Road Bike Racing - What are your 2008 racing statistics (so far)?

Hi All,

So as of last weekend I'm done with mass start races for the year. Here are some of the pertinent stats:

45 road races / criteriums / circuit races
2 of 45 were road races
20 of 45 were Tuesday evening series races (circuit)
Total of 952 miles
4 DNFs (3 too slow, 1 mechanical)
0 DFL
1-2nd place
1-3rd place
0 primes

7 time trials
Total of 99 miles
0 DNF
0 DFL
3-3rd place (including SoCal District Championship 180+ TTT)

The year could have gone better but it could also have been worse. I have a few more TTs scheduled before the end of the year.

Anyone else want to share some stats?

(BTW, stats courtesy of Garmin 305 and SportTracks.)

Raced a bunch, lost em all. 1 prime. I have three more races in September.

2 crits, 1 road race.......no where near placing in road race and sidelined one crit and finished one lap down next crit......seasons over for me (hit by car, bike died) unless insurance comes through in time for 2 stage races i have left this season.

Let's see here.
36 races/7 RR/ the rest crits or circuits
4 wins
3 seconds
3 thirds
9 other top 10's
6 DNF, mostly from crashes.
went from a 5 to a 3
probably a dozen or so primes
A little over 300 in race winnings.
still have a crit left and might throw in a few TT, as I'm finally starting to feel good again.

went from a 5 to a 3


wow, thats what i wanna do next year!

Let's see here.
36 races/7 RR/ the rest crits or circuits
4 wins
3 seconds
3 thirds
9 other top 10's
6 DNF, mostly from crashes.
went from a 5 to a 3
probably a dozen or so primes
A little over 300 in race winnings.
still have a crit left and might throw in a few TT, as I'm finally starting to feel good again.

Impossible.

Impossible.

Says the guy who did it first. How many top 10's did you have this year? like 30?

Says the guy who did it first. How many top 10's did you have this year? like 30?

Hahaha. No:notamused: Plus, I would have taken ONE measley win over all of the top 10's. Well, only if it had been Manhattan Beach or States. Preferrably the 'Beach. Though States would have rocked, too.

For 2008 so far...

26 races in total
10 crits
10 road races
3 ITTs
1 pair TT
1 track racing night (3 races, but I'll lump them together as one)

1 x win
1 x 2nd
3 x 3rd places

Quite a few DNFs (mostly due to whacky handicap RRs)

$450 (!) in entry fees, $200 in prize money.

Plenty of racing to come though as criterium season here starts in October (RRing is April -> Sept).

Let's see here.
36 races/7 RR/ the rest crits or circuits
4 wins
3 seconds
3 thirds
9 other top 10's
6 DNF, mostly from crashes.
went from a 5 to a 3
probably a dozen or so primes
A little over 300 in race winnings.
still have a crit left and might throw in a few TT, as I'm finally starting to feel good again.

Hi,

Always nice to see a young guy get into the sport and do well. :)

It only took me 3 years to go from a 4 to a 3. :o (They didn't have Cat 5 when I started racing.) Took me another 5 or so years (making up for expired points) to be able to upgrade to Cat 2 (which I never did). :o

Of course all of this was probably going on before you were born. ;)

1 ambulance ride.

2 cracked helmets (both Giro Atmos).

243 days and I'm still alive.

I did:
14 RR
11 Crits
7 TT

32 Total Races
Results:
0 Wins
1 2nd
2 3rd
2 4th
2 5th

Upgraded from 4-3 in February. Spent most of the season racing collegiate A's and getting kicked in the ass. After the collegiate season finished I had a few solid results in the 3's and got 6 points.

25 total races

4 top tens, two 3rd places
only 4 DNF's and one DNP

I have two one more TT and RR plus Hillier than Thou. I will be moving up to cat 4 next season, hopefully I wont' be completely burned out by for my last race in October :)

9 races
1x 30th place
2x 5th place
1x 4th place
1x 3rd place
3x 1st place
1x DNF
5 to 4 upgrade
3 team offers
and a great first season!
My goals for next season are Cat 3.

9 Mass start
-Twice in the money (2nd, 8th)

3 TT (all part of short stage races)
-2 top ten GC finishes.

I also added up group rides... 44. I think I need to do more solo training & racing.

Raced in 3 crits, finished in 2. I am brand new to racing and right now I'm focusing on finishing regardless of place. So far, I like racing alot :)

This is gonna sound so lame..

2 training crits, dropped in one, DLF the second.

DNF, DNF, DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS

all welcome trainer season.

-bullseye

One RR - DNF. Shivering on a 90*F day = Bad.

