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2008 Low-Key Hillclimbs
Week 7 Results: Metcalf Rd
15 Nov 2008

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New men's overall leader Tim Clark sets a brutal pace on the lower slopes. Eventual first to the top, multi-time Low-Key men's champion Tracy Colwell is third.

The Action

We have Christine's Photos, Stephen Fong's Photos and Gary and Janet's photos posted!!

The Low-Keys were graced today with warm, no hot, sunny weather for our first ever visit to the infamous Metcalf Mauler. Gary Griffin honked the horn to signal the start for our eclectic group: in addition to an excellent turnout of cyclists, including a much-welcomed infusion of juniors, the crew included a tandem, a unicyclist, and two runners (including your friendly commentator).

There's nothing subtle about Metcalf. From the start, it's hit the gas, and keep it there. With only 1.8 miles of length with less than 1000 feet of climbing, a good time on Metcalf requires being unfraid to punch through the pain threshold. The end will come soon. Really.

Never one to flinch at the prospect of pain, Tim Clark set the early pace. Even Low-Key legend Tracy Colwell had to let Tim go, with only Thomas Novikoff able to match the tempo. Tracy doesn't give up easily, however, and never let Tim's gap reach the critical point. Sure enough, the gap started to close... until Tracy passed Tim to take the next-fastest time on the day, second only to Bill Bushnell riding his hybrid-electric recumbent. After Tracy and Tim, series leader Clark Foy came in third followed by Scott Frake and, soon after, a resurgent Greg McQuaid. Greg was enjoying the advantages of his 30-tooth rear cog, after having suffered badly on the upper slopes of Jamison Creek last week. Thomas crossed the line next, perhaps paying the penalty for trying to follow Tim's early, torrid pace. Unbelievable, Gary finished the less than two minutes later, 28th among the non-motorized participants, running up the slope at a pace most would be happy to manage on a flat road.

Soon after Gary's group crossed the line, Jennie Phillips continued her streak by taking the W for Sisters of No Mercy, a team on a quest to retake the series overall lead from San Jose Bike Club who'd stepped into the top position on Jamison Creek. Lucia Mokres, Janet Martinez, Holly Harris, and Mei Xi were the next to finish. Despite excellent results, the sisters weren't quite able to close the gap to SJBC, led by Clark Foy's excellent riding this year, and bolstered this week by Greg McQuaid and Tom Robert's outstanding rides. Two weeks to go...

Next week: Lomas Cantadas, Low-Key's first foray into the Berkeley Hills. Expect fresh blood to be at the starting line, a new chance for the Low-Key regulars to show some newbies how it's done (or vice versa!)

Thanks to coordinator Gary Griffin, with help from Fred Butts, Stephen Fong, Janet Griffin, Martin Hyland, and Howard Kveck for making today's climb possible!

Results

Hybrid-Electric

median time = 8:01

pl  #   rider                  team                          category                  time       mph  fph score
1   244 Bill Bushnell          Low-Key                       Hybrid                    8:01     13.47 7365 100.00

