How cold was it?
Was that Boffo?
Belo News
Galesburg, Mi.
October 10, 2009
Galesburg, Mi. – Everyone in the peloton who had been watching Wolf King regain his form over the closing weeks of the season knew it was only a matter of time when he would reclaim a position at the top of the podium. He answered his critics on Saturday in one of the most tightly contested finishes of the year that went down to the final meters of the ride.
Wolf King started his attack early and though the peloton responded quickly to his move, there was just not enough road left to catch the streaking Wolf.
The morning began cold, as our intrepid hero rolled out of his Shark bed and ran to the Shark Outside/Inside Weather Station to see just how cold it was outside the Cove. A chilly 33 degrees was registered on the station, which always displays a couple of degrees colder than the Weather Channel (Sharks like it cold).
Frost formed on our hero’s arms as he made his way in the dark to the start. Thinking he had to be the only rider crazy enough to be out on a morning this cold, the Sharkman was surprised when he rode into the parking lot in the cool morning air and found several riders waiting. All Black, Danimal, Brewman and Wolf King were all in attendance, with Kid Doster pulling in at 7:58 A.M. and Dutch just arriving at start time. Brian (nickname to be determined) also pulled in and eight riders were ready to launch in the cold.
As the peloton moved north of town, Gazelle Girl joined on revealing that she couldn’t believe she had gotten out of a nice warm bed to ride on such a cold morning.
And then they were nine!
As the sun came up on the peloton, and the color of the trees in the cold morning mist splashed brilliant across the route, the morning was nothing short of drop dead gorgeous despite the cold air!
Fall is truly a great time to ride!
This month’s edition of Bicycling Magazine has a great section on “You know you’re a biker when….” And it caused us here at the Update to think of a couple of other items to add to their list.
You know you’re a biker when….
You take off to ride when the temp is at sub 35 degrees…..
You take off to ride when it is 35 degrees AND it is also dark outside…..
You take off to ride wearing so much winter gear it feels like you’re pedaling in thick mud…..
You see frost form on you arms as you ride and say, “Cool…..”
Though different riders took sprints, no one seemed interested in contesting jumps to stop ahead signs. In the Country Club section, Wolf King attacked after Kellogg Corner and a group was late in forming up to pull him back. By the time the group had expended energy to bring him back just short of the Rt. 43 Stop Ahead, Sharkman, who had been sitting in patiently at the rear of the peloton, made a move that no one responded to and he took the sprint.
As the Mighty Minion Nation crested the Col de Norte and started south, they looked over to the field to the left and saw a herd of deer watching them ride by. No one knew if the deer were looking for Cloud Girl or just curious at the riders dressed in tons of clothes.
The riders stayed together through the ride after Danimal easily won the G Ave. sprint the group started moving into position as they headed towards the finish. Sharkman lead the Minions south and then Brewman and Gazelle Girl took over. No one wanted to move too early and the peloton seemed content to let Brewman and Gazelle Girl to do the work.
As the train descended to the finish, Kid Doster attacked and took the lead with Sharkman on his wheel. Danimal responded to the charge and Sharkman moved to Danimals wheel as they went around Kid Doster. Sharkman was feeling pretty good as the finish line got closer. Just then he saw an attack to the right and it was none other than Wolf King, with Dutch hot on his wheel. The jump was so effective, it was hard for Danimal, Sharkman and Kid Doster to respond. Wolf King, showing his old form, edged out Dutch with Danimal taking the final podium spot.
The fans were all bundled up on the Champs le Galesburg as our hero’s rode to the Klutch. Luann was waiting with hot Bottomless Kups in the Klutch, along with the paparazzi, who clamored to get a comment from the Wolf King. All he seemed to want to talk about was his man crush on Tom Brady, while Gazelle Girl complained about how boring it was to watch bike racing on T.V. Boring? What is that all about?
It was another great ride and you won’t want to miss the last couple rides of the season or the extremely interesting discussions that take place in the Klutch after the ride!
This Saturday – Launch Time 8:30 P.M. – Sharp!
Be there!
Was that Boffo?
Belo News
Galesburg, Mi.
October 10, 2009
Galesburg, Mi. – Everyone in the peloton who had been watching Wolf King regain his form over the closing weeks of the season knew it was only a matter of time when he would reclaim a position at the top of the podium. He answered his critics on Saturday in one of the most tightly contested finishes of the year that went down to the final meters of the ride.
Wolf King started his attack early and though the peloton responded quickly to his move, there was just not enough road left to catch the streaking Wolf.
The morning began cold, as our intrepid hero rolled out of his Shark bed and ran to the Shark Outside/Inside Weather Station to see just how cold it was outside the Cove. A chilly 33 degrees was registered on the station, which always displays a couple of degrees colder than the Weather Channel (Sharks like it cold).
Frost formed on our hero’s arms as he made his way in the dark to the start. Thinking he had to be the only rider crazy enough to be out on a morning this cold, the Sharkman was surprised when he rode into the parking lot in the cool morning air and found several riders waiting. All Black, Danimal, Brewman and Wolf King were all in attendance, with Kid Doster pulling in at 7:58 A.M. and Dutch just arriving at start time. Brian (nickname to be determined) also pulled in and eight riders were ready to launch in the cold.
As the peloton moved north of town, Gazelle Girl joined on revealing that she couldn’t believe she had gotten out of a nice warm bed to ride on such a cold morning.
And then they were nine!
As the sun came up on the peloton, and the color of the trees in the cold morning mist splashed brilliant across the route, the morning was nothing short of drop dead gorgeous despite the cold air!
Fall is truly a great time to ride!
This month’s edition of Bicycling Magazine has a great section on “You know you’re a biker when….” And it caused us here at the Update to think of a couple of other items to add to their list.
You know you’re a biker when….
You take off to ride when the temp is at sub 35 degrees…..
You take off to ride when it is 35 degrees AND it is also dark outside…..
You take off to ride wearing so much winter gear it feels like you’re pedaling in thick mud…..
You see frost form on you arms as you ride and say, “Cool…..”
Though different riders took sprints, no one seemed interested in contesting jumps to stop ahead signs. In the Country Club section, Wolf King attacked after Kellogg Corner and a group was late in forming up to pull him back. By the time the group had expended energy to bring him back just short of the Rt. 43 Stop Ahead, Sharkman, who had been sitting in patiently at the rear of the peloton, made a move that no one responded to and he took the sprint.
As the Mighty Minion Nation crested the Col de Norte and started south, they looked over to the field to the left and saw a herd of deer watching them ride by. No one knew if the deer were looking for Cloud Girl or just curious at the riders dressed in tons of clothes.
The riders stayed together through the ride after Danimal easily won the G Ave. sprint the group started moving into position as they headed towards the finish. Sharkman lead the Minions south and then Brewman and Gazelle Girl took over. No one wanted to move too early and the peloton seemed content to let Brewman and Gazelle Girl to do the work.
As the train descended to the finish, Kid Doster attacked and took the lead with Sharkman on his wheel. Danimal responded to the charge and Sharkman moved to Danimals wheel as they went around Kid Doster. Sharkman was feeling pretty good as the finish line got closer. Just then he saw an attack to the right and it was none other than Wolf King, with Dutch hot on his wheel. The jump was so effective, it was hard for Danimal, Sharkman and Kid Doster to respond. Wolf King, showing his old form, edged out Dutch with Danimal taking the final podium spot.
The fans were all bundled up on the Champs le Galesburg as our hero’s rode to the Klutch. Luann was waiting with hot Bottomless Kups in the Klutch, along with the paparazzi, who clamored to get a comment from the Wolf King. All he seemed to want to talk about was his man crush on Tom Brady, while Gazelle Girl complained about how boring it was to watch bike racing on T.V. Boring? What is that all about?
It was another great ride and you won’t want to miss the last couple rides of the season or the extremely interesting discussions that take place in the Klutch after the ride!
This Saturday – Launch Time 8:30 P.M. – Sharp!
Be there!
Was that Boffo?
Galesburg, Mi. – Many of the Minions that were unable to attend the gala Sharkman 60th Birthday Celebration at the Klutch two weeks ago, have written into the Update to ask if that was actually the wayward Boffo in the photograph from last weeks story. After all, no one had seen or heard of Boffo since his series of victories earlier in the season.
We are pleased to report that it WAS the rascally clown just back from Midget Racing on the east coast after he toured Eastern Europe, where he was wrestling bears with a Russian Circus. He was kind enough to stop in and sign autographs, eat copious amounts of cake, and drink several coffees for a few minutes before driving off with the family in a little red fire truck with about 30 clowns in the back and giving his patented Boffo laugh.
Many have also asked where Sooner and Peugeot Guy have disappeared to. Normally weekly regulars, they’ve not been seen in some time and speculation centered on if the two had run off to join the circus as well. The Update asks that if any Minions have seen these two regular Minions, please report it to the Update.
Distribution List Update
It is once again time to clean up the email distribution list. The list is now at almost 60 Minions, many of whom we have not seen in some time. We will begin to clean out the names of those we have not seen in a while unless we hear from you. Let us know if you want to stay on the distribution list and continue to be harassed by these emails. If you want to be removed, send a check for $50.00 made out to Sharkman and mail it to;
Sharkman
THE Shark Cove
Battle Creek, Mi. 49015
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