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Palomares Road

Week 5 of the 2011 Low-Key Hillclimb Series

Best costume winner and top woman Lisa Penzel (Franz Kelsch)
Thanks to coordinator Janet Martinez, with help from Alison Chaiken, Kevin Comerford, Richard Contreras, Lori Fabris, Bruce Gardner, Yihua He, Franz Kelsch, Lovorka, Russ McCrary, Karis McFarlane, Pat Parseghian, Rikke Preisler, Thomas Preisler, and Jonathan Walden for making today's climb possible!

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Report

It was hump day for the 2011 Low-Key Hillclimbs, and with it, the smallest hump in the series: Palomares Road.

I don't ever recall anything quite like this in the history of this series: after the gradual first half-mile the group was obviously still intact, but with only a mile of 7-9% grade following this, Tracy's steady but fast pace was unable to split the pack. From there it was mostly gradual slopes. Riders made their efforts: Nils Tikkanen, for example, took pulls from the front with his time trial bike, but the group remained almost fully intact as others were pulled along in the vacuum of the large group. Finally the end game: the group split first in the middle, then in the sprint Tracy Colwell and Keith Sz... I mean McLovin' launched themselves off the front with McLovin' victorious. But with today's small-group format, riders with the same time are given the same placing, so officially Tracy and McLovin' tied for the day's top position. With the rapid pace, McLovin demolished Nate English's Strava KOM by 44 seconds.

Other groups were less coherent, and as a result riders benefited less from the draft. The top 15 in the day's ranking all came from the 16 riders of Group 1 (not counting Bill, who rode off the front on his hybrid electric). Today was part mass-start race, part team time trial as any intercene conflicts hurt all members of a group.

On the women's side, Lisa Penzel was the big winner on the day, not only finishing fastest, but also becoming the clear winner in the costume contest. Nicely done, Lisa!

In the team competition it looks like Team Low-Key took the V for the first time this year, JUST BARELY over Sisters and Misters, with Brown Zone a close third.

But no matter what transpired on the road, spirits were universally high at the finish as the morning chill had given way to gorgeous, warm sunshine. There could be no better day to be on a bike, and Palomares Road is a gorgeous place to do it.

Huge thanks today to coordinator Janet Martinez who managed to not only expertly organize volunteers and participants in this relatively complex week, but even managed to ride herself, starting with the last group.

Results

Strava T-shirt qualifiers indicated with orange background.

Hybrid Electric
pl # name team cat time mph fph score
1 6 Bill Bushnell Low-Key Its All About The Bike 11:37 23.55 5485 109.81

