Another Race Report (June 9th)
06-09-07, 01:04 PM
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Another Race Report (June 9th)
I raced today too.
I took second in the field sprint, third overall. $25 richer.
That is all.
I took second in the field sprint, third overall. $25 richer.
That is all.
06-09-07, 01:21 PM
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Also, this was the course.
Cat3/4's did 3 laps.
https://farmteamcycling.org/2007%20Map%20&%20topo.pdf
Cat3/4's did 3 laps.
https://farmteamcycling.org/2007%20Map%20&%20topo.pdf
06-09-07, 01:41 PM
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Brief and to the point ... me like.
Looks like a hilly route. Wasn't that the NYS RR championship race as well?
And second place only netted you $25? Come clean, there were only three guys in the race, right?
Mark
Looks like a hilly route. Wasn't that the NYS RR championship race as well?
And second place only netted you $25? Come clean, there were only three guys in the race, right?
Mark
06-09-07, 01:44 PM
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It was the championship last year...this year its at union vale.
Field had 100 guys. Your guess was close though
edit: bikereg says 64, so you were even closer than I thought =P
Field had 100 guys. Your guess was close though
edit: bikereg says 64, so you were even closer than I thought =P
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06-09-07, 03:48 PM
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Congrats, KP. Only another month or so before Cat 2?
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We'll see! I wasn't counting on having this many points this early in the season, so I'm pretty happy. July is a busy month, I'm counting on getting some points at Fitchburg and Owasco, as Cat3's get points for GC placings as well as road race finishes.
I'm giving myself the rest of the year to upgrade, and even if I do get enough points, I'm not sure I'd even upgrade until the end of the season anyway. I've been tossing around the idea of upgrading just before the GMSR (assuming I have the points), just so I can get a taste of what a Pro/1/2 stage race is like before I start life as a cat2 in earnest next year.
I'm giving myself the rest of the year to upgrade, and even if I do get enough points, I'm not sure I'd even upgrade until the end of the season anyway. I've been tossing around the idea of upgrading just before the GMSR (assuming I have the points), just so I can get a taste of what a Pro/1/2 stage race is like before I start life as a cat2 in earnest next year.
06-09-07, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TheKillerPenguin
I raced today too.
I took second in the field sprint, third overall. $25 richer.
That is all.
I took second in the field sprint, third overall. $25 richer.
That is all.
06-09-07, 05:17 PM
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Eh....it was a bit, shall we say, dry....
Vino should give writing classes.
Vino should give writing classes.
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Way to go man, you should definitely upgrade before GMSR - it'd be a brutal way to cap off the season.
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3rd place in any race around here would earn at least $100. You guys out east are getting hosed. Hell, las weekend, I was the leadout man for a teammate, faded to 10th and still made a $20 profit, after the entry fee and gas.
06-09-07, 06:41 PM
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I'm not sure KP has a day job.
What's your status Penguin, student, worker or professional Cat 2 in Training?
If KP rode as much as me he'd be a pro by Xmas.
What's your status Penguin, student, worker or professional Cat 2 in Training?
If KP rode as much as me he'd be a pro by Xmas.
06-09-07, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
I'm not sure KP has a day job.
What's your status Penguin, student, worker or professional Cat 2 in Training?
If KP rode as much as me he'd be a pro by Xmas.
What's your status Penguin, student, worker or professional Cat 2 in Training?
If KP rode as much as me he'd be a pro by Xmas.
Penguin is a student, a cat2 in training, and a masterful raconteur (as evidenced by my race report).
06-09-07, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by NoRacer
Great report, KP. Almost felt like I was there--especially during the sprint. 
Coming into the final 600m there were two 90* turns, the first one left, the second right. With 1k to go, the guy that won the sprint launched an attack, and the field responded. I managed to force my way onto his wheel, and was 2nd into the first corner. I held my position through the second corner, and had enough of a sprint to ward off the rest of the field through the final 200m straightaway, but not enough to catch the first guy.
Apparantly I threw my bike around so much that I cut my ankle open on the bb opening on the crankarm.
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Originally Posted by Duke of Kent
3rd place in any race around here would earn at least $100. You guys out east are getting hosed. Hell, las weekend, I was the leadout man for a teammate, faded to 10th and still made a $20 profit, after the entry fee and gas.
06-11-07, 02:41 PM
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I was at the line watching (the Cat. 5 race I was in was only 2 laps), and that was a pretty fierce sprint.
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Originally Posted by TheKillerPenguin
Also, this was the course.
Cat3/4's did 3 laps.
https://farmteamcycling.org/2007%20Map%20&%20topo.pdf
Cat3/4's did 3 laps.
https://farmteamcycling.org/2007%20Map%20&%20topo.pdf
06-11-07, 03:26 PM
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Good job Penguin! Congrats!
My race this Saturday has $500 ten deep for M35+ 
Dunno if I'll get any of it, but I plan to bounce off MHR a couple times trying...
Originally Posted by Duke of Kent
3rd place in any race around here would earn at least $100. You guys out east are getting hosed. Hell, las weekend, I was the leadout man for a teammate, faded to 10th and still made a $20 profit, after the entry fee and gas.
Dunno if I'll get any of it, but I plan to bounce off MHR a couple times trying...
06-11-07, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by joshalope
I was at the line watching (the Cat. 5 race I was in was only 2 laps), and that was a pretty fierce sprint.
