Conference noted::bicycle

    	The latest VeloNews contains an article about Paul Solon
    	setting an outdoor track record for 24-hours. I thought
    	that was pretty interesting. The next article in the mag
    	was even more interesting and, I must say, a little hard
    	to believe (even for me, the April Fool fool 8-)> ).
    
    	Seana Hogan rode from San Francisco to Los Angeles. In so
    	doing, she broke every existing record for the ride. She
    	broke the following records:
    
    		Male solo
    		Female solo
    		Men's tandem
    		Mixed tandem
    		2-Man team
    
    	As I said, this is a little hard to believe. Anyway, Ms. Hogan
    	is supposed to ride RAAM this year and has asked John Marino
    	if she can start with the men.
    
    	John Lee, can you confirm or deny this ride by Ms. Hogan. I'd
    	like to know if she had a BIG tail wind or what.
    
    	Scott
    		

    
    Hi Scott,
    
    Interesting indeed!  I can't give any further confirmation - I think
    the account I read was someone in CYCLE_RACING.NOTE quoting the
    VeloNews article.  It seems incredible to me.  Maybe conditions
    were more favorable� for Seana Hogan than for Paul Solon (I'm sure
    we'll find out - I'll try to get some details from the UMCA guys)
    but it would be a feat for anyone, male or female, to best someone
    of Solon's level.
    
    Does S. Hogan want to compete in the RAAM Men's Division or just
    start with them?  (I presume the former.)
                                                      -john
    
    �Solon had a mixture of light winds, no big headwinds, no big
     tailwinds.

    The source is California Cyclist, courtesy of Don Seymour (who lives
    in the LA area):
    
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    California Bicyclist reports that Paul Solon, RAAM record holder set a
    new 24 hour record on May 10 in San Jose, CA. He rode 509.29 miles on the
    Hellyer Park Velodrome's outdoor 333 yard track.  The old mark was
    502.3 by Jim Elliot--generally credited as the inventor of aero
    bars--in 1984.
    
    During most of the ride Solon was on pace to break Michael Secrest's
    indoor record of 516.25 miles before fading.  "There are no downhills,
    no stop signs, no chance to change position.  It's just an awful
    record.  Awful."
    
    Solon remarked that during his ride he was haunted by the specter of
    Shauna Hogan, who lives in San Jose and who just broke his S.F.-L.A.
    record.  "I kept worrying that she would ride out to the track and
    start riding circles around me, saying things like 'Is that all the
    faster you go?'".
    
    Hogan, 32, is a single mother who works full time for IBM as a
    programmer.  On April 18 she blazed a 401 mile course from S.F.-L.A. in
    19:59 breaking the old women's record 29:23, Paul's record 20:40, the
    men's tamdem record, mixed tandem record and the two man drafting
    record.  In fact she broke all S.F.-L.A. records set on conventional
    bicycles!  Now her sights are set on RAAM.
    
    Don

    	No idea on what Ms. Hogan's plans are. VeloNews didn't say.
    
    	This should add an interesting twist to this year's race
    	regardless.
    
    	Scott

    
    I'm posting further notes on RAAM'92 in 2111, the original
    RAAM'92 note.  Can the moderator write-lock this one?
    
    -john