Men
pl # name team cat time mph fph score
1 106 McLovin The Brown Zone 1 17:00 16.09 3748 121.32
2 48 Tracy Colwell Team Colwell 40+ 17:01 16.08 3745 121.20
3 404 Jacob Berkman Dolce Vita Cycling 30+ 17:05 16.02 3730 120.73
4 510 Clark Foy San Jose Bike Club 45+ 17:07 15.98 3723 120.50
4 1 Daniel Connelly Low-Key 3 17:07 15.98 3723 120.50
4 523 Brian Lucido Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy Tandem 17:07 15.98 3723 120.50
4 248 Carl Nielson Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy M50+ 17:07 15.98 3723 120.50
4 512 Mario Hernandez Audi 3 17:07 15.98 3723 120.50
9 144 Nils Tikkanen Bike Trip/Symantec Honey Badger 17:11 15.92 3708 120.03
10 44 Tim Clark Low-Key 40+ 17:13 15.89 3701 119.80
11 59 Mark Edwards Bike Trip/Symantec 50+ 17:20 15.78 3676 118.99
12 114 Steve Peck Western Wheelers 45+ 17:28 15.66 3648 118.08
13 37 Ronald Brunner The Brown Zone Low-Key 18:07 15.10 3517 113.85
13 329 Dave Blizard Pen Velo/Pomodoro 40+ 18:07 15.10 3517 113.85
15 7 James Porter Western Wheelers 3 18:11 15.05 3504 113.43
16 226 Tom Gardin   45+ 18:13 15.02 3498 113.22
17 308 Rune Dahl Western Wheelers 45+ 18:15 14.99 3492 113.01
18 53 J.D. Daniels Eden Bikes 35+ 18:17 14.96 3485 112.81
19 213 Andy Crews Diablo 40+ 18:22 14.90 3469 112.30
20 133 Dai Sieh The Brown Zone Robusto 18:24 14.87 3463 112.09
21 240 Paul McKenzie Marc Pro - Strava 55+ 18:31 14.78 3441 111.39
22 33 Bill Brier Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 45+ 18:35 14.72 3429 110.99
23 261 Joe Sullivan San Jose Bike Club 35+ 18:36 14.71 3426 110.89
24 63 Joe Fant San Jose Bike Club 50+ 18:44 14.60 3401 110.10
25 528 Daryl Spano San Jose Bike Club 45+ 18:53 14.49 3374 109.22
26 237 Justin Lucke LGBRC Plant Based 18:58 14.43 3360 108.74
26 273 David Nader Pen Velo/Pomodoro 40+ 18:58 14.43 3360 108.74
28 524 David Malachowski Eden Bikes 19:20 14.15 3296 106.68
29 92 KP The Brown Zone None Of Your Bee'S Wax 19:28 14.05 3273 105.95
30 66 Klaus Fleischmann   40= 19:31 14.02 3265 105.68
31 233 Alexander Komlik San Jose Bike Club 45+ 19:32 14.01 3262 105.59
32 78 Tick Houk The Brown Zone 50+ 19:33 13.99 3259 105.50
33 94 Jim Langley Bike Trip/Symantec 55+ 19:34 13.98 3257 105.41
34 225 Chris Furgiuele Dolce Vita Cycling 35+ 19:35 13.97 3254 105.32
35 112 Shance Ordell Western Wheelers 35+ 123 19:38 13.94 3246 105.05
35 526 Dennis Pedersen Bike Trip/Symantec 50+ 19:38 13.94 3246 105.05
37 80 Martin Hyland Western Wheelers 55+ 19:41 13.90 3237 104.78
38 124 Dave Rossow Western Wheelers 40+ 19:43 13.88 3232 104.61
39 96 Bennett Chi Lee Speedy Bees 45+/Ponytail 19:46 13.84 3224 104.34
40 305 Gino Cetani Heavy Metal 40+ 19:55 13.74 3199 103.56
41 336 Erik Salander Pen Velo/Pomodoro 50+ 20:02 13.66 3181 102.95
42 270 Jonathan Sek San Jose Bike Club 55+ 20:16 13.50 3144 101.77
43 64 TOM FERREIRA Eden Bikes 45+ 20:17 13.49 3141 101.68
44 338 Chuck Spiteri Pen Velo/Pomodoro 50+ 20:19 13.47 3136 101.52
45 104 Scott Martin Bike Trip/Symantec 50+ 20:28 13.37 3113 100.77
46 95 Dean Larson The Brown Zone 45+ 20:29 13.36 3111 100.69
47 521 West Kurihara Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 50+ 20:33 13.31 3101 100.36
