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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-11-09, 11:13 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,011
Posted By javashane

An unforeseen medical issue has taken me out of...

An unforeseen medical issue has taken me out of the race- if anyone knows of someone looking to get into the cat4 black race, message me.

I've been telling everyone, I expect extra detailed race...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-04-09, 06:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,061
Posted By javashane

I'm also in Boston and I'm just about to begin my...

I'm also in Boston and I'm just about to begin my uh, 3rd attempt at Base3. This weather has been terrible! I agree with the other guys- don't worry too much about your training schedule and race...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-17-09, 07:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 459
Posted By javashane

Hey grolby! Promoter of last year's beanpot...

Hey grolby!

Promoter of last year's beanpot road race here. We've met before on the bike as well I think.

Though I'm no longer involved (have to graduate at some point, I guess) the schools...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-22-08, 03:19 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 3,533
Posted By javashane

Registered, with 4 other new teammates for the...

Registered, with 4 other new teammates for the 4's...

Looking at the profile, I'm wondering if there is much regrouping between miles 10 and 30?

Seeing that a lot riders I tangled with last...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-14-08, 02:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 535
Posted By javashane

If my knee every heals up from GMSR, I'll come...

If my knee every heals up from GMSR, I'll come out one of these nights.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-31-08, 05:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 565
Posted By javashane

Hey PJ! I am sitting at home now, returning...

Hey PJ!

I am sitting at home now, returning back to Boston from the beautiful green mountains, on my third Long Trail pale ale thanks to that crash. There was at least one crash behind me a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-11-08, 11:53 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 910
Posted By javashane

Congrats again graf! (I think I talked to you...

Congrats again graf! (I think I talked to you briefly right after the race)

I guess it's always good to be optimistic, but all those questions about tactics were for not! (I won't embarrass...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-08-08, 06:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 462
Posted By javashane

Yup! I'm really excited about it. It's a bummer...

Yup! I'm really excited about it. It's a bummer that they're making the TT non-aero, though. The fact that the circuit race is the same length as many road races around here more than makes up for...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-07-08, 07:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 815
Posted By javashane

Hah, its true. It's happened plenty of times in...

Hah, its true. It's happened plenty of times in the past, as we're both pretty good climbers. Thanks for the advice everyone and I'll report back after the race!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-07-08, 01:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 815
Posted By javashane

tactics with 2 teammates in a breakaway

Hey all, I was discussing this with some teammates this morning and wanted to get some input from the vast amount of bike racing knowledge that is these boards.

Say, after a selection during a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-07-08, 01:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 462
Posted By javashane

Hah, sorry, that would be helpful. I'll be in...

Hah, sorry, that would be helpful. I'll be in Harvard kit.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-06-08, 06:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 462
Posted By javashane

I'll be there! Looking forward to it, as a lot...

I'll be there! Looking forward to it, as a lot strong riders I regularly see in breaks on these hilly courses have upgraded to 3s! (a testament to my uncanny ability to get 5-9th place most of my...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-28-08, 07:48 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 957
Posted By javashane

I totally agree PJ. This has been the hardest...

I totally agree PJ. This has been the hardest thing for me in my 1.5 years of racing- the mental tenacity to stick with the leaders when groups begin to fall apart over finishing climbs. I remember...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-26-08, 05:12 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 957
Posted By javashane

Ouch! (Both legs filled with lactic acid and arms...

Ouch! (Both legs filled with lactic acid and arms that are severely sunburned)

I thought our group of 8 would stick after the climb, but sure enough we got caught by10-20 (don't know how you did...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-25-08, 06:07 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 957
Posted By javashane

Yep, still at 4. . . though I think I've just got...

Yep, still at 4. . . though I think I've just got the points now, several 4-7th place finishes aren't going to cut it in my mind. (That or I'm just nervous about racing in the 3s, increased...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-24-08, 07:56 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 957
Posted By javashane

Hilltowns

My first time doing the race. Any advice?


Thanks!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-07-08, 07:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 694
Posted By javashane

I shaved my legs before the circuit race- too...

I shaved my legs before the circuit race- too much peer pressure.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-05-08, 10:46 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 841
Posted By javashane

I'm in #5, in the Harvard kit. Good finish Pat! ...

