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Todd and I brought our TT bikes as usual for a Monday, but Mitchell and Jaffe came out for the triple bypass route to see how long they can hang on for the E-ticket ride. We did see Vince on his bike as we were getting ready to roll out, but Vince was more interested in vertical speed vs. land speed.
The weather was pretty nice with only mild winds here and there, so it was definitely a good setting for a fast one. The only thing that would have been more ideal was if there was no traffic (both people and cars), no stop lights, and hot cheerleaders cheering us on throughout the route.
It was essentially a condensed amped up version of Saturday's ride where Todd and I exchanged pulls as we made our way through the course. We didn't really set out to kill any one segment but just kept the pace steady but high throughout.
Mitchell and Jaffe did a great job hanging on for the first pass and almost half way through the 2nd pass. We were already averaging in the high 24s, so it was no easy task for sure. Mitchell managed to stay on just a little longer than Jaffe (Jaffe didn't cut a turn tight enough and got blown out the back), so maybe it had something to do with his new Shimano setup.
On the climb up Jamboree, Todd was killing it, but we managed to get up and over the hill together. We ended up hitting the light at San Joaquin for a bit, but got going again after full speed ahead.
Our 3rd pass was hindered by a slow moving truck that didn't really want to move out of the way, but my Garmin showed we were at 24.9 mph at the base of California. Todd had to pass the base only because there was a slow moving cyclist that got in the way there too.
On the climb up California, Todd led initially but I started to hammer it out and try to get to the top and not lose to much on our speed. Todd passed me just before we got to Bison and we both managed to cross the green light together where in the end, we ended with a 24.8 mph average just shy of the elusive 25.
As always, great work, Todd! Same goes to Mitchell and Jaffe since it's not easy drafting us given we don't provide too much wind protection. Plus, with all the snots I'm blowing out, it's a wonder they weren't slipping all over the place. Thanks, gents!
Todd and I brought our TT bikes as usual for a Monday, but Mitchell and Jaffe came out for the triple bypass route to see how long they can hang on for the E-ticket ride. We did see Vince on his bike as we were getting ready to roll out, but Vince was more interested in vertical speed vs. land speed.
The weather was pretty nice with only mild winds here and there, so it was definitely a good setting for a fast one. The only thing that would have been more ideal was if there was no traffic (both people and cars), no stop lights, and hot cheerleaders cheering us on throughout the route.
It was essentially a condensed amped up version of Saturday's ride where Todd and I exchanged pulls as we made our way through the course. We didn't really set out to kill any one segment but just kept the pace steady but high throughout.
Mitchell and Jaffe did a great job hanging on for the first pass and almost half way through the 2nd pass. We were already averaging in the high 24s, so it was no easy task for sure. Mitchell managed to stay on just a little longer than Jaffe (Jaffe didn't cut a turn tight enough and got blown out the back), so maybe it had something to do with his new Shimano setup.
On the climb up Jamboree, Todd was killing it, but we managed to get up and over the hill together. We ended up hitting the light at San Joaquin for a bit, but got going again after full speed ahead.
Our 3rd pass was hindered by a slow moving truck that didn't really want to move out of the way, but my Garmin showed we were at 24.9 mph at the base of California. Todd had to pass the base only because there was a slow moving cyclist that got in the way there too.
On the climb up California, Todd led initially but I started to hammer it out and try to get to the top and not lose to much on our speed. Todd passed me just before we got to Bison and we both managed to cross the green light together where in the end, we ended with a 24.8 mph average just shy of the elusive 25.
As always, great work, Todd! Same goes to Mitchell and Jaffe since it's not easy drafting us given we don't provide too much wind protection. Plus, with all the snots I'm blowing out, it's a wonder they weren't slipping all over the place. Thanks, gents!
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