It was back to the Giro Ride this morning, the local group weekend training ride. By the time we hit the end of Lakeshore Drive, there must have been 60 riders or so, including a few of the guys from the Northshore. The pace was fast all the way out. With so may riders today, the group's collective IQ dipped pretty low, especially at the intersections. The run down Chef Highway turned into a sweet circular paceline with 25 or 30 guys pulling at a steady 27-29 mph. Of course as we got closer to the sprint at the end it started to disintegrate and the pace ramped up a bit more. I was pretty far back and was working my way back up to the front, but a little group had already gotten away and then the guys in front of me eased up before the end, so no sprint today for me!
The ride back got all split up because of two flats. Some riders waited, some didn't.
There was a big crash up in Baton Rouge on Thursday during their training race on River Road. One of the guys, Kirk, had a concussion and broken collarbone. Dave wasn't so lucky. He was airlifted to the hospital with a broken femur, broken collarbone, punctured lung, and cracked ribs. Yes, it was during the sprint. The crash was in the "B" group.
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