The Ride Studio Cafe men’s cat3 team plans to target these upcoming races in Spring 2012! Other races will be contested as well, but these major races are the focus of much of their training. Wish them luck, they are often found at the Studio!
The race schedules for the RSC women’s team, the endurance team and cat 1/2 men will be published as soon as they are available.
John B. out of the fog - or, into the fog
On Saturday 9 July, the Studio Team’s John Bayley took 1st place in his age group, and 7th place overall at the Newton’s Revenge Bicycle Hillclimb on Mt. Washington! As John’s riding partner and better half Pamela said, “John had a great ride, finishing seventh on his Seven. Maybe we should get him a Three!”
Congratulations to John for slugging it out on a challenging course in hot and humid conditions. We are proud to have RSC represented among the top ten finishers in this lead-up to August’s Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb. We’ll have several Studio Team members participating in that race, and we know that John will be racing to beat his Newton’s Revenge time!
Pamela also rode Newton’s and unfortunately it took its revenge. She tells the story:
Pamela heads for the hills
“Pamela rode the Pixie Fixie, but has now learned her lesson about making sure everything is tight. About halfway up, the three piece crank came apart. It has a lockring to hold the spider onto the arm. That lockring came loose and suddenly no drive! Pamela walked to the next aid station about 4/10 km away. There the volunteer ham radio folks on motorcycles were able to get the lockring rethreaded and hammered on tight using a couple of screwdrivers! The repair held, and Pamela eventually made it to the top, although not as fast as she had hoped.”
A fine vehicle for shopping at the farmer's market
On 15 May, the Studio partnered with Rialto Restaurant and hosted a benefit for Team Rialto – of Rialto Restaurant – and the Pan-Mass Challenge. The event was dubbed “ride.reception.raffle”, and we had a lot of fun raising money for this important ride that benefits the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
We wanted to share with you the experience of one of our raffle winners, Michele Ming Shan Smith. Michele was the winner of an incredible prize: a signed copy of one of Rialto Chef Jody Adams’ cookbooks, and a spot for two in one of Jody’s cooking classes.
Jody Adams teaches the art of grilling
Michele blogged about the experience, and took some amazing photos.
On the day of the first class, Jody took the group to the Cambridgeport Farmer’s Market. The class then headed to Rialto, where Jody taught them how to prepare, grill, and serve the farm-to-table vegetables they’d bought. Oh, and there was also instruction on how to grill lobster, along with a tutorial how to grill fruit for dessert! It sounds like one of the best parts of the day for Michele was the eating–and we aren’t surprised:
“Ed and I had a great time. It’s been a while since we’ve gotten to go out for a classy meal … and we thoroughly enjoyed it!
The Team Rialto Raffle is ongoing, and you could still win a Seven Axiom SL. Please contact Rialto to purchase tickets and to support Team Rialto as they raise money for this worthy cause. And thanks to Michele for generously sharing her experience with us!
What: A week of early season training with Dan Butler.
When: April 18 – 22, Monday through Friday
Start Time: 9 am
Where: Base-camp is the Ride Studio Cafe
Why: It is school vacation week! And it’s less expensive than climbing on a plane for a training camp in some remote location; stay here and get some serious early season training with Dan.
Day & Date | Ride Description |
|---|---|
| Monday, April 18 | > 30+ miles > Easy pace Verrill Farm Loop: Verrill farm snack stop and then home. |
| Tuesday, April 19 | > 60+ miles > Tempo pace Harvard in Reverse: out through Acton and then to Harvard center. Snack at the store then the return trip through Littleton and back to Concord/home. |
| Wednesday, April 20 | > About 100 miles > Distance pace Out to Harvard. Then continuing on 110 out to Clinton/Boylston to pick up route 140 north toward Fitchburg. Route 31 past Fitchburg and out to Ashby. Route 119 to Townsend and then back through Groton. Then back through Littleton/Acton/Concord to return home. Bring plenty of food and $$ for snacks. Riders turning back might want to turn back in Harvard. |
| Thursday, April 21 | > About 65-70 miles > Fast tempo pace Standard Harvard route with Nagog and Oak hill climbs. This ride may change, but with something similar. |
| Friday, April 22 | > 30-40 miles > Easy recovery pace The ability to hang around looking “chill” or “tranquillo” at a coffee shop in your best Euro kit will be an important skill for this ride. |
We hope to see you there! It’s going to be a great week.
