200 on 100: "A Dumptruck of Awesome"

by Jen See on Aug 12, 2011 12:14 PM EDT in News

200 on 100 - The Fall of Ryan T Kelly from cycloWHAT? on Vimeo.

A few weeks ago, the merry New England pranksters Ted King and Tim Johnson decided to ride 200 miles on highway 100 in Vermont. The 100 runs 216 miles down the length of central Vermont. King and Johnson - and from what I understand this was King's idea - decided it would be cool to ride the whole thing in one day. They brought along Ryan Kelly, a local amateur. Here's the must-watch video of their adventures. Watch through to the end, because Ted King's final question is money. It almost made me wish I was there, except for the 200 miles part.

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Hot damn

this is one of the most beautiful rides in America. Also, it goes by a lot of mountains, not over them. Do it in late September. And cut it in half…

Any dumb f#*k who looked at Garmin’s roster could figure that out, it wasn’t exactly rocket-science. Hell, it wasn’t even lutefisk-science.

by Chris Fontecchio on Aug 12, 2011 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

Absolutely

The Green mountains essentially are always just off to one side of that road

Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma

by kom vuelta on Aug 12, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

not entirely original

An article from Bicycling Magazine from early 1990 lists the 100/200 as one of “The 10 Toughest One-Day Rides in North America.” Here’s the link.
Having ridden most of rt 100 in sections, I’m considering it next year. Absolutely spectacular scenery and friendly natives (and drivers).

by pooziepie on Aug 12, 2011 12:24 PM EDT reply actions

lol

Well, where there’s a road, people will ride it. The video totally made me laugh. And the way Tim J told me the story, he said Ted King was the motivator. Like, c’mon guys, let’s do this thing. And Tim was like, okay, why not.

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Aug 12, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

pretty much... yup.

The idea has always been kicking around to do a BIG ride like this. Ride all over our homestate of NH or an unofficial Tour of New England. But the timing is always wrong since it should likely only happen in the fall when Tim is deep into cross season and I’m ready to hang up the bike for the fall, rather than ride it 10 hours in one day.

But an untimely broken collarbone changed my schedule around quite a bit. Ready, set, 200 on 100…

by iamtedking on Aug 12, 2011 1:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Lemons into lemonade and stuff, amiright?

The video is pretty sweet. Laughed :D

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Aug 12, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions

loved it. thank you.

Get off my fucking lawn!

by mr. rogers on Aug 12, 2011 1:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Yeah

That was a dumptruck full of awesome right there. Great video.

"That race is Belgian in everything but geography" - tgsgirl on the true nature of P-R

by omnevelnihil on Aug 13, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

nice

by phantom_51 on Aug 12, 2011 1:39 PM EDT reply actions

This just makes me want to ride my bike, a lot.

In New England.

Did I mention it also makes me miss New England?

by Ed K on Aug 12, 2011 2:02 PM EDT reply actions

It definitely makes me want to go to Vermont.

I’ve only been there once, and it was in January. But it still looked amazing. Would love to go back sometime.

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Aug 12, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Cousin of mine used to have a place near Sugarbush...

…that we’d go to during the summer when I was a kid. Really, really nice and pretty. The thing you missed there, tho’ is the fall leaves. Not sure I’d want to deal with the leaves in the gutter on a wet day, but man an early fall ride when they’re turning but haven’t fallen yet down that corridor would be amazing, I bet.

by Ed K on Aug 12, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Saw it earlier when it was tweeted, good stuff

Kelly, bravest of the three. Amateur, goes riding with two pros, for 200 frickin’ miles, and. takes. pulls. Sit on, dude! :)

"On paper, your team is awesome." -- Pigeons on my WVDS team, and life in general.

by tedvdw on Aug 12, 2011 2:40 PM EDT reply actions

I know right?

Don’t let those dudes bully you into pulling! :D

LOL, I confess I’ve ridden with Tim Johnson and I sat on as much as possible.

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Aug 12, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, was going to mention that Kelly is now the hero of pretty much...

…all of us non-genetic freak types.

by Ed K on Aug 12, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

i like how excited he was for Chocolate milk at the very end

by WaterGirl on Aug 12, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

That

is me every day I ride. Chocolate milk – perfect excuse to push it those last few miles to get home faster!

