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Now I'm all excited for cross season but it's three months away.
Lithuania
06-28-07, 09:05 AM
Yes!!
thatguy
06-28-07, 03:36 PM
The thread with all the New England races has me depressed. We only have 4 here in Florida. :(
No doubt. I've got two more months of XC racing with some lofty goals in mind, yet my mind is wandering to those 55 minute CX pukefests. I'm also strangely looking forward to standing on the start line on those cold October mornings shivering my butt off, puffing out clouds, wherein the cold will be forgotten 10 seconds after the gun.
bitterken
06-28-07, 08:08 PM
The thread with all the New England races has me depressed. We only have 4 here in Florida. :(
We in New England get depressed when it's -20 degrees in Jan/Feb :D It all works out dude.
thatguy
06-28-07, 08:40 PM
We in New England get depressed when it's -20 degrees in Jan/Feb :D It all works out dude.
Yeah, but we're missing out on this:
I'm also strangely looking forward to standing on the start line on those cold October mornings shivering my butt off, puffing out clouds, wherein the cold will be forgotten 10 seconds after the gun.
Ronsonic
08-07-07, 08:03 PM
Hey thatguy. I'm guessing you're talking about the Largo series. I saw there was a series in Sarasota last year. I was completely out of racing last year, but will be back out this winter. Ready for the pain.
Ron
thatguy
08-07-07, 11:26 PM
Yeah, the Sarasota series was completely unsanctioned and uninsured. I doubt it will be back this year. There is talk of adding some North Florida races or spreading the dates around the state, but we'll see. I'm probably going to try for some of the Georgia races this year.
Cynikal
08-08-07, 11:16 AM
The clinics start here in a few weeks and the races are 6 weeks out. Can't wait, first year.
92degrees
08-08-07, 11:46 AM
Races in less than 3 weeks, then the clinics, then the fulll blown season. Doing drills this afternoon. It's here...
flargle
08-08-07, 01:11 PM
Current conditions: 99 deg F and 33% humidity. Fall can't come soon enough.
CastIron
08-08-07, 02:18 PM
One month.
PDXJeff
10-02-07, 12:40 PM
Five Days!
Three races deep already and leading the Cat C series!
p4nh4ndle
10-02-07, 06:38 PM
Is that really something to be proud of? (sarcasm)
cardstock
10-03-07, 08:31 AM
Three races deep already and leading the Cat C series!
Congrats!
3 races in an I am getting my upgrade to Cat2!
2 races in, 2 DNF's in my first year of Cat3. First one was due to physical issues, I was feeling terrible. The second due to mechanical malaise, my rear mech and hanger spontaneously combusted on lap 1. I still don't know what happened, though I did have a hard crash on the driveside during my warmup and practice. I've got a week and a bit to get things together for a double cross weekend, I'm hoping to finish both races. :rolleyes:
p4nh4ndle
10-03-07, 08:20 PM
looks like it's singlespeed time
lunacycle
10-03-07, 08:39 PM
My season lasted about 7 minutes -- Damn clavicle fracture!
Lithuania
10-04-07, 04:56 AM
My season lasted about 7 minutes -- Damn clavicle fracture!
what happened?
lunacycle
10-04-07, 12:17 PM
what happened?
Second lap of my first race of the season -- it was a glorious day for cyclocross -- mid 60's, light rain, wet and muddy course. I dismounted and cleared a double barrier, and was in the process of remounting. I threw my leg over the saddle, and stepped down on the right pedal and started pedaling. My foot slipped off the pedal while I was torquing the handle bars. My weight shifted forward, and I somehow went tumbling over the bars.
It was a completely unexceptional crash -- I've been racing cx for five years and have suffered far worse crashes. As soon as I stood up I noticed that my left shoulder was completely f--ed up. A trip to the ER and two x-rays confirmed what the doctor already knew -- fractured clavicle. Luckily, it was not serious enough to require surgery. Never the less, my arm is stuck in a sling for the next five to six weeks.
Lithuania
10-04-07, 01:21 PM
yuck that sucks man
lunacycle
10-04-07, 04:18 PM
yuck that sucks man
The sucky thing about it is that it seemed like such a harmless fall.
Riders be careful out there!
PDXJeff
10-05-07, 12:26 AM
The sucky thing about it is that it seemed like such a harmless fall.
Riders be careful out there!
Going into my fifth season without health insurance. Careful is the only way. But damn, cyclocross is so much fun!:D Heal up soon! I'll be thinking about your experience at the start line on Sunday.
lunacycle
10-05-07, 05:56 AM
Going into my fifth season without health insurance. Careful is the only way. But damn, cyclocross is so much fun!:D Heal up soon! I'll be thinking about your experience at the start line on Sunday.
Well, the only redeeming quality of a clavicle fracture is that it's typically really cheap to fix -- arm in a sling, and a lot of Advil.
jfmckenna
10-05-07, 06:18 AM
Second lap of my first race of the season -- it was a glorious day for cyclocross -- mid 60's, light rain, wet and muddy course. I dismounted and cleared a double barrier, and was in the process of remounting. I threw my leg over the saddle, and stepped down on the right pedal and started pedaling. My foot slipped off the pedal while I was torquing the handle bars. My weight shifted forward, and I somehow went tumbling over the bars.
It was a completely unexceptional crash -- I've been racing cx for five years and have suffered far worse crashes. As soon as I stood up I noticed that my left shoulder was completely f--ed up. A trip to the ER and two x-rays confirmed what the doctor already knew -- fractured clavicle. Luckily, it was not serious enough to require surgery. Never the less, my arm is stuck in a sling for the next five to six weeks.
Sux Luna. Good luck with the healing and ride that trainer :D
and our season still hasn't started.
pitboss
10-11-07, 06:23 AM
Congrats!
3 races in an I am getting my upgrade to Cat2!
3? I thought it was 2?
Either way, all I gotta say is DAMN
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