bdcheung

We're at the cusp of the 2008 season. What's your schedule? What are your goals?

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February
2/17 – Tradezone
2/24 – Tradezone

March
3/8 – Cold Toes
3/15 – Cold Toes
3/22 – Cold Toes
3/30 – Jeff Cup (one of my “A” races)

April
4/6 – Tyson’s
4/20 – Carl Dolan

May
5/3 – Poolesville
5/10 – Mt. St. Mary’s
5/25 – RFK

June
6/7 – Quicksilver
6/29 – Reston GP

July
7/19 – Giro di Coppi (another “A” race)

August
8/24 – Page Valley RR

My objectives for the season:

- Increase FTP by 20 watts
- Finish top-10 at Jeff Cup
- Keep up with the “1” group at an RBC tues/thurs ride
- Contest a field sprint in a crit
- Win a prime

botto 

Cat 5s... all piss and vinegar.

calhoun1

So which race are you gonna do at Tradezone?

*new*guy

MABRA is lucky to have the new Page Valley RR. It's going to be a great day for spectators and racers alike.


3/08/2008 Cold Toes Race Series Evolution
3/15/2008 Cold Toes Race Series Evolution
3/16/2008 U of Maryland Crit
3/22/2008 Cold Toes Race Series Evolution
3/30/2008 Jefferson Cup MVC
4/05/2008 Tour of Walkersville ABRT-Latitude
4/06/2008 Tyson's Corner Circuit Race NCVC
4/20/2008 Carl Dolan Circuit Race DC Velo
4/27/2008 Bunny Hop (tentative) Artemis
5/03/2008 Poolesville Road Race NCVC
5/10/2008 Mount St. Mary’s Crit AVC cancelled?
5/24/2008 Kelly Cup Kelly
5/25/2008 City Bikes RFK Crit Hub Racing
5/31/2008 Michael P Murad Memorial Road Race All American
6/01/2008 CSC Invitational Arlington Sports
6/7/2008 The Quicksilver WWVC
6/28/2008 Herndon Crit HPC/List
6/29/2008 Reston Town Center Grand Prix Evolution
7/19/2008 Giro di Coppi GS Coppi
8/24/2008 Page Valley Road Race Page Valley Cycling
9/14/2008 Turkey Day Bicycle Place Velo Club

Lithuania

i dont know how my season is going to turn out. I am going to focus more on preparing for cross so I will probably be doing lots of crits again. Im really excited to race umd and leonardtown again and the poolesville road race is another I cant wait to do but I am not sure I will be training well for that type of race. who knows

Duke of Kent

Season goals:

1) Get half of the points needed to upgrade to the 1s, at the very least. Content to learn this year.

2) FTP 5.0+, 20min 5.5.

3) Come through the last corner of any SuperWeek crit top 10, and see how the dice roll from there.

4) Help a teammate win the state weekend RR, crit or omnium.

5) Race Elite nats in Orange County, CA.

6) Move up to the 3s on the track and expert or semi-pro in MTB (don't have a license in either at the moment).

Races:

Hillsboro-Roubaix
Memorial Day Bike Races (Snake, Melon City, Quad Cities Crit, Burlington RR)
Wheaton/Glen Ellyn/Winfield Criteriums
Assorted WCA races
SuperWeek
IL crit/RR
WI crit/RR
Elk Grove
Downers Grove
Elite nats
Assorted little races scattered through there; that's about 25-35 races, all told.

bdcheung

My favorite salad dressing.

wfrogge

I bet you could increase your FTP by 20 watts before March.... Infact I bet you will

calhoun1

My race schedule is up in the air after March. I am scheduled to head to boot camp March 24, so I lose 8 weeks there. After that I am heading to Charleston, SC where I have been promised a new bike by my wife, and hopefully I will be able to find time to train and race when I get there while spending the 18 months of school for the nuke program.

So as of now, I only have the Tradezone series on my calendar.

transplant

race as many of these as possible and see how things sort out from there. i haven't raced a complete road season, last year being my first season hah, because of injury... we'll see how it sorts out from there.

oh, and i'd like to try some TT's out - slap some clip on aerobars, flip around a setback seatpost and there ya' go! instant ghettoized road into TT bike.

wfrogge

I have one major goal...... FTP from 3.4 to 4.0+ by August. Since its only my second year back riding and im losing weight around 2lbs a week while keeping current wattage I should meet this goal.


Minor goals......

Get enough points to move back to CAT 3
Possible TBRA state CAT 4 overall (if I can)
State crit championship

botto 

were you demoted?

Lithuania

If I had to set a goal I think it would be to podium in a race this year.

ElJamoquio

Have the schedule at home.

