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Old 02-16-16, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dz_nuzz
What about a race for the 1s and 2s?
There was discussion of turning the 3's race a 2/3 race or a 1/2/3 race. Nothing definite yet, though. I will keep you posted as I get more info.
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Old 02-16-16, 02:09 PM
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Oh a 2/3 race you say.....that would be quite enticing
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Originally Posted by dz_nuzz
Oh a 2/3 race you say.....that would be quite enticing
Dan I'm sorry but you'll be a 1 by then
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For those of you that enjoy stage races, there is a new one April 30-May 1 this year! Tour de Gretna in Mount Gretna, PA. Our team is sponsoring it and should be a good tough race. 4.5 mile Circuit, 9 mile TT and Road Race. I've seen the course for the circuit and I will admit it is not going to be easy! For the P123 race it is 10 times up a 0.7 mile climb that averages over 6%. It's not terrible, but it will definitely hurt.
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Old 02-19-16, 01:06 PM
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Ohhh.....Earlier than my first main target (Killington Stage Race) But this is very tempting. Might discuss it with the team.
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Old 02-19-16, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by dz_nuzz
Ohhh.....Earlier than my first main target (Killington Stage Race) But this is very tempting. Might discuss it with the team.
i may not be on your team but can i preemptively call dibs on a spot in THE VAN for this?
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Old 02-19-16, 01:51 PM
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You know it. DAN WITH THE PARTY IN HIS VAN!

Not at all creepy....
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Old 02-23-16, 08:11 AM
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anyone racing in a couple of weeks?

Plainville worth doing?
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Old 02-23-16, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by gsteinb
anyone racing in a couple of weeks?

Plainville worth doing?
I'm doing branchbrook, mainly because my folks like a mile from the park.
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Old 02-23-16, 08:47 AM
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Plainville depends on who shows up. It's a flat office park crit with a little wind through the finishing stretch.

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Old 02-23-16, 08:53 AM
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Considering making the drive out (4/5 race) if the weather seems OK.
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Originally Posted by gsteinb
anyone racing in a couple of weeks?

Plainville worth doing?
The first turn is a bit tight. I've seen some crashes there. Should be okay with more experienced riders.

Windy (airport next door). Usually crosswind on the back stretch, ditto front stretch. If it comes down to a sprint it's like a real sprint, with a turn before the line. Not like Bethel where it was sort of like drag racing to the line.

Short course so even I can do a full lap leadout. I think it's 0.4 miles.

Read the rules. The tenants there are super picky and I think parking is about a mile? from the course. It's a solid 10 minute walk when Junior was in a stroller. Promoter is 100% stickler for the area/local/tenant/parking/etc rules, there is absolutely zero give there.

There are some clips out there. I have at least one but it's poor quality. Some better ones from more recent times.
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Old 02-23-16, 01:16 PM
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I've lapped the field on two occasions there. It's a very short course and there is an abundance of teamwork in the masters. The final sprint is short so you must be set up about 100m from the final turn. The sprint turns left so it bunches on that side. Wind direction varies. You would do well there as long as you were positioned well.
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Old 02-23-16, 01:29 PM
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I might do the first Branchbrook. I will do either Grant's Tomb pr Plainville the next week depending on which day works better with family scheduling. I'm sort of intrigued by the miss and out or whatever weird thing they do after the crit at Plainville.

Then we're away for the next 2 weekends, then it's Johnny Cake season, though there are only 2 of them this year.
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Old 02-23-16, 01:34 PM
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The missin out is right after the normal crits end and are pretty fun. I sucked at em last year but it's good practice for knowing how to position yourself in a sprint.
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Old 02-23-16, 02:46 PM
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Is a gran fondo a race? There's one near my house, I might do.
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Old 02-24-16, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by globecanvas
I'm sort of intrigued by the miss and out or whatever weird thing they do after the crit at Plainville.
Miss and Out is a track type event, in a nutshell the last person across the line on each lap gets pulled. On the track anyway, the first 3/4 of the race most of the action is at the back with guys trying not to be last. It's a fun event on the track, however I don't know how safe it would be on road bikes. I would suggest looking up elimination races on youtube to get a sense how these races go.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-h6WDxSaJA

Miss and Out from Kissena, should at least give those interested an idea of these type of races
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One of our club races is an omnium. We do a miss and out, a sprint and out,a "crit", and a 1 lap TT (its on a closed course oval car race track). Its fun and I kind of wish we would do it more than once a year
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go from the gun. some scary guys in there.

better yet, do the first two races and go home.
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any races i ny/nj next sunday? in town visiting schools and could be convinced to stick around and warm up my racing legs.
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Old 02-24-16, 09:28 AM
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none that I'm aware of. at least none close to NY. maybe down in south NJ
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none that I'm aware of. at least none close to NY. maybe down in south NJ
thanks for the info. not worth traveling further south. i'll spend the weekend drinking in brooklyn instead.
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Old 02-24-16, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Stas87
Miss and Out is a track type event, in a nutshell the last person across the line on each lap gets pulled. On the track anyway, the first 3/4 of the race most of the action is at the back with guys trying not to be last. It's a fun event on the track, however I don't know how safe it would be on road bikes. I would suggest looking up elimination races on youtube to get a sense how these races go.
During my running days, we called these types of races "Devil Takes the Hindmost". We also had a rule (in order to make it more competitive for everyone) that if you were more than 100m in front of the last runner you were eliminated.
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Old 02-24-16, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by mike868y
thanks for the info. not worth traveling further south. i'll spend the weekend drinking in brooklyn instead.
if only you had access to some website that could provide you such information :/


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