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Rather than going straight into the details of today's ride, I think I'll take this opportunity to recognize and appreciate the Broadcom guys (past and present) I've ridden with over the years: Shannon, Todd, Vince, Gary, Noah, Adrian, Galen, Eddie, Tim, PV, Zierhut, Mitchell, Verm, Jaffe, Hiroshi, Steve M., Vin, Jeremy, James, David Liu, Seon, John, Andy, Shawn, Eric, Peter and Trevor. As you can see, it's a pretty big effing list! Whether it was a ride during lunch or on the weekend, a century ride or a race, thank you for allowing me to ride with you. More importantly, thank you for representing to those fortunate enough to don the BRCM kit. If some question whether we ride legit, at least we looked the part.
I don't mean to get all sentimental, but I can't believe 2015 is almost behind us. I'm sure we'll continue to ride beyond this year, but it's questionable whether we'll do it in the same fashion as we've done for so long. We've done some amazing rides (and post rides too), gents, and I'll always be thankful for the fond memories that came from doing them with you.
How the above relates to today's ride was that I really wanted to BAM up today's ride if anything else. I wanted to again experience what it was like to really push the boundaries of what I can do and let the pieces fall where they may. While I could have ridden with the same intensity on my road bike, I opted to bring my TT bike to help everyone else push their limits with me. Unfortunately, the guys are too strong nowadays, but it was definitely hella fun going for it. Now if only my legs would stop hurting....
I was open to take the front for the whole ride because I was in serious self-punishment mode. However, it was nice to see others push up when they did. Shannon and Steve even broke away on Jamboree, so it was nice to push and see what it would take to catch them. Shannon was not catchable as expected, but Steve surprised me by taking my wheel after I caught him and pushing his pace up again after he dropped off of Shannon's. Pretty impressive stuff!
Even McNinch took a pull on the bike trail early on. Since he doesn't have a BRCM kit, however, I was not comfortable for him leading us too long though. :) Still, good job!
We saw Vince and Vin on our way back as they came out later than us, and it was nice that they turned around and met us at the top of the bike trail on Portola. Once we all regrouped, Mr. Toad's wild ride resumed and we pushed all the way back. It was definitely fast coming back, and it was a good team effort to do so. I'm just annoyed I accidentally paused my Garmin and lost 5 miles, but I think the pace was fairly consistent throughout.
Thank you guys for coming out today, and hopefully we can get some riding in over the holidays. I'm not sure I'll be up for one at lunch next week, but let's get some miles in before the end of the year for sure.
Rather than going straight into the details of today's ride, I think I'll take this opportunity to recognize and appreciate the Broadcom guys (past and present) I've ridden with over the years: Shannon, Todd, Vince, Gary, Noah, Adrian, Galen, Eddie, Tim, PV, Zierhut, Mitchell, Verm, Jaffe, Hiroshi, Steve M., Vin, Jeremy, James, David Liu, Seon, John, Andy, Shawn, Eric, Peter and Trevor. As you can see, it's a pretty big effing list! Whether it was a ride during lunch or on the weekend, a century ride or a race, thank you for allowing me to ride with you. More importantly, thank you for representing to those fortunate enough to don the BRCM kit. If some question whether we ride legit, at least we looked the part.
I don't mean to get all sentimental, but I can't believe 2015 is almost behind us. I'm sure we'll continue to ride beyond this year, but it's questionable whether we'll do it in the same fashion as we've done for so long. We've done some amazing rides (and post rides too), gents, and I'll always be thankful for the fond memories that came from doing them with you.
How the above relates to today's ride was that I really wanted to BAM up today's ride if anything else. I wanted to again experience what it was like to really push the boundaries of what I can do and let the pieces fall where they may. While I could have ridden with the same intensity on my road bike, I opted to bring my TT bike to help everyone else push their limits with me. Unfortunately, the guys are too strong nowadays, but it was definitely hella fun going for it. Now if only my legs would stop hurting....
I was open to take the front for the whole ride because I was in serious self-punishment mode. However, it was nice to see others push up when they did. Shannon and Steve even broke away on Jamboree, so it was nice to push and see what it would take to catch them. Shannon was not catchable as expected, but Steve surprised me by taking my wheel after I caught him and pushing his pace up again after he dropped off of Shannon's. Pretty impressive stuff!
Even McNinch took a pull on the bike trail early on. Since he doesn't have a BRCM kit, however, I was not comfortable for him leading us too long though. :) Still, good job!
We saw Vince and Vin on our way back as they came out later than us, and it was nice that they turned around and met us at the top of the bike trail on Portola. Once we all regrouped, Mr. Toad's wild ride resumed and we pushed all the way back. It was definitely fast coming back, and it was a good team effort to do so. I'm just annoyed I accidentally paused my Garmin and lost 5 miles, but I think the pace was fairly consistent throughout.
Thank you guys for coming out today, and hopefully we can get some riding in over the holidays. I'm not sure I'll be up for one at lunch next week, but let's get some miles in before the end of the year for sure.
