A Note From Davis Phinney:
1987 Cat's Hill
Thanks for the great trip
down memory lane. Your race's history was
posted to me by old friend Leonard Ke.
As one of those mentioned -- I've a small
correction to make. Riding for 7- Eleven
in the '87 event, I didn't in fact drop my
chain but while sprinting up the hill, it
broke on me! I sputtered quickly to a trackstand
as my chain spooled off the cluster and onto
the road, amazingly, no one crashed into
me. I'd no choice but to turn around and
roll backwards on the course to the pits,
so I 'Fred Flinstoned' my way back to the
start. There I got a spare bike and jumped
into the passing pack (changing back onto
my original after a new chain had been added).
Kiefel rode away with McCormack while my
saga unfolded, so I blocked for him and eventually
took the sprint for 3rd ... only to be DQ'd
for cutting the course! I was pissed but
of course the officials were correct. That's
my Cat's Hill story. Glad to hear that the
race lives on.
Best wishes to all,
Davis Phinney