November 27, 2004
Maysville Dirt Road Ride
Ten tough riders met in Hoschton, GA for the 50-mile "Maysville Dirt Road" ride.
Start list:
Nathan O'Neill
Dan Coy
Shey Lindner
Ming Tai
Marshall Millard
Wojtek Wysocki
Carlos Rivera
Steven Blondeau
Mike Owens
Jeff Aldridge
The climate was a frigid 30-40-something, gray overcast skies with a substantial wind chill factor. No bother, as everyone seemed to be properly dressed for the occasion.
Marshall, our resident video production expert, brought a digital camera and captured some stills and video clips of the GTC peloton (I'll post 'em as soon as I get 'em). Ming brought a homemade Rum Cake which we devoured in the parking lot after the ride. Steven had designed the course, Ming and Mike provided maps and elevation profiles.
Nathan displayed amazing power and agility on the dirt road sections. Ming, who is normally dominant in this type of situation, had some bad luck and crashed on a narrow wooden bridge and rode much of the ride with a damaged front wheel and no front brakes. Shey, Dan, Marshall and Wojtek (on a mountain bike) seemed to be within their comfort zones for the most part. Carlos looked to be having a strong ride and hung with the front group in the end. Jeff, Mike and Steven settled into a pace and found their way back to the start on their own.
Nathan parted ways with our GTC gang and continued to log an additional 2-hours of chamois-time -- after all, he gets paid to do this!
Posted by dancoy at November 27, 2004 04:00 PM