IT'S BLOODY
'ELL 'UNDRED WEEKEND!
THE
NATION BREAKS SPEED RECORDS!
FINALLY!
TEAM TAYLOR RESULTS!
GOODBYE
TO OUR PIRATE? OH, THE HUMANITY!
MINIONS RIDE ACROSS MICHIGAN?
Belo
News
August
7, 2015
By
Stryker Guy
Gull
Lake, Mi. - As dawn broke bright
and cool over the Shark Cove we found our intrepid hero rolling over
and hoping it was raining after maybe one too many Oberon’s the
night before…wait this must be a dream. There is only one intrepid
hero, our beloved Sharkman (I was a bit hung over though). (Actually, our hero was enjoying Long Island with his sharklets!)
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| Mad Dog's "plaid" jersey was a big hit in the peloton! |
OK now the report from
junior reporter, Stryker Guy. The Gull Lake crew of Bissell Boy,
Chico and yours truly made our way to the starting line in Galesburg
in a light drizzle.
The GL crew passed Nike
boy heading the other way near the G spot?? Must have thought it was
reverse course day. The usual suspects were ready and waiting in the
parking lot eager to get going (they looked kind of eager.....).
(Editors Note – Nickhead
reported in to Belo News that most of the Team Taylor crew were
either on vacation or doing the 5K at Blueberry Fest but “The
Promise” said he would ride over and would meet Nickhead at the
Soccer Zone. Of course, he no-showed. As Nickhead reported, “The
Promise” ...at it again..... Nickheard reported he journeyed on alone and
had a great time in the Nation!)
Finally one of the Minion
faithful told Gazelle Girl to get the group going since men ALWAYS
listen to women when it’s time to leave. (The Editors want all to know that they are not necessarily responsible for views expressed in this story.....)
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| Toast talking about his big first sprint win! |
We had to pull up
initially as Dreamboat arrived late and was primping at the Klutch. B
Rod took his familiar place at the front of the peloton heading
toward the first sprint, when out of nowhere Toast, in his Shark
jersey jumped out in front and took charge winning the first sprint
over…me!
The pace quickened and
remained “brisk” pretty much throughout the ride. Heading around
Yorkville Church the group hit another gear (I clocked +30 mph
several times on our way up to M-43).
Buf, B Rod, Nickhead, Mad
Dog, Hutch, Hossman and amazingly, Chico were pulling like they had to
get home to their upset wives. There was a fair amount of panting
and looks of, “is this going to continue?” by the rest of the
Nation when we finally got to the top of M-43.
It (the pace) did continue
and there were some worn out Minions by the time of the last sprint.
Gazelle girl did win her “home,” GGG spot sprint and I believe
Buf won the final sprint—I was too far away to really know for
sure.
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| Pirate on his last ride enjoying a koffee with Dreamboat. |
Best jersey honors went to
Mad Dog, who sported a pink plaid number that he got on line
someplace. The sad news was that Minion Legend, the Pirate, rode his
last ride with the Nation on Saturday. He is headed to Tennessee and
ultimately to South America. We wish him well and hope he will come
back as an honored alumnus.
Prepare
for one of the great events of the summer—The Bloody ‘El
Ride—this Saturday, 9:00 a.m. starting at Zychman’s crib. Rumor
has it that Saturday will be the debut of our own Sharkman at the
Bloody ‘El so be there!!
TEAM TAYLOR ROCKS!
Belo
News
August
12, 2015
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| Team Taylor and a few wish kids in the Winners Circle at MIS Finish of WAM 2015. |
Shark
Cove, Mi. - (The Editors at Belo News want to apologize for not
getting this to press sooner. The story arrived too late for the
issue two weeks ago, and we failed to get it in the following week as
we prepared to follow our intrepid hero out of town! Oh, the
humanity! But here is the FANTASTIC results that Team Taylor
accomplished at the WAM Ride!)
Team
Taylor rocks Make A Wish with a $151,000 donation!
Iceman
A
whopping $151,000+ donation to Make A Wish was delivered by the whole
of Team Taylor during the Wish A Mile 300 mile and 50 mile ride held
July 24-26.
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| Taylor Grainger 1993 - 2007 |
How does
that happen you ask? Teamwork and great people supporting what we do.
Thank you to the Nation for supporting some of our Team Taylor
efforts such as Tour de Taylor in Mattawan, Latitude 42's wildly
successful launch of Taylor's Wish beer, and our fall FUNdraiser at
Latitude 42. If there is one thing for certain, the Nation loves its
beer! Please continue supporting Team Taylor sponsor L42 for your
beer and dining needs. With your help, Team Taylor has donated $1.4
million dollars since 2008!
