tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post7645963758609872222..comments2023-10-31T08:57:16.366-04:00Comments on Tall Tree Cycles Ride Log: 2013 Almonte Roubaix: Yes!Matt Surchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04244780566118768642noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-64458317284605582372013-05-06T13:48:32.238-04:002013-05-06T13:48:32.238-04:00Jar, Dan, Anon, thanks for reading and commenting....Jar, Dan, Anon, thanks for reading and commenting. I'm really glad you folks are enjoying these accounts. More to come! Dan, thanks for the kind words, and good luck with the development of your club. Hopefully next year will go better! Anon, I'm glad I could fill in the blanks; it must be quite a guessing game out there as you marshall. And thanks for keeping us safe out there!Matt Surchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244780566118768642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-47341653064225573042013-05-05T18:16:31.552-04:002013-05-05T18:16:31.552-04:00As a marshal along this ride, I don't get to s...As a marshal along this ride, I don't get to see as much of the ride as I'd like. Thanks for taking the trouble to describe another great day on a bike! I could picture the whole thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-76143736074322687302013-05-01T12:25:18.018-04:002013-05-01T12:25:18.018-04:00Salut Matt, always enjoy reading your blog entries...Salut Matt, always enjoy reading your blog entries. Your passion for cycling and racing is contagious. <br /><br />I'm with Orleans Cycles. We're pretty new at the racing game and few of our members are into it...yet. I like what I see from the Tall Tree Cycles gang, the team spirit and über competitiveness done with a touch of humility and down-to-earth approach. A good model to emulate for our team. Good luck in future races.<br /><br />As to my own experience with the Paris-Roubaix, was riding comfortably with the lead group until 5km into the race when the chain snapped. A new friggin chain too, barely 100 kms on it. After venting off with my extensive repertoire of French Canadian curse words, I spent 5 minutes looking for the darn thing in the ditch and another 12 min fixing it back on the bike. By the time I was ready to roll again I was dead last by a long way. <br /><br />Thought of packing it in, but it was was beautiful day and I'd been looking forward to doing this race for a few years. So pointed the bike down the course and turned the race into a 75 km TT. Gave it everything I had. The wooded sections were great fun. Despite the mechanical, still a wonderful day on the bike. Looking forward to next year's edition. Dan Houdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435405462668225537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-61806812359119213722013-05-01T11:34:56.389-04:002013-05-01T11:34:56.389-04:00Awesome account! I was on the edge of my seat!Awesome account! I was on the edge of my seat!Jarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509001866785449752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-70063153534975305902013-04-30T21:19:22.344-04:002013-04-30T21:19:22.344-04:00Thanks a lot, Dom and Cecilia. I'm glad folks ...Thanks a lot, Dom and Cecilia. I'm glad folks are finding these accounts interesting. I'll keep writing them as long as y'all keep coming back.<br /><br />I know there was all kinds of drama out there on the course that we didn't see. I've heard some pretty crazy stuff. The floor is yours, folks. If you had an experience you'd like to share, please do!Matt Surchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244780566118768642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-11062800811229701152013-04-30T17:51:34.848-04:002013-04-30T17:51:34.848-04:00That was a great ride Matt - and I loved the write...That was a great ride Matt - and I loved the writeup!<br /><br />Celia McInnisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249648765386308980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-16828084206154594842013-04-30T13:45:46.439-04:002013-04-30T13:45:46.439-04:00Awesome write up...another beauty ride in the book...Awesome write up...another beauty ride in the books. Looking forward to ROTD.<br />Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849090789249291064noreply@blogger.com