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2007 Low-Key Hillclimbs
Week 6 Results: Welch Creek
03 Nov 2007

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Gary Gellin (2nd) on Welch Creek (Kwan Low photo)

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The Low-Key promenade completed its 4.7 mile ride to Welch Creek Road and was greeted with pristine asphalt, blue skies, and a warming sun. A steep, smooth rode, virtually no car traffic, short sleeves, and cattle guards. Could it possibly be any better than this?

And so began the Low-Key Hillclimbs' conquest of Welch Creek Road, not only a first-timer for the series itself, but also for most of the participants. It would have been a first-timer for more of the participants, but an alarming number had pre-ridden it in the preceding weeks. Sometimes, it's better to not know what's coming.

And what was coming was steep. After an initial, innocent, few hundred meters, the sunshine-induced bliss was rended asunder by the rude acceleration of the roadway upwards, the first of many times it would subject the Low-Key masses to grades on the painful side of 10%.

Some respond to such direct challenges by shifting down, holding back on the effort, managing reserves for the more sustained grades which were known to follow. Series leader Tim Clark, however, is not among these, as he set a ferocious tempo at the front, leaving a wake of suffering beyond the ever-increasing gaps forming behind his rear wheel. Tim knows he doesn't need to sustain these early efforts; he just needs to maintain the gaps he establishes with them. And once again, he did so, finishing first among the Low-Key crew, with Hybrid-Electric afficianado Bill Bushnell absent for the first time this year. Tim, of Red Dragon, finished with an impressive time of , followed by Gary Gellin of Webcor/Alto Velo in 0:00, and Clark Foy of San Jose Bike Club in 0:00.

In the women's competition, it was an especially competitive week, as Lucia Mokres of LGBRC, who had finished right behind Janet Martinez of Friends of Janet in weeks 1 and 4 of this series, this week turned the tables, to finish tops among the women with a time of 0:00, with Janet third. 2007 first-timer Holly Harris of Tibco, who does quite nicely on steep roads, was between the two in second place. Anny Henry, absent for the second week in a row, nevertheless maintains her lead in the overall standings.

Of special note was Bob and Ileana Parker, who tackled Welch Creek today on their tandem. Impressive! Also, Sara Good flatted on climb, fixed her flat, and still finished with a solid time. Indeed, everyone present broke the hour, a nice result on a 1923 vertical foot climb.

In the team competition, it was Webcor/Alto Velo by a nose over Google, with LGBRC in third. Series leader Bike Trip was fourth this week, yet was able to hold onto their lead ahead of Google.

The Endurance Award standings are getting tight, with leader Amy Tan and second-place Kelly Kasik unable to make it. Meanwhile, Murali Krishnan of team Commuter made a strong showing this week, to come within 13 minutes of Amy's lead.

Thanks to coordinator Adam Tow, with help from Chris Boardman, Ron Brunner, Helen Chan, Genti Cuni, Christine Holmes, Martin Hyland, Howard Kveck, and Pat Parseghian for making today's climb possible!

