RipYourLegsOff: 2010 World of Pain Cycling Awards

So let us raise a glass to the heroes...

Sometimes there's a team... I won't say a team of heroes, 'cause what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a team – and I'm talkin' about the World of Pain here – sometimes, there's a team, well, there’s a team for this time and place.

They fit right in there. And that's the World of Pain. In Ohio. And even if they’re a lazy team – and this team was most certainly that, quite possibly the laziest in all Ohio, which would place them high in the runnin' for laziest worldwide – Sometimes there's a team... Sometimes, there's a team. Ah, I lost my train of thought here. But... aw, hell. I done introduced them enough. So here's the 2010 Cycling awards.

Comeback of the Year:

Tie: Cadillac George (from near death) and Mark Ames (from vacation)

Most improved Rider Female:

Abbey Trimble (who podium’d her first race)

Most Improved Ride Male:

Keith “Larry” Flint

Best ‘bonk’ of the year:

Dan Tinderholt on the Dan & Josh Century (but he finished!)

Cyclist(s) who drove the farthest just to go for a bike ride:

Brian O!, Mel Longo, Cadillac George, Dan 4% Rhule, and Pantani (who traveled 500 miles to ride 50 in Iowa)

Best lead out draft:

Gus Comstock’s Butt.

Team Rouleur Award 2010:

Brian “Lil’ Fabian” O’Hara

Where’s Waldo award (awarded to the World of Pain rider spotted wearing another team’s kit to every major ride in Central Ohio):

Mike Rea nka Waldo

2010 Padrone Award (read while humming "Old Man River"):

Jeff 'Nacho Mama' 'JAX' Jackson

Best skin ink of 2010:

tie; swin.bike.run.Aimee and Keith Flint

Best Crash of the Year:

Iowa Josh who skipped a scheduled race so he wouldn't have road rash for his wedding, but crashed in a training ride anyway

Best new name:
Ted Pablo (that's not it) aka "IPB" (that's it) or "International Playboy" (credit goes to Jaybone for naming him)

Best excuses why they couldn't make another thursday evening ride:

The award goes to the WIVES of Bob Hatcher and Bruce 'BRUCE!' Pijanowski

Best Ride of the Year:

The Peckerhead Invitational

Best Bike Shop:

Breakaway Cycling

Best Race of the Year:
Garrett Wonders Columbus (fast, with cobbles – great set up, great venue)

Toughest Opponent 2010 Road Races:

Mighty Scott Young

Best use of Pink in training or racing apparel:

Butch man, who else?

Best use of the LARGE chain ring:

Dave Chambers

Rider most likely to be mistaken for a sausage casing: (winner 3 years running):

Stuart Hunter

Most admired quadriceps (not by me, but I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that):

Tom Kingery

Cyclist of the Year:

Tie. Coming in with equal number of votes Farmer John Price (Ohio Cat. 4 Crit champion) and Chairman Fred Parks (Master’s 55+ Ohio Crit champion and 2nd in Ohio Road Race)

Cyclist(s) who opted out of a races that started just 10 minutes from their own homes: