The Cyclist's Wife: Savage Sprints

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Savage Sprints at Hot Italian 1/22/12

We have missed the last few Savage Sprints for reasons including this:

But we were happy to return last night!!

And in attendance was last season's Savage Sprints Champion,

Kevin Mansker...

...who you can pretty much bet on seeing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Very cool to have Kevin participating in Savage Sprints;

it always makes for an exciting and record-setting evening.

As well as drawing a large crowd...

...and a band of ninja warriors riding Ducati Motorcycles...

Haha. Just making sure you were still reading.

Now. I must disclaim that I had trouble paying attention to every single bit of Savage Sprints when this was going on...

However. I did mention it was a record setting evening, right?

And, although Mr. Mansker's presence definitely ups the ante,

I think the real credit for last night's speedy showing on the boards is due to this very generous man...

Mr. Bill Nicely.

Bill (on his birthday) donated $100 to Sac Valley Velodrome Association for every time under 8 seconds.

So, between Mr. Mansker,

THE GAME,

and of course pizza,

or should I say,

Seasonal Pear with honey, Gorgonzola and pancetta pizza

(um. yum!),

and beer (!),

(because it's illegal to have pizza without beer, fact. And why would you when Racer 5 is on tap?)

Let's just say,

my head was on a swivel.

There was a lot of action including

not 1

not 2

not even 5

but

ELEVEN

times under 8 seconds.

Seriously.

That's what I said Bill.

Eleven.

Now, including those eleven showings, there were also new men's & women's records set for the evening.

Below you can check out video of the men's semi-finals...

Oliver v. Allen

women's semi-finals...

Women's Finals...

Missy v. Autumn

(Dang ladies, there is your new time to beat!)

And the showdown,

Men's Finals

Oliver v. Mansker

Dang. 7.3?!

Dear Cyclist,

I know you don't like getting 2nd place. But, I say losing to a track champion/future Olympian at least 10 years your junior is not too shabby. Good job!

Wife

Below are more photos of another great night at Savage Sprints!

Thank you again to Mr. Bill Nicely for your generous donation to the cause!

Last but not least, look for a Sacramento Bee article on February 5th!

Oh, and if you've scrolled this far down, the Niners blew it.Just in case you were wondering.

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Location:Hot Italian

2011 Top Ten

And....I bring you your top ten favorite posts of 2011 from this here little bloggy.....with my comments of course....

10. Cyclists! Home Made Gel Recipe

Not surprised this is in the top ten! Fuel is expensive, this was a sweet find.

9. Savage Sprints at Hot Italian 10/23/11

Yay! Continued support for Sac Valley Velodrome Association.

8. Crit Chat

Kind of surprised to see this one in here! Glad my little crit lesson was so well loved!

7. Recipe Find - The Pioneer Woman's Chicken Tortilla Soup

This just proves a picture is worth a thousand words (or hits). I used The Pioneer Woman's picture (because I ate my final result before I photographed it, yeah) and I think it drew a lot of interest.

6. Strawberry Crown Criterium, Watsonville

This was a fun race and fun day, even for the lack of strawberries. I'm glad it made the top ten.

5. Penne, Portabella and Prosciutto

One of my very first posts! And my recipe! Yipee!

4. Safeway Fast & Furious 8/7/11

Another fun race day & an overall great event. I hope they do it again next year. Though, I'm not sure if it was the event or those yellow shoes that got all the hits! :)

3. Tour De Nez

If I recall, this was my first real race post. Even though I got severely dehydrated from walking around all day taking photos and forgetting to drink anything, it was worth it. Can I say it again? Another fun race day!

2. A Lovely Day in the City & Giro di SF

OK....another awesome race day! This one makes me smile because I remember we weren't planning to go, then we woke up in the morning and went for it.

Ladies & Gentlemen,

THE #1 POST OF 2011!

Ironman Arizona 2011 & my IronMom

I'm so proud of my Mom. It makes me happy that this post is the #1 of the year!

Many thank you's for continuing to read this blog. It means a lot to me that so many people are enjoying it. And a big shout out to the cycling community for the amazing support! Clearly those cycling posts are popular! Thank you, thank you, thank you!