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2006 Low-Key Hillclimbs
Week 2 Results: OLH
21 Oct 2006

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Steve Nash gets ready to climb.
photo by Sheri Greenspan

The Action

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Spectacular late-October sunshine greeted the 53-rider, 105-wheel group as we gathered in Portola Valley for this, the second successful week of the 2006 Low-Key Hillclimbs.

Five separate groups each set out for the short promenade to the base of Old La Honda, where Patt Baenen served as the gatekeeper for the day's low-key fun. In Group 1, early promises of a steady pace were quickly and definitively dispatched as the group took off at a ferocious pace, sending your friendly webmaster well off the back, a careful eye on the HAC-4 power estimator to tell me what my legs already knew -- there was no way I was going to ride that pace and survive the 1290 vertical feet OLH has in store.

Scott Frake of WAV-ARA had no such problems, however, registering the day's briefest climb with his very solid time of 16:33. The Low-Key record of 16:00 set by Tracy Colwell in 1996 remained intact, however, with Tracy, the winner of Montebello, missing this year's OLH festivities. This week's women's turn-out was slightly stronger than last week, with 4 accepting the challenge of OLH's slopes, with the quickest ascent registed by a very-not-out-of-shape (despite her category) Ingrid Erkman of TNT in an excellent 23:12.

Highlight of the day, however, was Steve Nash on his unicycle, who scored a 27:52, leading the day's time-wheel product ranking. Diablo?

Low-Key alumni Roy and Julia Ames showed up at the finish on their Honda motorcycle. No, Low-Key does not have a motorsport competition this year.

Special thanks to our volunteers:

Next week: Low-Key charts new territory with the north slope of Diablo, in the East Bay. Be there, and bring your friends!

"Being residents of Portola Valley and enjoying cycling, we were so happy to see the Low-Keys and very much appreciated the small group starts used. It was a great way to be able to have fun, and it was safe and well organized, and thoughtful." -- Ellie Bullis and Bill Pendleton

Thanks to coordinator Judy Colwell, with help from Patt Baenen, Carola Berger, Fred Butts, Sheri Greenspan, Marianne Lipanovich, and Kevin Winterfield for making today's climb possible!

Results

Men

median time = 20:24

pl  #   rider                  team                  category          time    score
1   43  Scott Frake            WAV-ARA               Bald              16:33   123.31
2   84  Ryan Sherlock          Mad/Ireland           35+               16:59   120.17
3   80  Andrey Revyakin                              30+               17:01   119.93
4   17  Brian Edwards          Hell Riders           25-29             17:13   118.54
5   19  Menso de Jong          Santa Cruz Syndicate  Junior            17:18   117.97
6   83  Kieran Sherlock        AV: Old Guys Finish   Open              17:19   117.85
7   61  Jens Heycke            Me                    45+               17:23   117.40
8   36  Bill Davis             Webcor/Alto Velo      4                 17:32   116.40
9   39  Clark Foy              San Jose Bike Club    40+               17:33   116.29
10  62  Daryl Spano            San Jose Bike Club    40+               17:36   115.96
11  74  Dominic Giampaolo      Webcor/Alto Velo      One-Handed Gimp   17:42   115.30
12  1   Dan Connelly           TNT                   3                 17:43   115.19
13  48  David Kelly            Webcor/Alto Velo      4                 17:53   114.12
14  20  James Porter           Western Wheelers      Out Of Shape Dads 18:04   112.96
15  45  Rupert Brauch          WAV-ARA               3                 18:14   111.93
16  65  Martin Voogel          Webcor/Alto Velo      35+               18:21   111.22
17  75  Kenneth Norton         Pen Velo/Kondra       35+               18:27   110.61
18  102 James Hill             AV: Old Guys Finish   50+               18:35   109.82
19  104 Tore Nauta             Webcor/Alto Velo      30+               18:43   109.04
20  16  Peter Mehlitz                                45+               18:54   107.98
21  40  Geo Kitta              Pen Velo/Kondra       50+               19:07   106.76
22  82  Phil Mehlitz           Easton/Specialized    Beach Bum         19:16   105.93
23  81  Ramon Alarcon          San Jose Bike Club    4                 19:25   105.11
24  88  Peter Tapscott         AV: Old Guys Finish   50+               19:58   102.21
25  4   Fred E. Stamm          Pen Velo/Kondra       50+               20:03   101.79
26  85  Chris Soukup           San Jose Bike Club    35+               20:18   100.53
26  35  Ron Brunner            Commuter              Commuter          20:18   100.53
28  101 Dave Johnson           Stanford Cycling      20-24             20:31   99.47
29  78  Alex Kramer            Western Wheelers      5                 21:19   95.74
30  6   Greg Dougald           AV: Old Guys Finish   40+               21:26   95.22
31  63  Michael Ma             Safeway               6                 21:29   95.00
32  67  Martin Hyland          Western Wheelers      50+               21:36   94.48
33  11  Peter Merril           Adobe                 50+               22:04   92.48
34  73  Barry Burr             Men with Guts         45+               22:15   91.72
35  72  Matthew Larson         Hopefully fast                          22:21   91.31
36  90  H. William Mirbach     Pen Velo/Kondra       55+               22:30   90.70
37  70  Bob Parker             AV: Old Guys Finish   50+               22:39   90.10
38  34  Stephen Fong           San Jose Bike Club    5                 22:55   89.05
38  86  Alex Matthews          No Team               Cotter Pin        22:55   89.05
40  64  Keith Devlin           Team Devlin           59+               22:58   88.86
41  69  Rafael Rius            GA Riders             Slacker           24:01   84.98
42  103 Toby Booth             Webcor/Alto Velo      30+               24:21   83.81
43  47  Gavin McRaley          Webcor/Alto Velo      4                 24:52   82.07
44  15  Rich Brunner           Cruzie                39ish             26:02   78.39
45  49  Adam Tow               Blubber Busters       Infinity          26:04   78.29
46  10  Dick Robinson          TNT                   59+               26:58   75.68
47  77  Jorge Chang            Blubber Busters       Infinity          27:07   75.26
48  66  Eric Roodhouse         SVTC                                    27:35   73.99
49  79  Steve Nash                                   Unicycle          27:52   73.24
50  76  Derek Tumulak          Blubber Busters       Infinity          29:47   68.52
51  89  JT Conklin             Identity Engines      35+               31:03   65.73
52  8   Craig Swarthout                              Old 51            32:03   63.68
53  38  Neil Bliss             Platypus Racing       Heavyweight       34:47   58.67
54  41  Kwan Low               The Cutters           5                 34:53   58.50

