"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Goodbye to the Ultimate Cat

Upgrade approved.

Let the learning begin.

Nice WR!


let the teaching begin... teaching us here on BF that is.

Very nice. My upgrade is still pending. I have no idea why the hell it takes them so long to do upgrades in SoCal. It took about 2 weeks for my Cat 3 upgrade last spring.

Congratulations. :beer:

congrats......

Way to go!

Cat1 next???
Rarified air up here, but well worth all the ego points.

BTW - Wouldn't ProTour be the ultimate category.

yes! looking forward to the race reports!

Thanks all. It's a bit uncomfortable. I guess I felt that way when I upgraded to Cat 3.

...back in 1992.


Cat1 next???
Rarified air up here, but well worth all the ego points.

BTW - Wouldn't ProTour be the ultimate category.

No way man. Cat 3 is the Ultimate Cat (http://cat3phenom.blogspot.com/2008/04/cat-3-racing-is-toughest.html). This is a downgrade.

WR, you are an inspiration. Way to go.

Sooooo...you gonna start saving now? :innocent:

Good work! The balance you have to strike between being a father/working/training and racing makes this all the more impressive to me. Keep on crushing!



BTW - Wouldn't ProTour be the ultimate category.
I think he is referring to a humorous blog by that name about how cat3s were god's gift to everyone...
I don't even know if the blog is still around, but it was always good for a laugh

hey cool beans

I think he is referring to a humorous blog by that name about how cat3s were god's gift to everyone...
I don't even know if the blog is still around, but it was always good for a laugh

Yes, I know.

Wouldn't want to be a cat3 if you paid me.
Crashes are hard and skills are suspect.

Upgrade approved.

Let the learning begin.

I look forward to chopping you at AT&T this year.

:D

Wouldn't want to be a cat3 if you paid me.

You must have been at one time...

Congrat WR. You da man.

You are going to need 90 minute lunch hours now. Can't be a cat 2 with an hour to train in the afternoon.

Congrats...well deserved. I admire the discipline!

I look forward to chopping you at AT&T this year.

:D

You ever watch old Green Hornet episodes on Nick at Night? WR's the Hornet. Ex be Kato.

You want the Green Hornet, you gotta go through Kato. Kato knows how to chop.

http://epguides.com/GreenHornet/cast.jpg

We're old school Marvel comics. We got the Fantastic Four waitin in the wings baby.:D:D:D

Upgrade approved.

Let the learning begin.

First of all a big congrats.:thumb: It was clear that you are at the top of the Cat 3 game and ready to move up if you wanted to do so.

I am thinking that you will want a few more hours per week for training at the P/1/2 level. You do know that the races are now longer?:lol:

Well done and earned, congrats!!

Congrats WR. The duration and speed has been a huge step up. When you try to bridge a gap doing 34+ and not make any ground you just have to tip your hat to genetically gifted super freaks. Oh and 100+ miles road races now, good times.

congrats WR, I'll bet the Category 3s around TX are partying like it's 1999 this weekend.

Damnit WR I was looking forward to racing with you more. ;) Good job!

very cool. Congrats!

Wow, you guys are getting your upgrades before I've even logged in 1k miles.

sweet. Congrats dude!

Upgrade approved.

Let the learning begin.

I want to say congrats, but after seeing your race reports this is no surprise to me. Your are a monster.....Franken-rockets.

WR...just when I was about to climb aboard into the Ultimate Cat. Good luck! Time to request two hour lunches :)

WR is a 2...there is a collective sigh of relief from the entire TX Cat 3 field.

Let's go! You are as good as almost any cat 2 I am sure. it is those pesky 1's and pro's that really burn my toast though.

So much for lapping that Cat 3 field. Congrats.

Congrats!

I look forward to chopping you at AT&T this year.

:D

I drooled a little bit when I read "AT&T."

