Popular Post Kzoo Posted June 15, 2016 Popular Post Share #1 Posted June 15, 2016 Shared from my Facebook posting regarding our Finish The Ride tonight... Finish The Ride. Tonight we finished the ride that our friends didn't get a chance to finish last week. I spoke to several riders from the Chaingang that missed last weeks ride for one reason or another. We all shared that moment of shock and sadness. I got to ride with Daughter #2 and several of my Chaingang friends. I missed Tony and Larry. I kept expecting to see them, both when we were getting ready and during the ride. The ride was great. We got to be led by Lance, escorted the entire way by three police cars (it was great not having to stop at ANY of the stop signs). The community support all along the route was off the charts and the support from first responders to close the roads was very much appreciated. Tomorrow is Tony and Larry's funeral. Tomorrow their lives will be celebrated. Tonight their passion for our sport was honored. 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted June 15, 2016 Share #2 Posted June 15, 2016 glad to hear it went well, albeit for a sad event 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted June 15, 2016 Share #3 Posted June 15, 2016 It's still terrible that the ride was left unfinished, but last night's event sounds like it was awesome. 8 hours ago, Kzoo said: The ride was great. We got to be led by Lance, escorted the entire way by three police cars (it was great not having to stop at ANY of the stop signs). The community support all along the route was off the charts and the support from first responders to close the roads was very much appreciated. Sounds like all those cyclists were "making a difference". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted June 15, 2016 Share #4 Posted June 15, 2016 I read that Lance was going to be there for the Tuesday night ride and it sounded like it would be a moving event. I hope it helped bring some support to the people participating and it was nice to hear of all the community support as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted June 15, 2016 Share #5 Posted June 15, 2016 This should have a not safe for work designation. I have a tough reputation to uphold, not this teary stuff! Glad it went well. Beautiful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted June 15, 2016 Share #6 Posted June 15, 2016 Thumbs up for you and the others who rode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted June 15, 2016 Share #7 Posted June 15, 2016 This murder still fills me with rage. Glad that you and all the other riders finished the ride and that there was such support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted June 15, 2016 Share #8 Posted June 15, 2016 Well done, Kzoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted June 15, 2016 Share #9 Posted June 15, 2016 You just made it very damn dusty in my office, you jerk..... Well done on finishing the ride for your friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted June 15, 2016 Share #10 Posted June 15, 2016 Well done, and Kudos to Lance for helping to raise the profile of the event. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted June 16, 2016 Share #11 Posted June 16, 2016 My opinion of Lance changed a lot today. I'm sorry it took a tragedy like this to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kzoo Posted June 16, 2016 Author Popular Post Share #12 Posted June 16, 2016 Thanks everyone. Since some of the comments here have centered around Lance let me say He was great. He certainly didn't make this about him. And bringing there I know his extremely low profile frustrated the many local news people. There were over 800 riders but the great thing was that he rode with our club. We got to lead the route and the rest were led by a local racing team. Afterward Lance spent a bunch of time signing autographs and taking pictures. I know just how long he took because he stopped his ride about 30 feet behind my car and that's where he stayed until he was done. Before the ride he stopped by the hospital to visit with the injured and their families. There were no public times. He was here to finish a ride that fellow cycling couldn't. It meant as much to him as it did to us. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted June 16, 2016 Share #13 Posted June 16, 2016 Hopefully this tragedy will make at least one driver more cautious. Still so senseless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share #14 Posted June 16, 2016 35 minutes ago, Airehead said: Hopefully this tragedy will make at least one driver more cautious. Still so senseless. Agreed. Since the tragedy I have noticed that drivers are giving me a lot more room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted June 16, 2016 Share #15 Posted June 16, 2016 24 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Agreed. Since the tragedy I have noticed that drivers are giving me a lot more room. Let's hope that the drivers keep that up and not backslide into previous bad habits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted June 16, 2016 Share #16 Posted June 16, 2016 Did anybody call Lance a shithead doper and ruin the day for everybody else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share #17 Posted June 16, 2016 29 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Did anybody call Lance a shithead doper and ruin the day for everybody else? No but my daughter road with me and she wanted to challenge him. She was kidding. I did let her know that after 28 miles she finished about 100 feet behind one of the greatest cyclist in history. As for being a shithead, Lance sort'a addressed that in a piece he wrote after the ride in Men's Journal. "I told them I know I’m not for everybody, but at this point in my life, I’m liberated and freed up to do whatever is meaningful for me. I’m not in Kalamazoo to woo favor, this was a gnarly event, something that touched me in a weird way, and so I thanked them for having me there." http://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/articles/lance-armstrong-why-i-went-to-kalamazoo-to-finish-the-ride-w210178 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted June 16, 2016 Share #18 Posted June 16, 2016 48 minutes ago, Kzoo said: No but my daughter road with me and she wanted to challenge him. She was kidding. I did let her know that after 28 miles she finished about 100 feet behind one of the greatest cyclist in history. As for being a shithead, Lance sort'a addressed that in a piece he wrote after the ride in Men's Journal. "I told them I know I’m not for everybody, but at this point in my life, I’m liberated and freed up to do whatever is meaningful for me. I’m not in Kalamazoo to woo favor, this was a gnarly event, something that touched me in a weird way, and so I thanked them for having me there." http://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/articles/lance-armstrong-why-i-went-to-kalamazoo-to-finish-the-ride-w210178 I read the article and it brought tears to my eyes. Most people who are highly flawed, like Lance is, still have a part of them that is noble. His actions here were certainly noble. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted June 17, 2016 Share #19 Posted June 17, 2016 14 hours ago, BuffJim said: I read the article and it brought tears to my eyes. Most people who are highly flawed, like Lance is, still have a part of them that is noble. His actions here were certainly noble. Sounds like Lance is trying to redeem himself. He's got a hell of a long way to go, but a journey of 1000 miles... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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