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SOLO, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!?!

ADMIRING THAT WOODIE!?!

The "Sweetheart of the Peloton"
takes the honors of best
Red, White & Blue Day
with these stunning socks!

WILL IT EVER BE SUMMER???

WHO WON RED, WHITE & BLUE SATURDAY???

THIS WEEKEND, BEER JERSEY SATURDAY!

IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?!?

Belo News

May 29, 2021

Shark Cove, Mi. - As dawn broke cold and crisp over the Shark Cove (39 degrees), we find our intrepid hero, the Sharkman, bounding out of bed and getting ready to ride to the start solo for the first time in many seasons.

Wait,.....what?

That's right, Bunkie! Everyone had baled on him and our hero even wonders if Mad Dog still exists.

Where are you Mad Dog and when will you be back?!? We miss you! All is forgiven!! Come back!!!

It had been years since he had no one from his "entourage" riding over with him!

"Oh, the humanty!" he thought to himself.

"It was probably the cold morning...." he muttered as he pulled on his arm, leg and dorsal warmers......"bunch of puppies......" he said under his breath.......

Bounty Hunter returns to
the Peloton

Though cold, it was a sunny start to the day and though he thought he might be over dressed, he felt toasty as he started out and his only thought was how the wind was at his back and was going to be punishing on the way back to the Cove later in the day.

When he arrived at the start, there was no one in sight. One of the old Shark's biggest fears has always been that day when he would arrive at the start and no one would be there.

Was this that day???

He was a bit early, as he did not have Reb slowing him down on the way over with his whining,.... "What's the hurry....." and he did have that tail wind......but........

Soon, Brewman, the ironman of the Shark Minion Nation, arrived. Sharkman was almost giddy at the thought of having at least one Shark Minion to ride with. Brewman was also bundled up pretty good and reminded the Shark that he had that wind to contend with on the way over and the Shark would have it on the way back home......

Brewman, Toesetter, Hermster, Gazelle Girl and
Bounty Hunter were ready to roll!

Soon after, Gazelle Girl and her main squeeze, Toesetter rolled in to a shout out from Sharkman (hey, there weren't many there!). This was followed by Bounty Hunter and Hermster, returning to the Nation and making their season debuts!

When Bounty Hunter was asked where the Iceman was he said he couldn't get him out of bed. That it was too cold.......

Wait, ...what? Too cold for the Iceman??? Oh, the humanity!!

Brewman saves the day
by showing up!

After the start photo, the Shark Minion Train pulled out of the station and rode on the new path into town. As they got close to the Klutch, the legendary pair of Bissell Boy and Stryker Guy pulled up!

Now there were 8 riders!

Sharkman, of course, took the first sprint and not wanting to dishonor it, got his sorry butt up to around 23 mph to take it, as he thinking to himself, "How did this get started? It's way too early in the ride to go this fast!"

It was a brisk ride and actually turned out to be the fastest edition of the KK-TdG this season!

One mishap on the ride was that the Shark Nation lost Hermster. He was on at the Rt. 43 smoke stop, but when the Nation got to the top of the col de Norte, no Hermster. Sharkman went back to look from the top of the hill but it was thought that he had turned off. After the ride, subsequent investigative efforts uncovered that Hermster had some sort of mechanical and had to call his wife to pick him up. A reminder to riders.....IF YOU HAVE A MECHANICAL, YELL IT OUT!

Big apology to Hermster for leaving him in the lurch. Let's not let that happen, Shark Minions!!!

We leave no Shark Minion behind! Well, at least most of the time.......

As the fast moving train moved towards the start of the ascent up the col de Norte, none other than Zyckmann, aka Fabio, pulled up on his Woodie! Everyone was admiring his woodie and that might be what caused the Nation to miss the fact that Hermster wasn't in the peloton. (You certainly didn't think that the headline was refering to anything else were you? I mean, come on, we are bunch of old guys on bikes........)

The pace picked up even more with the wind somewhat behind them as the Nation screamed through the Holy Rollers and on to the Inlet.

Evel Knievel or Sharkman?
You be the judge!

Fabio (who has a license plate on his Woodie with that on it) did a humongus pull after the Digital Divide and the Nation just held tight on his wheel in a pretty cool pace line, before Gazelle Girl came forward to capture her coveted GGG Spot Sprint.

All was right with the world!

As the Nation headed south for the final sprint, Sharkman went out to the front and pulled until Zyckmann came around him and the Shark was cooked. Bounty Hunter came forward and sailed to an easy win with a cast of thousands on his wheel.

It was another great day in the saddle for the mighty Shark Minion Nation!

Stryker Guy got the sprint to the Klutch, by bypassing on the Champs le Galesburg and disappointing his fans, and getting to the Klutch first to buy koffee for all, which made the Nation happy! Thanks Stryker Guy!!! Sharkman loves that type of sprinting!!

Reb and Fire rolled in, stating they had ridden over to escort their intrepid hero, the Sharkman, back to the Shark Cove! Is this a great country or what?!?

Fire also took second in the Red, White & Blue Day contest behindGazelle Girl, disappointing Sharkman who thought he'd win with his Chris Carmichael Olympic Jacket! Sharkman relegated to a distant third place behind the ladies and was asked by Reb if he was given the jacket by Evel Knievel and not Chris Carmichael. Very funny......The Klutch was rocking for the Press Conference and the koffee was flowing like the Shark Minion Nation on a good day in the pace line (which doesn't happen often).

Fire takes second with her
Red, White & Blue kit!

You won't want to miss this weeks ride!

This Saturday!

June 5, 2021

Beer Jersey Day!!!

Hey, it's summer (we think), we drink beer in the summer (well, mostly year round but maybe more in the summer) and we haven't had a jersey day yet!

So pick you favorite beer jersey and come on out to ride with the Nation!

Launch Time - 8:30 a.m. - SHARP!

The Klutch was rocking!
How did Sharkman NOT win the
Red, White & Blue Kit Day?!? Just
look at him in his kit!
Oh, the humanity!
Wait, is the Evel Knievel?