Cohutta 100 2009
Cohutta 100, NUE #1 - NE
Ocoee, Tennessee, USA, April 25, 2009
Singlespeed
1 Gerald Pflug (Speedgoat/Spk/Salsa) 7.20.50
2 Matthew Ferrari (Freeze Thaw) 7.39
3 Roger Masse (Tiek Racing Coop) 13.00
4 Jason Morgan (I9) 23.36
5 Russel Henderson (NCCX) 24.01
6 Chris Mcgill (Cannondale Factory Ra) 28.31
7 William Alcorn (Speedgoat/Moots) 30.47
8 Dave Holmes (Gary Fisher 29er Crew) 31.06
9 Mark Tressler (Rad Racing) 35.21
10 Nathan Kraxberger (Sid's-Cannondale) 36.36
11 Mark Elsasser (Independent Fabrication) 37.00
12 Bendan Gibbs (Cahaba Cycle) 38.35
13 Jonathan Robbins (Gary Fisher 29'Er Crew) 48.57
14 Ronald Sanborn (Mclain Cycle & Fitness) 53.55
15 Doug Frederick (Bookoo) 1.09.27
16 Gunner Shogren (Cannondale Factory Racing) 1.09.28
17 Gary Chambers (Team Ed) 1.21.00
18 Jason Pruitt (Rotten Robbies/Hodson) 1.31.08
19 Scott Mcconnell (Moots/Swiftwick/Yazoo) 1.37.39
20 Michael Tressler (Rad Racing) 1.40.53
21 Jim Almgren 1.50.05
22 Nicholas White (Marty's) 1.51.22
23 Chad Hungerford (Scared Shiftless) 1.53.04
24 Jimmy Bean 2.03.55
25 Jeff Bushong (Rotten Robbies) 2.08.35
26 Greg Leister 2.10.21
27 Keith Schaper (Moots/Swiftwick/Yazoo) 2.28.09
28 Geoffrey Lenat 2.38.43
29 Eddie Velasquez (Team Marty's) 2.38.44
30 Jesse Epstein (Team Marty's) 2.39.01
31 Tony Angevine 2.51.25
32 J.D. Powers (Bull City Cycling) 3.06.54
33 Buddy Briggs (The_Sht/Twin Six/White) 3.07.22
34 Christopher Steffens 3.31.36
35 Joseph Queen (Moots/Swiftwick/Yazoo) 3.34.36
36 Chris Coulter 3.45.47
37 Kyle O'dell (Lbld Racing) 4.19.52
Nice job Ron. I'd liked to do this one just to meet Gunner Shogren. The Beast From the East.
Heard Ron had a flat early on.
Ron, good show!
How was it? What gear etc., you know, the usual stuff.
Overall it was nice to checkout that part of the country and get out of the cooler temperatures up here, but that was a tough one. Training in the 40's and racing in the 80's was a bit of a shock on my system. I had a flat 10 miles in and that kind of set the tone for the day. Trying to hurry the repair cost me more time, I blew the bead off on my first attempt. After the repair, I first thought I'd settle in and just ride it out, and soaking in the cool place I had just drove 13 hours to ride/race at. But I realized anything could happen and put the hammer down. I started passing people left and right and was feeling like I was making progress. At the 4 hr mark I stopped at an aid station feeling good but that changed at 6 hour mark when I started to cramp like I never had before. I had basically overextended myself trying to reel the top SSer's in and had to hang on after that. I was turning a 32x18 and those last climbs were brutal.
Hopefully I got my bad luck out of the way, Mohican here we come!