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Old 06-21-14, 04:05 PM
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^ good stuff.. North gate is harder then SG to me.. nice conditions too.. not hot like yesterday.
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Originally Posted by waterrockets
Driveway: leadout train nearly got together. Sprinter didn't pull off the win.

I don't understand how bike racing can be so much fun for $30. I had a blast tonight. Plan was for four of us to lead out our sprinter. We didn't quite get our train connected, but the guys in between us were doing their part. I was the last guy in our train, but my sprinter had decided to follow a sprinter who wins a lot rather than follow me. Fair enough -- he just moved here from NJ and is still learning to trust us. I think he knew we'd execute the plan, but maybe doesn't quite trust that we have the strength to actually keep the other teams in line. Anyway, I launched at 500m, as planned, after we already had it strung out. I just stayed low and kept digging until the sprinters came around.

So freaking fun though. I took turns with other teams to chase down breaks, which is not something I normally do (I prefer to bridge). We wanted a sprint today though. A really dangerous rider got off the front with 2 to go and was holding it. I decided that I couldn't take part in the chase, or I would be setting us up for a sprint without an important part of our train. The cool thing was that our leadout brought him back, and he was swarmed at about 75m. So fun.
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it was a little windy today on the lowest slope.

this is a better measure across categories.
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Shelled quickly. Pedaled around for a couple laps to try and earn a place in the 20km race. If I got 2nd last then I might have gotten 5th? There were only 12 in the race, at least half were 40-44, the other half was with me 45-49. Tiny fields are no fun but unusually there wasn't a much stronger rider in the field so it stayed together. It would have been ideal for me had I had just a touch more fitness.

At least when I got shelled the Missus overhead someone in the field "Hey, we dropped a good sprinter, let's keep it that way." Next lap: "Oh, he's done."
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I finally had a good (for me) race. Did the 4/5 and the 3/4 today. In the 4/5 I didn't feel like I was doing a whole lot of extra work and had no problem problem staying with the group. Finished 23rd of 35. It was a fun race. The 3/4, 2 hours later and 15 degrees hotter/full on sun, I got dropped ~12 minutes in. Pulled ~30 minutes in. But I'm not upset about it because I did well in the 4/5.


I needed that 4/5 race. I actually felt like a bike racer, finally.


4/5 - Bike Ride Profile | Race the Bend - Cat 4/5...23rd out of 35 near South Bend | Times and Records | Strava


3/4 - Bike Ride Profile | Race the Bend - Cat 3/4 near South Bend | Times and Records | Strava

23rd may not seem like a great result, but considering how my season has been (last 2, actually) 23rd is awesome. I spent most of the time in the back (this race it wasnt an issue, being a 4/5 race it surprisingly smooth in the corners..the 3/4 was a lot harder/more surges in the corners)...and could have moved up no problem in a few spots..but all things considered it is exactly what I needed finishing like I did.

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CDR if you qualified and are thinking of going to the national event please let me know. Good job no matter what.

Wylde you just keep on cranking.
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Cycledrome Crit
Cat 3/4: Back of the pack finish

First race as a Cat 3. Earlier in the year on this same course I got away with two others and we almost lapped the field. Since this wasn't an "A" race I decided to try and try again. With 18 to go myself and another riding that I know we'll got a gap. Being he is a TT guy I thought we had a good chance, but knew we needed 1 or 2 more guys. Turned out he didn't have the legs and I did a lot of the work. 4 guys eventually bridged but when they got to us they didn't want to do any work and we were caught shortly there after.

Had a couple more opportunities but field was willing to chase everything down. With 4 to go a rider sneaked off. He is a very strong time trialist and is very capable of riding away from the field. I was towards the front and hesitated and didn't go with. If I would of went we probably would have held on. He got caught just before the line. I got caught in bad position on last lap and had no interest in sprinting for 20th (others were keen on that 20th place) so I sat up and coasted across with others.
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Bulingame Crit
Cat 4
Somewhere around 12th

Downtown crit. Left, Right, left hairpin, right-left chicane, wide left, then sweeping curve to line.
Clipped a pedal in the wide left. Lost like half the pack over the course of 40 minutes.

