Message from Brian
I went to see Brian yesterday and while he officially has an excuse and a doctors certificate to miss the No Excuses Ride on Sunday he says no one else does and that he expects everyone to be out. He also gave me detailed instructions on when and how fast to form a pace line as well as what I need to do to keep everyone together down Victoria Parade.
Brian is looking better but still having trouble with the lung not clearing up. That is delaying him getting the broken bones especially his shoulder seen to.
I caught him in Physiotherapy being told off by the Physio for going too hard on the bike. That doesn't sound like Brian at all...
Friday, June 30, 2017
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Sunday Ride - No Excuses
It's that time of year. Le Tour is about
to start and we all become sleep deprived zombies especially after the mountain
stages, as well as stacking on some kilos with all the late night snacks.
So it timely that this Sunday is the No
Excuses ride and can substitute snacks for a Vanilla slice at Glenelg and argue
over the Tour and what may or may not happen to Richie.
Meet Sunday Morning at 8:00 am in the
City
As per normal the Route is Port Road,
Outer Harbor and then Glenelg for Coffee.
The weather looks good
Min 5 Max 16
Mostly sunny. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to
25 to 30 km/h during the evening.
This winter has been the opposite of
last winter and so far the weather gods have been kind.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Sunday Ride, Ride Report and Brian/Mike Update
Sunday Ride
It has been dry so far this June if you call last Sunday mist dry. This coming Sunday looks like it may be wet and hence it will be a Weather Call.
Meet in the City (Hindmarsh Square) at 8:00 am
Brian and Mike Update
I went into see Brian on Monday morning which was fortunate as he was getting ready to be discharged. He was in a bit of pain as they having trouble balancing the meds. He has now been released and is going to a rehabilitation centre (details in email broadcast). Mike Lyons was driving him there. He is in good spirits and he and Mike have vowed to get back on the bike. The new rule is they ride down any descents at the back with me.
Interestingly enough his doctor has recently taken up cycling so we had a good chat.
Mike is back at work so hopefully the Shoulder and the Thigh are getting better.
As always get well soon guys
Ride Report - BG's in the Mist
As would be expect Sundays ride was a little bit subdued due to the previous weeks prang and the weather. Six BG gathered for a ride best described as atmospheric in a "Hound of the Baskervilles" sort of way. The Mist started out okay but actually got worse as the ride progressed. All was going well with no giant devil dogs in sight with rider as we were riding to the conditions and maintaining good separation when David H hit something long and sharp on Port road just before Bower road. It ripped a 3 cm gash in his rear tyre. A search of the area revealed nothing on the road except for a used prophylactic we decided that the tyre had just ripped itself apart in disgust when it realised what it had just run over.
Inserting a $20 note didn't work because of the size of the gash and as he didn't have any $50's handy so Phil gave him one of the those Tyre boot repair stickers that has been sitting in his repair kit for about 4 years. That worked an absolute treat and David turned and headed for home. Hopefully he made it home.
Hugh won the sprint and we called it short on account of the visibility with Coffee at the Chocalat at Henley Square. The mist was just sitting on dead calm ocean. All we needed was a fin to break the surface.
Home was via the Henley Beach road and the Mist was only just showing signs of lifting as we got back to town. So all up a enjoyable ride.
It has been dry so far this June if you call last Sunday mist dry. This coming Sunday looks like it may be wet and hence it will be a Weather Call.
Meet in the City (Hindmarsh Square) at 8:00 am
Brian and Mike Update
I went into see Brian on Monday morning which was fortunate as he was getting ready to be discharged. He was in a bit of pain as they having trouble balancing the meds. He has now been released and is going to a rehabilitation centre (details in email broadcast). Mike Lyons was driving him there. He is in good spirits and he and Mike have vowed to get back on the bike. The new rule is they ride down any descents at the back with me.
Interestingly enough his doctor has recently taken up cycling so we had a good chat.
Mike is back at work so hopefully the Shoulder and the Thigh are getting better.
As always get well soon guys
Ride Report - BG's in the Mist
As would be expect Sundays ride was a little bit subdued due to the previous weeks prang and the weather. Six BG gathered for a ride best described as atmospheric in a "Hound of the Baskervilles" sort of way. The Mist started out okay but actually got worse as the ride progressed. All was going well with no giant devil dogs in sight with rider as we were riding to the conditions and maintaining good separation when David H hit something long and sharp on Port road just before Bower road. It ripped a 3 cm gash in his rear tyre. A search of the area revealed nothing on the road except for a used prophylactic we decided that the tyre had just ripped itself apart in disgust when it realised what it had just run over.
Inserting a $20 note didn't work because of the size of the gash and as he didn't have any $50's handy so Phil gave him one of the those Tyre boot repair stickers that has been sitting in his repair kit for about 4 years. That worked an absolute treat and David turned and headed for home. Hopefully he made it home.
Hugh won the sprint and we called it short on account of the visibility with Coffee at the Chocalat at Henley Square. The mist was just sitting on dead calm ocean. All we needed was a fin to break the surface.
Home was via the Henley Beach road and the Mist was only just showing signs of lifting as we got back to town. So all up a enjoyable ride.
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Brian and Mike Update
All
Some updates
Brian
Dan visited today and thankfully the tally of injury and stuff broken was not added too. This from Dan
Saw Brian this morning: as reported 9 broken ribs, fracture in temporal lobe area, fractured clavicle, dislocated AC joint and punctured lung - other than that he's ok
All his injuries are healing ok-ish.
His lung is improving and once that's better he'll probably be released for home/outpatients.
He's ok and very thankful for his calls/messages.
Mike
He is back at work after Sportmed gave him a good once over. Apart from loss of skin and some general soreness, he has,
Get well soon guys.
Some updates
Brian
Dan visited today and thankfully the tally of injury and stuff broken was not added too. This from Dan
Saw Brian this morning: as reported 9 broken ribs, fracture in temporal lobe area, fractured clavicle, dislocated AC joint and punctured lung - other than that he's ok
All his injuries are healing ok-ish.
His lung is improving and once that's better he'll probably be released for home/outpatients.
He's ok and very thankful for his calls/messages.
Mike
He is back at work after Sportmed gave him a good once over. Apart from loss of skin and some general soreness, he has,
- a bruise from where Brian ran into him (which is still growing but is currently 40cm long)
- a small bleed into the muscle but is not serious
- a tear in the AC and some Bursitis in the shoulder
Get well soon guys.
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Sunday Ride - Beach Ride
Despite Men Down life and riding continue
This Sundays ride is a beach ride, Port Road, Outer Harbor and Glenelg for Coffee
Meet in the City at 8:00 am
Note: it was listed as a Foothills ride but the weather looks good at the moment for beach.
This Sundays ride is a beach ride, Port Road, Outer Harbor and Glenelg for Coffee
Meet in the City at 8:00 am
Note: it was listed as a Foothills ride but the weather looks good at the moment for beach.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Brian Update
All
I went into the RAH to see Brain this afternoon. He is in good spirits, but as its now a couple of days after the accident he is very sore and grateful for the pain management button.
It turns out he has actually broken 9 ribs, which is a true job of work and given himself a mild concussion just to cap things off.
Brian would like to thank everyone for their assistance and support, especially the BG boys who were there on the day and the lady who kindly stopped to help.
I went into the RAH to see Brain this afternoon. He is in good spirits, but as its now a couple of days after the accident he is very sore and grateful for the pain management button.
It turns out he has actually broken 9 ribs, which is a true job of work and given himself a mild concussion just to cap things off.
Brian would like to thank everyone for their assistance and support, especially the BG boys who were there on the day and the lady who kindly stopped to help.
Monday, June 12, 2017
MEN DOWN - MONDAY UPDATE
So we can probably call this the Brian's f*%$ed himself up good and f*^#ing proper edition... Brian remains in good spirits today, even through the AC separation had been confirmed and a minor fracture of his skull (in his words: 'nothing to worry about') has been discovered this morning. In short, he is being a trooper with some fairly significant injuries causing him a lot of pain.
So a little more on what happened yesterday morning:
A group of six BG donned full finger gloves and, seeing the great weather (cold, but clear and zero wind), set out for what was planned to be an Old Freeway to the Lofty Summit, then Ashton, Cherryville and down Montacute for coffee somewhere around Newton.
Bollards, then Lofty was knocked off at a steady pace, and the group posed for this work of art at the summit...
In retrospect, this should have been seen as a portent of doom, as several years ago, about ten minutes after about 15 of us posed at Outer Harbour in our matching kit, we had the infamous Macolino Stackolino where Aldo and Alf went down with most unfortunate consequences for Alf.
Back to yesterday, after departing the summit, we headed down Mt Lofty Summit Road, to Greenhill Road and then onto Woods Hill Road. About 1.2 kilometres from the Greenhill Road intersection, at one of those innocuous right handers, Mike T was leading out Brian and Steve B.
It would appear that Mike lost traction on either some gravel or a patched longitudinal crack near the apex and went down in the classic front wheel 'low side'. Whilst Mike was sliding along the gravel, it appears that Brian went straight, front wheel first, into Mike's left thigh. Steve B reports a fairly graceful cartwheel, unfortunately ending with a very substantial deceleration.
Steve just managed to miss being third man down. Phil P arrived about 15 seconds later followed by Chris W and myself about 10 seconds after that.
A very helpful motorist who was between Phil and Chris also stopped to assist.
Mike has lost a fair amount of bark, and, on his left thigh now sports a monumental bruise bifurcated by what appears to be the tread pattern of a GP4000. He'll live to fight another day, however his bike is much the worse for wear.
Brian's frame, on first inspection, doesn't show any damage. His rims are another storey, and for the moment we will call it a 1-all draw between rim and Tilley thigh. Seriously though, after seeing the bruise, had it been any thigh other than Mike's, we might have been adding a broken femur to the mix.
