Road Bike Racing - I won

Cat 3/4 crit tonight. I've never so heavily dominated a race. I was off the front solo on four different attacks, for 2 or 3 laps each. One time I was caught just before a prime and jumped the two guys who caught me and won a t-shirt for my wife.

Last lap, 45s all-out attack. Two guys went with me but couldn't hold my wheel at the beginning. Came through about 10 meters ahead, coasting.

This was my first race on the new Madone, but I won it last time I raced it on the Ritchey too...

It's been a good season. That gets me 4 wins and one 2nd in nine races. Time for some weight loss.

If there was any question, I'm a crit racer. Fo sho. Now I just need that Cat 2 upgrade.

Great job, man.

Nice job WR. It must be those WR intervals.

Some of you are annoyingly good at this.

Dang son! Nicely done.

WR is my BF hero

It's the new Trek..;)

Great job, man.

last attack graph or it never happened

Good job dude. Now, pack up your things and come race the Capital Crit this weekend in the 35+.

http://www.capitalcriterium.com/coursedetails.html

10 meters? Get thee to a velodrome.

Great job.

10 meters? Get thee to a velodrome.

Great job.

I wish. Thanks.


last attack graph or it never happened

The cradle is at work. Avg was 323W for the race. Peak of around 1450W, IIRC -- but I'm sure that was the prime.

Nice win WR. Are these uscf sanctioned races or twilights but they use catagories? If they are uscf race on weeknights then I am truly jealous of Texas.

Awesome! :thumb:

Awesome!!! Sorry I couldn't join you but I didn't get out of work till 8pm. Next week looks pretty light for me, are you doing the SoMoPac TT on Tues.

Nice win WR. Are these uscf sanctioned races or twilights but they use catagories? If they are uscf race on weeknights then I am truly jealous of Texas.

Then get your jealousy ready to over flow. In TX during the spring/summer, there are USCF weeknight crits in Dallas (Tues), Fort Worth (Wed), Houston (Wed), Austin (Thurs) and San Antonio (Thurs, I think). Plus the usual weekend races.

Oh yeah, don't forget the velodromes in Frisco (Dallas) and Houston, they usually have Friday night racing unless there's a big weekend meet.

Of course now we're getting into cx season, things are a bit more sparse - there are weekly races in Austin and Houston but DFW is cx-less. Boo hoo.

And, way to go Waterrockets, I want to ride that course next year it looks like a ton of fun!

uitslover. (http://www.waspreporter.nl/waspreporter/pagina.asp?pagkey=27466&mode=read) :beer:

whatever, creakyknees, texas is like a million miles across, nobody is gonna get to all those races.

Congrats!

Nice win WR. Are these uscf sanctioned races or twilights but they use catagories? If they are uscf race on weeknights then I am truly jealous of Texas.

Yeah, USAC, but not long enough for points. The local reps do allow the 4s to count Driveway Crit points from two races (since it's 3/4).


Awesome!!! Sorry I couldn't join you but I didn't get out of work till 8pm. Next week looks pretty light for me, are you doing the SoMoPac TT on Tues.

No prob, Marc Mayo helped me with the pack tenderization a bit.

I'm not going to do anything intense again until Tour de Gruene on 11/2. So, if you wanna get in some easy miles the lunch rides are where it's at. We'll probably do a lot of them on the RunFar course, from AMD. Still just around 1 hr rides, just not fast.


uitslover. (http://www.waspreporter.nl/waspreporter/pagina.asp?pagkey=27466&mode=read) :beer:

:roflmao2:

I need those wheels back. I think I could have lapped 'em ;)

:beer:

Sweet WR. Now the graphs :p

Yep, graphs first thing in the morning :D

The results were just posted, and the Cat 3 state crit champ finished right behind me -- I thought it was him, but wasn't sure.

It does frustrate me that they had to postpone the State RR, because I'm hanging up the intervals until mid-November now.

Yay! Good job. Good feeling isn't it?

How many points do you need?

Yay! Good job. Good feeling isn't it?

How many points do you need?

10 points to go. I was planning to get 8 on Sunday until Ike rolled through. I was going to go to the reps 2 points short, claiming my Driveway crit results should indicate I'd get the next 2 if I had time to race. I haven't finished out of the top 10 since March.

I've got until March 30 to get 8 points though, and there are a bunch of races starting in February. If I get to Cat 2, then I'll feel comfortable going to support Racer Ex if he wants to race category next year. As it is now, I'm stuck in M35+ 1/2/3 or category racing.

Woohoo!!!!

I HATE WR...

I was in that race and I blame him for the pain I was in. :( I shouldn't have taken the summer off....

:lol: What a great way to come back to racing though, dealing with the constant surging. :beer:

:lol: What a great way to come back to racing though, dealing with the constant surging. :beer:

Haha, very true. I love the Driveway. I wish I would have raced and ridden this summer, but I had too many other things going on. I am going to bust my ass this winter so I come back hard for my 3's upgrade. :D :D

Congrats WR! You should try petitioning the local rep anyway. Id be interested in seeing how they would turn you down at this point.

