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Heath: Bro, I was at Mt. Kato in SS drag. Your not ready for leadville :). mnscs again this year?
Mean Dawg: Got the glue...and the badge, nice
the Madness: TOWER ??? what are you doign this weekend?
the Madness: A REMINDER: if you didnt get into CHEQ, then you can write your 50 Ways Letter....due JULY 1st...
MADNESS: ZIGGY coming to the BLOCK PARTY in Mpls...
the Madness: TOWER, I will try and make the Mankato race this weekend. Bring your lady friends. Especially Heath!
the Madness: How do i pre-register for the State Fair Crit? the Cat6 website is down...?
Mean Dawg: Thanks for the cheering Yo. It helped a ton!!!
the Madness-: TOWER, i saw the times were slower. Was it wet/muddy? Great job on the crash...getting ready for Red Wing I see...
tower: I had my token crash on the trail I built... Where were you? You missed some misery...
the Madness-: ROGER FEDERER play on Ch. 11 at about noon on friday.
MADNESS: TOWER? are you racing AFTON? Dont crash in front of me again...
Joan: Visiting you here...Good night!
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MADNESS: TOWER, the pic in the post is at AFTON 2000 or so. What is BHFTF...?
tower: Nothing wrong with 28th! We are old anyhow. Afton June 8th. BHFTF this wkend.
Joan: HAVE A GREAT EVENING!
MATT M: The 'Wailers' are coming to the mn ZOO. June25. Wed. Outdoor Amphitheatre.
MATT M: HEATH-I caught up to your pack on Sunday, but couldnt get around anybody. Nice finish!!
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Tuesday, May 27th 2008

7:07 AM

Duluth Recap...

The 4 day Duluth Classic Stage Race ended yesterday. I raced the 35+ open. Heres my recap:

Day 1: 16 mile TT in Wrenshall. I borrowed a bike for this. It fit ok. Suffered on the finishing stretch(headwind, uphill). Came in about 4 minutes down from the leader. Fun race though. (during the fast tailwind section, I actually felt like I was Armstrong)

Day 2: 3 lap 60 mile road race in South Range. One gradual hill. One bad pot hole stretch. I was out of position on the final climb and missed the break. Chased with Cullen and Chad(SC) for a bit but then faded back to the upcoming group of Brone and Aplasa. Us 3 came in 4 minutes back. More time loss. (Bell was a horse)

Day 3: 60 mile road race in Lakewood. Course had the famous 1000 meter 8% climb. The finish was also on top. Mark Brone was out front alone for 3 laps. I always feel a bity edgy and needed to go hard now and then. Not to real back in Brone, but just to string things out and have some fun. With about 2 miles to go, I took a flyer and went hard solo. I couldnt tell what the group was doing and couldnt hold a steady pace, and backed down before the final climb. The pack came and went. I suffered up the final climb coming and came in less than a minute behind the winner. Great course!

Day 4: Cloquet Crit. 40 minutes. Started in cold rain. Won a prime, knotted up on the break with Maxwell and Alberotos and bagged it soon after.

I had a cold all weekend and never had a clear nasal cavity. Great fun put on by Tone Coughlin! Great job to Jacobs who won the GC.

H-WOOD won the Cloquet Crit in hollywood fasion. Does anybody have a picture of his finish...???

Silver Cycling had all kinds of riders in many categories. So, check out the results. The women Cat 4 Silver ladies kicked some butt!! (Kristy, Jackie and Amy)

Our 35+ open roster was: Chad Christenson, Matt Muyres, H-Wood, and Todd Heiser

For next year, start with the South Range race, then the TT....??

-The Madness

3 Comments.

Posted by tone:

I got a video, posting it on the website soon.
Tuesday, May 27th 2008 @ 10:15 AM

Posted by snide:

nice!
Tuesday, May 27th 2008 @ 1:40 PM

Posted by June:

Matt Matt!!
Tuesday, May 27th 2008 @ 6:14 PM

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