2016 Devil Mountain Double (206 miles 20,000 feet of accent) 4-30-16

[RojoRacing]

I'm going to just leave this here and update later with a ride/race report a pictures if anyone takes any because I'll be hanging on for dear life in the windiest day of 2016 by far ahead of us. I haven't done something like this with such a extremely high change of total bonking involved so yeah even with a shot of NyQuil last night as my last dose against my diminishing head cold I still slept restlessly.

link to the event
http://www.quackcyclists.com/dmd.htm

Weather calling for 40mph gusts throughout the day and it's already howling outside my house at 3:30am
https://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:94550.1.99999

Strava example of the course record
https://www.strava.com/activities/7536626#921500624

 

[trplay]

Be safe , be fast and good luck!

 

[Rick Youngblood]

Good luck Jason - forecast here is 19 mph, and gust usually double that. Yes ride safe.

 

[VenRiderGuy]

Wow.....go Super Rojo.....for this sort of ride/race, I'm just wanting to be a spectator, never a participant. May the winds always be at your back.

 

[SamP]

Go Jason!

 

[ratz]

Sick

 

[Cruzbike Chris]

Get'm Jason, you got this. Look forward to your report.

 

[RojoRacing]

Absolutely killed it today but even still that's only going to be good for like a top 5 or top 10, I'll have to wait for the results. With that said I'm beyond pleased about how well I did in the second half just soaking up rider after rider after everyone started reaching their limits. Don't send a bunch of roadie to put the hurt on a 24hr Mtb PRO, you may not like the results

Oh and the wind was making parts of the race so sketchy at times.

https://www.strava.com/activities/561526321

 

[super slim]

Jason, that's an incredible result, with LOTS of climbing, and descending, 330 km 5980 m climbing!!!!.
Were you faster on both climbing and descending?

Did many DF riders ask questions about the Vendetta after the race?

AND it was a SUNNY 18C (65F) day with NO rain!!!
It must be good living in CA!

 

[Lief]

Sick

Favorite.

You are a machine Jason. Wow.

 

[bladderhead]

Absolutely killed it today

Yes you did.

 

[Jim Parker]

I would say unbelievable, but with you, Jason, I believe. Fantastic performance. This screenshot from Strava says a lot... Averaging 16.2 mph in a race like that is phenomenal. Top speed 51.4 mph, and a well-deserved EPIC suffer score of 400.

 

[trplay]

Beyond words, great job Jason!

 

[ratz]

We've been speculating for a couple years what might happen we you put a superior athlete on a superior bike.

I think we can stop speculating now.

 

[RojoRacing]

@Jim Parker I may not have won but it was absolutely clear after getting totally dropped in the first big climb every rider I soaked up was in complete awe of the Vendetta. For the few riders who were able to stick with me for more then a moment or those caught back up at an aid station, they always commented on it's absolute dominance on the DHs and flats. There was one sag vehicle driver who was there for the start and immediately recognized the bike as FWD Cruzbike and even though he knew what it was you could tell it was his first time seeing one in person like he had just spotted a unicorn in a herd of horses , he always gave me a big thumbs up every time he passed me. Speaking of SAG vehicles, I had the honor of getting pushed off the road into the gutter on the second big climb by a the main SAG van with the big RAMM stickers all over it

Everyone expects a recumbent to be fast at the flat races but I think yesterdays event went a long way toward spreading the Cruzbike word and that's the least I could out here on the west coast.

 

[DavidCH]

Haaaa I can see why you were so urgent with the disc brakes. I bet there were some surprised riders out there with you. Well done. I bet the head cold went very quickly.


I wonder if you filmed that achievement? You might be up for the Hoodoo 500 with a result like that.

 

[Rick Youngblood]

Exceptional achievement Jason and to do that in one single ride. Totally amazing. Looking forward to the detailed race report.

 

[Maria Parker]

I am so proud of you Jason!!! You are Awsome!

 

[Bill K]

Haaaa I can see why you were so urgent with the disc brakes.

With a max speed of 51.4 mph, I don't think he even used the brakes

Awesome!

 

[castlerobber]

Congratulations!

There was one sag vehicle driver who was there for the start and immediately recognized the bike as FWD Cruzbike and even though he knew what it was you could tell it was his first time seeing one in person like he had just spotted a unicorn in a herd of horses

"A unicorn in a herd of horses." That would be a fun (unofficial) Cruzbike slogan!