Lined up at the front, missed clip in, pedaled once, missed again. Damn, not a good course to miss a clip in. Now I'm near the back experiencing bad yoyo effect at the u turn. After a few laps I still wasn't moving up, but finally started getting the hang of the course - always be on the right side. Powered forward on the right side before the u-turn, took it wide, came out with a tad more speed, sprinted, gained one position. Repeat for a few laps until I was able to pick up a few positions per lap - tuck in near the curb into the chicane, and power up the side every chance I get. By 15 minutes in I was near the front. No one told me there was already a guy off the front who would go on to win it.

Took a few easy laps but realized quickly every easy lap I move a few spots back, so I just kept a steady effort of moving up. Last lap, last corner I was around 10th, and I should have sprinted right there and probably could have picked up several positions, but instead I waited and everyone went at the same time and I didn't pass anyone. Oh well, at least I finally got myself to work my ass off in the last 4 laps to get/stay near the front for once. Still need to work out my sprint timing.

Race was 7 am, so I had time to get home and go on a 50 mile group ride at 9, in which Fudgy killed the final climb. I felt like I was killing it, but my power meter said nope, legs are already dead. Clipped a pedal again on the final descent. Gotta stop doing that.
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Central park race, 27 miles. 8th out of 20.

Pretty much out of the gate the pace was very high. Half of the group got dropped immediately. I was riding really well for most of the race but then I was sitting 8th wheel and the pace ramped up. The guy in front of me let a gap go, and it was too late for me to close the gap. I kept the gap at around 10 seconds but couldn't bridge. It was really frustrating. The other 3 got dropped, I rolled in 8th. My race Thursday evening was more fun. Might be upgrading this week, if possible.
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Originally Posted by Wylde06
I finally had a good (for me) race. Did the 4/5 and the 3/4 today. In the 4/5 I didn't feel like I was doing a whole lot of extra work and had no problem problem staying with the group. Finished 23rd of 35. It was a fun race. The 3/4, 2 hours later and 15 degrees hotter/full on sun, I got dropped ~12 minutes in. Pulled ~30 minutes in. But I'm not upset about it because I did well in the 4/5.


I needed that 4/5 race. I actually felt like a bike racer, finally.


4/5 - Bike Ride Profile | Race the Bend - Cat 4/5...23rd out of 35 near South Bend | Times and Records | Strava


3/4 - Bike Ride Profile | Race the Bend - Cat 3/4 near South Bend | Times and Records | Strava

23rd may not seem like a great result, but considering how my season has been (last 2, actually) 23rd is awesome. I spent most of the time in the back (this race it wasnt an issue, being a 4/5 race it surprisingly smooth in the corners..the 3/4 was a lot harder/more surges in the corners)...and could have moved up no problem in a few spots..but all things considered it is exactly what I needed finishing like I did.
Good job man!
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Pasadena Senior Games:

5k TT- 1st
40k RR- 2nd (story here)
20k RR- 1st

Won the 5k on a 35 y/o funnybike:



Note black shorts and La Vie Clare jersey.
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Burlingame crit p1/2. 12th, meh.

Fun/challenging course, the 180 wasn't bad if you could get a good line through it. Started off fast, but early breaks weren't going anywhere.

With 30 mins to go, just as I'm on the front and the race is about to light up, a crash neutralized us and eventually brought the race to a halt. We did a few neutral laps, then stood around for ~10 mins.. ugh! Not sure what the injury was, but an ambulance took dude away.

After the restart, the big local team wouldn't let anything get away. With 3 or 4 to go they started their leadout, doing a UHC-style swerving leadout thing into all the corners.. fun stuff.

Last lap was pretty hectic. Coming into the last corner an old teammate elbowed past, then slid out right in front of me.. good times.

Came in at the back of the "sprint group", race lost.
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Georgia Championship Series Road Race - CAT 5

5th / 29. Very very happy with my performance. I've been having some awful days at home which I thought would have played a big role in the race but I guess I got over it. On the first 10 miles there was a bad crash on a downhill that took out 3 riders. I went off the grass but got back on the road and played catch with the peloton for about 4 minutes. Caught them and there I stayed for the following 30 miles or so. Then on the last ten miles a breakaway and left with it. Got dropped from the break away about a mile from the finish but managed to get to the finish line solo with no peloton in sight. Very happy.
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Originally Posted by Racer Ex
Pasadena Senior Games:

5k TT- 1st
40k RR- 2nd (story here)
20k RR- 1st

Won the 5k on a 35 y/o funnybike:



Note black shorts and La Vie Clare jersey.
Where was the matching helmet you showed me?
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Originally Posted by Racer Ex
Pasadena Senior Games:

