2011 south mountain summer smackdown round #1

Yup, it's that time of year again--time for the competition for South Mountain area cycling club supremacy.

(Unfortunately for Ship Cycling, no students bothered to show up for round one, so they obviously didn't score well. I guess we like to play the underdog...)

Round One: Ironmasters Time Trial

Individual results:

01 Ben F. ....... composite team A .................. 23:19
02 Nathan G. .... mountainside p/b city islanders ... 23:31
03 Michael G. ... composite team A .................. 23:48
04 Brian H. ..... YBR ............................... 24:11
05 Jere B. ...... SMVC .............................. 24:31
06 Tim R. ....... SMVC .............................. 24:49
07 Pat H. ....... SMVC .............................. 25:06
08 Jon M. ....... mountainside p/b city islanders ... 25:49
09 Jim H. ....... SMVC .............................. 27:04
09 Joe K. ....... SMVC .............................. 27:04
09 Mike M. ...... mountainside p/b city islanders ... 27:04
12 Dean S. ...... YBR ............................... 27:56
13 Dawn C. ...... YBR ............................... 32:00

Did you notice that three-way tie for ninth? Uncanny.

Team results:

1 SMVC: .......................... 5 + 6 + 7 = 18
2 composite team A: .............. 1 + 3 + 14 = 18
3 mountainside p/b city islanders: 2 + 8 + 9 = 19
4 YBR: ........................... 4 + 12 + 13 = 29

(Composite team A didn't actually have three riders, so I gave their "third" rider the score a third rider would get if they came and finished last. They probably should also get a penalty, but I'm nice, and also want to be inclusive and for others to come out and play if they're so inclined. So that's the way I'm doing it for now, though I reserve the right to be persuaded or coerced
otherwise and change the results. However, because SMVC actually brought 3+ riders, they get the tie-breaker. I think it's only fair. Also, Brian isn't really YBR, but he sometimes plays one on TV, so that's the way it's going down this summer.)

So Round One of the 2011 South Mountain Summer Smackdown goes to South Mountain Velo Club.

Congrats, gentlemen!

Round Two, our ~22 mile road race, is scheduled for Wednesday, July 6, 6:00 pm at the Laurel Lake parking lot of Pine Grove Furnace State Park (Thursday is the rain day).

Tell your friends. Bring your kids (we need photographers). Hope to see you all there!