Results

Men

median time = 31:30

pl  #   rider                  team                          category                  time       mph  fph score
1   210 Tim Clark              Red Dragon                    35+                       24:20     9.62 4742 129.45
2   402 Gary Gellin            Webcor/Alto Velo              35+                       24:52     9.41 4640 126.68
3   39  Clark Foy              San Jose Bike Club            40+                       25:06     9.32 4597 125.50
4   382 Todd Sinclair          Team Shonky                   30+                       25:29     9.18 4528 123.61
5   54  Justin Lucke           Google                        Vegan                     25:59     9.01 4441 121.23
6   141 Carl A. Nielson        Pegasus                       45+                       26:38     8.79 4332 118.27
7   1   Dan Connelly           TNT                           3                         26:38     8.79 4332 118.27
8   217 Thomas Novikoff        Cambio                        2                         26:51     8.72 4297 117.32
9   45  Rupert Brauch          Webcor/Alto Velo              3                         27:12     8.60 4242 115.81
10  352 Geoff Drake            Bike Trip                     45+                       27:20     8.56 4221 115.24
11  309 Dan Hicklin            LGBRC                         4                         27:27     8.52 4203 114.75
12  142 Rich Hill              LGBRC                         40+                       27:41     8.45 4168 113.79
13  328 Mark Edwards           Bike Trip                     45+                       27:48     8.42 4150 113.31
14  322 Christopher Bosch      Google                        5 Wannabee                28:01     8.35 4118 112.43
15  284 John Walker            Google                        40+                       28:20     8.26 4072 111.18
16  318 Jeff Botelho           TFSF                          45+                       28:41     8.16 4023 109.82
17  323 Scott Martin           Bike Trip                     50+                       28:57     8.08 3985 108.81
18  122 Michael Gonia          Republic of Anaerobia         40+                       29:05     8.05 3967 108.31
19  358 Josh Beisel            Indiana University            25-29                     29:10     8.02 3956 108.00
20  277 DJ Novotney                                          30+                       29:19     7.98 3936 107.45
21  354 Chad Rosser            Republic of Anaerobia         Triathlete                29:23     7.96 3927 107.20
22  344 Harvey Wong            Friends of Janet              35+                       29:31     7.93 3909 106.72
23  250 Ian Sowden                                                                     29:44     7.87 3880 105.94
24  290 Mike Schuster          Google                        40+                       29:58     7.81 3850 105.12
25  362 Greg Durbin            Santa Rosa Cycling Club       50+                       30:14     7.74 3816 104.19
26  176 Dave Rossow            Webcor/Alto Velo              35+                       30:37     7.64 3769 102.89
27  343 Matt Werner            Bike Trip                     45+                       30:37     7.64 3769 102.89
28  301 Michael Wright         SRI                           50+                       31:04     7.53 3714 101.39
29  29  Dean Larson            Team Dino                     40+                       31:23     7.46 3676 100.37
30  347 Michael Kirkpatrick    SRI                           4                         31:30     7.43 3663 100.00
31  264 Luke Burton            LGBRC                         5                         31:40     7.39 3644  99.47
32  233 Rand Hill              Apple                         35+                       31:58     7.32 3609  98.54
33  331 Rob Boyer              LGBRC                         50+                       32:12     7.27 3583  97.83
34  398 Kirt Liittschwager     Webcor/Alto Velo              45+                       32:15     7.26 3578  97.67
35  4   Fred E. Stamm          Pen Velo/Kondra               55+                       32:18     7.24 3572  97.52
36  370 Steve Blair            Friends of Janet              50+                       32:24     7.22 3561  97.22
37  140 Gary Griffin           Team Santa Cruz               55+                       32:31     7.20 3548  96.87
38  378 Todd Stavish           Team Shonky                   Nothing                   32:58     7.10 3500  95.55
39  303 Tom Workman            STVC                          40+                       33:23     7.01 3456  94.36
40  6   Greg Dougald           AV: Old Guys Finish           45+                       34:02     6.88 3390  92.56
41  20  James Porter           Western Wheelers              Out Of Shape Dads         34:03     6.87 3389  92.51
42  229 Michael Czepiel        Apple                         20-24                     34:18     6.82 3364  91.84
43  325 Kevin Fetterman        Sunburnt DJ                   40+                       34:23     6.81 3356  91.61
44  259 Joshua Hadley          Republic of Anaerobia                                   34:32     6.78 3341  91.22
45  201 Vinay Ravuri           Georgia Tech                  Beginner                  35:22     6.62 3262  89.07
46  274 Simon Chan             Liuchan                       35+                       35:28     6.60 3253  88.82
47  34  Stephen Fong           Blubber Busters               5                         35:44     6.55 3229  88.15
48  272 Martin Hampton         Pen Velo/Kondra                                         36:03     6.49 3201  87.38
49  212 Pete Jollymour                                       6                         36:13     6.46 3186  86.98
50  77  Jorge Chang            Blubber Busters               Infinity                  36:56     6.34 3124  85.29
51  287 Rafael Ornes           Valley Presbyterian           45+                       37:45     6.20 3056  83.44
52  70  Bob Parker             AV: Old Guys Finish           50+                       38:16     6.11 3015  82.32T
53  374 Darren Wood            Team Shonky                   Bad                       39:49     5.88 2898  79.11
54  336 Ed Noskowski           Leafy Joe                     45+                       39:51     5.87 2895  79.05
55  338 Mark King              Fremont Freewheelers          4                         39:52     5.87 2894  79.01
56  225 Bogdan Florea                                        35+                       39:59     5.85 2886  78.78
57  390 Dan Siehl              Valley Presbyterian           Superannuated Biochemist  40:11     5.82 2871  78.39
58  366 Michael Babb           Me                            35+                       43:01     5.44 2682  73.23
59  313 Michael Reicherl       Republic of Anaerobia         40+                       46:18     5.05 2492  68.03
60  231 Murali Krishnan        Commuter                      35+                       59:11     3.95 1950  53.22

