The inaugural edition of Friday Night Lights is in the book, and it was a rousing success, to say the least. Beautiful weather and a smooth and fast loop out of town, down Bay Road, to Warren Wright Road, and home on the Rail Trail made for an enthusiastic crowd.
With Jonathan and Tim both racing Battenkill, and Roberto out sick, I became the de facto ride leader. I saw on the weather report last night that there was supposed to be a westerly wind all day, so I thought that heading west at the start would be a good plan.
The day began in typical cold, blustery fashion as Clayton, Frank S. and I headed out for the SMR. None of the usual suspects were in attendance; I presume they were all doing the training races in Bethel.
by Joseph Lellman » Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:20 pm It was a gorgeous day for the SRM, cool to start, but warming up into a beautiful summer day. The C riders outnumbered the B group ( which is awesome), and we rolled out together, following the usual Thursday route into Leeds. We took the… Read more »
by Joseph Lellman » Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:20 pm I counted 13 guys at the start of our ride at the Academy, and it proved to be somewhat of an unlucky number as no less than three riders suffered punctures, with Todd Roberts leaving the group on Haydenville Road early in the ride. Newcomer… Read more »
by Joseph Lellman » Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:41 am We were absent a couple of regular Jonathans, and Chris de Hahn was also a no show (I was all a twitter in anticipation of his attendance, as he had posted that he would definitely be there), but newcomer Peter Oulette helped round out a… Read more »
