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Lomas Cantadas + Marin Ave

Week 7x of the 2013 Low-Key Hillclimb Series

The top of Marin Ave, at Grizzly Peak (Paul Chuck)

Photos

• Bill Bushnell

Report

A dedicated group of climbers, many led by the intrepid tandem team of Paul and Paul, continued on from the Low-Key post-ride festivities at the top of Lomas Cantadas to tackleone of the most challenging urban miles in the US: Marin Ave in Berkeley. As of this writing, 13 Low-Keyers have uploaded their data to the Low-Key site, and and at least two others completed the route. Every one of these riders wins the 7X challenge. The experience of cresting Euclid on Marin Ave to see the final, three steepest blocks of the eleven-block climb is truly memorable, far more memorable than the result of any computer calculations.

That said, it was Janet Gardner and David Collet coming out at the head of the standings in the men's and women's solo divisions for the challenge, Janet brilliantly powering her way up the final block to Grizzly Peak, David riding earlier. Meanwhile Paul and Paul, riding the intimidating grades of Marin Ave on their tandem, amazed all present with their accomplishment, winning the tandem division and leading Sisters and Misters of No Mercy to the team win.

But really, to have ridden Marin less quickly just means to have suffered it longer. The goal was in the doing, and to that end, everyone here succeeded.

As the tandem group was mercifully finishing it's assault on Marin Ave, Bill Bushnell arrived in his hybrid-electric recumbent. Proving the large machine has no problems with extreme grades, Bill produced an impressive 4:25 time to cement the lead in the hybrid-electric division.

Please check out the split scores for this week's climb, including block-by-block times up Marin, as well as splits on Lomas Cantadas earlier.

Other riders completing the course

1. Bernard Demai has separate activities on Garmin Connect: Lomas Cantadas and Marin Ave.
2. Marty Hyland also completed this challenging route but his data were split: Lomas Cantadas and Marin Ave.

Results

KOM special mention qualifiers indicated with orange background. Discarded scores are crossed out. Volunteer weeks are indicated with V. Ride credit weeks are indicated with RC. V and RC weeks are equivalent for scoring.

Women

pl	#	name	team	cat	time	mph	fph	score
1	209	Janet Gardner	Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy	45+	31:41.47	6.29	3495	108.08

reference time for division Women = 35:12.04

Men

pl	#	name	team	cat	time	mph	fph	score
1	49	David Collet	Pen Velo/Pomodoro	40+	22:02.96	9.03	5023	123.05
2	409	Bill Laddish	Team CVC	40+	22:42.43	8.77	4878	120.40
3	108	Todd Markelz	Google	35+	24:22.70	8.17	4543	114.24
4	1	Daniel Connelly	Low-Key	45+	24:42.23	8.06	4484	113.12
5	605	Steve Fielding		45+	24:57.16	7.98	4439	112.28
6	710	Jameison Martin			30:25.22	6.55	3641	96.97
7	326	Jeff Shute	Google	35+	30:42.49	6.49	3607	96.30
8	405	Bruce Gardner	Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy	40+	38:32.57	5.17	2874	81.39
9	71	Stephen Fong	CyclePath Racing	0	38:38.32	5.16	2867	81.24

reference time for division Men = 29:10.88

Tandem

pl	#	name	team	cat	time	mph	fph	score
1	410	Paul McKenzie	Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy	55+	28:16.44	7.05	3917	102.37
	46	Paul Chuck	Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy	55+

Hybrid Electric

pl	#	name	team	cat	time	mph	fph	score
1	6	Bill Bushnell	Low-Key	Hors	14:39.00	13.60	7560	111.43

reference time for division Hybrid Electric = 16:57.36

Teams

pl	team	score	riders
1	Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy	312.81	Janet Gardner, Bruce Gardner, Paul McKenzie, Paul Chuck
2	Low-Key	224.55	Daniel Connelly, Bill Bushnell
3	Google	210.53	Jeff Shute, Todd Markelz
4	Pen Velo/Pomodoro	123.05	David Collet
5	Team CVC	120.40	Bill Laddish
6	CyclePath Racing	81.24	Stephen Fong