Major goals:
1) Have team run rampant through cat 4's.
2) About 58 minute 40K TT. Don't have the time set yet, as I'm trying to figure out what a good goal time is. Last year I sucked ass.
3) Destroy prologue in local stage race. Rolling 2.7 miles. Did very poorly (6:13) last year with an average of ~300 watts. Looking for closer to 5:13 this year with ~380 watts and 25 lb lower mass.

wfrogge

I did it to myself....... 10 year layoff from cycling to persue my dream of being a professional couch potato.... I reached all my goals in that area and ready to return to cycling.

bdcheung

C's

botto 

i did the same thing, but there was no way in hell i was going to go back to the 4s.

LowCel 

This is as far as I have gotten so far. None are set in stone since I am in the process of purchasing a house so plans could change at any moment. On top of that it depends on if I get tired of spending $80 - $100 for gas a weekend to race. I'm sure I will be stuck working a few weekends as well.

2/16 Frosty Toes - Croton, OH
2/23 Tour de Pickaway County - Commercial Point, OH

3/1 Mid Ohio - Lexington, OH
3/8 Tour of Glen Hill - Mount Vernon, OH
3/15 Heuston Woods - Oxford, OH
3/22 Tour de Hocking Hills - Logan, OH
3/29 Grand Prix of Richland - Lucas, OH

4/5 Tour of Greene County - Yellow Springs, OH
4/12 Tour of Deer Creek - Mt. Sterling, OH
4/19 Tour of Logan County - Zanesfield, OH
4/26 Tour of Perry County - Somerset, OH

5/3 Wilkesville 2 Wilkesville - Wilkesville, OH
5/11 Granville Grand Prix - Granville, OH
5/24 Tour of Welsh Hills - Alexandria, OH
5/31 Tour of Sugar Grove - Sugar Grove, OH

Some of these races will be replaced with other races. I also plan to add some Sunday races to the schedule.

waterrockets 

Major goal: win a M35+ race
To reach that goal: maintain sprint/kilo abilities while raising FTP enough to make and sustain in the winning break.
When I'm not "the guy," I'll be working hard to get a teammate in front at the end.
I'd like to crack 18:00 in a Tuesday night RunFar TT (8 miles)

Calendar is limited because weekend time is so valuable in the family:
Pace Bend RR
La Primavera @ Lago Vista RR
Ronde Von Cele RR (maybe Belterra instead)
Austin Downtown Crit
Houston Grand Crit
Houston Bear Creek Crit
State TT/TTT champs
Tour de Gruene