T : tandem score

Women

median time = 33:18

pl  #   rider                  team                          category                  time       mph  fph score
1   270 Lucia Mokres           LGBRC                         4                         30:21     7.71 3802 109.69
2   394 Holly Harris           Tibco                         45+                       32:24     7.22 3561 102.75
3   240 Janet Martinez         Friends of Janet              40+                       33:08     7.06 3482 100.48
4   332 Margie Biddick         Bike Trip                     4                         33:27     7.00 3449  99.53
5   324 Ileana Parker          Webcor/Alto Velo              Tandem                    38:16     6.11 3015  82.32T
6   386 Sara Good              Friends of Janet              Girl                      57:12     4.09 2017  58.20
7   305 Anne Findlay           JDRF                          30+                       59:31     3.93 1939  55.94

T : tandem score

Team Rankings

pl  team                             score scoring
1   Webcor/Alto Velo                345.37 (Gary Gellin, Rupert Brauch, Dave Rossow)
2   Google                          344.84 (Justin Lucke, Christopher Bosch, John Walker)
3   LGBRC                           338.23 (Dan Hicklin, Rich Hill, Lucia Mokres)
4   Bike Trip                       337.36 (Geoff Drake, Mark Edwards, Scott Martin)
5   Republic of Anaerobia           306.73 (Michael Gonia, Chad Rosser, Joshua Hadley)
6   Friends of Janet                304.42 (Harvey Wong, Janet Martinez, Steve Blair)
7   Team Shonky                     298.27 (Todd Sinclair, Todd Stavish, Darren Wood)
8   SRI                             201.39 (Michael Wright, Michael Kirkpatrick)
9   Apple                           190.38 (Rand Hill, Michael Czepiel)
10  Pen Velo/Kondra                 184.90 (Fred E. Stamm, Martin Hampton)
11  AV: Old Guys Finish             174.87 (Greg Dougald, Bob Parker)
12  Blubber Busters                 173.44 (Stephen Fong, Jorge Chang)
13  Valley Presbyterian             161.83 (Rafael Ornes, Dan Siehl)
14  Red Dragon                      129.45 (Tim Clark)
15  San Jose Bike Club              125.50 (Clark Foy)
16  TNT                             118.27 (Dan Connelly)
16  Pegasus                         118.27 (Carl A. Nielson)
18  Cambio                          117.32 (Thomas Novikoff)
19  TFSF                            109.82 (Jeff Botelho)
20  Indiana University              108.00 (Josh Beisel)
21  Santa Rosa Cycling Club         104.19 (Greg Durbin)
22  Tibco                           102.75 (Holly Harris)
23  Team Dino                       100.37 (Dean Larson)
24  Team Santa Cruz                  96.87 (Gary Griffin)
25  STVC                             94.36 (Tom Workman)
26  Western Wheelers                 92.51 (James Porter)
27  Sunburnt DJ                      91.61 (Kevin Fetterman)
28  Georgia Tech                     89.07 (Vinay Ravuri)
29  Liuchan                          88.82 (Simon Chan)
30  Leafy Joe                        79.05 (Ed Noskowski)
31  Fremont Freewheelers             79.01 (Mark King)
32  Me                               73.23 (Michael Babb)
33  JDRF                             55.94 (Anne Findlay)
34  Commuter                         53.22 (Murali Krishnan)

Dan Connelly