The Monday night route, Crystal Clear, was anything but. Crystal Lake is close to dying and the air quality left much to be desired. Clearly, the desire to draft outweighed the risks (we hope).
Queenie and Mario got an early start as Queenie had a hot date in a recording studio. Keep your ears open for his new release.
The DEF was ready to rock at 5PM, determined to ride the full strength route. No short pour for these four. Loose Screw was in fine form after crushing Pedal and Party in Pardeeville on Saturday. Congrats to Loose Screw and his bride, Uber, on partying responsibly.
The B Team departed responsibly at 5:15, picking up Captain Joe on Woodland.
A+ for A team for being ready to rock at 5:30. All agreed to ride at Clinton tempo, to avoid inhaling. Despite the vow, the pace slowly crept up until full inhalation was undeniable. Slim has been spending more time in the saddle, and his legs were not to be denied. Nobody complained as he pulled the crew to Crystal Lake. Especially Keez, whose quad batteries were low after racing the Intelligentsia Cup in Chicago over the weekend (and winning $50 in the prime lap). Cannibal had his fastest split for the route and wondered, “What would happen if we made a pact to red line?” Perhaps a little reverse psychology is in order.
In an effort to bring some brightness to an otherwise hazy day, Keez shared some bling with Vilks. A diamond stud for a stud. Cartilage never forgets those decisions made 3 decades ago.
A diamond stud isn’t the only thing shiny on Vilks. He and his partner, SuperQ, claimed the silver medal at the Funtathalon Version 2.0 on Saturday. Huge thanks to all of the Drafter Volunteers who made the event possible.
The Funtathalon V 2.0 consisted of 8 teams of two. Four cycling events (MTB 7 miles, road 13 miles, gravel 23 miles and road 24 miles) were divided up between the teammates. There were also 5 non-cycling events for points (cornhole, soccer, rubik’s puzzle, shake of the day and whiskey shots). Each point resulted in a 1 minute subtraction for the team’s final time.
She’s not alone.
Everyone did well in the final event: the whiskey shot!
A special shout out to Ma Brick, who has paved the way for woman to seek out fitness and friendship through physical activity, on and off two wheels.
It came down to the wire. Everyone was a winner, but the trophies went to: 1) Where’s the Swim Start?, 2) Tropical Blue Thunder and 3) Krusen.
Thanks to Online Cycling Gear for providing jerseys, to Skipper for the amazing design, and Kate T at Riley Tavern for the 16 pizzas, which were perfectly baked and PERFECTLY topped despite having 16 different combinations.
The route for Monday July 31 will take us on a 38 mile tour of Lodi Canning Co.
RidewithGPS link Drafters | Lodi Canning Co
The short pour is a 27 mile route in the same vicinity.
RidewithGPS short pour BD: Back in Black
Keep that support for the Tour de France Femmes rolling in! You have until Sunday July 30 to complete the 3 stages (Crystal Clear, Mountain and Sprint stages) of the Tour de Dane Femmes. The polka dot and green jerseys will be awarded to the winner of the mountain stage and sprint stage, respectively. The yellow jersey will be awarded to the rider who completes all 3 stages and bikes the greatest amount of miles over the 8 days of the Tour. See email for details. Please submit screenshots of Strava/GPS data with photos at the end of the Tour. Prizes will be awarded at the end-of-the-year Drafter party.
Draft responsibly,
BrickO
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