Cat2-o-meter: Engage
07-28-08, 01:07 PM
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Cat2-o-meter: Engage
3 crits - 2 placements. That was enough.
See you on the other side.
See you on the other side.
07-28-08, 01:23 PM
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07-28-08, 01:23 PM
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07-28-08, 01:37 PM
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Congratulations. What were your results?
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07-28-08, 01:37 PM
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07-28-08, 02:23 PM
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They let you through on that..? You must be really awesome. I had to get through on points and top tens, and all the fields here are packed.
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07-28-08, 02:38 PM
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I was three over the points needed.
07-28-08, 02:39 PM
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Nice work, Sub!!!
welcome to the jungle.
_leo
welcome to the jungle.
_leo
07-28-08, 02:57 PM
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sounds like you've made some realgains your racing. this is a good time of the year to upgrade (unless you're in the mix for a bar championship). you can do a few races up a level from where you've been and get a good take on what your offseason training mix should entail.
07-28-08, 02:58 PM
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Nice work. Watch out for those 3's, dude. Everyone says it's safer, but I just had my worst crash ever on a bike in a 3's race when some DB took me out at 38mph.
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07-28-08, 05:17 PM
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Superweek was pretty rough on the 3s this year.
^^^edit: disclaimer: the link is for an ugly crash. All the riders were relatively ok, the rider in yellow raced the following day.
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07-28-08, 05:56 PM
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Nope, not me. I'm in Southern California. That was bad, but trust me - mine was worse
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07-28-08, 06:19 PM
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sounds like you've made some real gains your racing. this is a good time of the year to upgrade (unless you're in the mix for a bar championship). you can do a few races up a level from where you've been and get a good take on what your off season training mix should entail.
Congrats on the upgrade.
If you haven't already done it, now is the time to find a well organized team and to find a way to contribute to the overall success of that team.
You still get a few phenoms in the 3's who can just ride away from the bunch, but stuff like that should happen less and less.
Good luck and I look forward to your first race report from Cat 3.
07-28-08, 06:31 PM
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Thanks guys. I'm pretty stoked.
First race is this Wednesday night. Super fast downtown crit.
I have a great organized team. Our manager has giving me instructions on what to do with the remaining year.
First race is this Wednesday night. Super fast downtown crit.
I have a great organized team. Our manager has giving me instructions on what to do with the remaining year.
07-28-08, 07:26 PM
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Whatever you do, don't slow down sub. Now you have to go even faster.
07-28-08, 08:27 PM
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Congrats! 
07-29-08, 05:03 AM
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You will all know what kind of Cat3 I am by Thursday morning. This could be a long, hard road. But a road worthy of traveling. Thanks again.
