21 Drafters set out for Indian Lake. Reconstruction of Parmenter to Hwy 12 was easily navigated, but the deconstruction of Indian Trail and Matz Road only benefited Hawkeye and other dentists. Hold on to your fillings. Holy cobbles, Bat Man.
This game day report will be relayed through Skipper’s photos, as the blog editor is recovering from hypoxia. Cogent content is unlikely. Although the reader may not notice a change in mentation for blog shenanigans.
Divide and conquer. The A Team established itself after the climb up Church. Perhaps they filled their bottles with holy water?
The cobbles of Matz Rd split the A Team. Vilks, Hammer, LuLu and Hawkeye burned up the road. Or was that smoke coming from the candles on Hawkeye’s cake? HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Hawkeye !!! Z, Twinkle Toes and Skipper looked toward the silo, the Dane County version of the Giant on the Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees.
Where are Keez and Rimshot, you might ask? The hills were not calling to them, as they wisely opted for the scenic bike path down Highway 12. Sounds like a Bob Dylan song in the making. The rationale behind their strategy will be revealed shortly.
The B Team bravely bypassed the short pour bike path option, charging full strength ahead to climb Rauls Road. And Woodland Rd. And Pheasant Branch. The trifecta of pain otherwise adverted on the bike path.
The boys hit the home stretch on Pheasant Branch. Just minutes away from a rehydration station.
My, how these boys have changed. Vintage lost a few feet of hair and his Junior Drafter has grown about as much. Curious selection of toys….
WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS:
Representing our Junior Drafter MTB Team, Minnow Monster let er’ rip on the CAMBA trails. Cookie Monster captured this footage while drafting responsibly behind her daughter. E$ is priming Mellow Monster for the same.
No stranger to podiums, congrats to Squeak on her USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships success! I’m sure the Midas touch didn’t hurt.
Congrats to Keez on her longest gravel grinder yet. You know you are from Wisco when your 135 mile weekend ride covers the “Cheese Triangle”.
And you know what goes well with cheese? Beer. These two Drafters conquered the Great Taste Midwest Beer Festival. Strong work, Skipper and Rimshot.
A special shout out to Rimshot on his humanitarian work. Giving selflessly, Rimshot worked tirelessly to help set up the beer function. It is no wonder he was out of gas for the ride. In other humanitarian and beer drinking news, the Drafters are honored to have been selected to display a bejeweled and bedazzled beer bong. This work of art was hand crafted by Ruby’s wife during her college years at UW-Madison and is a revered family heirloom displayed proudly on the family refrigerator. Ruby does caution looking but not touching the work of art, as the beer bong is not BPA free.
Tour de Dane Femmes Standings:
They GC battle is heating up. Total mileage for last week went to Keez with 276, just nudging out Cujo with 201 miles. Keep in mind- those data are only for one week. The yellow jersey will go to the Femme with the most total miles in the month of Aug.
The battle in the mountains for the polka dot jersey currently is uncontested, with Sweeps in the lead!
The speedsters are racing for the green jersey, with Hammer Time taking the QOM on Stage 3 Cross Plains Time Trial by 0.1s over Cujo, who currently holds the QOM for Stage 4 Stagecoach Sprint.
The Femme in pink is currently Shaq! She made her attack this weekend. Let’s see if she can hold on!
On tap for Monday Aug 18 is Crystal Lake (dubbed Crystal Cat after the heroic rescue of a farm kitten by Squirrel and Keez years ago). Full strength 35 miles, short pour 26 miles. Departure time 4:50 for both groups. I know, I know. The TimesThey Are A-Chanin’. More Bob Dylan Trying to be respectful of those with less flexible work hours.
RidewithGPS link Drafters | Crystal Cat Short Pour
RidewithGPS link Drafters| Crystal Cat
Draft responsibly,
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