[DVBC] Beaten by Eichele

[Dan Dillon]

The Univest pro race will pop up some time on cable(channel69 on my set).
I have seen the pro's walking up Eichele...............
Bob M, Steve R. and Misty are putting a Dylan outing together.
It is 11-18...................contac Misty if interested(soon).........610 494 4949(cell 484 680 5888)
Dan


----- Original Message ----
From: Len Zanetich <lzane00 at comcast.net>
To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org
Sent: Saturday, September 9, 2006 10:10:29 PM
Subject: RE: [DVBC] Beaten by Eichele


Boy, am I disappointed (only kidding) J.  Told ya it was steep.  You’ll get it next year.  Sounds like a great day.  I’ll try to schedule it for next year, but I think I’ll take the bypass around Eichele.  How long did it take driving up there?
 
We had a great century ride today from Swedesboro to Greenwich .  Learned some new roads, and a nice place to have lunch down in Greenwich .  I’ll be posting an 80 miler next month to Greenwich .  
 
Happy cycling,
Len
 



From: dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org [mailto:dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org] On Behalf Of Dave Hartrum
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 8:59 PM
To: DVBC list
Subject: [DVBC] Beaten by Eichele
 
I had a lot of fun riding the Univest Cyclosportif today. A real nice scenic route.
Lots of fun being able to stay after the ride and watch the finishing circuits of the pro race, Univest Grand Prix.
I finally found that hill in PA that I need to walk up. About .2 miles of Eichele road points up at 20+%.
I can't vouch for the truth but people were telling me that it is the steepest grade road that PennDot will pave.
I believe it.
I did make it most of the way up except for about the last 20 yards.
At that point I was in a 30-25 gear and was able to make forward progress. The problem was that with each 
pedal stroke my front wheel was pulling an inch or two off the road surface. Due to my level of exhaustion and the
instability of the front wheel coming off the ground I thought it better to walk the last 20 yards to a point where the 
grade dropped to a more reasonable level. 
 
I was able to meet up with Doug, Nancy, and Deb after the ride to watch some of the Pro race. It was a fun day.
Would have been nice to see some more DVBC jerseys on the ride.
 
I think this one may become a regular yearly event for me.
 
Dave Hartrum
dhartrum at mac.com
 



 
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