The boys were a bit frisky last night! However, I am very glad to report the admonishment to be a bit safer in the peloton did not fall on deaf ears! In fact, the only real shenanigans was on Maygarden just after the turn off from Spanish Trail. You see, the Vortex had pulled up Spanish after a beastly stretch by Justin (Bieber wearing a Florida Gators jersey) down Langley in the upper 20s mph. However, as we made the right hander onto Maygarden itself, Twin Six (aka Murph) turned to the dark side of cycling. Here's what transpired: Juan Pelota had gone to the front with the declaration, "I'll set a moderate pace!" Twin Six settled in behind him and the group followed suit. The followers noticed that Twin Six had allowed a small gap between himself and Juan. And instead of closing this gap for the entire paceline, he casually dislodges his taillight and it falls to the pave'.
At the time, all but the most savvy riders among us thought it to be an innocent failure of Twin Six to attach the light properly to his machine. Soon, however the intent became evident to all as the chase was on to reel in the escaped Juan Pelota who now had quite a gap on the group. Conspiracy cries were heard throughout the group as the realization the Twin Six and Juan were actually in cahoots in this dirty cycling tactic birthed on the dark side. Several of the "unawares" did more than their share to pull back the lone bandit, catching him with about 500 meters to go in this day's proceedings.
Then, the maneuverings for the sprint commenced. There at the finish was Gator Gustin, Fishbone, Murph and Juan. However, all had spend their load as Gatorboy Gustin, (need to settle on a proper nickname) took the honors by inches in front of the rest. Great ride and a lot of fun!
Hey, there's more yet this week starting with the WFW Hammerfest tonight at 5pm. We also have a great ride scheduled for Saturday morning. AND...don't forget the LAST Full Moon Ride of this 2012 riding season! It is this Sunday at 5pm starting from Casino Beach Parking Lot! Wow, only two more TERADS left this year...total bummer! Oh well, lots of great riding still ahead, even if it is only on the weekends! Check the Rides Calendar for all the details and rides scheduled through the end of the year!!!
See you out on the road,
Bob
Slanderous!
ReplyDeleteThe true statement is that I stated "i'll get the light after the sprint" I then commenced to chase the opportunistic Juan Pelota down (from 2k out) dragging Gator Gustin and Fishbone along for the ride. I caught the upstart Pelota, sat in and then went back to the front. I escalated the pace a bit setting up the final confrontation as detailed by the commentator above.
I then turned around to recover my light which had been generously rescued by one of the brighter and more moderate riders amongst us.
Have great night!
Twin Six aka Murphy
So, let me see if I have this right...Twin Six claims not to have aided and abetted the young Jedi Juan?! That, in fact, the dropped light was an innocent blunder and not a savvy ploy of a sage rider? The paparazzi who followed the antics closely from the chase vehicles and interviewed the riders afterwards saw the game differently. They know nothing is by accident within the peloton!
ReplyDelete"The lead dog never get's a break..." Just ask Lance.