Less than a Week

In fact, don't forget to change your clocks this Saturday night before heading off to bed. Which way? Spring forward, Fall back. And look at the weather forecast for this weekend! After missing last Saturday's ride, I am really looking forward to a couple of great rides this weekend...not to mention next Wednesday evening, our first midweek ride of the 2011 season! Come on somebody! Less than one week and we are riding our midweek Hammerfest. Or, whatever you would like to call it. (However, at times, it will be a hammerfest.)

We did have a great ride last Sunday with the cast of usual unusual characters...plus a few others. Like neophyte Randy Hamil and long time no see vets Neil "Big Guns" Geci and Mike "Legs" Larson. Great ride...we did the ever popular Manzeirre Loop: Home of the Bro. (Ask Left Lane for an explanation as to the title.) Regardless, it's a loop of about 25 miles with a stop at the end of Palafox to take in the view and tell a few stories. We had 2 sprints, (kinda), with the first being won by Left Lane sporting his Blue Bullits. (He requests I spell bullets with an "i" out of respect for Steve McQueen...or was it Paul Newman?! Go figure.) And the second sprint was won by Gianni Bugno who is trying hard to get the Sprinter's Jersey back on his shoulders after having it ripped away a few weeks ago by the big Clydesdale boy. Good fun.

And speaking of good fun, we have several rides scheduled this Spring that you won't want to miss. Here's a smattering:

• First Full Moon Ride.........................................................3.20.11
  
• Around the Entire Bay: Rite of Spring Ride..................3.26.11
• Tour de Cure.....................................................................4.2.11

Just to name a few. So come on out this weekend and get in some much needed base miles. Check out the Rides Calendar at the bottom of this Blogazoidal for all the details. And I'll...

See you out on the road,
Bob