From: "ERKER,SCOTT D"
<scotterker@xxxxxxx>
To: Ken Sallot <ken@xxxxxxxxxx>; GCC Listserv
<gccmail@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 2:51:27 PM
Subject: Re: GCCMail: 3rd Annual
Tsunami Century (A-Riders, this Saturday)
and those legendary
(in their own mind?) riders
were;
ken sallot
kdogg
mike
robinson
and jason o
!
and they looked like hell coming in i
must say
On Tue Aug 24 14:19:48 EDT 2010, Ken Sallot <
ken@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
This is just a friendly reminder that neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow,
nor humidity, nor heat, nor tropical storms will prevent the A-Riders from
participating in the /3rd Annual
Tsunami Century*/ commemorating the ride of four valiant (and stupid?)
warriors through Tropical Storm Fay.
>
> The plan: Meet at the
NW Chevron at 7AM to ride the Santa Fe Course. There will be a stop
in Watermelon Park. There will be a hard rotation. There may be
antics after the stop.
>
> _About the A-Riders_
> A
group that strives to maintain a very high level of fitness and enhance
their capability to accelerate quickly and to maintain high rates of speed
over long distances. These rides can be very fast, and do not necessarily
make rest stops.
>
> The group will usually start riding into
the wind. It sometimes splits into two rides, one rather short and the
other perhaps quite long; know which ride the person you are following is
going on! If the group stops at a store, it will be 25 to 50 miles into the
ride.
>
> While the riding pace will vary, on some days there
will be
times when the pace of the ride will exceed 25 MPH. The overall average
speed for the entire ride usually will fall between 19 and 22 MPH. To
attain these speeds, the riders use several different pace line formations;
riders should be comfortable with single and double pace lines and be able
to ride echelons and rotating pace lines. Riders who cannot maintain the
pace of the ride normally fall off the back of the ride; occasionally
several will be able to form a second pack, but often a dropped rider will
be on their own for the return trip to Gainesville. The group may stop if
you have a flat or other mechanical problem, but do not count on
it.
>
> Occasionally (especially toward the end of the ride)
some riders will sprint to be the first to reach city limits and county
line signs. Sprint speeds will sometimes exceed 30 MPH. Sometimes the
entire group will accelerate to rejoin the sprinters, resulting in higher
speed levels for a period
of time. When this occurs the ride will frequently split into several
groups and single riders may be left behind. When the group splits you
cannot count on it reforming.
>
> Group membership is open to
all Gainesville Cycling Club members. To join, sign in to the Members Area,
go to the My Riding block, and click on "Join A Group".
>
>
Hope to see you there!
>
> Ken
>
>
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Scott D.
Erker
PhD Candidate, University of Florida
Department of
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