Kato and I will phone it in

http://www.geocities.com/mister_jack_dawson/bruce_lee3.jpeg

I watched the P/1 race in 2008, and holy crap that was fast. My former Cat 1 teammate was just hanging in the bottom 10 the whole race and dying. He can ride me straight off his wheel.

Not sure if they'll have the P/1 and 1/2 categories broken out this year. No Toyota United or Rock Racing, and no NRC USA Crits. Still, it attracts some pros every year, so a P/1/2 race would maybe be 95% of one of your StupidWeek P/1/2 crits?

Gonna be fast...


Let's go! You are as good as almost any cat 2 I am sure. it is those pesky 1's and pro's that really burn my toast though.

Yeah, there was a Cat 2 only race this weekend. I didn't have the miles in the legs for it anyway though.


Wow, you guys are getting your upgrades before I've even logged in 1k miles.

I ticked through the 1000 mile mark during the race on Sunday.


Congrats WR. The duration and speed has been a huge step up. When you try to bridge a gap doing 34+ and not make any ground you just have to tip your hat to genetically gifted super freaks. Oh and 100+ miles road races now, good times.

Yep, at least I get good seats now though.

Wow, good job...as if there were any doubt. Let's hope that Sasquatch dude doesn't follow you into the new category.

Sweet. Congrats.

I'm looking forward to the race reports and the perspective of an old guy with a real life racing P/1/2.

Sweet. Congrats.

I'm looking forward to the race reports and the perspective of an old guy with a real life racing P/1/2.

Here is one
http://marcofanelli.blogspot.com/

Congratulations!

Congrats WR!

There may be a brief adjustment period, but the fun you, EX, and crew are in for is going to be a blast.

Congrats WR! Well done. Good luck!

I drooled a little bit when I read "AT&T."

Not sure if they'll have the P/1 and 1/2 categories broken out this year. No Toyota United or Rock Racing, and no NRC USA Crits. Still, it attracts some pros every year, so a P/1/2 race would maybe be 95% of one of your StupidWeek P/1/2 crits?


Well, this could be ironic. Kato was separated from the Hornet this year thanks to the bump from 35 to 40 in the Master's. If they do a separate 1 & 2 race, it will be clear that evil forces behind the scene are conspiring. You'd still have several other superheroes to race with though.

<sigh> figures

Look out in 2011 though, when I'm 40.

Congrats WR! That's awesome! :beer: I'm hoping to get out of the 5s this year. That's my goal. :D
As molusk wondered, are you going to increase your training load from 7 hrs. per week?

Well, this could be ironic. Kato was separated from the Hornet this year thanks to the bump from 35 to 40 in the Master's. If they do a separate 1 & 2 race, it will be clear that evil forces behind the scene are conspiring. You'd still have several other superheroes to race with though.

If you guys are those heroes, I'm more like Aquaman. My powers are completely useless on a bike but at least I can talk to my pet fish!

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j47/joemowens/Aquaman-Posters.jpg

Congrats!

Nice job WR, I follow your posts on racing and training in amazment, your upgrade is well deserved :beer:.

Welcome, please enjoy your stay. We've left you some mints on your pillow, free of charge.

Excellent!

planning on entering any 90+ mile hilly RR's?

Many thanks again, all.

Some might think it's sad, but I value the community we have here on BF, as dysfunctional as it may be. :beer:

Yeah, the distance of the P12 road races is a barrier right now. I will see about getting some regular long rides in. I don't think it will take much to get me ramped up in that department.

Really, I'm in it for the crits. Cat 3 crits were becoming a sandbagging affair for me. Not too much training stress, and regular wins. Then I did a p/1/2/3 crit last month, after my Cat 3 crit, and that wasn't too bad either. Time to move up.

I think the P/1/2 field will force me to be a lot more creative on my finishes too.

I think the P/1/2 field will force me to be a lot more creative on my finishes too.

You mean nobody is going to let you just ride away with 1k to go because 25% of the field can match your jump no problem, sit in, then come around you with 75m to go?

Crazy :lol: