tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post1386433830757302079..comments2021-03-24T13:12:32.539-07:00Comments on Tour of the Unknown Coast Scrapbook: 2012 Tour of the Unknown Coastjimbobrideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725011394645337549noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-90602039604593325202012-05-10T19:46:00.298-07:002012-05-10T19:46:00.298-07:00Yah, that is wrong. He is also listed coming in a...Yah, that is wrong. He is also listed coming in at 34th place. I know who was in the lead group and he wasn't. The TUC 100 mile official results usually have a few mistakes.jimbobrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725011394645337549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-43626925751322435952012-05-10T11:31:14.230-07:002012-05-10T11:31:14.230-07:00Richard Horacek, Oregonian, listed first on tuc...Richard Horacek, Oregonian, listed first on tuc's official results. sorry.EShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668815074031635589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-26543776599021439612012-05-08T18:27:16.610-07:002012-05-08T18:27:16.610-07:00We were at least 10 minutes behind you guys. We w...We were at least 10 minutes behind you guys. We were there a little after 11:00. Rob might know the exact time. I was riding "naked" without my trusty GPS this year.jimbobrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725011394645337549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-77820468845319471752012-05-08T06:44:41.878-07:002012-05-08T06:44:41.878-07:00Jim, Any recollection of your time to the bottom o...Jim, Any recollection of your time to the bottom of the wall? We didn't move too quick along the beach, but before that we were just hammering it and got there in 3:52. That made for a rather unimpressive 1:19 for the winners and 1:28 for myself from the wall back to Ferndale.Matt Schiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954299758299548441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-73587961242716105862012-05-07T08:36:53.069-07:002012-05-07T08:36:53.069-07:00I saw Bob Beede during the post-ride BBQ meal. He ...I saw Bob Beede during the post-ride BBQ meal. He had been training a lot this season and had also dropped a lot of weight. So, for this, his 25th consecutive TUC, he turned in a sub-six time of around 5:56. I think it was his first such time in several years.<br /><br />Also of note is an old College of the Redwoods classmate, Sky McKinley. He turned in a sub-six time on a really hard day. His progress as a cyclist in just one year is nothing short of amazing. <br /><br />And congratulations to you, Jimbob, for yet another excellent showing at California's Toughest Century! You look to be a perennial top-10 strongman of this awesome ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-91318615505841899262012-05-06T20:50:57.260-07:002012-05-06T20:50:57.260-07:00The Noble Sports Photography guy was there again, ...The Noble Sports Photography guy was there again, and told me he'd have the gallery up maybe by Tuesday. He really captures an iconic perspective of this ride/race so steeped in mystique and local lore: the rider ascending an impossibly steep looking grade with the Pacific Ocean and Sugarloaf Island as the backdrop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-10100665102137801422012-05-06T11:03:52.106-07:002012-05-06T11:03:52.106-07:00As it turned out, I was alone from Petrolia to the...As it turned out, I was alone from Petrolia to the top of the Wall; To wait would have really slowed me down, so I went at my own pace, slogging it out against the ferocious wind. I figured if I was caught, that would be great to have some help, but none ever arrived. Six-mile, was at times I'm sure, Six-mile(s) per hour! I finished behind all my other times the last 5 years, at 6:37, but gave it my all the whole way, and finished totally wrung out and proud of seeing a very difficult day through. <br /><br />I talked to Brian Ecker after the ride and he gave me a recap of his ride. It was an interesting and inspiring story of a marked man hanging on to and then finishing off a group of locals who had been trying to put him away from Panther Gap climb on. It's also remarkable that the guy weighs 190 lbs. The beast from Bellingham! Congrats also to the other 3 guys who came in right behind him, and especially to the first two women to go sub-six on a day where the wind is as bad as it gets on this course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-52307686938762991022012-05-04T15:23:06.213-07:002012-05-04T15:23:06.213-07:00You do not want to be alone on the beach this year...You do not want to be alone on the beach this year. My biggest recommendation is to find a group of similar strength riders and stay together until the wall.jimbobrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725011394645337549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-85159312742392318202012-05-03T21:48:50.833-07:002012-05-03T21:48:50.833-07:00Yeah Jimbob, I remember times fishing from the bea...Yeah Jimbob, I remember times fishing from the beach along Six-Mile, in May no less, when the wind was so strong it was hard just to walk against it, and sand would be so high in the air I'd have to protect my eyes as I walked. Yep, the earlier the better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-25398084843481530292012-05-03T20:29:43.948-07:002012-05-03T20:29:43.948-07:00Go to my other blog http://northcoastbikerides.blo...Go to my other blog http://northcoastbikerides.blogspot.com and click on tour of the unknown coast. I have route directions there.jimbobrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725011394645337549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-17671193574951788922012-05-03T14:49:53.088-07:002012-05-03T14:49:53.088-07:00This ride has been on my bucket list but unfortuna...This ride has been on my bucket list but unfortunately I can't make it up there until Mid June. Are any of the routes slips posted anywhere so I can create a ride while I come up to visit my daughter.Xeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589704434085823376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-75134424800889494902012-05-03T05:22:48.173-07:002012-05-03T05:22:48.173-07:00I'm not sure what to expect for the start this...I'm not sure what to expect for the start this year. However, I do know there are the usual locals that want fast times and a slow start doesn't help their times. Also, we are all watching the weather. The expected high pressure on Saturday may unleash really strong winds on the beach. The earlier you get there the better.jimbobrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725011394645337549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-6357706861460240462012-05-02T18:24:03.262-07:002012-05-02T18:24:03.262-07:00So, I wonder if this year's start will follow ...So, I wonder if this year's start will follow the pattern I think I've observed over the last four or so years. That is, fast and furious starts have alternated with relatively mellow roll outs, sometimes all the way to the forest. If so, this year would be an "easy" pace for the first miles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-8339152497390879122012-03-28T09:39:40.075-07:002012-03-28T09:39:40.075-07:00Looks like last year might be my best ride in term...Looks like last year might be my best ride in terms of finishing time at the TUC, at least until next year, anyway. I was off the bike from July until January due to an abscess near my tailbone and the surgery it required. And, I welcomed into the world in September the most important thing in my life now -- my son Darren. I've been training when I can, and have signed up for my favorite century though, so it'll be a good time nonetheless. I'm looking forward to it very much, and to doing it on my new bike, a Cervelo R3. What an amazing bike!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-58153202316145204472012-03-25T09:15:52.970-07:002012-03-25T09:15:52.970-07:00Oops, the countdown timer has been corrected. Tha...Oops, the countdown timer has been corrected. Thanks for the comment.jimbobrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725011394645337549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055884243666356675.post-37786362953139814802012-03-25T06:58:22.643-07:002012-03-25T06:58:22.643-07:00I think you might be off a week. Just 41 days left...I think you might be off a week. Just 41 days left!Matt Schiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954299758299548441noreply@blogger.com