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[Paul Monkman]

I was going to go last night and it just completely slipped my mind.   
It would have been fun to be buffeted by the vortex behind Danny as  
he passed!  Is 18:07  a new course record?  Holy crap that's fast.

Paul M


On Jun 27, 2008, at 11:07 AM, Jack Rueckheim wrote:

> A staggering five riders showed up last night for the Coddington  
> Road TT.  I mean the number was staggering, not the riders.  A few  
> more started later, way after the official clock was started.  The  
> weather was great--quite still, maybe a tiny tail wind at the  
> start.  There was Liz, Don Smith, Charles Dietrich, Danny  
> Timmerman, and me.  You know the turnout is measly when I'm  
> determined to be next-to-last starter.  I'm sure you can't imagine  
> who was last.  Danny crushed the course in 18:07.  He was in full  
> TT kit and riding equipment that is so aero efficient, I'm sure he  
> always has a tailwind.  Starting 30 seconds behind me, he blew by  
> before I had turned my pedals over 5 times--after he was run off  
> the road by a car turning into driveway in front of him.  Danny  
> said it wasn't malicious--the guy probably just didn't realize how  
> fast Danny was going.  I would have to agree.  I managed to catch  
> three rabbits.  The first rabbit got caught quite soon.  The next  
> one, Charles, turned out to be one of those Monty Python Holy Grail  
> rabbits and bit back.  We traded places a couple of times before  
> the end.  On the way back, Liz told me that she had seen black  
> bears on the road on South Hill where she lives.  I think that  
> knowing there are bears on the road has really improved her time  
> trialing skills.
>
> We were all wondering why such a low turnout?
>
> Jack
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Paul Monkman
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