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Did you know that they’re making a documentary about Levi Leipheimer? Due to be released right before the 2012 version of Levi’s GranFondo, it’s currently in production.

Appearing in the documentary will be several of Levi’s close friends, including Boba strong man Giampaolo Pesce, owner of Riviera Ristorante in Santa Rosa, which also happens to be the center of the cycling universe in Sonoma County. Not many people know, but no one has ridden more training miles with Levi over the last couple of years than Giampaolo. He’s been training regularly with Levi for the last 6 years which helps explain why Giampaolo rules on the bike.

Giampaolo’s a perennial top 10 finisher in The Terrible Two and you’d be hard pressed to find anyone tougher on any bike, road or mtb. Watch this short documentary teaser and Giampaolo’s appearance. He’s been mum about how big his role will be in the final product, but watch for Giampaolo on the big screen with Levi this fall!

 

 

Levi Leipheimer Documentary Teaser from Bike Monkey LLC on Vimeo.

 

Here are the results of the 2011 Rockpile Road Race:

1. Jonathan Lee - 51:22
2. Todd Weitzenberg (1st 40+) - 51:22
3. Glenn Fant - 51:38
4. Roger Bartels  (1st 50+) - 52:29
5. Patrick Zahn - 53:36
6. Nick Kersmarki (Marmot) - 54:28
7. Jason Buckley - 54:28
8. Ryan Price - 55:28
9. Jim Forni (1st Boba) - 56:31
10. Royce Fraley - 56:31
11. Doug MacKenzie (Boba) - 56:46
12. David Baldwin (Boba) - 58:03
13. Nick McGowan - 59:12
14. Kashy Ghazzagh (Marmot/Red Menace) - 59:12
15. Dan Peterson (Boba) - 1:00:12
16. Lou Garcia  (Boba) - 1:01:36
17. Kevin Zucco (Boba) - 1:01:42
18. Paul Stinson - 1:02:35
19. Brian Davis - 1:02:35
20. Shannon Mitchell (1st woman) - 1:02:58
21. Steve Reddi - 1:03:00
22. Norm Smith (Boba) - 1:03:57
23. Richard Peacock (Boba) - 1:04:19
24. Keith Howell - 1:05:02
25. Lauren Rignell - 1:13:20

Photos are posted HERE, courtesy of Chief Gee:

Here are the true, actual, honest results from the Team Time Trial held on the new Dry Creek course.

18 mile course, warm, not windy.

1.  Team Echelon  - 40:09.10.  New Course Record.  Alex Brookhouse, Kevin Buchholz,  Jonathan Teeter,  Jeremy Vennell.

2.  Red Peloton 2 –  40:19.93.  Matt Abbott, Dan Boyle, Joe Feng, Kashy Ghazzagh, Javier Sanchez, Ted Simpkins, Partick Zahn.

3.  Boba Aero – 42:04.35.  New Masters Record. Kirk Buckman, Glenn Mattsson, Doug McKenzie, Steve Palladino, Dan Peterson, Pete Sweeney.

4.  Red Peloton “B” – 43:51.98. Kevin Cook, Starr Stevenson, Scott Orton, Jim Whitford, Sal Franco, Brian Rashap, Brian Davis, Kevin Jeffers, Adrian Tamblin ( the only nine man team).

5.  Misfits/Co-ed – 44:04.55. Nina Strika, Joules Olson, Steve Reddie, Jon Moens, Jeremy Bardell, Josh Dorris, Dude X.

6.  Boba Too – 46:36.67. Dave Baldwin, Lou Garcia, Deanna McKenzie, Norm Smith, Mike Perry.

7.  Topless Broads/Female #1 – Lauren Rignell, Kelly Badillo, Jen Kruger, Shannon Overly-Mitchell, Laurie Peterson.

8.  Team Red New Cheaters – Disqualified for finishing with three and picking up a dropped rider and course cutter. Would have been  new course record (bummer for you). – 38:41.28. Jared Barrileaux, Paco Brown, Jonathan Lee, Craig Roemer.

A few comments from the riders:

“Great course. I loved it!”  Jonathan Lee

“When do we start?”  Team Echelon

“I really wannbe a Boba.”  Ewalk

“Why can’t we ride topless?”  Kelly Badillo to Lauren Rignell

“Have a beer. It don’t cost nothin’”  Dan Peterson

“Don’t accelerate, you frickin’ old lady!”  MadDog to Peeto

“What?  Not me!”  Paco

Warm, not too windy, a record turnout with 15 teams.

