MEMORIAL DAY RIDE!!
5/30/2011
8AM
(Posting this a week after the fact!...It is the X-way)
After a full weekend of rain and ugly weather we could hardly contain our engines.
What was supposed to be a moderate intensity ride
would end in a 30mph big gear interval in the homestretch.
I rode harder at times today than I did racing yesterday.
Geesh!
A fun ride followed by a 15 minute transition run and coffee!
A great Memorial Day Morning!
Gentlemen and Women start your engines.
We wound through the hills of Baroda and made our way to Buchanan.
We were just a bit ahead of the parade to salute our Vets!
Paul Johnson looking smooth on his QR.
A little heavy on the toe point.
Man, you're a biker not a ballerina!
Seek, "There's the camera lens look that way."
ONS, "I think I am in it!"
Yac, "WHOA! I'm getting squeezed out!"
Tomas decides to join us before he heads off for the Tour.
Nice new ride Tomas!
MMB (Brinker) in a race with his shadow.
Go Shadow Go!
Go Shadow Go!
Shadow WINS!
Dave (Maddog) Clayton
"Hello Dave!"
Are you talking? Cause all I'm hearing is WOOOOOSH!
Bike check time!
What better place than the middle of the road?
AG sporting special issue Cycle and Fitness gear.
Tom Burrell
"If I turn here I'll be able to get home, right?"
X marks the spot of one of my 11 crashes in 8 days
leading up to Memorial Day 2009.
I've come a long way baby!
Now I can ride while taking pictures!
Cemetary off Hills Road in Baroda
Thank you to the VETS for protecting our country
and, our freedom to ride.
God Bless America.
We had to get AG in the photo.
Next time I'll tape a tripod to my top tube.
Tomas
"That was it? I haven't even started to sweat."
"You call those hills?"
"I call them speed bumps."
Doug Bowman.
The Draft Horse!
Nothing like having Doug break wind in front of you.
CHAR!!!! in a CAR!!!!
One of our Southshore Swimming Pals!
Nice showing of American Pride,
OH, when we said we were gonna cruise we meant by bike.
A quick 15 minute transition run.
MMB's elbow pulls away from the pack.
I've got them.
Dog gone it! Those youngsters over take MMB!
It was only a matter of time.
Like 30 seconds.
Doug with his children Cloey and Seth.
Order them coffee Doug, you may want to stunt their growth.
Sandy Jackson and Sylvia Etter
Wisely chose to do their own ride and join us for coffee after.
The group enjoying iced coffee on our 1st hot morning ride of 2011.
Another shot of the group. That's my chair next to Tammy.
This was the largest riding group we've had in a long time!
Let's do it again soon!
MMB, ONS, X, YAC, Sequel, AG, Paul, Tomas, Doug, Dave, Tom
And, coffee joiners:
Aimee, Tammy, Seth, Cloey, Sylvia and Sandy.
Until we Ride Again!
(or at least take pictures while doing so)
WOOHOO
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