Good luck in the 2s! :beer:

I can't tell which is winning ... my hate covered in envy, or my respect. ;)

Congrats, WR. I'd give you the upgrade if I were the official.

Great riding WR.

Seems like you put together a pretty good season, too.

Congrats all 'round!:beer:

Winning is always a good feeling.
But winning the big-boys race is even more so.
Move up and take your 5" and 1' cat1 power levels into some of the easier crits next year for a chance at the biggest stake of the day.
Good job.

Ahoy! Thanks everyone.

Ok, final numbaaaaarrrrrrrs (avast!):

Crit:
Duration: 27:36
Work: 555 kJ
TSS: 60.4 (intensity factor 1.146)
Norm Power: 390
VI: 1.16
Distance: 11.915 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1456 335 watts
Cadence: 55 141 100 rpm
Speed: 2.4 35 25.9 mph

Race finish (763W):
Duration: 0:43
Work: 33 kJ
TSS: 5 (intensity factor 2.051)
Norm Power: n/a
VI: n/a
Distance: 0.368 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 96 1456 763 watts
Cadence: 58 118 100 rpm
Speed: 24.2 32.8 31.0 mph



Here's the final attack (thaarr was a bit of let-up for thar cornaaaaarrrrs):
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/3153/postnv8.png

^^^

Your race was 27' ???
So, like 20' plus 3 laps?

^^^

Your race was 27' ???
So, like 20' plus 3 laps?

Yaaarrr. They be havin' to squeeze in fourrrrr races between 5:30 and sunset. Supposed to be 30 minutes. Can't get too picky on a weekly crit :)

Man do I feel like crap. I can do only 600 watts for a minute when I'm fresh. He drops 760 watts for a minute at the end of the race.

Holy Crap I Suck! (HCIS)!!!!

It's what he called a "Driveway Crit." I think

Cat 3/4 crit tonight. I've never so heavily dominated a race. I was off the front solo on four different attacks, for 2 or 3 laps each. One time I was caught just before a prime and jumped the two guys who caught me and won a t-shirt for my wife.

Last lap, 45s all-out attack. Two guys went with me but couldn't hold my wheel at the beginning. Came through about 10 meters ahead, coasting.

This was my first race on the new Madone, but I won it last time I raced it on the Ritchey too...

It's been a good season. That gets me 4 wins and one 2nd in nine races. Time for some weight loss.

If there was any question, I'm a crit racer. Fo sho. Now I just need that Cat 2 upgrade.

Ya think? :twitchy:


Min Max Avg
Power: 96 1456 763 watts

....We'll probably do a lot of them on the RunFar course, from AMD. Still just around 1 hr rides, just not fast....

Yeah, you guys probably only average about 30mph on those rides.

Nice work, WR! :beer:

Not to make light of WR's win. But one day. One stinking day. I hope to post a "I Won" thread. But if it takes 763 average watts, it may be a long time coming. I can barely squeeze enough watts to light a tiny capsule bulb.

Just be aggressive, and you'll get smarter and stronger. Learn what your true strengths are, and exploit them. Learn what your weaknesses are, and train them. Last year, I was just a bunch sprint guy, sprinting for 13th, and getting 15th.

I've said it a bunch of times, but for me to learn that my 1' power was several rows above my 5" power has transformed my racing. Last year, I would have waited for the bunch sprint, and gotten 3rd. Inverting that final minute, so the sprint is at the start, has really made all the difference for me.

(aaaarrrrgh)

I need to chant my daughter's cheer in my head during the race: "Be-aggressive. B-E-aggressive."

Thanks, WR.

My intensity and training will be a little different next year. I intend to move to a Cat2 by year's end. I know I just moved up to Cat3, but I also know that my training can be better, and my racing can be better/smarter. I've been told a bunch that I definately have the engine. I just need to stoke the fire correctly.

Is this national Pirate Day? WR keeps aaaaarghing.

I've said it a bunch of times, but for me to learn that my 1' power was several rows above my 5" power has transformed my racing. Last year, I would have waited for the bunch sprint, and gotten 3rd. Inverting that final minute, so the sprint is at the start, has really made all the difference for me.

(aaaarrrrgh)

Can't aaaarrrrrgue with that...

Is it National Speak Like a Pirate Day already?

:)

The fact that you won a race that short is pretty impressive. Its typically really hard to even slide of the front for a lap or two when you're talking about a race that is <30 minutes.

Congrats!

This is INTERnational talk like a pirate day ya scurvy sea dog.

WOW... After seeing those numbers I don't feel so bad, considering my LT power is around 225 (estimation here...). I feel way better about a pack finish now.

Awesome work, WR. Congrats!

WR is my BF hero

Likewise. :thumb: Way to go man!

That was my son's first 3/4 race after his upgrade from 5 to 4. He finished in the pack, but said there were some crazy fast guys in the front...

-soma5

Good job, WR! I saw the results this morning on TXBRA and was wondering if I would see a post from you here.