Breakers to Bay 2010

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On this matte grey San Francisco morning, 34 racers met at the beach to get a map. On our 3rd annual Breakers to Bay race, we decided to change it up. Know the city is a mess on the 3rd Sunday in May each year, and this is our day to flow like water through the chaos. Like salmon going up stream, these racers will have to fight traffic, tons of cops, alcohol induced pedestrians, and some dicks and tits, all by 10am.

Morning!

Manifests and cards are distributed, and riders get five minutes to make a plan of attack.

There were 6 racers who were also in the middle of the 24 hour scavenger hunt. They got 20 points for racing B2B.

Ever seen a lightspeed track bike?

Thanks to Todd at SE Bikes for this amazing race prize. SF is lucky to have quality support from the bike world!

Walton had pocket money from a model gig last week, and some new patches that are about to drop.

Racers ready?!

A spectator yelled GO, which confused the start.

Psyched Hernan came up for this! Also glad he found his phone in the broadway tunnel.

Traffic was really ruff. Made for a run route.

This is how you make a checkpoint flow, rapid stickers for manifests.

The first check point was Funston@Moraga. Some bikes were walked.

Daniel and Walton making the climb

Nice to meet Dylan today

Gabe was ready for them at the Presidio Gates

Hernan coming up Arguello

Jonathan made the route for this race. Thanks for adding the tuff love. Check point at Castro and Market

Juilen making choices one intersection at a time

Dylan coming back down Broadway

Broadway

To Embarcadero

40 minutes was the fastest time, riders met at Pier 7 to be awarded.

Manifest complete

Daniel won the race, the bike, and has an anual race title to hold on to. Chas won last year, and did not show this am. 2011 it is.

Results:
1: Daniel
2: Fergus
3: Walton
4: Justin
5: Julien
6: Daryl
7: Uri
8: Marc
9: #43
10: #36
11: #44
12: #3
13: #21
14: #29
15: #12
Email me your names and will update from spoke card numbers.
Special shout to mark, who recovered from a really tuff injury over the last few years, took the corse on a road bike, and came in with the top five fixed racers. Glad to see you back so strong.

Fergus was genuinely excited to have won a complete Zip Zinger from Gabe/DLX/Krooked

Walton is optimistic. That is some energy I can hang with. Thanks to MC for the race prize shoes!

Broakland jersey with a grass stain from the race. Better then a cement stain..

No name bike: Fergus was in a tv spot, and they needed a no name bike. done

Personal domestique

Thanks to Vittoria for some rubber.

Thanks again to SF!
All the racers
Will, Gabe, Jonathan, and Dean for working checkpoints.

Photos: Mike Martin, Gabe Morford

Thanks to SE bikes, Krooked, Vittoria, Capoforma, Knog, and Shimano for race prizes.

See you all in LA next weekend!