1. Team Swift – Tyler Brandt, John Piasta, Sam Bassetti, Tyler Williams – 31:29
2. 11 Gear – Rick Pepper, Dick Salt, Glen Mitchell, Jonathan Teeter – 32:09
3. Orange Peloton – Ted Simpkins and others – 33:30
4. Heavy Breathers 33:32
5. Not Dead Yet Bobas – Briant Smith, Glenn Mattsson, Steve Palladino, Pete Sweeney – 34:14
6. Aero Boba – Jim Forni, Dave Latourette, Dan Peterson, Erin Walker – 34:21
7. Dirt Turkeys – Yuri, Hippie, Paisano, Scalera – 36:37 (1st non-aero)
8. Up in da air Boba – Andy Welling, David Baldwin, Rob Pitchford – 37:04
9. Los Gigantes – Frank Paula, Don Lindsey, Jess Couch, Jason Hoorn – 37:22
10. Red Peloton “DD” – Brian White, Kevin Jeffers, Brian Rashap, Starr Stevenson – 37:34
11. Mostly Mexican Boba – Lou Garcia, Tony Garcia, Ronny Ray Garcia, Ron Hill – 38:16
12. The Collective – Richard Kirby, Jeremy Bardell, Curt Kimble, Bret Gave – 38:34
13. Joy Ride – Neil, Keith, Matt F. – 39:13
14. Women – Caitlin, Kelli, Catherine, Nina – 39:38
15. Phoenix Boba – Norm Smith, Leland Gee, Jim Coughlin – 42:26

A great note of thanks to our excellent officiating and timing crew: Kirk Buckman, Jim Hiserman, Deanna MacKenzie and Greg Provencher. They did a fantastic job.

While many of our teammates were off racing Apple Pie and others were recovering from the 8 hours of Boggs, Dino and I took off on a HTFU ride of Trinity, Howell Mt., Spring Mt.

When we get to the turnoff for Howell Mt. Rd., there’s a sign up that the road is closed. They’re pretty serious as they even have a barrier planted in the road. What the hell?

We decide a mere barrier is something to ride around, so off we go. As we go up the climb, we’re wondering what the problem is since aside from a few minor slides into the road, it’s no big deal.

However, when we get up to the flat part less than 1/4 mile from the top, we discover that the road is no more. Gone. Major slide damage. Like washed away.

See the pics. I wasn’t brave enough to try hiking through the woods with my bike in hand. I think it’s going to be a while before it gets fixed, so we’ll see. In the meantime, keep it in mind if you’re heading out that way.

 

I’m entered in the ITT and Jeffro and I are in the TTT. Jeff questions my sanity the night before and is about to back out. I say I’m definitely in, and Jeff remembers that he is a tough mutha XC rider that rides in the snow. He’s back in.

I get up at 3:50am and out the door at 4:30am for the drive down, since I have one of the early start times. No rain driving down. In fact, I can see stars while driving down the peninsula. I get on Canada Road and drive to the start area – still dark, and ……SNOW!

Warm up on the trainer. 41 degrees. Of course, it starts to rain. I head over to the start area – at least this time I have leg warmers and some wimpy ass TT gloves on. Still in the skin suit and single baselayer. Away I go. Holding power fairly well (way better than at Madera).

Finish well, clocking 25.1mph on the rolling course, and a new course PB for me: 23:54 officially. 11 second PB in these conditions made me feel, well, not warm inside. I was getting cold fast. I keep riding, threw on the Glacier Gloves and a thermal vest for the TTT with Jeff.

16 minutes after my finish, I’m taking off again with Jeffro. This time, it’s a bit more rainy and windy. Jeffro works on the TTT skills for the first time in a race on the TT bike. We have it down really smooth by about 2.5 miles in. Jeff takes some uphill pulls that nearly rip my legs off.

He drags my ass home to the finish. Cool down is not the word for it today – I’m shivering bad. Change into dry stuff, get on the rain bike and we then ride up King’s Mountain Road and back.

Dino takes first overall (including TTTers) in 23:54. Jeff and Dino are second overall and first TTTers in 24:28.

Great event. Better if it’s dry and warmer. Glenn and Pete had better get training – Jeff will rip legs off when we get in the 55+ District TTT Championship mode.

-Dino