Last Ride in August

Riders,

We're going to ride again this weekend... over the past several weeks, due to various training plans dictating distance, intensity and discipline, the SVR departures have been like an airport... some "flights" were held in a holding pattern, riding around the perimeter of the New Spring parking lot until there was enough daylight to take to the roads.... others were loading cargo of GU, Bars, and Endurolytes and checking equipment until daylight, others waited until the appointed hour of 0700 to show... still others, of the main group had a "wheels up" time of 0800. So, for this weekend, we'll continue the mass departure time of 0800.... of note, some riders may taxi around burning fuel and checking equipment until the appointed hour.... kinda like "touch and go" at the landing strip.

So, join the SVR this Saturday for a ride of 45 +/- miles... we leave from the New Spring Parking lot... give a shout if you're new to the group...

Now, a brief report about last weekend... PETA Vick became a member of the C club... he logged his FIRST (but not his LAST) 100 miler on the bike... it was good to have another rider to complete the full monty.... if he just wasn't such a magnet... an ANIMAL magnet... one dog, one squirrel, and one cat flirted with him.... what's next??? ride with him on Saturday, and you'll be sure to find out!!! AND, Bullet Bob almost got an honorary membership to the local chapter run by Vick...

And I hear that last week, we welcomed back another international traveler... who spent 1 week in England followed by 2 weeks in France seeing family... too bad he just missed the TdF!!!

Just think, there's only 2 century rides left... for DiveBomb and me...as well as a few others.... that will be cause for the first hallelujah chorus!!!

and if you're keeping up with "it"... the fat lady sings the finale in 71 days... and she's warming up in the wings!!!

The Announcer