~30 crits. Maybe more.
4 DNFs, one crash.
3 top 10 finishes.
Lots of slaving for the Man. Lots of winning done by the Man (men).
$300 in entry fees paid before June-ish. One entry fee since.
Up ~$1200-1500 (winnings minus equipment, gas) on the year.
Free bike, shoes, helmet, half dozen kits, winter and casual wear next year.

Not too bad. Learned a lot, took my beatings, and hopefully I'll come back stronger and smarter next season.

34 road races / criteriums / circuit races
20 of 34 were road races
2 of 34 were Circuit races
12 of 34 were Criteriums

0 DNFs
0 DFL
5 - 1st place
6 - 2nd place
2 - 3rd place
1 - 4th place
0 - 5th place
2 - 6th place
1 - 7th place
6 primes

5 time trials

0 - 1st place
2 - 2nd place
1 - 3rd place
1 - 4th place (TTT - teammate got a flat)
1 - 5th place

$1,715 cash in winnings (plus about $500 in merchandise)

I still have 3 crits and a RR (hill climb) to go.

The top 10s

1st -crit
1st -crit
2nd- GC
3rd - circuit
3rd -crit
4th -crit
4th - crit
5th - rr
6th -rr
6th - rr
7th -rr
8th- crit
8th - tt
10th -rr
10th -crit

plus Cat 1 upgrade finally.

This is gonna sound so lame..

2 training crits, dropped in one, DLF the second.

Don't worry -- you're not alone.

Moi:
1 road race (in May, when I was actually in decent shape). Messed up & missed my start time by 30 mins, wound up DFL (duh).

Still hoping for 2 more RR's this year.

53 races down
5 to go
4 crashes
some wins, some podiums
cat2 upgrade


current status is a burnt match

First race season, got a late start, did maybe a dozen cat 5 circuit races, a few top 10 finishes (small fields) one 4/5 crit. DNF one 4/5 circuit race mid field 20-ish/50.

15 races: 8 as a cat 5; 7 as a cat 4

10 top 10 finishes:
1-win
1-3rd place
1-4th place
2-5th place
1-6th place
1-7th place
1-9th place
2-10th place

2- DNF: both were RR. One with lots of hills and too much time off the bike prior to the race.

Great first season racing. I learned lots. Most importantly what I need to improve for next season. Next seasons goal: Cat 3 upgrade by the end of Superweek.

Too lazy to tabulate them all but I have them on my racing schedule (http://www.photoscene.com/kimandsteve/section/schedule/) section of my blog. Looks like 22 races. One was a mountain bike race. One was a TT. A few DNFs, either mechanical or OTB & pulled. A bunch of pack finishes, 1 win, 7 points. The win is all I care about :D

don't really want to say.

don't really want to say.

Tell 'em Gary or I will. If I can remember the complete resume for this year. I may need a larger RAM chip in my brain for that. Great season pal. You make a sponsor's eyes all dewey my little Velo Napoleon.

http://dnewell1.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/napoleon_bonapartes_portrait.jpg

The 35+ peloton in the NY Metro Area have met their Waterloo and his name is Gary.

I did some stuff. Some good. Some bad. Some real bad.

cat 5 to 3 in a year. wow, thats what i wanna do next year!

Just hook up with Earl B and Gary S in your area over the winter and at least you'll be guaranteed the fitness to do it. Not sure how much they can help with tactics though. You'll need to come up to Orlando, or head south for some training races before the season starts.

26 RR/Crits/TT's

12 top 10's
2 2nd's
1 win

First full year of racing. Lot's of fun and thankfully over.

Dear Sandbaggers,

If you listed lots of races where you achieved top 10 or podium finishes, I have reported your results to your local area coordinator.

Love,

Theguywhojustmissedthemoneyinallthosefreakin'races
XOXO

Dear Sandbaggers,

If you listed lots of race results where you achieved top 10 or podium finishes, I have reported your results to your local area coordinator.

Love,

Theguywhojustmissedthemoneyinallthosefreakin'races
XOXO

Well you kind of have to get results before you can upgrade ;).

Not a lot of racing. Still have a 4 day "stage" race left in a few weeks. 1 RR 2 Crits and a TT. Looking forward to it.

This year:
1 RR
6 crits
2 TTs

Not much, but all of it except for 1 race has been from Superweek on.

Nothing to see here....move along...

8 races, 3 wins, one 2nd (road and crits)

One more race (state champ RR)

I envy you guys who race so many times during the year. I wish I had the opportunity :beer:

This is gonna sound so lame..

2 training crits, dropped in one, DLF the second.

Not lame at all. If the opportunity had ever presented itself, I may have made the same choice...

8 races, 3 wins, one 2nd (road and crits)




And I am sure many on here would trade their 50 race starts for just "1" of those wins.