Men

median time = 13:53

pl  #   rider                  team                          category                  time       mph  fph score
1   51  Tracy Colwell          Team Colwell                  2                         10:29    10.30 5632 132.43
2   210 Tim Clark              Red Octane                    35+                       10:31    10.27 5614 132.01
3   39  Clark Foy              San Jose Bike Club            40+                       10:53     9.92 5425 127.57
4   43  Scott Frake            Webcor/Alto Velo              Bald                      10:55     9.89 5408 127.18
5   97  Greg McQuaid           San Jose Bike Club            35+                       11:13     9.63 5264 123.77
6   217 Thomas Novikoff        Cambio                        2                         11:18     9.56 5225 122.86
7   352 Geoff Drake            Bike Trip                     45+                       11:20     9.53 5209 122.50
8   328 Mark Edwards           Bike Trip                     45+                       11:35     9.32 5097 119.86
9   578 Tom Roberts            San Jose Bike Club            40+                       11:35     9.32 5097 119.86
10  546 Hector Barron                                                                  11:51     9.11 4982 117.16
11  17  Brian Edwards          Hell Riders                   25-29                     12:01     8.99 4913 115.53
12  176 Dave Rossow            Webcor/Alto Velo              35+                       12:03     8.96 4900 115.21
13  458 Craig Sanders          X Men                         40+                       12:06     8.93 4879 114.74
14  284 John Walker            Google                        40+                       12:15     8.82 4820 113.33
15  456 Yuma Koishi            San Jose Bike Club            Junior                    12:17     8.79 4807 113.03
16  585 Michael Barnes                                                                 12:21     8.74 4781 112.42
17  506 Nils Tikkanen          Bike Trip                     3                         12:31     8.63 4717 110.92
18  20  James Porter           Western Wheelers              Out Of Shape Dads         12:34     8.59 4698 110.48
19  560 Karl Schilling         LGBRC                         45+                       12:35     8.58 4692 110.33
20  142 Rich Hill              LGBRC                         40+                       12:37     8.56 4680 110.04
21  315 Ken Gallardo           Pen Velo/Kondra               30+                       12:41     8.52 4655 109.46
22  452 Bruce Gardner          Monta Vista Velo              35+                       12:54     8.37 4577 107.62
23  124 Jeff Farnsworth        San Jose Bike Club            50+                       13:00     8.31 4542 106.79
24  335 Jim Langley            Bike Trip                     50+                       13:01     8.30 4536 106.66
25  343 Matt Werner            Bike Trip                     45+                       13:03     8.28 4524 106.39
26  36  Bill Davis             Google                        4                         13:05     8.25 4513 106.11
27  522 Marc Barberis          Western Wheelers              40+                       13:10     8.20 4484 105.44
28  402 Gary Gellin            Sisters of No Mercy           Runner                    13:13     8.17 4467 105.04R
29  323 Scott Martin           Bike Trip                     50+                       13:19     8.11 4434 104.26
30  406 Gento Kusano           San Jose Bike Club            Junior                    13:27     8.03 4390 103.22
31  421 Matt Wocasek           Bike Trip                     4                         13:31     7.99 4368 102.71
32  273 Calvin Do              Skinny slow guys              35+                       13:33     7.97 4357 102.46
33  307 Christian Paquet       Doogie                        50+                       13:35     7.95 4347 102.21
34  539 Andy Cedilnik                                        30+                       13:42     7.88 4309 101.34
35  397 Michael Williams       Sisters of No Mercy           35+                       14:04     7.68 4197  98.70
36  483 Bryan King             Bike Trip                     4                         14:11     7.61 4163  97.88
37  237 Bill Preucel           Sisters of No Mercy           45+                       14:19     7.54 4124  96.97
38  457 Robert Palassou        Sisters of No Mercy                                     14:20     7.53 4119  96.86
39  579 Jonathan Walden                                                                14:21     7.53 4114  96.75
40  29  Dean Larson            Team Dino                     40+                       14:24     7.50 4100  96.41
41  569 Vincent Valvano                                      50+                       14:24     7.50 4100  96.41
42  236 Paul Melville          Doogie                        55+                       14:29     7.46 4076  95.86
43  467 Vincent Juarez         San Jose Bike Club            Junior                    14:30     7.45 4072  95.75
44  384 Dan Rohrer             Leafy Joe                                               14:32     7.43 4062  95.53
45  412 John Pollard           Bike Trip                     45+                       14:36     7.40 4044  95.09
46  286 William von Kaenel     LGBRC                         40+                       14:39     7.37 4030  94.77
47  346 Joe Farinha            San Jose Bike Club            45+                       14:40     7.36 4025  94.66
48  1   Dan Connelly           Low-Key                       3                         15:45     6.86 3749  88.15R
49  557 Matt Beadon            Nvidia                        30+                       15:50     6.82 3729  87.68
50  810 Alexander Garza        Monta Vista Velo              55+                       16:03     6.73 3679  86.50
51  337 Bruce Swanson          Leafy Joe                     45+                       16:18     6.63 3622  85.17
52  505 Christopher Olson      Google                                                  16:40     6.48 3542  83.30
53  809 Phil Dubach            Western Wheelers              35+                       16:43     6.46 3532  83.05
54  70  Bob Parker             AV: Old Guys Finish           50+                       16:43     6.46 3532  83.05T
55  336 Ed Noskowski           Leafy Joe                     45+                       16:55     6.38 3490  82.07
56  553 Ben Weir               Bike Forums                   Unicycle                  16:59     6.36 3476  81.75U
57  351 Jeff Swan              Team Spike                                              17:20     6.23 3406  80.10
58  498 Hajime Kusano          San Jose Bike Club            50+                       17:24     6.21 3393  79.79
59  510 Rick Piras                                           50+                       17:28     6.18 3380  79.48
60  583 Brian Baccus           San Jose Bike Club            50+                       17:39     6.12 3345  78.66
61  73  Barry Burr             One Leg to Stand On           45+                       17:40     6.11 3342  78.58
62  478 Patrick Callahan       Western Wheelers              35+                       17:53     6.04 3301  77.63
63  496 Garry Chin             Garry                         40+                       17:57     6.02 3289  77.34
64  132 Joseph Maurer          RUSA                          60+                       18:01     5.99 3277  77.06
65  574 Mark Stepovich         Poeseur Racing                45+                       18:34     5.82 3180  74.78
66  531 Dan Dour                                             45+                       18:49     5.74 3138  73.78
67  621 Paul Woodard           Team Spike                                              19:09     5.64 3083  72.50
68  484 Wolfgang Timm          Western Wheelers              40+                       19:44     5.47 2992  70.35
69  800 Michael Ahern          LGBRC                         40+                       19:53     5.43 2969  69.82