And we
need some more of the Nation to join in 2016 on this amazing
adventure called Wish A Mile. This is more than a ride, try it and
you'll then understand. Minions Wildman and B-Rod can also give you
the scoop. Nice job guys!
Oh yea,
the Iceman even got interviewed by the Traverse City news on day 1,
Friday. They even mounted a Go Pro on him, and used a bit of the
footage. Click on the one with the picture of my family and is 2:09
long.
Is this
a great country or what?!?
Here is
the brief recap of the ride from Team Taylor. For those of you not
familiar with it, follow us on our Team Taylor Facebook page to keep
up to date with us.
Come on
Sharkman, you know you want to come back and join us for another
amazing weekend! As my Taylor used to say, "coolio, just
coolio".
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| Mr. and Mrs. Iceman at the finish! |
Team
Taylor and friends,
Another
great ride, a few quick thoughts.
THANK
YOU!!
Cottage
Kick Off - always fun, thanks for making the effort to get there.
Yesterday
- what a great finish on the track...adrenaline, excitement,
emotions, 300/50 meet up, Silent Mile, family, wish kids.
Today -
Tired, sore butts, tight legs, hungry in the middle of the night,
back to work.
New
riders - amazing event, eh???!!! oh and don't forget, YOU just rode
300 miles!! YOU just rode 50 miles!! Cheers to you all.
Veterans
- amazing event, eh???!!! It continues to be very, very special.
Emotions
- I can't seem to do this thing without crying on the very first
couple of miles, this year it hit me on mile 298 as well. Maybe
somewhere along the way for you also.
Muscles
- mind over matter and we can do just about anything.
Sleep -
Tents, RV's, hotels...either way, not enough.
Food - I
bet no one went hungry. Best supported event I have ever done.
Friends
- great times with old friends and new friends.
Safety -
MSP on BMW's... cool. I saw them pull over cars two separate times.
Medics on Harley's...with music. SAG vans...can you say positivity.
Mechanics, wow.
Injuries
- mental yes. Physical no. Unless you count a JD tipover and a TJ
tipover ( yes, I saw that TJ, 1.9 miles to go) Might have been
more....great job by all.
Eaton
trucks and crews - huge logistical success.
Make A
Wish - Well after all, they are Make A Wish. 'nuff said.
Wishes -
$150,110.48 raised and counting. Great job closing that gap to our
goal! That equals 20 kids and their families who will receive amazing
Wishes.
Family -
Thank you to my Karen for putting up with me. Thank you to my Taylor
for driving this ship. Be sure to thank yours.
...and
many great memories for us, for the volunteers, and for the Kids and
Families.
Go Team
Taylor!!
It's for
the kids and families...
Rob and
Karen
DATELINE: SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE "MITTEN!"
Belo News
August
7, 2015
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| Easty and Marco Polo at the Start Line! |
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| Marco Polo & Easty make it all the way! |
Anonymous
sources report the sighting of two misguided minions at the recent
One Day Ride Across Michigan.
Clearly delusional and suffering the effects of their 150 mile sojourn the mythical mighty minions were only able to utter the words "where is Sharkman?" when queried at the finish line.
Other riders reported seeing the two minions.......who sported "Easty" and "Marco Polo" on their dashing jerseys.....flailing like sharks out of water during the course of the cross state venture.
While certainly out of their element, in true minion nation style, the "sharkies" were applauded for their big smiles and gentlemanly ways as they encouraged other riders along the way.
Bikers? Maybe
Ambassadors? Potentially......
Crazy? Certainly.........
Clearly delusional and suffering the effects of their 150 mile sojourn the mythical mighty minions were only able to utter the words "where is Sharkman?" when queried at the finish line.
Other riders reported seeing the two minions.......who sported "Easty" and "Marco Polo" on their dashing jerseys.....flailing like sharks out of water during the course of the cross state venture.
While certainly out of their element, in true minion nation style, the "sharkies" were applauded for their big smiles and gentlemanly ways as they encouraged other riders along the way.
Bikers? Maybe
Ambassadors? Potentially......
Crazy? Certainly.........
BLOODY
'ELL 'UNDRED THIS WEEKEND!
Belo
News
August
5, 2015
Zychmann
Estate, Mi. - This is it! The big weekend! Oh, the humanity! Is this a great country or what?!?
Though
the Sharkman has been gone a lot this summer, he will be riding his
first ever, Bloody 'Ell 'Undred and he is ready to rock!
Oh,
the humanity!
This is the weekend and anyone who is anyone in the Nation will be there!
Saturday, August 15, 2015 with a
start time of 9:00 a.m.
This is a casual ride, not a race!
Be there!
Be
there!
Riders
joining the Minion rides acknowledge the inherent risk involved with
bicycle riding and by joining any Minion ride hold harmless any rider
involved.
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