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  1. #1
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    talked to him today, i guess he already went to tucson. DH and i gotta work tonite and thursday nite so we're going to tucson friday morning.

    i met RD once at a ride on the west side of town but barely talked to him.

    oh, and i'll be ":@@??'d if i'm gonna line up at 4:30 am!!!!!!!! after reading maillotpois' post, i had a "DUH!" moment. i thought i was just getting old because every year i get slower. but actually every year i start farther back! the first year i was in the front of the gold group, then the next two times we kept drifting farther back. i went from finishing in 6:06 TO 6:12 TO 6:20+. maybe i WILL get up early, park my bike in the staging area then go find a starbucks!! thanks MP.
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  2. #2
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    Yeah, you gotta get up pretty early if you really want it.

    I don't.

    Sarah

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  3. #3
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    Everybody OK? I heard on another mailing list that a pack of 10 was hit by a car (who got out, looked at his car, and drove off). Any truth to that?? Please tell me no one from here was hit

    ETA - It appears to be true. I can't get to the story, but I see a headline on an AZ paper. GRRR.
    Further edit: Here's a link to the story: http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp...7&nav=14RTPaT5
    Last edited by Blueberry; 11-23-2008 at 11:51 AM.
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  4. #4
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    Checking in. Yes, it's true. An older man apparently turned into a line of cyclists, got out of his car, looked around, got back in & took off. Here is the link: http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/268536

    It would have affected the 109 miler's. When I went through, everything appeared normal. There were cops directing traffic (why didn't one of them follow him?) cones up, etc. - so the driver must have been out to lunch.

    Knowing the laws in this city, if he is caught, he'll probably plea down to driving too close to a cyclist. Yup, we're the 3rd finest city for cycling.
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  5. #5
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    Raleighdon is fine. he finished gold, 5 hours, 30 minutes... he rode 108 miles in that amount of time!!!!
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  6. #6
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    I saw Raleighdon rght at the start - amazing! we lined up pretty early and were there a while. just as we start crunching forward before the gun, I saw him. I called to him and said hi. he will have no clue who I was, so maybe you can tell him mimi. I pointed out my daughter in matching kit on the tandem.

    CA that car hit a pretty fast finishing group. tragic. we didn't see it.

    my 12 year old daughter is a GOLD finisher. honestly, given how strong DH is they could have had platinum, but we had three flats in the first 10 miles.

    I lost them at mile 40 on a big downhill. if you lose the wheel at 40 mph, you're gone. the since I didn't see them at the next logical place, I assumed they'd stopped, so then I waited a long time - and of course they were ahead of me. and they waited for a while for me. it was funny. the key is we all finished safe. I vwas really nervous about Em doing it. but she did great and more important she had a great time.
    Last edited by maillotpois; 11-23-2008 at 03:04 PM.
    Sarah

    When it's easy, ride hard; when it's hard, ride easy.


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    2010 Pegoretti Love #3 "Manovelo"
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  7. #7
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    Glad all TE'ers seem to be OK and accounted for.

    MP - Congratulate PP from us! That's amazing! Glad it was a good ride!

    Mimi - Did he have a jet powered bike That's awesome.

    Dogmama - Sadly, I think the same would be true here

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