I'm in #5, in the Harvard kit. Good finish Pat! I was chasing you up the mountain, but couldn't get to your group. Ended up finishing 6th. 7th in GC now (before today's results- finished with...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-29-08, 07:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 340
Posted By javashane

In the 4/5 <35, I had an opportunity to increase...

In the 4/5 <35, I had an opportunity to increase a gap just under halfway through. Was joined by an incredibly strong rider, at least for 4s. He eventually dropped me (I helped a little but it was...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-26-08, 02:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 467
Posted By javashane

Doing the Union Vale race in NY this Sunday- more...

Doing the Union Vale race in NY this Sunday- more climb-y. Though it seems there are barely any people signed up for the 4/5 race, and the 3/4 is full. Should be interesting, even though it won't...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-15-08, 02:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 660
Posted By javashane

Thats a bummer about missing Fitchburg Grobly! ...

Thats a bummer about missing Fitchburg Grobly!

I feel you MarkSch, I was another guy that attempted to go off on my own (collegiate kit) during the 4/5 race only to see no one coming with. ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-05-08, 03:12 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 995
Posted By javashane

+ 1 on the CAAD 9. I received mine, 105/ultegra...

+ 1 on the CAAD 9. I received mine, 105/ultegra RD, a year and a half ago. 7k miles and a new, nicer wheelset later, I'm psyched about upgrading to rival. The frame is rock-solid, and has taught...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-05-08, 05:44 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 599
Posted By javashane

I'm planning on doing this race and was checking...

I'm planning on doing this race and was checking out the course profile yesterday. So its neutral over the starting hill- how is the first descent? People will probably be fighting to get to the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-01-08, 08:59 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,526
Posted By javashane

I'll be in the 4's. Took a break after the...

I'll be in the 4's. Took a break after the collegiate season and just finished 4 weeks of base. Starting intensity back up now and will have a mini peak for Fitchburg. I just hope its enough- I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-08, 04:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 494
Posted By javashane

Congrats on your finish! I love reading your...

Congrats on your finish! I love reading your reports- especially of the races that I was in, too- you can say "I remember that!"

My race didn't go nearly as well, but could've been worse,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-23-08, 06:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 428
Posted By javashane

Philo was just about the most painful thing I had...

Philo was just about the most painful thing I had ever done on a bike. Our C team won the TTT in the morning, and two hours between races was just not enough recovery for me- I felt some twinges of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-10-08, 06:32 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,578
Posted By javashane

Slightly off topic, I know, but have the Tuesday...

Slightly off topic, I know, but have the Tuesday night worlds rides really started yet?

Probably a better chance to introduce myself compared to the front of the Wells pack.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-06-08, 07:22 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,578
Posted By javashane

Yeah there were a lot of cars on the course...

Yeah there were a lot of cars on the course today. Kinda sketchy. I hope that dead wheel wasn't mine! I think I finished around there as well, desperately trying to hold onto the eventual winner....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-04-08, 01:27 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,578
Posted By javashane

Yeah you'll have to get in those races and...

Yeah you'll have to get in those races and upgrade! Most all of the ECCC races will count so I'm sure you're close by now. The C training race will definitely be slower than the collegiate Cs.

I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-04-08, 11:26 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,578
Posted By javashane

A teammate and I will be there in the Bs as well....

A teammate and I will be there in the Bs as well. We may be handing out flyers advertising the Beanpot crit next Sunday. Expect many futile attacks!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-28-08, 06:51 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,269
Posted By javashane

I was in that race! Total carnage. The best way...

I was in that race! Total carnage. The best way I could describe it afterwards was that it was similar to the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan. Lap after lap you hear the noises of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-23-08, 02:25 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,578
Posted By javashane

Nice race! I've only done Wells a couple of...

Nice race! I've only done Wells a couple of times, and that was definitely faster than before. I wasn't so successful. . . I have a hard time sprinting with the big boys so I resigned myself to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-22-08, 08:35 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,269
Posted By javashane

Whatever it is, I get the weird feeling that this...

Whatever it is, I get the weird feeling that this race is going to rock.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-22-08, 08:32 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,578
Posted By javashane

I'll be there for the B's. Weather.com says...

I'll be there for the B's. Weather.com says "feels like" 18 degrees at 9am. Fun!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-20-08, 12:33 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,191
Posted By javashane

Hey Grant, we met at Rutgers- you were the one to...

