The Race Report Thread 2009-2012
01-30-10, 04:25 PM
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Procrit WR and Jonathan's race report after the race was mostly about you...nice f'n job out there man.
Well my race can be summed up in on word. FAIL. I did waaaay too much work and of course paid for it in the last 1k. Finished outside the points which all that really matters.
Well my race can be summed up in on word. FAIL. I did waaaay too much work and of course paid for it in the last 1k. Finished outside the points which all that really matters.
01-30-10, 04:38 PM
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Procrit WR and Jonathan's race report after the race was mostly about you...nice f'n job out there man.
Well my race can be summed up in on word. FAIL. I did waaaay too much work and of course paid for it in the last 1k. Finished outside the points which all that really matters.
Well my race can be summed up in on word. FAIL. I did waaaay too much work and of course paid for it in the last 1k. Finished outside the points which all that really matters.
01-30-10, 04:39 PM
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01-30-10, 04:59 PM
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I raced. Felt pretty good. (other than the rain) Got in a couple of very short lived breaks.
Watched 3/4ths of the field roll by me a couple hundred meters from the line.
Watched 3/4ths of the field roll by me a couple hundred meters from the line.
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01-30-10, 05:35 PM
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First race (ever). First win (ever). Gonna try not to let it get to my head too much.
although I probably would not have made it without the chase group 
although I probably would not have made it without the chase group
01-30-10, 07:20 PM
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01-30-10, 07:45 PM
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Nope. Using the backups; a pair of $99 Shimano Tri shoes (cheapest shoe the LBS had that fit me)
For a short ride at least, I don't notice a whole lot of difference.
For a short ride at least, I don't notice a whole lot of difference.
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01-30-10, 07:58 PM
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Poor College Kids road race. Finished 18th of around 60. This was a low priority race, just training through it, so it was cool to do ok. There was a break that was nearly caught at the line but just finished ahead of the field sprint. Local shop owner/ex-olympian took the field sprint by a good margin. I was in good position a few wheels back and advancing on the right side at 41mph (and accelerating) when some yahoo came off the front on the left side and swerved across the road in front of us and basically killed all the momentum and any chance I had. I could have salvaged a few more places but I didn't see the point.
01-30-10, 08:51 PM
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Poor College Kids road race. Finished 18th of around 60. This was a low priority race, just training through it, so it was cool to do ok. There was a break that was nearly caught at the line but just finished ahead of the field sprint. Local shop owner/ex-olympian took the field sprint by a good margin. I was in good position a few wheels back and advancing on the right side at 41mph (and accelerating) when some yahoo came off the front on the left side and swerved across the road in front of us and basically killed all the momentum and any chance I had. I could have salvaged a few more places but I didn't see the point.
01-30-10, 08:59 PM
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01-30-10, 09:10 PM
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Mile 0: shivering, nervousness, coffee jitters
Mile 3: WR's teammate goes off the front, just like last week
Mile 4-28: Couple attempts to bridge, WR setting a false tempo (a lot), general laziness by the peloton
Mile 29: Two guys go off front, one makes it up to WR's teammate, the other winds up in no mans land.
Mile 30: I roll off the front in a hilly section
Mile 31: Notice I'm off, and hammer my brains out
Mile 33: Hammer till I catch guy in no mans land
Mile 36: Hammer till we catch WR's teammate and his compatriot
Mile 37-46: Kick it into overdrive to keep the break alive
Mile 47: Drop WR's teammate (hey, he was out for 44 miles, sheesh)
Mile 47.5: Drop guy that was in no mans land
Mile 47.55: Attack, but can't drop the guy glued to my wheel
Mile 47.57: Recover
Mile 47.59: Attack/sprint way too early, being stupid, and blow up before the finish
Mile 48: Finish 2nd
I had more legs than the guy that got 2nd, I just mentally lost it at the end and learned the hard way that I need to stay focused all the way to the finish.
3 more points till the cat 2's. Might just get them tomorrow. =)
Mile 3: WR's teammate goes off the front, just like last week
Mile 4-28: Couple attempts to bridge, WR setting a false tempo (a lot), general laziness by the peloton
Mile 29: Two guys go off front, one makes it up to WR's teammate, the other winds up in no mans land.
Mile 30: I roll off the front in a hilly section
Mile 31: Notice I'm off, and hammer my brains out
Mile 33: Hammer till I catch guy in no mans land
Mile 36: Hammer till we catch WR's teammate and his compatriot
Mile 37-46: Kick it into overdrive to keep the break alive
Mile 47: Drop WR's teammate (hey, he was out for 44 miles, sheesh)
Mile 47.5: Drop guy that was in no mans land
Mile 47.55: Attack, but can't drop the guy glued to my wheel
Mile 47.57: Recover
Mile 47.59: Attack/sprint way too early, being stupid, and blow up before the finish
Mile 48: Finish 2nd
I had more legs than the guy that got 2nd, I just mentally lost it at the end and learned the hard way that I need to stay focused all the way to the finish.
3 more points till the cat 2's. Might just get them tomorrow. =)
Procrit WR and Jonathan's race report after the race was mostly about you...nice f'n job out there man.
Well my race can be summed up in on word. FAIL. I did waaaay too much work and of course paid for it in the last 1k. Finished outside the points which all that really matters.
Well my race can be summed up in on word. FAIL. I did waaaay too much work and of course paid for it in the last 1k. Finished outside the points which all that really matters.
01-30-10, 09:38 PM
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My race today was hard. Namely because of El Diablo Rojo. I tried to bridge to a break - didnt work, tried again - didnt work. the rest of my day was very very painful. I thought I had good position going into the last 1k... but it didn't pan out at all.
01-30-10, 09:58 PM
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Poor College Kids road race. Finished 18th of around 60. This was a low priority race, just training through it, so it was cool to do ok. There was a break that was nearly caught at the line but just finished ahead of the field sprint. Local shop owner/ex-olympian took the field sprint by a good margin. I was in good position a few wheels back and advancing on the right side at 41mph (and accelerating) when some yahoo came off the front on the left side and swerved across the road in front of us and basically killed all the momentum and any chance I had. I could have salvaged a few more places but I didn't see the point.
Things I learned.
Double flatting sucks
Poor starting position sucks
Centerline rule sucks
Getting dropped sucks
Racing in the countryside when it's 65 and sunny is nice
01-30-10, 10:17 PM
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Yeah the crash was from the 5B group. That course offers just about no opportunity to safely pass without breaking the centerline rule. I had a good time though and the weather was brilliant today.
01-30-10, 10:33 PM
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Sorry about the issues Rob. Are you signed up for BLVD? That should be good. I have my best friend pegged for the III win although he is up against some good riders. I am really bummed reading race results already. With any luck my knees will be better and I will be racing by the end of June. We will see. I am still suffering.
01-30-10, 10:47 PM
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Sorry about the issues Rob. Are you signed up for BLVD? That should be good. I have my best friend pegged for the III win although he is up against some good riders. I am really bummed reading race results already. With any luck my knees will be better and I will be racing by the end of June. We will see. I am still suffering.
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01-30-10, 10:52 PM
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John, who is your friend? Was he at PCK today?
01-30-10, 11:29 PM
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The other issue is that it's mostly downhill to the turnaround so the speeds are really high even though the effort is low. After the turnaround it's all uphill, further shattering the field.