adxm

Seems like there's a good sized norcal contingent here...what do you guys think of this crit? Looks like it could be interesting. I'm deciding whether to race this in the morning, I've got the Stanford crit in the afternoon, and I'm coming all the way up from San Diego, would be nice to get more than an hour of racing! The road race on Saturday looks epic, but I won't be able to make that.

Snicklefritz

The road race is on a really nice course. It's not too far from where I live so I ride it all the time. It's a great mix of some medium length climbs, some rollers and a nice downhill.

jrennie

I was signed up for both but I have to be in reno on saturday then hall @#$ down for the crit on sunday.

Vinokurtov

The crit is a pretty wide open course, not technical at all. Long finishing straight, the sharp right before hand is a great place to pick up levers, computer heads, and bits of bar tape. What cat would you be running?
If you make it come by and say hi.

adxm

Assuming my upgrade request goes through in time, it'll be my first cat 3 race. So...big fields, non-technical, but lots of crashes?

Vinokurtov

Crash thing wasn't too bad last year as crits went. Everything was in that one corner. I did three races and none of them had a problem, but the start was delayed on the first race due to a crash in the ...

3's.

Snicklefritz

What does it mean when the CAT2-ometer is at 148% Are you sandbagging in the 3's???

Vinokurtov

^^^ Shhhh. Be veeeeewy quiet.

It means I'm ducking Boyer, Wire, Walker and Blount at the stage races this year

adxm

So are you going to be sandbagging in my race or just doing the masters? Well, as long as you don't TT off the front I'm fine, right? =)

Vinokurtov

I'm just doing the 45's to work for the team. I'm doing the 1/2/3 road race Saturday and I figure after that death march I'll be happy to survive an hour of non stop attacking without melting.

brianappleby

i'll be at the road race on sat

Last race as a 5.

Yep

I'm signed up. Please god, no mechanical.

trekking_TW

I'll be working both the RR and crit since it's my team hosting both. RR is a great course that I ride 2 time a week.

Crit last year had that crash in the 3's, actually had 2 crashes, I think. Final right turn before long finish straight was my corner last year, saw that crash which actually happened about 50m after the turn.

See you all out there, think I'll be working corner 14 Sunday am. Not sure where I'll be Sat.

bayareawheeler

Hell ya! Im signed up for both also RR and Crit E4

Ill definalty look for ya'll and will prob stick around to watch the other races - here is a link of what I look like so please come up and say hi...in the back sucking wind.

https://mikenachtwey.com/cycling/07/b...afiles/l15.jpg

didnt jrennie win his last cat5 race...and will racing the 4's

got my eyes on you buddy

Yep

Wait a minute. Aren't you the guy who won LOTOJA?

bayareawheeler

yes sir

::regarding the sucking wind part, or just plain sucking::

word of advice - if your going to do a time trial WARM UPS are very important...I learned the hard way (you should see my HR for the first 20min, it was brutal)

trekking_TW

You happen to be riding through Pleasanton Tue. am? If not you , must have been a teammate on FFBC.

jrennie

Not me, I'm just pack fodder.

bayareawheeler

nope not on Tues...was out there on Friday for a 60mile ride and then again on Sunday for a century.

Oh and jrennie



dont know what you look like...but still

Vinokurtov

Check the front page of yesterday's Reno Gazzette Journal's "B" section.

trekking_TW

anyone pre-riding the RR course? I saw a couple of unfamiliar riders out there today.

bayareawheeler

LINK

jrennie

son of a *^&^%* so much for anonymity. I'll only post it because I get to share the road with the mighty Vino

brianappleby

it might rain on saturday.

SteveE

Dang! How come Vino didn't bring along his personal photographer the day we climbed Mt. Diablo?

- SteveE