I hope he didn't have a mechanical incident or accident. I don't imagine he
has a physical problem as I rode with him very briefly before he left for
PBP, he rode away from me as if I was standing still, and he was just
finishing up a 10 hr/210 mile training ride. As you know, that is averaging
21 miles/hr for 10 hr straight. I don't imagine too many cyclists in Gville
can do that even on their best day ever. I personally checked over his
whole bike for him before he left for PBP, so I know everything is in
working order. I even checked the condition/wear of his tires and all the
cables. :)
<blockquote style="border-left: #5555EE solid 0.2em; margin: 0em; padding-left: 0.85em">From: Ken Sallot <ken@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: James & Conchi Ossa <jcossa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: tturbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, GCCMail <GCCMail@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: GCCMail: PBP Update
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:43:03 -0400
James & Conchi Ossa wrote:
<blockquote style="border-left: #5555EE solid 0.2em; margin: 0em; padding-left: 0.85em">Andrea is out - hope he is okay? He's a monster cyclist but riding very
fast on these ultra events is dangerous. I witness several serious
accidents on PBP 2003. Another factor is mechanical failure... Last is DNF
(did not finish). Doubt Andrea would of DNF unless he was seriously hurt.
FYI: Andrea made history last year by cycling the 3rd fastest Boston -
Montreal - Boston (BMB) time, on his very FIRST 1200K/750 miles ultra
event. BMB is considered the American PBP. Some consider BMB more
challenging than PBP.
</blockquote>
Has anyone heard from Andrea? An update and word that he's OK would be
appreciated.
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