Mike reported, on inspecting Brian's bike this morning, finding a small piece of fabric embedded in the rim. On closer inspection, it proved to be a piece of Mike's knicks:
Oh dear...
Seriously though, whilst we can make light, these events are never fun, and, as Aldo said yesterday, we all wish Brian, in particular, and Mike a speedy recovery.
MR
So a little more on what happened yesterday morning:
A group of six BG donned full finger gloves and, seeing the great weather (cold, but clear and zero wind), set out for what was planned to be an Old Freeway to the Lofty Summit, then Ashton, Cherryville and down Montacute for coffee somewhere around Newton.
Bollards, then Lofty was knocked off at a steady pace, and the group posed for this work of art at the summit...
In retrospect, this should have been seen as a portent of doom, as several years ago, about ten minutes after about 15 of us posed at Outer Harbour in our matching kit, we had the infamous Macolino Stackolino where Aldo and Alf went down with most unfortunate consequences for Alf.
Back to yesterday, after departing the summit, we headed down Mt Lofty Summit Road, to Greenhill Road and then onto Woods Hill Road. About 1.2 kilometres from the Greenhill Road intersection, at one of those innocuous right handers, Mike T was leading out Brian and Steve B.
It would appear that Mike lost traction on either some gravel or a patched longitudinal crack near the apex and went down in the classic front wheel 'low side'. Whilst Mike was sliding along the gravel, it appears that Brian went straight, front wheel first, into Mike's left thigh. Steve B reports a fairly graceful cartwheel, unfortunately ending with a very substantial deceleration.
Steve just managed to miss being third man down. Phil P arrived about 15 seconds later followed by Chris W and myself about 10 seconds after that.
A very helpful motorist who was between Phil and Chris also stopped to assist.
Mike has lost a fair amount of bark, and, on his left thigh now sports a monumental bruise bifurcated by what appears to be the tread pattern of a GP4000. He'll live to fight another day, however his bike is much the worse for wear.
Brian's frame, on first inspection, doesn't show any damage. His rims are another storey, and for the moment we will call it a 1-all draw between rim and Tilley thigh. Seriously though, after seeing the bruise, had it been any thigh other than Mike's, we might have been adding a broken femur to the mix.
Mike reported, on inspecting Brian's bike this morning, finding a small piece of fabric embedded in the rim. On closer inspection, it proved to be a piece of Mike's knicks:
Oh dear...
Seriously though, whilst we can make light, these events are never fun, and, as Aldo said yesterday, we all wish Brian, in particular, and Mike a speedy recovery.
MR
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Men Down
All
Unfortunately today the group had a bad accident in the Hills with both Brian Virgo and Mike Tilley falling on Woods Hill road near the Cold Store.
I wasn't riding so I will let someone who was there give a detailed explanation of the crash. It appears Mike fell first and Brian crashed into him. Brian suspects he may have hit a tree.
Brian
Brian is the most badly hurt and was taken to the RAH. He has suffered 6 broken ribs, a minor puncture to the lung and a broken collar bone. They are also concerned about his AC Joint (shoulder) but will know more tomorrow. He is comfortable and in good spirits. He will be in the RAH for 4-5 days depending upon lungs and shoulder. He didn't lose a lot of skin which is a small mercy. A CT scan has given him the all clear for his head, neck and spine.
Mike
I have far less information on Mike. He didn't go to hospital and from my information he has lost some skin and is bruised and banged up.
The BG wish both Brian and Mike a speedy recovery.
More information as I have it.
Unfortunately today the group had a bad accident in the Hills with both Brian Virgo and Mike Tilley falling on Woods Hill road near the Cold Store.
I wasn't riding so I will let someone who was there give a detailed explanation of the crash. It appears Mike fell first and Brian crashed into him. Brian suspects he may have hit a tree.
Brian
Brian is the most badly hurt and was taken to the RAH. He has suffered 6 broken ribs, a minor puncture to the lung and a broken collar bone. They are also concerned about his AC Joint (shoulder) but will know more tomorrow. He is comfortable and in good spirits. He will be in the RAH for 4-5 days depending upon lungs and shoulder. He didn't lose a lot of skin which is a small mercy. A CT scan has given him the all clear for his head, neck and spine.
Mike
I have far less information on Mike. He didn't go to hospital and from my information he has lost some skin and is bruised and banged up.
The BG wish both Brian and Mike a speedy recovery.
More information as I have it.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Sunday Ride - Winter Call
All
As its winter Sunday's ride will be a weather call.
Meet in the City at 8:00 am
If the weather looks fine one of the near city hills loops will be chosen from:
- Pain Lives Here
- BG Hills Face (in either direction) Montecute, Ashton, Mt Lofty, Crafers, Upper Sturt Rd, Main Rd, Windy Point (Coffee in Unley or Stirling or Parade depending upon direction) approx 75km with multiple escape routes
- An alternative close hills ride
as of posting the weather report is fantastic:
Min 6, Max 17 Sunny. Possible rainfall: 0 mm Chance of any rain: 5%
Adelaide area
Sunny. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h later.
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