48 119 Thomas Rabedeau SLACer 50+ 20:34 13.30 3098 100.28
49 122 Doug Reynolds Alberto's Steak House 60+ 20:41 13.23 3081 99.72
50 120 Vinay Ravuri Georgia Tech 20:51 13.12 3056 98.92
50 127 Naoto Sato   45+ 20:51 13.12 3056 98.92
50 81 Brandon Iles Google 25+ 20:51 13.12 3056 98.92
50 310 Giles Douglas Google 35+ 20:51 13.12 3056 98.92
54 267 Alan Weatherall San Jose Bike Club 20:53 13.10 3051 98.76
55 211 Philip Clark Google 25+ 21:09 12.94 3013 97.52
56 257 Takanobu Seimiya Nikon Cycling Club 40+ 21:11 12.92 3008 97.36
57 515 Greg Juneau LGBRC 40+ 21:23 12.80 2980 96.45
58 148 David Vrane Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 45+ 21:35 12.68 2952 95.56
59 159 Robert Zeljko   40+ 21:36 12.67 2950 95.49
60 55 Jon Degenhardt Alameda Velo 50+ 21:43 12.60 2934 94.97
61 24 MichaelsJ. Andalora   55+ 21:44 12.59 2932 94.90
62 132 Jeff Shute Google 30+ 21:45 12.58 2930 94.83
63 268 Jens Weber Doogie 30+ 21:48 12.55 2923 94.61
64 32 Dan Brehmer SLACer 45+ 24:07 11.34 2642 94.47T
65 215 Vince Cummings Alberto's Steak House 50+ 21:53 12.50 2912 94.25
66 12 Will von Kaenel LGBRC 50+ 24:22 11.23 2615 93.50T
67 506 Eric Brouillette Eden Bikes 45+ 22:27 12.19 2838 91.87
68 51 Richard Contreras Team Rhus 50+ 22:39 12.08 2813 91.06
69 153 Jim Williams Alberto's Steak House 60+ 22:40 12.07 2811 90.99
70 272 Roger Helmers Central Valley Velo 55+ 22:43 12.04 2805 90.79
71 430 Michael Riepe Webcor/Alto Velo 40+ 22:52 11.97 2787 90.20
72 321 Mike James Pen Velo/Pomodoro 22:57 11.92 2776 89.87
73 57 Frank Drobot   60+ 23:02 11.88 2766 89.54
74 160 Craig Peters Tradewinds Cycling Team 40+ 23:27 11.67 2717 87.95
75 249 Jeffrey Opp Doogie 30+ 23:34 11.61 2704 87.52
76 511 Don Grijalva San Jose Bike Club 60+ 23:46 11.51 2681 86.78
77 266 Jonathan Walden   45+ 24:02 11.38 2651 85.82
78 28 Jan Berka   45+ 24:03 11.38 2649 85.76
79 304 Chris Carstens Pen Velo/Pomodoro 50+ 24:09 11.33 2639 85.40
80 320 Henry James Pen Velo/Pomodoro 24:12 11.31 2633 85.23
81 46 Kevin Colagiovanni Team DUD 25+ 24:38 11.11 2587 83.73
82 54 Barry Burr Barry Beams Bike Lighting 50+ 24:53 11.00 2561 82.89
83 128 Wink Saville Google 60+ 24:55 10.98 2557 82.78
84 146 Luis Valente Palo Verde Velo 50+ 25:03 10.92 2544 82.34
85 68 Stephen Fong San Jose Bike Club 5 25:04 10.91 2542 82.28
86 118 Alec Proudfoot Google 45+ 25:08 10.89 2535 82.06
87 399 Duane Stephens GC Vicoforte 50+ 25:27 10.75 2504 81.04
88 502 Richard Allen Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 60+ 25:49 10.60 2468 79.89
89 328 Kris McQueen Diablo 35+ 26:01 10.52 2449 79.28
90 327 Thomas Maslen Western Wheelers 45+ 26:43 10.24 2385 77.20
91 22 Michael Ahern LGBRC 45+ 27:07 10.09 2350 76.06
92 29 Sachin Bhatia   30+ 27:30 9.95 2317 75.00
93 529 John Sternfield Palo Verde Velo Male 55 30:41 8.92 2077 67.22
94 47 Skyler Colwell Team Colwell Junior 30:49 8.88 2068 66.93
95 504 Ben Blizard Blizard@!!!! 35+ 31:04 8.81 2051 66.39
96 517 Ashutosh Kaushik   25+ 33:21 8.20 1911 61.84
97 508 Bernar Demai   60+ 33:33 8.15 1899 61.48
98 400 Liam Colwell Team Colwell Junior 42:21 6.46 1505 48.70

