Tom Hudon has Passed Away

 Thomas E. Hudon, age 68, beloved husband for 31 years to Christina, nee Morman. Loving father of Norah (Jeffrey) Russo and Erin (Caleb) Work. Cherished grandfather of Mae, Avery and Violet. Devoted son of the late Mary McLay and Francis Hudon. Dear brother of Mary Frances (Paul) Tilton, Rosemary (Terry) Heynen, Daniel Hudon, Michael (late Cindy) Hudon and Frank (Lynn) Hudon. Kind brother-in-law of Debbie (late Jay) Rector. 

Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Tom will be deeply missed by man's best friend, Ben Porter. Tom's presence, personality and sense of humor will also never be forgotten by his many friends and neighbors. 

Tom retired as Director of Corporate Actions with Options Clearing Corporation with 28 years of service. He was an avid bowler, participated in St. Michael's Golf League and was a member of CRANKS Bicycle Club in Coppell, TX. Tom was a religious education teacher at St. Michael Church as well as a Eucharistic Minister at both St. Michael's and Palos Community Hospital. In addition, Tom was a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus member. 

Visitation Sunday, March 20, 2022 from 2-7 p.m. Funeral Monday, March 21, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. from Colonial Chapel, 15525 S. 73rd Ave. (155th/Wheeler Dr. & Harlem), Orland Park, IL to St. Michael Church, 14327 Highland Avenue, Orland Park, IL. Mass 11:00 a.m. Interment private at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 are appreciated. 

Express your thoughts and condolences at colonialchapel.com 708-532-5400

The Only Crank to do the HHH in 2020

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Walt Berend did it, on the hottest day of the year, the virtual HHH. If you see him, give him a high-five. He set the goal years ago to the HHH every year until he is 70 years old. This year's event was cancelled and turned into a virtual event. He could have easily excused himself out of this year's obligation. He didn't. He kept his promise to himself, and he did it. Kudos to you Mr. Walt. You already had my respect, you just heaped another pile on top of that. And just for the record, he would have performed much better if he wasn't dragging me along for the first half of the ride.

Who is in for a 100 Miler?

 We are going to try a 100 miler this weekend. If it works, we will try to get a bigger group together for the same run in October, called the Coppell Cranks Century Ride. It's not the same as CCR. Here is the ride.

Paella Party Location

The location of the Cranks 1st Annual Paella Party 2020 is at:

729 Michelle Pl.
Coppell, Texas 75019

This is Jim Hampton's house.

Paella Party Head Count

Cranks:

We need a head count for the Paella party. Please let me know who's going, and better yet, go to the blog and pick up your ticket .  Don't miss this one.

BUY PAELLA TICKETS NOW

Cranks:

Please watch this video for instructions on how to buy your tickets. We need to get this done sooner rather than later. Basically, just click on the order button as shown in the image below.


https://youtu.be/RzG9Eh27Pr8


https://youtu.be/RzG9Eh27Pr8

The Coppell Cranks Kits are Back for a Limited Time Only!!!

CRANKS! - Time to order kits. 

We 10 in order to place an order. $100.00 for bibs and $95.00 for jerseys. 

Contact Tim alderman with your order. alderman688@hotmail.com

We want to hand these out at the Paella party in January so let's get the order in.

If you want to come by my house to try on my LARGE so you can see how the sizes run, just call ahead. 214-207-2035

WE NEED 10 SO PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER IF YOU HAVE EVER WANTED A KIT

Don't Record Video While Riding

Don't record video while riding a bike.  BUT... if you do, be sure to hold the camera with your front brake hand, so this doesn't happen

The Coppell Cranks Secret Initiation Ceremony

Most people never live to tell the tale of the Coppell Cranks Secret Initiation Ceremony. What you are about to see has never been seen before by the public.

How to buy your ticket to the Paella Party in January

Don't wait until January to buy your tickets. Pick 'em up as soon as you can and get it out of the way. Here's how to buy them

Something Original, Something New

Check this out, we have an original Crank riding with the newest member. Albert (Al) Florentino couldn't have had a better buy to show him the ropes than Tim Mikus.

