[OrRando] Re: OrRando Digest, Vol 18, Issue 5

Sun Nov 5 13:42:43 PST 2006

Thanks to organizers for a crazy, memorable ride (and for enduring the
presentation of our soggy crumbpled route cards and control questions).  I
brought along two new Eugene riders for the adventure whom I hope will
forgive the rain and return next year for some longer distances.  We
certainly have a few new things to add to our packing listt: rubberbands,
baggies, better foot/hand protection and more repellent covers for our poor
soggy leather saddles.

Here's my contribution to the image set.  Unfortunately, damp conditions
made it difficult for me to take the detail shots--especially ride control
food options and roadside ephemera--which I typically like to document:

http://flickr.com/photos/archivalclothing/sets/72157594361774585/

See you next year...

Lesli

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> From: "nate armbrust" <natearm at gmail.com>
> Subject: [OrRando] photos from Verboort Sausage 100K
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> How's this for fast service? Here are a few photos I took today. Didn't
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> my camera out much on account of the weather.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/natearm/sets/72157594360838300/
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> Thanks to Susan, Michael and others for a great ride.
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> From: mikeraz at patch.com (Michael Rasmussen)
> Subject: [OrRando] Verboort Populaire
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> A light drizzle baptized the group of randonneurs.  Of 51 pre-registered
> riders 37 were ready to go at 9:00.
> The others? Perhaps put off by the report of a winter storm on its way
> they'd chosen
> to not ride.  By the end of the day an inch of rain would fall in the
> area.
> Starting with the ride a southerly wind kicked up to 15+mph - blessing
> riders for the
> first half the route and challenging them more and more as they approached
> the
> finish.  The rain fell frequently and fully.  It was a day to nourish your
> inner flahute.
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> There were a fistful of DNFs.   The most amazing was that of two
> riders who were just 1 mile, 1.7 kilometers, from the end of the route.
> They  made a decision to turn toward the starting point where they knew
> their cars were parked and did not complete the course.
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> In contrast Mark Johnson and Chris Hardwick each got bonus miles and
> climbing after a wrong turn on Hwy 6 lead them on a merry two mile
> climb. Each had gone off course earlier in the day. Even so they
> persevered to the end - even after the clock ran out on their brevet
> qualification.  They rode in the most inclement weather.
> Volunteers manning the closing control will attest the wind grew stronger
> and the rain colder through the day.
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> Chris also went for extra special bonus miles after not
> getting the answer for an information control.  He retraced the route
> to get the answer.  When a driver offered to give him a lift to where
> he'd turned around he declined, determined to stay the course.
>
> Chris wasn't alone in having a tough time with the information control -
> the
> question was "What is the color of the ziptie attached to the street sign
> post?"  Through fogged and rain spattered glasses seeing the zip tie was a
> challenge.
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> At the Snoozeville turnaround riders uniformly arrived in good
> spirits.  Sam
> Huffman was the first, looking very chipper on his fixed gear bike.  He
> declined refreshments and quickly spun away.  Other riders
> gobbled down caloriffic cookies, slurped up Black Magic Potion coffee and
> wrung out their gloves under the canopy.
>
> What kept the riders happy?  Greg Olsen provided express line control
> validation at Longbottom's Coffee where Eric Vigoren and Maggie Williams
> waited a full half hour to be served coffee.  Susan France efficiently
> checked
> riders in at the start, met most of them at the Snoozeville turnaround and
> greeted all finishers in Verboort.  Ray Ogilvie keep the coffee brewing
> and
> provided general help at Snoozeville.  "Organizer" Michael Rasmussen also
> spent time at the start, end and Snoozeville control.
>
> Event Numbers:
> 29 Finishers
> 2  Did Not Qualify
> 6  Did Not Finish
> 19 Did Not Start
> 4  Volunteers
> 6  Fixed Gear Riders
> 2  Tandem Teams
> 1  Recumbent
> 1  New RUSA Member
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