It wasfianlly nice out for the ride home . I needed to go by Milford Bikesand pick up a helmet that Noskills had dropped off for me. so I was taking a route I really had not used in a long time. I was cruising along a Nice quite street at a good clip when about 50 yards in front of me these 5 cyclist come out of a side street in a pace line. I quickly sprinted and got on the tail of it . Now therse 5 Guys I'd say mid 20's and I'd guess Tri-ataletes , Aero TT bikes, 3 of them had the same jersey, Shorts , helment , bike ,etc .
well they looked at me strange as I moved through there pace line ( I figured it was the back pack, which should have given them a good draft) when It came my turn to pull, I pulled and Pulled hard like you are suppose to , when I dropped off for the next guy I relized I might have pulled a little too hard for these guys as they weren't holding together too well. they didn't say anything but they were giving me some dirty looks , any way I went through the rotation a 2nd time , this time I went a little easier and it worked well. when I went up and took my 3rd pull I herd the guy who had just dropped off say someting to the other riders as he went past , well I did my pull, and as I was about halfway back dropping the front guy yells "sprint" , all 5 get out out the saddle and start sprinting , I follow suit , It really seamed like a deliberate attempt to drop me. I was able to keep up with them , but they lost one of there own.
so we continued on taking turns and We got to a Hill (I know the hill , the first part is not too bad , about a 1/2 mile then it levels off for a bit them it goes up at a steeped incline for about 1/3 of a mile ) I had just done my Pull just before the start of the hill and as we start up the hill the 4 remaining all jump out of there saddles and up the hill, I stayed seated and was able to hang with them. we get to the level spot ( and we are now down to 3 of them since they just dropped one more and put the last guy in serious distress ) , and they are laboring , I don't feel too bad , so I decided it is time for me to put the hammer down on these fools! we got back into the pace line and just as we start to slow down a little as we start up the steeper portion I drop it down one gear out of my saddle and off I go! the one guy stayed close for a little but he dropped off , But now I am starting to relize I jumped too early , still about 100 yards to the top and my legs are screaming ! I didn't care , I pushed through it ! as I topped the hill I looked back and could see they were scattered the closest guy being about 200 yards away. then I just coasted down the down hill. and they did not catch me . then I turned off because I did go a little out of my way to stay with these guys .
But dam that was fun! One of those things that will make me think I'm faster than I really am!
well they looked at me strange as I moved through there pace line ( I figured it was the back pack, which should have given them a good draft) when It came my turn to pull, I pulled and Pulled hard like you are suppose to , when I dropped off for the next guy I relized I might have pulled a little too hard for these guys as they weren't holding together too well. they didn't say anything but they were giving me some dirty looks , any way I went through the rotation a 2nd time , this time I went a little easier and it worked well. when I went up and took my 3rd pull I herd the guy who had just dropped off say someting to the other riders as he went past , well I did my pull, and as I was about halfway back dropping the front guy yells "sprint" , all 5 get out out the saddle and start sprinting , I follow suit , It really seamed like a deliberate attempt to drop me. I was able to keep up with them , but they lost one of there own.
so we continued on taking turns and We got to a Hill (I know the hill , the first part is not too bad , about a 1/2 mile then it levels off for a bit them it goes up at a steeped incline for about 1/3 of a mile ) I had just done my Pull just before the start of the hill and as we start up the hill the 4 remaining all jump out of there saddles and up the hill, I stayed seated and was able to hang with them. we get to the level spot ( and we are now down to 3 of them since they just dropped one more and put the last guy in serious distress ) , and they are laboring , I don't feel too bad , so I decided it is time for me to put the hammer down on these fools! we got back into the pace line and just as we start to slow down a little as we start up the steeper portion I drop it down one gear out of my saddle and off I go! the one guy stayed close for a little but he dropped off , But now I am starting to relize I jumped too early , still about 100 yards to the top and my legs are screaming ! I didn't care , I pushed through it ! as I topped the hill I looked back and could see they were scattered the closest guy being about 200 yards away. then I just coasted down the down hill. and they did not catch me . then I turned off because I did go a little out of my way to stay with these guys .But dam that was fun! One of those things that will make me think I'm faster than I really am!
