Southern California - Roll Call for june 14/15 races

Who's doing what? Bicycle Johns on the 15th in the 4's but will be there pretty much all day running it.

Should be there for sunday. Will know by this evening.

Saturday: Cat 4 and the 35+/1--4
Sunday: Cat 4

I guess I'm in for sunday...

Not me. Too much time off the bike lately. Too bad, because I was going to attempt riding to and from the race on Sunday since it's so close. I may still ride down to watch the race and say hi.

i'm in for the 3s both days.

joseph, are you gonna do san fernando? it's a tough course, should be good for you. it's P shaped, and the block you go around it very, very short, downhill on brand blvd, hairpin at the bottom and back up brand with a long drag to the finish. it will be a race of attrition. you don't really need to break away, lots of guys will keep falling off the back every lap but it would be a good course for a break to stick as i don't think the group can make much time on the downhill into the hairpin.

i'm in for the 3s both days.

joseph, are you gonna do san fernando? it's a tough course, should be good for you. it's P shaped, and the block you go around it very, very short, downhill on brand blvd, hairpin at the bottom and back up brand with a long drag to the finish. it will be a race of attrition. you don't really need to break away, lots of guys will keep falling off the back every lap but it would be a good course for a break to stick as i don't think the group can make much time on the downhill into the hairpin.

Would love to, but I'll have actual teammates on sunday and I want to win it, home course and all. I'm afraid if I do saturday I might be a little sore and I don't want to risk it, besides I have a concert that day too that I don't want to miss.

Hi,

I won't be at either race. I need a break after a bunch of racing recently.

I will be at San Pedro and Manhattan Beach the following two weeks.

14TH
Cat 4 and 4/5 30+

15th
Cat 4 - Maybe

Sunday only and probably just one race at that. I can still feel Last week's TTT and Chula Vista. Like Cleave, SP and MB coming up.

I'll be spectating at both, if not then Sunday.

Is Glendale a good area to ride around to warm up or should there be a trainer involved?

Griffith Park is about a mile west. 6 mile laps with a mild rise. Just a little bit of traffic. Couple of stop signs.

I didn't have a problem with side streets last year. Not the longest, and I didn't find a loop, but I did okay on a stretch or two.

Yea griffith park is perfect to warm up in, two turns so no way to get lost and a nice out and back with very little traffic.

You kids have fun and be safe...i would love to race but i jacked up my quad doing a beach run yesterday...hope it's all better by next weekend. I also have fathers day stuff going on soooo....

Did the cat 4 race. OTB after like 20-mins. First time this season. Yuck! Even LAX wasn't this hard! Of course, we only did that hairpin slow-fast sprint like 6-7 times. Here, it was what?...20??? I figure almost half the field was DNF. Are all you guys on EPO or somethin'? I suck. :D Well, making lemonade, tried with another rider (Eddie from PAA) to not get lapped. Almost made that. Got caught with 1-lap to go. Figures.

Same here!!! OTB right away but I took the wimpy way out and just pulled out of the race.

I was able to survive the 30+ 4/5. I was dropped from the pack in the final sprint. Wasn't DFL but darn close.

One problem with this race was the small field size. Unlike the LAX race, I wasn't able to rest in the middle of the pack after the incline.. I guess nobody likes to race on Saturdays!!!

I finished 10th in Glendale today after FOOLISHLY letting go of the winning break. When I looked over my shoulder, the pack was right on us, so I sat up, and once I was nestled back in the pack, The break was out of sight. F***!!!
I was so pissed at myself that I almost threw in the towel and pulled off the course. But then I realized there was still a top ten to be had, so I reloaded for the final laps, got into the sprint, and nabbed...10th.

It's something, and while I'm still kicking myself for letting the break go, I guess I did get something for my trouble: I can upgrade to Cat3 now.

Another BF member took the win, so congrats. Kick-ass job out there today, man. Next time I'll stick with it.

I raced, I got in the break finally, I won. Report to go up as soon as I get around to writing it.

I got in a strong break of about 12 people at the Glendale race in the Cat 3's which eventually dwindled down to 9 people and then we eventually lapped the field, which was fun since I've never done that before.