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Tony
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Bill C wrote in message
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> Anyone here in New England who didn't get out to Bear Mountain
>yesterday missed one of the best days of racing I've been part of.
> This was the first time I've been to that race, the course is a
>fantastic 14 mile circuit in beautiful surroundings. The race is well
>organized and run. You really couldn't ask for more.
> It was definitely a day for the hardmen and women. Chilly, rain and a
>peasoup fog that rolled in. One corner marshal told me that it got down
>to where he could only see 3 passing lane stripes on the road. I was
>starting to lose sight of riders with a 5 second gap. Maybe this is why
>the 3 field which I had was so agressive. We had attacks and counters
>going up the road after about the first half of the first lap of 5.
>Fantastic racing and a great finish then I wrapped it up by going out
>with the pros who were down to a shattered field and a really strong
>break of about 6. At the bottom of the climb on the last lap, the two
>Louis Garneau guys really dropped the hammer and it was over. They did
>a 12 mile team TT to take it.
> I'd strongly urge people to make the trip to this race if they haven't
>before. Hell of a race. Too bad the only part of the Philly crowd I saw
>was Ed Dailey who's got to be one of, if not the best motor official in
>the country who rode up, did the race, and rode home again.
> Thanks Alan and JT for getting me up there.
>Bill
I do training rides on that race loop every now and then. It takes about an
hour to ride up there from where I live, ascending two of the best hills in
the area: hi tor ridge via central highway and then willow grove from stony
pt to get up to the highlands. Willow grove makes tioroti brook road seem
like a stroll in the park.
One of my buddies used to do this race years ago, when they had a TT up to
the top of Bear Mt via perkins drive on a separate day. For those in the NYC
area, it's truly a great area for cycling, and free from traffic almost all
the time with weekends only slightly more.
-Tony
<[email protected]>...
> Anyone here in New England who didn't get out to Bear Mountain
>yesterday missed one of the best days of racing I've been part of.
> This was the first time I've been to that race, the course is a
>fantastic 14 mile circuit in beautiful surroundings. The race is well
>organized and run. You really couldn't ask for more.
> It was definitely a day for the hardmen and women. Chilly, rain and a
>peasoup fog that rolled in. One corner marshal told me that it got down
>to where he could only see 3 passing lane stripes on the road. I was
>starting to lose sight of riders with a 5 second gap. Maybe this is why
>the 3 field which I had was so agressive. We had attacks and counters
>going up the road after about the first half of the first lap of 5.
>Fantastic racing and a great finish then I wrapped it up by going out
>with the pros who were down to a shattered field and a really strong
>break of about 6. At the bottom of the climb on the last lap, the two
>Louis Garneau guys really dropped the hammer and it was over. They did
>a 12 mile team TT to take it.
> I'd strongly urge people to make the trip to this race if they haven't
>before. Hell of a race. Too bad the only part of the Philly crowd I saw
>was Ed Dailey who's got to be one of, if not the best motor official in
>the country who rode up, did the race, and rode home again.
> Thanks Alan and JT for getting me up there.
>Bill
I do training rides on that race loop every now and then. It takes about an
hour to ride up there from where I live, ascending two of the best hills in
the area: hi tor ridge via central highway and then willow grove from stony
pt to get up to the highlands. Willow grove makes tioroti brook road seem
like a stroll in the park.
One of my buddies used to do this race years ago, when they had a TT up to
the top of Bear Mt via perkins drive on a separate day. For those in the NYC
area, it's truly a great area for cycling, and free from traffic almost all
the time with weekends only slightly more.
-Tony
