View Full Version : RAAM 2007...we're on the road baby!!!!!
We're rolling...just updated the blog, follow van wouldn't start, Phil to the rescue...we're all good. Thank you for the support everyone...it means a lot to us. It's a strange feeling having this whole operation shift from planning to actually being real, but we've started and it will all fall into place. :) :) :) :)
voltman
06-12-07, 03:40 PM
Wait. If you're typing, who's watching George?
Who's George? ;) George is doing the first pull after the parade zone and I'm in the back of the follow van on my way to the Old Castle Trading Post where we begin our leapfrog support. The first 21 miles is unsupported.
Good luck! Wish all of you a safe ride!
BigSean
06-12-07, 04:17 PM
Woooohoooo, go get em! Ill be looking forward to the updates. :D
Oh and make sure to post George's mileage to Bike Journal cause the rest of you have been slacking!:rolleyes: :p
Who's George? ;) George is doing the first pull after the parade zone and I'm in the back of the follow van on my way to the Old Castle Trading Post where we begin our leapfrog support. The first 21 miles is unsupported.
You've got wireless or cell internet service for the whole route? Just keep on typing away all day! Details....we need details.......pix! upload pix!
Sheldon
Tom Stormcrowe
06-12-07, 05:34 PM
Safe travels and kick some arse!
Cool. Be safe and have fun.
roadfix
06-12-07, 06:27 PM
Be safe, everyone! Go Superman, Go! :D
Good luck! Welcome to the world of following cyclists on long distance rides. Keep your cool, don't panic and everything will go well. Have fun with it, oh, and whatever you do, don't pass those pesky recumbents, everyone knows they can't climb.
Oh, if anyone wants to become a raam TS junkie, just go here.
http://stats.raceacrossamerica.org/2007/reports/TS/1.html
Dubbayoo
06-12-07, 07:12 PM
Have a good time!
DaveSANYYZ
06-12-07, 07:15 PM
Ooh, don't they have GPS locators where we can see real-time updates of the progress on a map, as well as if they're slacking off and taking a break? :D
Good luck!!!
roadfix
06-12-07, 07:16 PM
Ooh, don't they have GPS locators where we can see real-time updates of the progress on a map, as well as if they're slacking off and taking a break? :DWhat do you think this is, America's Cup? :p:D
You can follow their progress here:
http://stats.raceacrossamerica.org/2007/reports/overview.html (http://stats.raceacrossamerica.org/2007/reports/overview.html)
Good Luck George!!!! My home town boy, Joe Peterson, was the first to TS1 averaging 19.42mph. Go Joe!
spingineer
06-12-07, 07:25 PM
Ooh, don't they have GPS locators where we can see real-time updates of the progress on a map, as well as if they're slacking off and taking a break? :D
Good luck!!!
I think you've been watching too much tv ... phil and paul
Tiffanie
06-12-07, 07:39 PM
Good luck! Welcome to the world of following cyclists on long distance rides. Keep your cool, don't panic and everything will go well. Have fun with it, oh, and whatever you do, don't pass those pesky recumbents, everyone knows they can't climb.
Oh, if anyone wants to become a raam TS junkie, just go here.
http://stats.raceacrossamerica.org/2007/reports/TS/1.html
Ooooooh thanks for the link! I've been hounding the blog and RAAM sites all day. I'm so excited to follow the team's adventures!
Tiffanie
06-12-07, 07:41 PM
Be safe, everyone! Go Superman, Go! :D
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Be Safe, Have Fun, Enjoy. Hope to see you in Indiana.
Grumpy Pig
06-12-07, 10:03 PM
I took some pictures at the time station.
George starting from Lake Henshaw.
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n135/jfquan/IMGP0832.jpg
George resting up before his leg.
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n135/jfquan/IMGP0815.jpg
VanceMac
06-12-07, 10:10 PM
Hey, that looks easy!:lol:
Indolent58
06-12-07, 10:27 PM
Hey, that looks easy!:lol:
It is.
Insiders all know that RAAM is the ultimate poseur's fake out. Is kind of of like how they faked the old moon landings in a TV studio. Brandy has the RV stocked with cases of Frappuccino and Cuervo Gold and ice. A nice relaxing road-trip/rolling party only interrupted by the need to occasionally suit up and pose for photo shoots. Life is rough.
ronjon10
06-12-07, 10:35 PM
Rolled through Salton City 45 minutes ago.
Grumpy Pig
06-12-07, 10:40 PM
Here's Miss Crew Chief
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n135/jfquan/IMGP0828.jpg
Hello friends!!! We're experiencing some issues, the motor home has a flat and we'll likely be without it until morning. :eek: Right now Phil, Paul and I are following George, we are between TS2 and TS3 and planning to swap riders at mile 33-35 of this leg. Good thoughts for us please, our crew exchanges are screwed right now, but we'll keep rolling and try to get these guys some sleep in the Camry.
voltman
06-12-07, 11:16 PM
Oof. Luck!
spingineer
06-12-07, 11:21 PM
Oy vey ... I guess this is what Lynn Katano was talking about when she said sagging RAAM was exhausting. Hope it gets better the following days ...
Grumpy Pig
06-12-07, 11:30 PM
Just a temporary setback. I'm sure you'll be fine.
Good luck.
