Round 2 results are in!
Team Pedicab braved the beautiful Colorado high country on Sunday and raced with a team roster of 3 strong. With a backdrop of the mountains of the Colorado Rockies and mountains of garbage... We had Ben, our specialist in all things Tomate, Brook, our sous chef, and yours truly, the Lyco-cyclo-pene-ist. So, we had a beautiful Tour de Trash day, and the course was hardpack all the way. I raced on my trusty Tomato bike, Ben on his Ponderosa Hardtail (we need to get you a new frame, btw, 15" isn't enough of a bike) and Brook on her Kona Dawg Deluxe, the only one who took a bite of of the pack.) Whatever all of these labels mean, results came in:
Ben finished 9 of 14. Not bad for a Front Ranger. To think that there were high country people in his class and he still whooped up on them, makes it all worth it. The course was really fast, the BMX turns couldn't grind him down, and the climbs still couldn't best Mr. Martin. A long time supporter of Team Pedicab, he just recently decided to try the hand. Well done, my fine tomato loving friend, and brother. He finished in just under an hour. A 23 minute lap isn't bad. Below you'll find some sweet pics of his race. Looks like 'he's going the distance!'
Brook was our only podium finisher, and she was whooping and hollering the whole time. She finished a strong 3rd, of a field of about 8. With a beefy downhill bike and a kick-arse downhilling stance to go with it, she may have laid the bike down once. Nothing major, but she got back on it and killed the switchbacks that gave yours truly a slight problem. Great work.
Last and least, I finished a 4th of 11. It was a tough race and the tomato performed as she should have. I still don't have names yet. Nevertheless, the only piece that irked me was that a single speeder finished 2nd in our category. Well, I guess I find that life isn't fair, and if he beat me with 2-3 minutes, I guess he deserved it. This dude (remains nameless) killed it, but the issue was that I let him go- I thought I could sit in and conquer back. Next time, I will not allow him to escape the wrath of the killer tomatoes. MUUUUAHAHHAHAH! We don't have any standings yet regarding points, which is fine. But, Team Pedicab, your Killer Tomatoes, are still a verifiable racing force.
On the training front, Team pedicab has opted to rent a cab for the summer, 
under the auspices of Mile High Pedicabs. We won't have a problem with those vicious climbs now that we are all trained in the real pedicab spin. We are hoping for some great storage spaces, in trade for some ski-bum's cable bill. I think it might just work.
under the auspices of Mile High Pedicabs. We won't have a problem with those vicious climbs now that we are all trained in the real pedicab spin. We are hoping for some great storage spaces, in trade for some ski-bum's cable bill. I think it might just work.Pictures of the race are up on this post! Enjoy!
Your favorite tomato-phile,
beefsteak
2 comments:
Alright, here I am, pedaling away in the pedicab world for one original reason, to become more deeply entrenched in bicycling society, and I get passed up for what looked like a sweet mountain bike ride! Anyway, we can certainly make team pedicab bigger and stronger, you just gotta let people know. By the way, I rode the Elephant Rock Ride, and on my mountain bike, doing the 25 mile course, I only got passed by one other mountain biker, and only three road bikers on the part of the course that was on the road. I CAN HELP!!!
Do it! I need a bigger roster. There are front range races and the Winter Park races as well. Please let me know if you are going to race. Team Pedicab is all inclusive, regardless of racing class. The more the merrier!
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