R : runner
T : tandem score
U : unicycle

Women

median time = 16:21

pl  #   rider                  team                          category                  time       mph  fph score
1   449 Jennie Phillips        Sisters of No Mercy           45+                       13:54     7.77 4247 117.63
2   270 Lucia Mokres           LGBRC                         3                         14:35     7.41 4048 112.11
3   240 Janet Martinez         Sisters of No Mercy           40+                       14:41     7.36 4021 111.35
4   394 Holly Harris           Sisters of No Mercy           45+                       14:57     7.22 3949 109.36
5   445 Mei Xi                 Mud 'n' Crud                                            15:32     6.95 3801 105.26
6   356 Laura Jump             Team Spike                                              16:21     6.61 3611 100.00
7   360 Gail Stanley           Team Spike                                              19:08     5.64 3086  85.45
8   324 Ileana Parker          Webcor/Alto Velo              Tandem                    16:43     6.46 3532  83.05T
9   489 Tamara Cracknell       Google                        30+                       20:48     5.19 2838  78.61
10  511 Marie-Claire Vacher    Western Wheelers                                        22:43     4.75 2599  71.97
11  27  Christine Holmes       Low-Key                       40+                       24:38     4.38 2397  66.37
12  111 Pat Parseghian         Google                        50+                       24:53     4.34 2373  65.71

T : tandem score

Team Rankings

pl  team                             score scoring
1   San Jose Bike Club              371.20 (Clark Foy, Greg McQuaid, Tom Roberts)
2   Bike Trip                       353.27 (Geoff Drake, Mark Edwards, Nils Tikkanen)
3   Sisters of No Mercy             338.34 (Jennie Phillips, Janet Martinez, Holly Harris)
4   LGBRC                           332.49 (Lucia Mokres, Karl Schilling, Rich Hill)
5   Webcor/Alto Velo                325.44 (Scott Frake, Dave Rossow, Ileana Parker)
6   Google                          302.75 (John Walker, Bill Davis, Christopher Olson)
7   Western Wheelers                298.97 (James Porter, Marc Barberis, Phil Dubach)
8   Team Spike                      265.55 (Laura Jump, Gail Stanley, Jeff Swan)
9   Leafy Joe                       262.77 (Dan Rohrer, Bruce Swanson, Ed Noskowski)
10  Low-Key                         254.52 (Bill Bushnell, Dan Connelly, Christine Holmes)
11  Doogie                          198.07 (Christian Paquet, Paul Melville)
12  Monta Vista Velo                194.12 (Bruce Gardner, Alexander Garza)
13  Team Colwell                    132.43 (Tracy Colwell)
14  Red Octane                      132.01 (Tim Clark)
15  Cambio                          122.86 (Thomas Novikoff)
16  Hell Riders                     115.53 (Brian Edwards)
17  X Men                           114.74 (Craig Sanders)
18  Pen Velo/Kondra                 109.46 (Ken Gallardo)
19  Mud 'n' Crud                    105.26 (Mei Xi)
20  Skinny slow guys                102.46 (Calvin Do)
21  Team Dino                        96.41 (Dean Larson)
22  Nvidia                           87.68 (Matt Beadon)
23  AV: Old Guys Finish              83.05 (Bob Parker)
24  Bike Forums                      81.75 (Ben Weir)
25  One Leg to Stand On              78.58 (Barry Burr)
26  Garry                            77.34 (Garry Chin)
27  RUSA                             77.06 (Joseph Maurer)
28  Poeseur Racing                   74.78 (Mark Stepovich)

Dan Connelly