Hey Grant, we met at Rutgers- you were the one to tell me that actually wasn't a prime I had just sprinted for! I now do my best to ignore spectator cowbells. Anyways, I was right across from the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-20-08, 10:21 AM
Replies: 9,313
Views: 3,876,644
Posted By javashane

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee296/javashane...

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee296/javashane/IMG_6939.jpg

At last weekend's Grant's Tomb Crit, Men's C. Seen here on the left tiring myself out going for all the primes so that I could blow...
Forum: Northeast
03-17-08, 09:00 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 401
Posted By javashane

2008 Boston Beanpot Call for Marshals

Hello fellow Boston-area cyclists! I am the director of of the upcoming Boston Beanpot Cycling Classic, to be held in Grafton, MA april 12 and on the Tuft's campus in Medford on the 13th. This...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-16-08, 07:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 937
Posted By javashane

I was behind that and think I went over someone's...

I was behind that and think I went over someone's arm. It was one of the nastier crashes I've seen. My teammate somehow had his foot ripped from his shoe, still clipped in. Both somehow managed to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-02-08, 11:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 463
Posted By javashane

Yeah good job guys on the weekend! Harvard had...

Yeah good job guys on the weekend! Harvard had some rookies in the intro cats and men's D- everyone had a blast with their first race. Although I heard the D1 crit had probably the most crashes of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-19-08, 05:16 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,578
Posted By javashane

I'll be at Wells on weekends I'm not traveling to...

I'll be at Wells on weekends I'm not traveling to the collegiate races. It seems like it's on for March 16th, but the traffic has been heavy over there on Sunday mornings.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-31-08, 02:10 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 6,366
Posted By javashane

3/1 Rutgers 3/15 Columbia 3/29 Penn ...

3/1 Rutgers
3/15 Columbia
3/29 Penn
4/5 Army
4/12 Beanpot
4/19 UVM
4/26 Easterns at Dartmouth
5/3 Jiminy Peak
5/10 Sterling
5/17 Sunapee
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-12-07, 03:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 749
Posted By javashane

In my mind the TTT is all about knowing your...

In my mind the TTT is all about knowing your teammates and their abilities. In previous years we had up to 4 man teams with the 3rd wheel across the line counting. This puts you in a position where...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-07-07, 04:51 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,105
Posted By javashane

Great report! I had a teammate in the cat5 race,...

Great report! I had a teammate in the cat5 race, and he was telling me that it was a pretty tough pace. He also said that he didn't think he realized that this guy went off the front and managed to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-04-07, 06:26 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,105
Posted By javashane

Everyone has posted some good stuff already here...

Everyone has posted some good stuff already here but let me add that I also moved from riding a fixed gear only into road racing. While you may eventually have to unlearn some bad habits, one place...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-20-07, 05:30 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,415
Posted By javashane

It seems liike I de-lurk here only to say how...

It seems liike I de-lurk here only to say how great collegiate racing is. The ECCC (eastern) even has a E cat now for beginners. With all these categories I've found that most everyone races at...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-31-07, 09:10 AM
Replies: 9,313
Views: 3,876,644
Posted By javashane

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee296/javashane...

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee296/javashane/bike4.jpg

This is me in a crit a few weeks ago, trying to move up in the pack (front right), feeling pretty good about my position.
...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-06-07, 05:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 560
Posted By javashane

That was more likely my teammate. I walked away...

That was more likely my teammate. I walked away unscathed.

I'm not sure at what cat the peloton actually learns this, but you watch the higher cats, or the pros on TV, and as soon as the full use...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-05-07, 03:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 560
Posted By javashane

I was also in the cat 4 race. Today had all kinds...

I was also in the cat 4 race. Today had all kinds of hills. . . long first one, short steep KOM one, and that one you always forgot about towards the finish. I was in the top 20 until I got involved...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-04-07, 05:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 885
Posted By javashane

Thats weird, I'm wearing my ECCC t-shirt right...

Thats weird, I'm wearing my ECCC t-shirt right now! Last season was my first cycling at all, and I had a blast in the D field. All of the above advice is great, especially utilizing team...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-30-07, 02:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 588
Posted By javashane

As a first time racer (long time lurker here) all...

As a first time racer (long time lurker here) all I really have to say is "ouch."

Absolutely gorgeous ride though- would've appreciated it even more if I wasn't hanging on to a break for dear life!
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