newly-emerged-from-the-dark-recesses-of-our-distant-pasts Don 
Anderson.  Marko S was ever-present as were a couple of others.  I 
sat on Dave H's wheel, feeling OK and crested EHS as first 
wheel.  Then we turned up Hurd and it felt like a hammer was taken to 
my thighs - I could barely turn a pedal.  The front bunch slowly rode 
away as I fought back the burn in the legs and made it up the 
hill.  Jack R and ARIDK-in-red were just ahead of me and I closed the 
gap to them over the top of Hurd.  By the Midline corner, the front 
bunch of 10 or 11 riders were about 40 seconds ahead.  By 79, they 
were 20 seconds ahead.  By EHS we were on their tails.  I caught onto 
the last wheel (Charles, who had dropped down from the A's) for about 
20 seconds and then completely blew up.  ARIDK-in-red stayed with 
them, but Jack R failed to latch on - I saw him soloing up Ringwood 
as I crawled back along EHC to the car park.  Several A riders who 
had also abandoned, where there (Donal, LowFat) when I pulled in.  I 
figured my poor performance was due to a severe chicken-wing 
deficiency, so Trevor and Low-Fat and I decided to quickly remedy the 
situation and administer a therapeutic dose of poultry.

Twink.

At 09:46 PM 6/26/2007, Dave Heck wrote:
>     The move of Don to the A's may have been a welcome sight for 
> some, but for me it meant not knowing which wheel to follow up 
> Ringwood.  Also, not having an entertaining race report.
>     Anyway, about 17 B riders rode rather conservatively down 
> Midline.  Even Mark Rishniw didn't seem interested in pushing the 
> pace.  It was a moderate pace up Hurd with 11 cresting the top 
> together.  I think people were saving themselves for the impending 
> climbs ahead.
>     This group stayed together back down Midline with a couple 
> half-hearted attacks up Ellis Hollow Creek Rd.   The bottom part of 
> Ringwood was rather uneventful until Shan Mouhiddin picked up the 
> tempo.  This lead to a stringing out of the field and audible 
> groans from Twinkie.
>    As Shan tired, Mark Shenstone attacked, taking Garrett Graham 
> (summer temp. from Ashville, NC) with him.  Felix and Dave H. 
> couldn't keep pace and were about 40 meters back as the other two 
> topped Ringwood.  Felix and Dave worked together to catch Mark 
> half-way to the Mt. Pleasant turn.  Mark's fatigued legs, both from 
> the Owasco race and Monday's polo match, kept him from latching 
> on.   The two caught Garrett 100m onto Mt. Pleasant.  These 3 
> crested the penultimate hill together and tore down the other 
> side.  Dave's legs gave out half-way up the final climb.  Felix and 
> Garrett were neck and neck to the finish, with Felix taking the win 
> and Garrett 2nd, Dave 3rd and Mark 4th (I think).  I'm not sure who 
> came in 5th.
>     The heat didn't bother me much until Ringwood.  Overall, a good 
> race and good workout.
>
>
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Mark Rishniw

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