Official Cycling Report

I am extremely busy into the night with my conference-Also wireless problems so I was glad to get an official report - using cycling language and everything!! So here it is copied and pasted for your reading pleasure. Thank you, Martin--Joy

Official Report By Martin:

"...Lynn and Audrey started riding at 6:00 a.m.. They were still in warm-up mode when two sets of two riders joined up with them, so there was six total riders, I guess. Soon after, Audrey turned off to do the 60-ish mile option, so that left five. A little after that, a really fast pace-line, headed by Aaron’s Racing Team with some strong-strong riders caught Lynn’s group … and Lynn’s group tacked onto that fast group.

About 30 miles into the ride, Lynn reports that she commented to Tom – whom she had not previously met – that if she attempted to hang on to 24-25 mph for the rest of the ride that she would be toast, and Tom responded “oh, we’re not going to keep up this pace the rest of the way”. Soon thereafter, the entire group stopped at a rest stop for water, etc.. “Crazy” Tom, the Chapel Hill med student from the other day, and Lynn left before the Aaron’s part of the group in order to separate themselves.

A couple miles later, the med student being at the end of the three person pace-line, started giving a countdown: here they come ... 300 yards ... 200 yards ... 100 yards ... 100 feet ... Whoosh! ... Gone past. The med student went with the Aaron’s group, so Tom and Lynn traded off the lead on their two-person “pace-line” for the rest of the ride (much of which was apparently on very rough “shake and bake” roads).

It was during the 2-person “pace-line” riding that Lynn discovered at least one reason why she would label Tom as “crazy”. Coasting downhill, Tom used his tri-bars and the saddle to get into a perfectly horizontal position with his legs extended back over the rear wheel. For those of us that know Lynn, even if she did not have her core and balance issues, there is no way she would ever contemplate riding in such a position on the bike.

Tom and Lynn finished their 104 mile century a little before noon. Lynn’s stats were 104 miles in 5 hrs, 24 min of ride time...."