5k TT- 1st
40k RR- 2nd (story here)
20k RR- 1st

Won the 5k on a 35 y/o funnybike:



Note black shorts and La Vie Clare jersey.
does Greg know that you raided his drawers ?

jest aside, well done
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Originally Posted by Hermes
Where was the matching helmet you showed me?
I used it in warm up. 60 or so old folks on the course during the race I gave up style for protecting the few brain cells I had left.
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how's the bike go compared to your regular TT bike? Notice anything dramatically different?
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Brambleton Town Center GP (.57mi crit with 6 turns, but it felt more like 5 since it was a horseshoe turn with fluid turns in and out). This was a new event this year as it replaced a very popular 8 corner town center crit because the developer (owner of both venues) of the town center didn't want it to happen anymore at the much larger Reston Town Center). My report is short: a lot of fun and I wasn't aggressive enough; I settled for 13th.

the show of the day came when 6 members of the Maloja Pushbikers (German Pro Track Team) showed up to the p/1/2/3 race and flexed their skills. One of our local powerful amateurs (Tim Rugg) was able to get in a break with 3 of the riders, they lapped the field once and bridged to the chase group of 7 after a few laps. Two of them shot off the front again while the other members disrupted the chase and main group efforts while taking most of the primes. A great show to watch.

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Congrats Ex! That funny bike brings back a lot of memories, seeing those things in CO.

Wylde, nice work. Lots of fun to be had.
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Originally Posted by lsberrios1
Georgia Championship Series Road Race - CAT 5

5th / 29. Very very happy with my performance. I've been having some awful days at home which I thought would have played a big role in the race but I guess I got over it. On the first 10 miles there was a bad crash on a downhill that took out 3 riders. I went off the grass but got back on the road and played catch with the peloton for about 4 minutes. Caught them and there I stayed for the following 30 miles or so. Then on the last ten miles a breakaway and left with it. Got dropped from the break away about a mile from the finish but managed to get to the finish line solo with no peloton in sight. Very happy.
Nice job! 50 miles for a cat 5 race is really long.
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Driveway 3/4 last Thurs.

I was in what I thought was a pretty decent position heading down the back straightaway on the last lap when the pack surged over to my side, pinching me against the grass. I held my position but the guy in front of me sat up, leaving me without many options but to do the same. Ugh. Oh well, I'll race another day.
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Originally Posted by Gramercy
Nice job! 50 miles for a cat 5 race is really long.
I loved it. It was awesome having a neutral feed zone. I threw away one of my good water bottles to grab a bottle from the feed zone even though I didn't really need to since my 2nd bottle was still full... I threw away $6 . I have a little souvenir though, so it's ok.
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Originally Posted by Tyrell
Driveway 3/4 last Thurs.

I was in what I thought was a pretty decent position heading down the back straightaway on the last lap when the pack surged over to my side, pinching me against the grass. I held my position but the guy in front of me sat up, leaving me without many options but to do the same. Ugh. Oh well, I'll race another day.
Glad they didn't take you out. It's so much nicer when there's some teamwork going on with that course so it's strung out for the last kilo. That takes a large number of people out of the finish, but they only thought they were there in the first place. Everyone turns into Cavendish in the last lap. I know my place though: Renshaw.
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Originally Posted by waterrockets
Glad they didn't take you out. It's so much nicer when there's some teamwork going on with that course so it's strung out for the last kilo. That takes a large number of people out of the finish, but they only thought they were there in the first place. Everyone turns into Cavendish in the last lap. I know my place though: Renshaw.
3/4 race had 92 starters! Largest team by far was VooDoo with probably 10+. I didn't see much team tactics by them which was a bummer...I was hoping to see something unfold and maybe involve myself in it. Since my finish was scrubbed, I decided to let everyone go ahead and make a solo effort for the last bit when I saw a guy get knocked down on the finishing straight before the sprinter's bend. Turns out he had sat up and got run over/bumped off the track. I stopped to see if he was ok and all he could say was, "WTH...I sat up and was on the far left side and then they ran me over?!" He was sitting up and kept repeating that over and over in disbelief.
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Yikes. That's a little shorter rewind concussion than I had...

When I finished my leadout, I was ~75m from the line, and only let up to about 80% RPE... for just that reason. Our field was only 70 this week, but that's still a lot of sprinter wannabes. 80% finish effort was still good enough for 20th, going backwards through the pack :-/
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