I had ~ 650 race starts from 1992-2006, with a few 70+ seasons, but have taken a back seat the last two years, heckling from the BF sidelines. Thinking of heading back in '09, but have no desire to train the whole year just to do 20 events like most of the fella's on here. It's either on, or off for this old-schooler. Maybe I ought to wait until 2010 when I turn 45.

Also, why is this thread happening now. Here in FL, there are still many weekends of racing left and a number of training races to boot. Oct signifies the red kite.

It's pretty much all over in Virginia, despite the fact that the weather in September is generally much nicer than in the summer.
RR - 7
Crit - 4
TTT - 1
Points to 12 in Collegiate C. 0 points, although I did manage 2 13th places :( Got creamed in the USAC cat 4 races.

Track - 4
Won 1 omnium in B; all told 1 match sprint, 3 200m TT.

Counting my track stuff:

52 individual stages/races, mix of crit. TT, and RR; P1/2, 35+ 1/2/3 45+ 1/2/3

25 individual stage/race wins

4 GC or Omnium wins

1 state championship (team TTT)

12 other podiums

10 other top tens

3 DNF's

Refused track upgrade request.

Also, why is this thread happening now. Here in FL, there are still many weekends of racing left and a number of training races to boot. Oct signifies the red kite.

It's pretty much over in California, although we started in January...

Well....I guess there's always cyclocross....:D - Starts up in a few weeks here.

*he says as he begins pulling fenders and rack from "commuter" bike*

8 races, 3 wins, one 2nd (road and crits)

One more race (state champ RR)

I envy you guys who race so many times during the year. I wish I had the opportunity :beer:

Lack of races or lack of time?

During race season here you can race almost every day of the week if you wanted to.

Lack of races or lack of time?

During race season here you can race almost every day of the week if you wanted to.

Time. I've passed a bunch of races. Even locally. There are a lot of races in TX, but I certainly wouldn't be able to show my license every day of the week or anything.

Here's what I just sent my team organizer:

Cherry Pie Criterium: 11th place
Ronde Van Brisbeen: 34th (and I wasn't close to DFL -- it was a huge field)
Wente Vineyards Classic (Road Race): 15th
Mt. Diable Hill Climb: 6th
Esparto TT: 4th
Winters Road Race: 19th

Tandem Results:
Steve Dunlap Memorial Memorial Time Trail: 6th

I signed up for 2 races for which I did not show up -- once I had the flu, and the other race I had to work. Stuff happens. It's my first year. Good training.

We have 1 more tandem time trial in Folsom on Sept. 12th, otherwise my season is finished. I'm already looking to next year and planning my events and training.

11 mass starts with a win, a 3rd, and a 5th which suits me fine considering I was mostly working for the team (not needing/wanting the upgrade points). The TTs went well with 13 total entered this year. I wish I could have raced more, and hope that next year my schedule will finally allow me to race more often.

since july 4th-

4 training crits
1st-1
field-3

6 road races
1st-1
3rd-1
4th-3
8th-1

Counting my track stuff:

52 individual stages/races, mix of crit. TT, and RR; P1/2, 35+ 1/2/3 45+ 1/2/3

25 individual stage/race wins

4 GC or Omnium wins

1 state championship (team TTT)

12 other podiums

10 other top tens

3 DNF's

Refused track upgrade request.

So you won almost half the races you entered?

So you won almost half the races you entered?

I realized I left a 2 man TT off. So it's 53 and 26. Little less than half, little more than half on the GC's.

The team rode great BTW, some of my best races were watching my teammates ride off for the win or a podium. With a couple of other noteworthy BF'ers joining next year, I'm looking forward to even more fun.

15 races, zero results, zero crashes, zero shellings (I never got dropped by the peloton).

Any season you can walk away from is a good season. Besides, it's all about the Posing and the whole Fred vs. Road Nazi Trash Talk anyway.

All kidding aside, the team I help to sponsor, Global Locate, had a fantastic season filled with results in the NY 35+ racing scene, and two of our 40+ guys were in the top 3 in the Cat 3 crit racing rankings in NJ. The racing made me much fitter/faster, the camaraderie was Big Fun, I actually contributed a bit in a couple of the Prospect Park races, and I felt like I was giving something back to this great sport.

Mission accomplished.

road, track, crits

840 training hours sept-sept

46 road races/crits
24 track races
8 road wins
10 track wins
14 other podiums
19 other top 10s
2 point series wins
4 omnium wins
1 state championship
1 win in someone else's state championship
1 state silver medal
1 second in someone else's state championship
1 #1 national ranking
1 top 5 state ranking (35+ road)
1 top 3 state ranking (35+ criterium)