T : tandem score

Women
pl # name team cat time mph fph score
1 250 Lisa Penzel   45+ 21:22 12.80 2982 116.72
2 75 Laura Hipp Western Wheelers 4 22:42 12.05 2807 109.87
3 501 Mary Ellen Allen Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 45++++ 22:54 11.95 2783 108.91
4 131 Lynn Sestak San Jose Bike Club 50+ 22:59 11.90 2772 108.51
5 8 Janet Martinez Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 40+ 23:07 11.84 2756 107.89
6 520 Kstiv The Brown Zone 40+ 23:56 11.43 2662 104.20
7 518 Sandra King Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 40+ 24:52 11.00 2562 100.29
8 60 Lisa Emmerich Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 50+ 25:08 10.89 2535 99.23
9 522 Winnie Lam SLACer 25+ 24:07 11.34 2642 94.47T
10 13 Lynn von Kaenel LGBRC 24:22 11.23 2615 93.50T
11 525 Vanessa McDonnell Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 40+ 27:09 10.08 2347 91.86
12 345 Heidi Fraser   50+ 27:25 9.98 2324 90.96
13 217 Danielle Dettling Rinat 30+ 28:11 9.71 2261 88.49
14 77 Christine Holmes Low-Key 45+ 31:24 8.71 2029 79.43
15 229 Andrea Ivan Silicon Valley Triathlon 31:47 8.61 2005 78.47
16 514 Christina Janowski   35+ 38:29 7.11 1656 64.81
17 500 Tanya Ahern Victorious Secret 40+ 44:14 6.19 1441 56.38

T : tandem score

Teams
pl team score riders
1 Low-Key 350.10 Bill Bushnell, Daniel Connelly, Tim Clark, Christine Holmes
2 Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 349.90 Brian Lucido, Carl Nielson, David Vrane, Mary Ellen Allen, Janet Martinez, Lisa Emmerich, Richard Allen
3 The Brown Zone 347.26 McLovin, Ronald Brunner, Dai Sieh, KP, Tick Houk, Dean Larson, Kstiv
4 Western Wheelers 344.52 Steve Peck, James Porter, Rune Dahl, Shance Ordell, Martin Hyland, Dave Rossow, Laura Hipp, Thomas Maslen
5 Bike Trip/Symantec 344.43 Nils Tikkanen, Mark Edwards, Jim Langley, Dennis Pedersen, Scott Martin
6 San Jose Bike Club 341.48 Clark Foy, Joe Sullivan, Joe Fant, Daryl Spano, Alexander Komlik, Jonathan Sek, Alan Weatherall, Lynn Sestak, Don Grijalva, Stephen Fong
7 Pen Velo/Pomodoro 325.54 Dave Blizard, David Nader, Erik Salander, Chuck Spiteri, Mike James, Chris Carstens, Henry James
8 Eden Bikes 321.17 J.D. Daniels, David Malachowski, TOM FERREIRA, Eric Brouillette
9 Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 311.64 Bill Brier, West Kurihara, Sandra King, Vanessa McDonnell
10 LGBRC 298.69 Justin Lucke, Greg Juneau, Will von Kaenel, Lynn von Kaenel, Michael Ahern
11 Google 295.36 Brandon Iles, Giles Douglas, Philip Clark, Jeff Shute, Wink Saville, Alec Proudfoot
12 SLACer 289.22 Thomas Rabedeau, Dan Brehmer, Winnie Lam
13 Alberto's Steak House 284.96 Doug Reynolds, Vince Cummings, Jim Williams
14 Team Colwell 236.83 Tracy Colwell, Skyler Colwell, Liam Colwell
15 Dolce Vita Cycling 226.05 Jacob Berkman, Chris Furgiuele
16 Diablo 191.57 Andy Crews, Kris McQueen
17 Doogie 182.13 Jens Weber, Jeffrey Opp
18 Palo Verde Velo 149.55 Luis Valente, John Sternfield
19 Audi 120.50 Mario Hernandez
20 Marc Pro - Strava 111.39 Paul McKenzie
21 Speedy Bees 104.34 Bennett Chi Lee
22 Heavy Metal 103.56 Gino Cetani
23 Georgia Tech 98.92 Vinay Ravuri
24 Nikon Cycling Club 97.36 Takanobu Seimiya
25 Alameda Velo 94.97 Jon Degenhardt
26 Team Rhus 91.06 Richard Contreras
27 Central Valley Velo 90.79 Roger Helmers
28 Webcor/Alto Velo 90.20 Michael Riepe
29 Rinat 88.49 Danielle Dettling
30 Tradewinds Cycling Team 87.95 Craig Peters
31 Team DUD 83.73 Kevin Colagiovanni
32 Barry Beams Bike Lighting 82.89 Barry Burr
33 GC Vicoforte 81.04 Duane Stephens
34 Silicon Valley Triathlon 78.47 Andrea Ivan
35 Blizard@!!!! 66.39 Ben Blizard
36 Victorious Secret 56.38 Tanya Ahern