A fantastic night out, with 18 deadgoats starting the ride. It's really amazing this year how many riders there are out, and how many are riding strong. Other than Boonen, err I mean Bunnin repeatedly squirting off the front, with Devin in charge of chasing him down numerous times, highlights from my road weary eyes were:
- Steve Walsh strongly pulling through on 22 into a headwind on the road lane side of the double paceline, while Shawn looked towards traffic where a sweet old air cooled Porsche was simultaneously driving by. "Look a that sweet old turbo". I'll never know if he was talking about Walsh or the 911 ; )
- Trish making it into Bragg in the lead group! Awesome. I'm not saying I've previously discounted Trish's talents - it's just extra surprising when the ride is geared toward high speed, flat paceline vs. mountain climbing - I know on TransAndes the flats are hard work for her size. Trish keep eating your Wheaties!
- Riding next to Geoff "freight train" Clark on the way back from Bragg on the 1% down grade, with him ticking over some giant gear peacefully, showing no strain, and pretty much blowing me up without him even showing a hint of effort.
- Brent and Ryan held in to the bitter end - very solid riding.
- Doyle has a Deadgoat team kit, color matched, ROAD bike! And with that power he was putting into the headwind, he's delivering on the euro-pro theme beyond just the good looks!
The size, fitness and teamwork early on this year look like they're forming up a very good deadgoat foundation for the upcoming racing season.
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