Women

median time = 27:05

pl  #   rider                  team                  category          time    score
1   5   Ingrid Erkman          TNT                   OOSOL             23:12   116.74
2   7   Cheryl Hennessy        Velo Bella            35+               26:38   101.69
3   68  Stephanie Gruszunski   Velo Girls                              27:32   98.37
4   71  Marie Borselle         Velo Girls            40+               32:15   83.98

Team Rankings

pl  team                     score scoring
1   Webcor/Alto Velo        345.82 (Bill Davis, Dominic Giampaolo, David Kelly)
2   San Jose Bike Club      337.35 (Clark Foy, Daryl Spano, Ramon Alarcon)
3   AV: Old Guys Finish     329.89 (Kieran Sherlock, James Hill, Peter Tapscott)
4   Pen Velo/Kondra         319.16 (Kenneth Norton, Geo Kitta, Fred E. Stamm)
5   TNT                     307.61 (Ingrid Erkman, Dan Connelly, Dick Robinson)
6   Western Wheelers        303.18 (James Porter, Alex Kramer, Martin Hyland)
7   WAV-ARA                 235.24 (Scott Frake, Rupert Brauch)
8   Blubber Busters         222.08 (Adam Tow, Jorge Chang, Derek Tumulak)
9   Velo Girls              182.34 (Stephanie Gruszunski, Marie Borselle)
10  Mad/Ireland             120.17 (Ryan Sherlock)
11  Hell Riders             118.54 (Brian Edwards)
12  Santa Cruz Syndicate    117.97 (Menso de Jong)
13  Me                      117.40 (Jens Heycke)
14  Easton/Specialized      105.93 (Phil Mehlitz)
15  Velo Bella              101.69 (Cheryl Hennessy)
16  Commuter                100.53 (Ron Brunner)
17  Stanford Cycling         99.47 (Dave Johnson)
18  Safeway                  95.00 (Michael Ma)
19  Adobe                    92.48 (Peter Merril)
20  Men with Guts            91.72 (Barry Burr)
21  Hopefully fast           91.31 (Matthew Larson)
22  No Team                  89.05 (Alex Matthews)
23  Team Devlin              88.86 (Keith Devlin)
24  GA Riders                84.98 (Rafael Rius)
25  Cruzie                   78.39 (Rich Brunner)
26  SVTC                     73.99 (Eric Roodhouse)
27  Identity Engines         65.73 (JT Conklin)
28  Platypus Racing          58.67 (Neil Bliss)
29  The Cutters              58.50 (Kwan Low)

Dan Connelly