Here’s the latest West Valley Cycle update from ride organizer David Herzog:
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The start time for Saturday is 6:00am.
Last week’s recap:
Sprints: Correction from previous week, Darien won Verrado. Last Saturday: Ken won 2, Jason won 2, Arrick Neitert won, and Darien won again. The points total for the free training from SkinSport is wide open, and I might add, the winner for August will be based on subjective results. Meaning, there are points for those domestiques who get the sprinters to the line. Let’s have fun with this, but safety first!
Pulling King/Queen: Steve, Shawn, Leo, Jared, George, Tracey, and Jeremy were impressive for the A group, In the B group: Brian, Nick, Rick, Ahmad, Bret, Marty, and Joe kept our tempo above 20mph
Additional Notes: Some great new riders: Angie, Aaron, and John. Last Saturday brought out 40 riders and it rained on us from beginning to end. Even with those conditions, it probably made the top 10 rides of the year. Everyone had a good attitude, we were safe, lots of good laughs, and for us mountain bikers, a little mud is a good thing! The B group did take a new route to Verrado, right on Dean (much better road), which added a couple of miles and made the 2nd stop timing with the A group much better. Lastly, the Sunday ride is in full swing. LifeTime at 6am. 32 miles to Verrado with coffee break. Averaging 10 to 14 riders.
I had three Garmin owners compute average speed for our rides over last few weeks, here are the results for the full ride:
Saturday A group: 22.8 mph, Saturday B group: 19.7 mph, Sunday: 17.5 mph
Race Results: (30 wins for the year) contact Vicki with any race notes you would like to post (vickiyoung3@yahoo.com)
Mountain Man Olympic Triathlon (Flagstaff, AZ) (Our guys are just fast on a bike!)
Matt Duke 2nd in age group, 11th / 306 Overall 2:18:21
Mike Brown 4th in age group, 15th / 306 Overall 2:19:35
http://www.mountainmanevents.com/newresults/10mmtoo.htm
New Course: Courtesy of Mike Smith. full route up to 66 miles. See link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/31882433
Sprint Points
1. Top of Cotton: ~100yds from end, YELLOW, DIAMOND Sign –> BUMP
2. On Weststar (Top of Short, Steep Hill). WHITE, NO PARKING Sign
3. Estrella Parkway: ~100yds from end. WHITE, NO PARKING Sign
4. San Gabriel: slight incline, before Estrella Market stop. Where Center divider starts. FIRST SAGUARO CACTUS ~50yds before Stop Sign.
5. Verrado: Far end of SECOND BRIDGE. Where the pavement turns BLACK
6. Unofficial top of Rainbow on way back to Estrella Market. No sign, but a hill = reason to sprint
Key Links and Sponsors:
New Sponsor: Scott Skinner from SkinSport (www.skinsport.com)
Cyclists Against Reckless Drivers: www.CyclistsAgainstRecklessDrivers.org
Velocity Group Cycling Link: http://velocitygroupcycling.com/
Web Site: http://members.cox.net/westvalleycycle/
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Thanks!
David: Mobile: 949 212 4000
Email: david.herzog@aspect.com
