Road Bike Racing - Bethel 4/6/08 Race photos

Photos of 123's, Women's, 3/4 and M40+

http://topstonephoto.smugmug.com/Bike%20Racing/212223

Check out the winner of 3/4 race. He's a BF dude. Congrats CDR! :)

I didn't know there were that many women riders on the planet... really cool to see!

damn, good job CDR!

dayum, cdr wasn't kidding when he wrote that he used narrow bars.

btw - what's with the polish national kit in a 3/4 race? real or memorex?

I didn't know there were that many women riders on the planet... really cool to see!

The one Oriental rider is a cutie !! :p

just sayin....;)

The one Oriental rider is a cutie !! : p

just sayin....; )

this one?

http://www.bergmanns.com/images/oriental_carpet.jpg

this one?

http://www.bergmanns.com/images/oriental_carpet.jpg

No, the one I saw had more curves and would also look better on my floor.....

The one Oriental rider is a cutie !! :p

just sayin....;)

Yeah... I was mountain biking yesterday and I see a cute girl on the trail from afar, but from closer it turns out she's a professor at my college. Oops.

Nice job cdr, that's gotta make you a contender for the top spot in the series, right?

dayum, cdr wasn't kidding when he wrote that he used narrow bars.

btw - what's with the polish national kit in a 3/4 race? real or memorex?

I have wide shoulders :)

Polish kit is a local team, I think the family sponsors their son, something like that. They're probably Polish, hence the colors. He's been racing in those colors for about three years now, and I think this is his second year as a non-Junior.

cdr

I didn't know there were that many women riders on the planet... really cool to see!

I'm really proud of the women's race. We had 27 women for the race. We used to have them race with the Masters but I decided to try a separate Women's race and the response was very nice. Usually women's races end up harder than a men's race because there's no shelter, and the Cat 1 women just kill the others.

The leader has won all the races so far, she's a Masters many-time national champion, and is just insanely strong. I'm impressed that all the other women are able to hang on.

cdr

I'm really proud of the women's race. We had 27 women for the race. We used to have them race with the Masters but I decided to try a separate Women's race and the response was very nice. Usually women's races end up harder than a men's race because there's no shelter, and the Cat 1 women just kill the others.

The leader has won all the races so far, she's a Masters many-time national champion, and is just insanely strong. I'm impressed that all the other women are able to hang on.

cdr

By the way, several of the women raced the M40+ with the men, which was right after their race. They all held tight and finished. Bravo.

I love how the only time cdr shows up in any of those pictures is at the end, when he's sprinting for the win.

Clearly cdr knows how to hide out and bide his time in a crit.

:)

Aw, no pictures of the 5's? :(

Nice job cdr, that's gotta make you a contender for the top spot in the series, right?

Apparently it does, but it'll have to be a spectacular last day. I'm 2nd, tied on points, with the leader 8 points ahead.

cdr

Aw, no pictures of the 5's? :(

keep an eye out on mjstuart.com, also truesport.com

cdr

I love how the only time cdr shows up in any of those pictures is at the end, when he's sprinting for the win.

Clearly cdr knows how to hide out and bide his time in a crit.

:)

I do hide a lot, I can't be in the wind with my monster 234 watt 20 minute power. But I did do a boneheaded bridge attempt - the one where I'm on the hoods and the one where I'm looking to my right while on the drops - those were taken 5 laps into the race. I think the photographer grouped the shots for me.

Also, in the P123 race pics, there's a pic of someone trying to give me madison like push (or pull - I was already behind him). I was dropping out, just got tired of it all. He ended up getting second in the race.

cdr

dayum, cdr wasn't kidding when he wrote that he used narrow bars.

btw - what's with the polish national kit in a 3/4 race? real or memorex?

Haha, I have 38's on my trek. They look teeny next to my cannondale's bars. They worked out pretty well during the crit though. I found it a lot easier to squeeze through narrow openings.

I do hide a lot, I can't be in the wind with my monster 234 watt 20 minute power.

That is just stupid (and I mean that as a compliment). That kind of thing makes me think that all of this crap about increasing one's FTP doesn't mean squat. If you can sprint and race smart you can win.

--Steve

Aw, no pictures of the 5's? :(

Wait till next week. I'm shooting both 5 races and will post on same site.

Wait till next week. I'm shooting both 5 races and will post on same site.

Sweet, I'll be there!

Hopefully I'll get some front time on the next race too. I'm planning on doing better, but who knows!
I think there are going to be a few more of us from wesleyan at that race. It should be fun!

That is just stupid (and I mean that as a compliment). That kind of thing makes me think that all of this crap about increasing one's FTP doesn't mean squat. If you can sprint and race smart you can win.

--Steve

then there are the guys like Dr.W that stay off the front for 40+ miles.

Someone caught the sprint on tape, sort of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuBsh12WcWQ

I pedal slowly.
cdr

Someone caught the sprint on tape, sort of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuBsh12WcWQ

I pedal slowly.
cdr

Nice going.

Now that you have demonstrated your dominance, it's time to strap on the helmet cam and level the playing field a bit.

Here's a picture of the winner of the CAT 5 race that I was in.
http://www.truesport.com/bike/2008/photos/apr/bethel002.html

You can see me in the center of this picture
http://www.truesport.com/bike/2008/photos/apr/bethel001.html