Recap: Blue Cruise
Amazing race, er...ride! I've done some centuries before but never one that was as much like a race as this one. Many of the riders were keyed on the Bob's riders and Robert Hoene. They have a history of hammering these events with some rediculous times. Last year, a group finished in 4:20. They did a similar time this year as well.
When the sorting came it was somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 miles. Ladd and I made the first cut and fell in with a group of 6 Bob's guys, 2 Broken spoke, and 2 Lost river riders. It was a fast, fast group. Along a stretch of Lake Lowell, the group pumped a +30 MPH active paceline for nearly 20 minutes. It was fast misery. We managed to hang on to mile 60 and then got trimmed at different times within the span of 5 miles. A couple guys bridged up to our group and we worked with them for a a while. Ladd found me again and we picked up Ryan, a 19 yr old DNA rider and worked our way back in, albeit at a more reasonable pace. :)
Time 4:40. Screamin! My fastest century ever.
Enjoy the fast cut video and some cool pics. There are some good Denning bros pics.
Comments
Nice recap!
The 50 was fun too. Good ride, good food.