Rookie of the Year Pointless Prize

I’ll nominate Rachel C. from team 17. She’s ridden every day this year, done sleaze rides at 4 am before flights out of town, gotten QOM’s in at least three states (maybe 4) during the competition, and is currently #2 on her team.

And plus, I even got to do a ride with her. She’s pretty frikken amazing!! (And can stomp pretty much anyone around on the hills!!)

@Judd 176189 wrote:

Anybody else want to say something nice about a first year player on their team so that I don’t have to cancel this prize?

Hah! You better not cancel this prize. I told Rachel that she’d win some money and could buy me a beer at the final Happy Hour. (and I won’t even have to sell my email address!!)

While not on my team, I would like to nominate Josh as the “Rookie of the Year”.

He has completely embraced the ridiculousness of Freezing Saddles. He has ridden every day, is currently #2 overall, has joined in on almost every pointless prize quest and side bet imaginable, and has turned out to be a great endurance ride buddy for a few rides this winter. 😎

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(I promise he was just annoyed at Dave’s flat tire and not that we were riding all day!)

@chuxtr 176208 wrote:

I’m nearly certain Lynne S on Legal from Las Vegas is a rookie (Sunyata can confirm). To paraphrase from “Major League”: She’s gonna win the whole damn thing! She just went over 4,000 miles yesterday! What more needs to be said?

Heh, no. Lynn is one of the superwomen of cycling, and I was lucky to have her on my team last year. She’s already a Guinness world record holder, and about to go for a second. Major league, not a rookie!

@chuxtr 176218 wrote:

Thanks for clue-ing me in! I understand she’s a Guiness world record holder, but what record???

http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/delaware/2016/10/25/oldest-woman-cyclist-cross-country/92659290/

@Sunyata 176207 wrote:

While not on my team, I would like to nominate Josh as the “Rookie of the Year”.

He has completely embraced the ridiculousness of Freezing Saddles. He has ridden every day, is currently #2 overall, has joined in on almost every pointless prize quest and side bet imaginable, and has turned out to be a great endurance ride buddy for a few rides this winter. 😎

(I promise he was just annoyed at Dave’s flat tire and not that we were riding all day!)

Tim the Enchanter endorses this nomination. Josh was a great player of pointless games….. and the few times I nudged game play, he was completely responsive and a great sport! And even though the points dont matter, I believe he currently has the most points in Calvinball. He was also one of the few to actually cast spells!

I’ll nominate Brian M (bmillah) from Team 19. He’s been ridiculously consistent and dedicated at getting his rides in. It seems like they’re all between 9pm and 1am, but I guess that’s what having real responsibilities means. He’s taken a nasty fall but was back on the bike, no days missed. Brian was a speed demon on the one Penguins group ride we’ve had.

Here’s to the (I’m assuming) king of the Paul Revere midnight rides.