My fruit bowl is full of sex wax--gavia

by Douglas Ansel on Aug 12, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I just got some syrup b/c of you...

…so now I shall see if it helps motivate me, very shortly.

by Ed K on Aug 12, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Scientifically proven to be more effective than "real" recovery drinks!

At 500x the taste factor

My fruit bowl is full of sex wax--gavia

by Douglas Ansel on Aug 12, 2011 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Better if milk and chocolate are consumed separately.

Special Considerations: Milk vs. Dark Chocolate:
Milk binds to antioxidants in chocolate making them unavailable; therefore, milk chocolate is not a good antioxidant source
To get the benefits of antioxidants, avoid drinking milk with dark chocolate

umwolverine would approve of this link

Thank You Sheldon Brown

by flying dog on Aug 12, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions

LIES

Choclate milk will undo all damage to your body and soul.

by Ryantkelly on Aug 12, 2011 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs

So you've got your soul back?

Well done. Seriously, man, you’re a hell of an inspiration. Also, make Ted do all the work next time.

by Sui Juris on Aug 12, 2011 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Pfffff

not going to get any stronger sitting in like a punkass.

by Ryantkelly on Aug 12, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

+1

and this sig line is up for grabs…

"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton

by sminer on Aug 12, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

did me right tonight.

Great stuff, man.

by Ed K on Aug 12, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe the researchers left out the "dump truck of awesome" factor.

Hard to quantify and stuff….

Thank You Sheldon Brown

by flying dog on Aug 13, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions

lol

Who are we to argue with that? Science pfffft.

Nice job out there. :D

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Aug 13, 2011 12:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I enjoyed following this when it was happening, but the video was really entertaining.

Sad thing for me is I am guessing they were going faster at the finish then I can go at the start. Props to Ryan Kelly for the ride…the video does a nice job of documenting his slip into insanity (although to sign up for this to begin with…).

by JustJoshinYa on Aug 12, 2011 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

Totally cool. I will do this ride someday.

(But I won’t try it all in one day.)

I'm still young--Andy Schleck

by majope on Aug 12, 2011 3:21 PM EDT reply actions

i'd like to try a 100 mile ride one day

but first i need to do 150 in a day

nice vid

by thebongolian on Aug 12, 2011 4:52 PM EDT reply actions

Love this kind of stuff

I would break my six hour limit on the saddle rule for that kind of ride.

"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton

by sminer on Aug 12, 2011 5:41 PM EDT reply actions

Ryan Kelly wouldn't stop pulling...

…his comment about “not killing it” at the first flat tire was in response to my question, “Why are you taking pulls?!” He said his heart rate was stable…and I have to give it to him, he started cracking at hour 5 and rode the last 5 cracked, still at over 21 mph average.

by cdelinks on Aug 12, 2011 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Next PdC interview.

by Ed K on Aug 12, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Even that short video made that last 50 miles seem like torture.

"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton

by sminer on Aug 12, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

"I am ^not Ryan Kelly" tshirts...

Needs to happen…with a big glass of chocolate milk on the front of them and the “A dumptruck of awesome” quote on the back…

I’d order one right now.

by JustJoshinYa on Aug 12, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

that idea has awesome potential :D

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Aug 13, 2011 12:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Great video - too fun.

I’d get a little tired even driving 200 miles.

by Katiek on Aug 12, 2011 11:50 PM EDT reply actions

Making it look, well, hard...

RK deserves an extra round as he was knee-deep in suffering shortly after doing a similar ride on his own.

I’d have to say that I speak for all involved when I say, there’s no way that he could’ve done it without us. Nope, no way.

by Timjohnsoncx on Aug 13, 2011 12:19 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Ha!

I liked the bit about maybe being good for an hour :D

Quality entertainment all around.

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Aug 13, 2011 12:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

The Awesome keeps coming...

Thanks to the protagonists for stopping by and making this even cooler. This is a side of cycling that harkens back to the roots of the sport, e.g. When riding from Paris to Brest was just a cool idea. But I don’t think I could do this ride unless it were within a few days of the summer solstice. And even then I might carry a light.

Any dumb f#*k who looked at Garmin’s roster could figure that out, it wasn’t exactly rocket-science. Hell, it wasn’t even lutefisk-science.

by Chris Fontecchio on Aug 13, 2011 5:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions