We had a great night for the Tuesday night TT.   Temps varied between 77-82 degrees on the course. The shady areas on Black Creak stay on the cooler side.  The breeze was almost non-existant.  Maybe 2-3 mph from the NW shifting to the NE.  

Five TTers rolled to the line. Hop again came "oh, so close!" to the 25mph sound barrier as he rocketed through the course donning his red "flash" speedsuit.  He took FMT honors with a near PR time of 24:03(24.94mph).   Jade brought out her TT machine for a cruise through the course.  With it she was able to reduce her PR by 20 seconds with a time of 27:25(21.88mph).  John and Sean were close to their 2026 PRs and Mo accidentally took a more scenic route around the course.   

 

A hilly ride in OCC parlance in considered 60+ ft of climbing per mile.  In the stage 20, the Queens stage, the climbing averaged out to be almost 180 ft/mile for 106 miles !   To put it in perspective, that would be equivalent to riding a 106 mile slope at a constant 3.6% grade.    Personally, I'd rather do that than do many climbs at sustained 9% grades for 5-9miles and then fly down the twisting roads without guardrails at 50+ mph.   

The average speed on the stage for the winner?     approximately 21.2mph !!    Stunning!

Brian

TT Directeur

315-727-1458