Dec 6 – Ride Recap
7th December 2009 by brtoone
Our postponed BBL went off without a hitch other than it being colder than Saturday at the start. 25 riders braved the cold and made it out to the start. Temps and the speed warmed up as we practiced the attack zones. Here are the attack zone recaps:
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AZ 1 – Cat 5 / Women At the bottom of cemetery hill, Terry blew the whistle to signal the start, and immediately John (Jim’s nephew) ramped up the pace and kept it high with everyone else in tow. Amy Gravlee made her move shortly after crossing the Cahaba River bridge. She got a good gap, but John responded taking Tony with him to pass Amy just before the line. Catherine held on strong to finish fourth. And Jason who had come off the pace just a little on the last climb was able to hold on for fifth. Great job everyone!!! SAMPLE POINTS ONLY. THESE POINTS DON’T ACTUALLY COUNT!!!
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AZ 2 – Everybody As soon we turned left onto Hwy 55, Darryl launched out on the offensive. With Team Tria split up into two sub-teams, I led the chase. Terry counter attacked and Wes covered it. This set the tone for the rest of the attack zone with attack / counter attack all the way to the short steep hill when the group was all back together. Wes led us up the hill, then led out the sprint. Terry grabbed his wheel, and I was on his. In the end, even though I was inching up right beside him Terry held me off to take the AZ. SAMPLE POINTS ONLY. THESE POINTS DON’T ACTUALLY COUNT!!!
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AZ 3 – Everybody, designated as a sprinter’s finish Kevin animated this last one taking off on a solo attack as soon as we started. Tony brought him back before Darryl launched an attack. I covered it and then things settled down as I led into the hill after the Cahaba River bridge. Wes launched a strong attack. Terry pulled out to cover him with me on Terry’s wheel and Darryl and Jacob just behind me. As soon as Wes pulled off, I hit it hard with 250 meters to go to come around Terry, but Darryl and Jacob were able to scoot by at the finish with Darryl edging out Jacob to take the AZ. SAMPLE POINTS ONLY. THESE POINTS DON’T ACTUALLY COUNT!!!
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December 7th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Darryl’s a cat 1.5 so he should only get .5 hbp… I’m a cat 3.5 so should get 2.5 hbp!
January 13th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
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