Some Driveway crits
Countless Tuesday Nighters
Tour das Hugel

recneps

3 2/16/2008 NCSU Collegiate Weekend Collegiate A,B,C,D b
4 2/17/2008 NCSU Collegiate Weekend Collegiate A,B,C,D b
5 2/23/2008 Greenville Spring Series #1 1-2, 3, 4, 5 Greenville Series b
6 2/24/2008 Greenville Spring Series #2 1-2, 3, 4, 5 Greenville Series b
7 3/1/2008 Albany 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 6.5 GA Cup Stage Races a
8 3/2/2008 Albany 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 6.5 GA Cup Stage Races a
11 3/8/2008 Greenville Spring Series #5 1-2, 3, 4, 5 1.75 Greenville Series b
12 3/9/2008 Greenville Spring Series #6 1-2, 3, 4, 5 1.75 Greenville Series b
13 3/15/2008 Out like a lion RR ALL 45 minutes CCA b
14 3/15/2008 Perry 5.3 GA Series 7 a
15 3/16/2008 Perry 5.3 GA Series 7 a
16 4/4/2008 RHSO White Rose Sprints 1-2, 3, 4, 5 0.5 b
17 4/5/2008 RHSO Old Town Criterium 1-2, 3, 4, 5 0.5 a
18 4/6/2008 RHSO Patriot's Trail RR 1-2, 3, 4, 5 0.5 a
19 4/5/2008 Gainesville 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 3.5 GA Cup Stage Races b
20 4/6/2008 Gainesville 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 3.5 GA Cup Stage Races b
21 4/9/2008 Lowes TT Series All Categories 0.5 Lowes TT series b
22 4/12/2008 Chattanooga 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 5.5 GA Cup Stage Races a
23 4/13/2008 Chattanooga 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 5.5 GA Cup Stage Races a
24 4/19/2008 LCVW I'On Village Crit 0.75 b
25 4/20/2008 LCVW SC Crit Championships 0.75 b
26 4/26/2008 La Grange 5 GA Series 7 b
27 4/27/2008 La Grange 5 GA Series 7 b
28 4/26/2008 Tour de Moore 1-2, 3-4 2 a
29 4/27/2008 Meadowmont Crit 1-2, 3, 4, 5/public 2.3 b
30 4/30/2008 Lowes TT Series All Categories 0.5 Lowes TT series b
31 5/1/2008 US Criterium Series b
32 5/2/2008 Smith-Barney Crit b
33 5/10/2008 Cummings 3.75 GA Series 7 b
34 5/11/2008 Cummings 3.75 GA Series 7 b
35 5/17/2008 Dahlonega 4 GA Series 7 a
36 5/18/2008 Dahlonega 4 GA Series 7 a
37 5/22/2008 Tour of Atlanta 4 a
38 5/23/2008 Tour of Atlanta 4 a
39 5/24/2008 Tour of Atlanta 4 a
40 5/25/2008 Tour of Atlanta 4 a
41 5/26/2008 Tour of Atlanta 4 a
42 5/28/2008 Lowes TT Series All Categories Lowes TT series b
43 5/31/2008 Union City 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 4.2 GA Cup Stage Races b
44 6/1/2008 Union City 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 4.2 GA Cup Stage Races b
45 6/3/2008 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic 4, 3, 2, 1/pro 14 a
46 6/4/2008 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic 4, 3, 2, 1/pro 14 a
47 6/5/2008 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic 4, 3, 2, 1/pro 14 a
48 6/6/2008 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic 4, 3, 2, 1/pro 14 a
49 6/7/2008 Gwinnett/ Lawrenceville 3.5 GA Series 7 b
50 6/8/2008 Gwinnett/ Lawrenceville 3.5 GA Series 7 b
51 6/9/2008 Mt Mitchell N/A 2.5 a
52 6/11/2008 Lowes TT Series All Categories 0.5 Lowes TT series b
55 6/15/2008 NC RR Championships(salisbury) 1-2-3, 4, 5 0.75 a
56 6/21/2008 Mt Washinton N/A 16.5 a
57 6/28/2008 Marietta 2.5 GA Series 7 b
58 6/29/2008 Marietta 2.5 GA Series 7 b
59 7/9/2008 Lowes TT Series All Categories Lowes TT series b
60 7/12/2008 Rome 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 5 GA Cup Stage Races a
61 7/13/2008 Rome 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 5 GA Cup Stage Races a
62 7/26/2008 Suwannee 6.75 GA Series 7 b
63 7/27/2008 Suwannee 6.75 GA Series 7 b
64 7/30/2008 Lowes TT Series All Categories Lowes TT series b
65 8/7/2008 RR nationals (cali) u23, 1/2 35 a
66 8/8/2008 RR nationals (cali) u23, 1/2 35 a
67 8/9/2008 RR nationals (cali) u23, 1/2 35 a
68 8/10/2008 RR nationals (cali) u23, 1/2 35 a
69 8/11/2008 RR nationals (cali) u23, 1/2 35 a
70 8/9/2008 NC Time Trial Championships All Categories 5.3 a
71 8/13/2008 Lowes TT Series All Categories 0.5 Lowes TT series b
72 8/16/2008 Augusta 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 3 GA Cup Stage Races a
73 8/17/2008 Augusta 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 3 GA Cup Stage Races a
74 7/25/2008 Crossroads 1-2, 2-3, 4, 5 a
75 7/26/2008 Crossroads 1-2, 2-3, 4, 5 a
76 7/27/2008 Crossroads 1-2, 2-3, 4, 5 a
77 7/29/2008 Crossroads 1-2, 2-3, 4, 5 a
78 7/30/2008 Crossroads 1-2, 2-3, 4, 5 a
79 7/31/2008 Crossroads 1-2, 2-3, 4, 5 a
80 8/1/2008 Crossroads 1-2, 2-3, 4, 5 a
81 8/2/2008 Crossroads 1-2, 2-3, 4, 5 a
82 8/3/2008 Crossroads 1-2, 2-3, 4, 5 a
83 9/13/2008 Buckhead 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 3.75 GA Cup Stage Races b
84 9/14/2008 Buckhead 1-2-3, 3-4, 4-5 3.75 GA Cup Stage Races b
85 9/17/2008 Lowes TT Series All Categories 0.5 Lowes TT series b
86 9/30/2008 SC RR Championships(greenville) 1-2-3, 4, 5 2 b
87 10/11/2008 Lowes TT Series

Snuffleupagus

https://www.ncsccyclingassoc.com/index.cfm
https://www.georgiacup.com/

As many as I can make it to.

Also some MTB and CX races.

recneps

Goals, 60 cat 3 points, 30mph 10 mile, top 5 @ tour of atlanta, top 5 @ fitchburg for the 3s.

Snuffleupagus

Oh yeah, goals?

Uhhh...be able to race by April for a few weeks before knee surgery #4, and then again by August.

Second Mouse

Noob racerboy here. Rocky Mountain Criterium Series, Saturdays in March, Tuesday evenings the rest of the summer.

March 8,15,22,29
April 1,8,15,22,29
May 6,13,20,27
June 3,10,17,24
July 1,8,15,22,29
August 5,12,19,26
September 2,9,16,23,30

Don't quite know what to expect. Should be interesting.

daytonian

Enjoy your