LowCel 

I'll be at Lucas, Ohio for a road race on Saturday and Lynchburg, Ohio for a road race on Sunday. Time to see how the legs will do two days in a row. All in all I get to drive a grand total of 690 miles this weekend.

Anyone else planning on being at either one?

curveship

690 miles? OK, you're making me feel really lame for hemming and hawing about Lynchburg on account of it's being 80 miles from my home.

I'll probably be there, racing cat 3s. I hear it's flat, and flat is good for me.

sverrefehn

I'll be at Lynchburg in the 4's.

cslone

Yes, Lynchburg is very flat, but can get windy too. Last year there was a big commotion because there is nowhere to sit/park/watch for the spectators. The owner of the barn at the S/F called the cops and everyone had to move back and forth. Just a heads up if you are planning on having guests.

It may be a big PITA.

LowCel 

According to the website the Lynchburg course has changed but it is still supposed to be flat.

LowCel 

It seems like I drive at least 400 miles a weekend these days. It's amazing the lengths some of us go to in order to get a few races in. I'm just hoping for at least one decent finish this weekend. That is if I'm not too exhausted from driving.

sverrefehn

The Lynchburg course is on the opposite side of town this year. So far, they've been doing a decent job of addressing the problems that plagued some of the races last year. So I am hoping that will extend to this race and that the organizational issues will be better than last year.

cslone

Okay, that's good. At least they're being proactive. The race itslef was fine, but it just sucked for the viewers.

cat4ever

Greenville time trial in about 10 hours and Lynchburg Sunday.

JJakucyk

I plan to be there for the cat. 5, instead of just photographing the races like I've been doing lately.

cat4ever

You're taking really great pictures. Thank you for that!

fly:yes/land:no

i can only go to lynchburg this weekend. still battling sickness.

blonduathlongrl

hit that podium again Bruce!

GuitarWizard

It seems the only thing the Northeast is good for (it sure isn't for the weather) is that there are a lot of races, and generally do not require a ton of driving to get to.

LowCel 

Look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Hope you are feeling better.

LowCel 

No podium today. Finished up ninth. I was in the wrong place before the final climb and got behind some slower riders and had to actually hit my brakes on the climb. I was able to drop a couple of gears and get going again, the damage was done though. My fault though, wrong place at the right time.

Hopefully tomorrow goes better.

curveship

Damnit! I was going to go, and then the car's "check engine" light came on this afternoon. So unless I can drum up a ride by tomorrow morning (anybody passing near Oxford, OH?) I'm out. Good luck to all at Lynchburg.

cat4ever

How did your Ohio races go?

I got 3rd in a local TT (5th overall). DNF at Lynchburg - rain+curves+seeing a team mate lying on the ground=freakout. Rode by myself for a couple more laps and rode next to Lowcel for a few minutes when their group passed me (I recognized his Fuji).

LowCel 

I finished up ninth on Saturday and tenth on Sunday. Overall I was pretty happy with that. Wish you would have told me who you were when you were beside of me. I don't know if I would have had the energy to speak but still would have been nice to put a face with the name. I was having a lot of trouble getting out of the wind yesterday and it was hurting!

I've got to get more aggressive!

Congratulations on the time trial!

curveship

I got beaten by little Allen Morris for the sprint in the cat 3 race. How did that 17 year old get so damn fast? I decided to cover Dan Ott's (Darkhorse) wheel instead of Allen's, and Allen got the jump on me and I just couldn't close it.

cat4ever: I saw Dave H. on the ground and freaked out a bit myself. I heard from his dad that it was just roadrash, thank heavens. When I passed, he was holding his hand and I was thinking, oh f*ck. I hope he's back on the road soon.

sverrefehn

I got 8th at Lynchburg. I was working for a teammate who ended up having trouble so I was on my own at the end and didn't have enough juice to sprint into a headwind. I passed Bruce during the sprint (recognized the bike). I looked for you after the race, Bruce, but you had aleady left.

Allen Morris is ridiculous this year. That's some serious progress.

curveship, Dan cramped right as the sprint started, sorry his wheel let you down.

We also passed Dave after the wreck. I'm very glad to hear that he's OK. He's a good guy. We did a lot of rides with him last year and worked with him in some races when he was still a 4.

JJakucyk

Allen is amazing, and so is his sister Michelle. She won her second race ever at Hueston Woods. There's some good genes running through that family. It seems like the young'uns are either very good or very bad. But even if they're very bad they can improve in no time, and before you know it they're winning races. It's quite a sight.

Oh yeah, I came in last in the cat. 5. *sigh*

cat4ever

I remember that week. haha. His first race was around this time last year and now he's cat 2 (upgraded last week).

reich17

Just wanted to say that I appreciate hearing about the Ohio races. Keep it up.

blonduathlongrl

it's OK, you'll get them again, I missed the report, were you on your new zipps?