Sunday, April 16, 2023

Pelotonia 2022, ride weekend pics!


All smiles until...

...I realized I left my water bottles at the house.

No worries though! The route was passing by close to our house so Claud and Robby met me with my bottles.

Lining up in downtown.

Rode with my buddy Jeremy on Saturday!

Saw our friends Josh and Mike at one of the rest stops.

Pretty slick looking ride!

At the finish in Gambier!

Day 2 and I'm out on my own. Wet towel around my neck, it was hot!!

And then 80 miles in, only 20 to go, a huge storm came through and they ended the ride.

So I rode the next day to get my final 20 miles in, but also rode an extra 2 miles for one of the riders, Mason, who had a medical event just 2 miles from Saturday's finish line and ended up passing away Saturday evening.

Best support crew!!

 

Friday, December 31, 2021

Pelotonia 2021, ride weekend pics!

Day 1: Riding to the start on Saturday morning. Yep, you read it correctly. I rode from our house to downtown Columbus, roughly 12 miles. It was a beautiful morning! No traffic, perfect temperature, and so quiet and peaceful.

At the start line!

Cruising along at 20 mph, enjoying the ride.

Rest stops were crowded!

Day 1 done!

Little bit tired, but ready to eat.

Day 2: Rode over to the start in New Albany (just 5 miles away) with my buddy Jeremy.

Crazy bike!

Another beautiful day to ride!

Always eating at the rest stops!

Rest stops not as crowded today, only 300 people riding on Day 2.


At the finish on Day 2! It was extremely hot today.


Found our friends Doug and Amy Grace Ulman (Doug is the CEO of Pelotonia).

Year 13 in the books!

Monday, August 12, 2019

Pelotonia 2019!

Checking in for Pelotonia 2019! Year 11 for me, year 5 for R4, year 3 for Sky!


Sweet swag bag this year!

Stage is set-up for Friday night's opening celebration!

Boards where people could write who they ride for.

R4's list.


At the expo on Friday night.

Saturday morning, just before the start.




Off to the starting line!

R4, ready to roll.

Plenty of water at the first stop.

And plenty of food!

Even found some Honeystinger. This stuff sits well in my stomach on long, hot days on the bike, so we had some at the stop and took a few with us.

Obligatory first stop group selfie :)

Sky, contemplating grabbing a PBR from a guy on the side of the road. Uh, no Sky, no. But yes, there is a guy, actually a whole group with a tent, music, food, water, and yep, Pabst Blue Ribbon. As I road past he said, "It's nice and cold, too!" He's been at this spot for probably about 10 years. One of these years I'll stop...

Yes, that's the Masi. In a bike stand. And a mechanic working on it. As I pulled into the rest stop, Robby said, "Hey, dad!" I stopped, I thought he was eating because he was under a tent. Then I saw what was going on with the bike. Robby said he wiped out but was o.k. The mechanic did a great job checking the machine over and made sure everything worked before Robby got back on it.


Couple of scrapes, nothing major. But just wait...


Back at it after the spill.

Robby and I cruising along.

And Sky and I cruising along.

Coming into the 45 mile finish!


Lunch time!

This poor guy. We finished lunch, Claud took Sky back home, and Robby and I headed out to finish the rest of the day (100 miles). Five miles down the road (so we're now 50 miles in), Robby says we need to pull over, he doesn't feel good. So we stop and I ask what's wrong. "Well," he says, "I thought I could do it, but I just don't feel good. I thought I was going to black out at mile 35." 
"Hold on," I said, "that was before lunch. Why did you keep going?" 
"Because I thought I could do it, but I just don't feel good." 
Me: "Did you hit your head when you fell?" 
R4: "I don't remember." 
Me: "Shit." 

I looked at his helmet and it wasn't cracked, so that was a good sign. 
Then he says, "Hey dad, you just go on, I'll call mom and just wait here. You go ahead." 
Me: "Yeah, like that'll happen. Go sit in the shade. I'll call mom AND I'll wait here with you."

Claud had just arrived at home with Skyler, so she hopped back in the car and came and got Robby. When I talked to him later that night, his knee was a bit swollen and sore and stiff, but he was feeling better.

It got very hot later in the afternoon. I'm sitting in an air conditioned tent. I did not want to leave. When I went to go fill up my bottles I was told they were only giving one cup (about a 10 oz cup) of ice per rider. What the hell...
16 miles to go.

Finished Day 1!

Obligatory Day 1 finish line photo.


Dinner was really good!

White Castle food truck arrived later in the evening. Um, no, that would not sit well, so I passed.

Get a good night's rest, it's going to be another big ride day tomorrow!

Ric Noland, owner of Cyclist Connection, and one of his mechanics, Chuck, looked over my bike and many others Saturday night so everyone would be ready to ride Sunday morning.

At the Sunday morning start. Rested and ready to roll!
 
 Stopped at the top of one of the early morning climbs. Looking forward to this descent. Beautiful day to ride!

How do you mix 5 gallons of Gatorade? With a power drill, of course!

It was hot enough that the volunteers were even putting the Ho-Hos on ice!


I latched on to a great group. Here we were cruising along at 23 mph.

65 miles in!

Last rest stop, 20 miles to go!


Day 2 is done!

Everyone was there at the finish for me on Sunday!