"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote in message

Nope. I rode the MB for two years prior to it being included in the
now-defunct Coors Tour. If you were a cat 4 you probably didn't spend
much time in that part of the peleton where I usually was.

I spent a fair amount of time in that part of the peleton, each time when
they lapped me. If you look at the winning times of Cat 2,3,4 (there was a
Cat 5 when I was racing)you will see there isn't much difference. It's the
spread of the pack that is different with each category. I once even won a
circuit race because when I was going to get lapped a second time, I took
off and finished just ahead of the pack. I did it as a joke, apparently it
fooled the officials. I didn't go to the podium to claim the inner tube I
had won.
Did you race with the Grewal brothers?

The name is familiar, but no. I did, however, have the opportunity to ride
alongside Eddie Merckx for one lap of the MB (he was the honorary race
chairman) before he dropped out to watch the rest of the race from the
comfort of his easy chair.

Ever run ultramarathons?

Lord no. Halves were as ambitious as I ever got. I did do some canoe
triathlons one summer, however. Not a great swimmer.

Max