Afterwards Jimbo invited e everybody to his newly refurbished house for a cold beer.

If you have to pass a Saturday morning with somebody, these guys are a great choice.

Paella Party Tickets

We have a new tab on this blog where you can buy your tickets to the paella party. Tickets are $15 per person. If only one of you can come, then please send your spouse. We have already spent too much time with you :-)

Party Date Chaged - Jan 11th 2020

CRANKS: The party date has changed to January 11th, 2020

This will be the first Annual Coppell Cranks Paella Festival

This is going to be a blast.

• Still BYOB
• Still Bring your spouse

Our own Jorge will be catering the event. He is doing it at cost - $15 per person

Tickets will be available soon on this blog page.

We will still need some sides and starters, so bring what you want.

Labor Day 2019

Beautiful Labor Day ride. Jorge actually showed up and rode with us. 51 miles was a fun easy ride

Coppell Cranks Fall 2019 PARTY

It is way past time for us to have another party.

OCTOBER 19th 2019
7:00p to whenever the last person leaves

239 Cove Drive
Coppell, Texas 75019

POT LUCK

Bring food and bring drinks for everybody to share.

We won't have a piano player like last time but it will still be fun.

Go to the Facebook page and let us know you will or will not be attending.

DOES ANYBODY (or spouse) WANT TO MANAGE A SIGNUP PAGE FOR FOOD?

If so, please let me know.

If you know somebody who may want to join the Cranks, tell 'em to come too

Post HHH Recovery Ride

We had a fantastic post HHH "Recovery" ride today. 60 miles to Roanoke and back. We stopped to visit a historical marker where Bonnie and Clyde gunned down two state troopers. We finished the ride on the almost complete, unopened section of Parkway - breaking the law

HHH 2019 Results

Ladies and Gentlemen....... The most exciting day of the year has finally arrived. No, it's not Christmas and it's not your birthday again. It is time to see the official results of HHH 2019. But before we do, let's take a look at a few photos...

Now........It's time for the moment you have all been waiting for....... The times

Just for the record, Helen Allen rode the 75 mile ride. Al Thibodaux rode the 100M but his chip didn't read properly.  Tom Hudon, Dave Buchard, and Kit Vinson also attended the event but we rode the 50 mile ride together. I have made the decision to only track the 100M and 100K on this blog.

The two newest Cranks that we have on the board are Bill Mugan and Sabir Kader. Very respectable times for you guys. Al Thibodaux said that his time was 5 hours and change. That is a VERY respectable time indeed. As good as all those times are I suggest to you that the dude that took 9:56:42 is tougher than all of your combined. Whoever can take that kind of abuse int eh saddle must be tough.

David and bill made fantastic time on the ride at 4:07 and 4:08 for 100K. They would have beat their 2017 times had they not been inclined to stay and visit with us at the last break station. But. it's not about the time, it's about the experience, and I saw those two having A BLAST!!!

Congratulations to everybody who participated. It was a GREAT day with overcast ALL DAY. I am not sure we could have ordered a better day for a long ride. The only thing better than the weather was the company of great friends, and of course, Walt's time.

WALLY, DID YOU THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO FORGET YOUR AWESOME TIME OF 5:17:26 FOR THE 100M - HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This guy was on fire.

We were able to acquire some footage from the local TV station of the start of the race. When you view the recording at super slow speed, you can actually see Wally on his bike

Special shout-out to Tom and Dave who came in from out-of-state to ride HHH. It was a treat to ride with the flying frenchmen once again.

Hotter N Hell 2019

If you rode HHH 2019, send in your official time as soon as you get it. To be consistent,  we are only posting chip times on our blog page.

The Crank's very own Walt Berend probably broke his personal best this year with 5 hours and change. Send him your congratulations.

Area 51?

What's that in the background? Did we storm Area 51 or did we just ride past Texas Motor Speedway?

To Hill Top.... and BEYOND!!