Great rides this past week! The WERAD was epic (Not!) if not very fast. Several of the riders were feeling their oats as the pace rarely dropped below 20mph for anything except a stoplight. Come on somebody! At times, it was well into the upper 20s! Why such a hammerfest? What was the special occasion? Apparently, the color yellow. Yep, that goofball Vortex showed up in an official (uh, unofficial, although it was purchased on the Champs Elysee' in Paris by his daughter several years ago. He just now has lost enough weight to where he can actually wear it.), Yellow Jersey. Who does he think he is anyway, Thor Hushovd? Please!
However, it must have inspired several of the riders who kept the pace bordering ballistic as we cruised the loop known only as the Super 8. Neil "Big Guns" Geci, Mike "Legs" Larson and YHOP (Younger Half Of Prenti) took turns at the front keeping the peloton strung out. On the final pass down Langley the speed approached 30mph...animals! Once onto Maygarden, Big Guns took a short pull at speed and relinquished to the big Clydesdale boy, Tim "Crusher" Fox. He pulled all the way until young Jedi YHOP took a flyer with 800 meters to go. However, Crusher, grinding out a huge gear reeled him back in with about 500m to the line. The Yellow Jersey took a lame pull feigning exhaustion. (O Brother Where Art Thou?)
Nate the Great tried a turn at the front but Legs Larson would have none of it. He was determined to launch the Big Guns missile to the line. Legs cranked it up until with 200m left he gave up the ghost and the missile was launched! Big Guns had the line in sight, when out of nowhere comes the Yellow Jersey riding like he was on the Champs Elysee' itself on the final stage of the Tour...WHAAAT?! With 50m left in this WERAD, the Yellow Jersey passes Big Guns for the victory.
However, the result evidently did not please several fans who were seen yawning and some were even crying out, "Boring!" Although, it sounded more like booing! Like the Yellow Jersey was being booed. Upon hearing the shouts of the crowds and perceiving how jealous they are regarding the jersey of yellow, the Vortex was overheard vowing to never again don the Maillot Juene on a WERAD, stating, "They sure are a fickle lot, the fans." He will settle for the color green.
Hats off to several Big Pull Bulls (BPBers) including Big Guns, YHOP, Crusher and Big Motor! Congrats to all!
If you missed the antics of this past week, don't fret there's more to come this weekend...in fact, check out the ride tomorrow! We are heading to one of the group's all time faves; The Lillian Loop! This 50 miler starts at Fish and Wildlife at 7am and should be back home by around 10:30am. The pace will be moderate so come on out and enjoy some riding with the cast of unusual characters! See you in the morning and as always, I'll...
See you out on the road,
Bob
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