Luwin1026
06-12-07, 11:37 PM
Press on!!!
blue_nose
06-12-07, 11:54 PM
Hope the car problems get sorted out. Ride safe.
WhiteCarbonDude
06-13-07, 12:33 AM
This is from: http://www.sandiegocenturyriders.com/photos_06-12-07_RAAM_TS1.html
http://www.sandiegocenturyriders.com/images/2007TS1b/DSC_0079.jpg
Keep on truckin'
The motorhome is back on the road! They're going to meet up with Rick so he can get some sleep. George just started a 60+ mile pull. He's rockin' it to Paul Oakenfold right now. :D
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n188/hmeyerowitz/HPIM0923.jpg
blue_nose
06-13-07, 09:48 AM
The motorhome is back on the road! They're going to meet up with Rick so he can get some sleep. George just started a 60+ mile pull. He's rockin' it to Paul Oakenfold right now. :D
Congrats. Love the live updates from the road. Keep them coming.
Mo'Phat
06-13-07, 12:26 PM
So...did y'all meet John Watt from the Bullshifters at the Congress time station...like I told you to? Hmm? He said he'd give each of you $100 and a foot massage when you passed through.
Also, here's George's (actually Team Beat Cancer) statistics:
http://stats.raceacrossamerica.org/2007/reports/rider/209.html
ronjon10
06-13-07, 05:30 PM
Those stats are awesome.
Mo'Phat
06-14-07, 06:01 AM
Aww...that stretch from Williams to Flagstaff is just beautiful....except for the part where you are on the I-40...too bad they did it at midnight.
...between Tuba City and Kayenta, AZ right now.
BigSean
06-14-07, 08:21 AM
They are moving up in the standings, great job team and keep up the hard work.:D
TRAVISD
06-14-07, 10:08 AM
Here are a few photos from the RAAM site.
The motorhome is back on the road! They're going to meet up with Rick so he can get some sleep. George just started a 60+ mile pull. He's rockin' it to Paul Oakenfold right now. :D
Paul Oakenfold is a sellout
I saw him at Queen Mary and it was absotutely horrible. He plays so much trancy garbage now that its disgusting. I hope everyone erases his tracks from their cd's and ipods.
Mo'Phat
06-14-07, 10:33 AM
Not as much of a sellout as Morrissey. Quit the Smiths to cater to the whim of corporations and record sales. His mass-exposure was a money grubbing ploy to dip into the pockets of his devoted emo (I'll cry if you want me to) kid/tween fans. He's all about the buck...or the pound.
I've already run over my Morrissey and Smiths records, tapes, and CD's with a rental steam roller, then put on my black mascara and danced a Wiccan dance of grief on them...naked. Then I went to The Coffee Bean and got a Chai Tea and not that yuppie Cafe Latte garbage...and cried.
Mo'Phat
06-14-07, 01:40 PM
Well, since they're slacking (or have other things to do, like being good crewmembers), here's a few shots taken by John Watt, President of the Bullshifters Cycling Club in Phoenix, and who I met on my Grand Canyon trip, And who hiked Rim To Rim overnight (crazy!) at the Congress, AZ Time Station:
George, cooling off his thingamabob:
http://bullshifters.org/photogallery/raam/images/P6130075.jpg
George's bike, getting a massage:
http://bullshifters.org/photogallery/raam/images/P6130076.jpg
Brandy, playing in the kiddie pool:
http://bullshifters.org/photogallery/raam/images/P6130077.jpg
Team 209 mingling with the race officials:
http://bullshifters.org/photogallery/raam/images/RAAM%20TEAM%2007%20022.jpg
Okay, not a member of team BeatCancer, most likely a wayward plumber in search of a leaky faucet.
http://bullshifters.org/photogallery/raam/images/P6130081.jpg
Happytime
06-14-07, 01:45 PM
Okay, not a member of team BeatCancer, most likely a wayward plumber in search of a leaky faucet
:roflmao:
roadfix
06-14-07, 01:49 PM
yeah.....I would rather have those than a smell-good plumber.
Don't know where you guys are at the moment, but a couple areas to be aware of prior to Cortez. The detour in the upper portion of the leg from Congress to Prescott is a pretty good climb the last 4 miles to the summit, but nice descent to Prescott. TS 13 to TS 14 at mile 7.3 out from Montezuma Creek watch for the roadway markings that identify the left turn at McElmo Creek. The printed map makes it appear the turn is near the town of Aneth, but it is about 3 miles prior. GPS should give an adequate read.
Mo'Phat
06-14-07, 02:19 PM
According to THIS (http://stats.raceacrossamerica.org/2007/reports/rider/209.html), they're in Utah...freakin' Utah in 2 days.
Dubbayoo
06-14-07, 02:35 PM
awesome!
voltman
06-14-07, 03:48 PM
George should save this one for future reference.
http://bullshifters.org/photogallery/raam/images/P6130077.jpg
In the last blog entry, the riders are suffering from lack of sleep, but otherwise feeling good. Evidently, Rick decided to take a 100 mile pull :eek: so that George could get some sleep.
You guys are doing great. Keep it up. :beer:
i like the pictures its pretty cool.
so where are the chix that you are picking up for me along the ride Brandy?
IF there are no chix, you will be my slave forever at the end of this excursion of yours...
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