Saturday Ride Apr 29th 8:30am from NewSpring

Casual pace and No-one gets dropped ride leaving NewSpring @ 8:30am. Riding to the Tuesday Night Course via Shackleburg and Walker Rd. Should arrive downtown Pendleton around 9:20 for those wanting to meet us there. Total mileage for the ride is 37 and for those wanting additional miles a small group of us will loop twice. I'm including a link to the Saturday morning weather forecast which includes a slight chance of rain late Saturday morning. Watch the weather developments close before coming.

Weather- http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USSC0006?begHour=22&begDay=118

Anderson Triathletes makes mark @ Greenwood YMCA Tri

Under perfect weather conditions Anderson Triathletes make their mark at the Greenwood Sprint Tri. All athletes from Anderson who raced last year improved on their time this year. Jesse Dantice had a staggering 15 minute improvement from just one year ago. Congratulations to all who participated! Included below is the link to the results:
http://www.greenwoodymca.org/

Mt Mitchell ticket available

Would you please let the Anderson Cyclist know that I have a Mt. Mitchell ticket for sale.(ticket, jersey, bus ticket) I am selling it for the same price I paid for it. $160Thanks,Cat

Contact Cat Parker if interested @ iamcatlas@yahoo.com

Saturday Ride April 22nd

Casual pace and no-one gets dropped ride leaving NewSpring @ 9am. Should arrive downtown Pendleton around 9:50 for those wanting to meet us there. We'll ride from NewSpring to the Tuesday Night Course via Shackleburg and Walker Rd. Riding 1 loop of the Tuesday Course and returning to NewSpring for total mileage of 37. The weather is questionable for in the morning so make sure you check the local radar before coming.

Anderson Area YMCA Sprint Triathlon 2006

The Anderson Area YMCA Triathlon went off under perfect weather conditions on Saturday morning @ 8am. Sixty competitors from around the Upstate showed up to challenge a very tough sprint course. The race is time trial start (1 person starts every 30 secs) and consist of a 300 yard pool swim, 12.4 mile bike and 5k run. The course starts off very easy and we had the benefit of a tail wind going North on Hwy 81. However the course takes an ominous turn on mile 7 of the bike. The last 5 miles are up and down and directly into a 10 mph wind. By the time you make T2 (bike to run) your legs are feeling the effort of the last 5 miles on the bike. The run course is not an easy 5 k run. Cruelly it immediately takes you up hill out of transition for about 400 meters before giving relief on the flat section of Hwy 81, Marchbanks, Cornelia and Calhoun Rd.. From Calhoun we make a right on Simpson at mile 2.2 and head straight up a brutal hill on Simpson Rd. If the course hasn't already broken you this hill provides a pretty good knock out punch. The race finishes coming back around the YMCA going under the entrance arch and ending on the lower part of the parking area.

The crowd was great and very enthusiastic and it seems as if everyone stayed until the last competitor crossed the line. EventDVD.net was on the scene video taping the race and I here from some reliable sources that the footage is stellar. All participants of the race will receive a complimentary DVD of the race. It should be great viewing!

Included below is the link to the race results. Congratulations to all those who competed.

http://terrytimes.com/results.php

Saturday Ride April 15th - 9am NewSpring

Saturday no-one gets dropped 37 mile ride leaving NewSpring @ 9am. Riding to Pendleton via the Tuesday night course and should arrive around 9:55am for those wanting to meet the group there. Great weather is expected providing excellent ride conditions. A few of us will not be present because of the Anderson Area YMCA Sprint Triathlon starting @ 8am. If you arrive to NewSpring early be sure to get up on Hwy 81 and cheer us on. The first riders should start passing NewSpring on 81 around 8:20 or so.

Have a great ride this weekend and be careful out there...

Bob Chambers Smokes Lowes Time Trial (27mph)

A couple of our group riders are participating in the Lowe's Motor Speedway 10 mile Time Trial Series this year. The series last through the summer months and brings in some of the fastest Time Trialist in the Southeast. The first race was last night and Bob Chambers absolutely smoked the course. I'm including a excerpt from his ride report.

"So my run went something like this ... a painful grind at 24 mph through the home stretch into the wind (sometimes down to 23), and 30 mph along the back stretch (sometimes up to 31 or 32). That held for the first 3 laps. The 4th lap was a struggle. Then I realized how little ride time was left and I picked it back up. I was blazing on the last lap, but had to deal with lots of traffic.

I finished in a time of 22:12.7 for an average speed of 27.0 mph." bob chambers

Most of us only see 27mph on a steep downhill! Congratulations Bob and we look forward to more reports from the series.

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Saturday's Ride April 8th

Rained Out! Let us know if some of you braved the elements..

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April 8th- Saturday Ride Post

Saturday "no one gets dropped" ride leaving NewSpring parking area @ 9am. The pace will be very casual and we should arrive downtown Pendleton around 9:50 for those wanting to meet us there. If anyone is interested in riding the Anderson Area YMCA Tri course meet me at the YMCA parking area @ 7:45am. My plan is to ride the Tri course then proceed to NewSpring for the group ride @ 9am. If it's raining or rain is in the area I will opt out the morning ride. Some still ride in the rain so if you're comfortable riding in the rain it's up to you. The weather forecast is calling for a high probability of rain and thunderstorms Friday night into Saturday morning. Let's hope the weather system clears the area by Saturday morning.

Anderson SC Cycling ride post and reports

Guys, I thought it would be a good idea to start a blog posting our ride schedule, ride reports, race reports and any thoughts or suggestions concerning our weekly ride. In addition to the weekly email the ride details will post on this blog.

Vance Rowland