echappist

congrats. you finished in a respectable position and with the rubber side down on your first race. that's a lot more than what most could say. more common races pale compared to this as this.

neuronal

The Sunday road race was not the kind of race where you wouldn't end with rubber side down. The Saturday crit on the other hand... There was one corner where a ton of crashes happened. It was just a crashfest overall. The Men's A 2nd place guy from UVM actually unclipped from his pedals as he crossed the line and bounced (that's right, bounced like a rubber ball) into the spectators. You can see the picture on Velocity Results.

Overall, I'd say both days were pretty brutal. The road race was pretty epic though, and was by far the most scenic of the season. I think I went over 50mph on some descents.

jabbahop

[QUOTE=neuronal;10726190]The Sunday road race was not the kind of race where you wouldn't end with rubber side down. The Saturday crit on the other hand... There was one corner where a ton of crashes happened. It was just a crashfest overall. The Men's A 2nd place guy from UVM actually unclipped from his pedals as he crossed the line and bounced (that's right, bounced like a rubber ball) into the spectators. You can see the picture on Velocity Results.



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Aerodee80

I failed Devil's Punchbowl. I already got dropped by main group at the climb and boinked at the 3rd lap. At least I finished and not dead last.

I learned that I was too conversative on my feeds and I wish there was someone at the feeding zone to hand me more water.

But I dont know why it seems harder to climb there than when I was training at Newport Coast/Ridge Park.

My next race is San Luis Rey this Sunday....it shouldnt be too hard since the climb is not that bad. Ill just chew some more power bars and get someone to hand me more water....

agoodale

The climb is not that bad but that just means that the pace is faster & there are more "bigger" guys that can power through it. I don't know your size but if you find yourself falling off the back find a few of those "bigger" guys and help them to the turnaround. Once you're headed back downhill they can help you get back to the group.

heckler

The results were posted from my sat race that I thought I did really bad on. 23rd out of 41 starters and 27 around for the final lap (I guess a few got pulled), better than I thought, but still bad.

fastonflats

@Aerodee80... tip for Devil's Punchbowl feedzone w/o support. Next time, park your car on the climb just after the start/finish line and put a water bottles on the hood and driver's mirror. Each lap you can grab one.

This is tougher to do at San Luis Rey, but there you don't have to contend with the heat and can get away with two bottles and gel... Keep in mind, even though the climb is easier than at Punchbowl, the tempo is much higher. Good luck...

umd

Which race?

Elevation, heat, pace, etc.

San Luis Rey is deceptive. Similar amount of climbing per distance.

Do you know if they are running the same modified out-and-back course as last year, or back to the loop?

Edit: nevermind, I see it says same as '09 route. Lame.

umd

Apparently someone took their mirror out doing that this year

echappist

here's a video. note: it's got some of george carlin's favorite words in it


as one of my teammates put it, "A riders, they are just like intros."

edit: what happened to the field on the final lap? i saw ten riders gapping the field pretty good. was there a crash on the back stretch?

agoodale

Same out/back course as last year.

I still haven't decided if I'll do it. I won't be in any condition to compete. If I go it will only be to help a teammate by hammering the climb for a few minutes and then pulling out.

mike868y

63/121 at Quabbin. Better than I expected - I'm actually kind of pumped. I guess the pack really did shell a lot of riders in the early miles.

ridethecliche

Wow...

ZeCanon

mike868y

waterrockets 

Congrats Ze! I know this was a big goal for your

umd

Alls I see is a red x.

Aerodee80

I did the Cat 4 Race
Im 5 ' 6'' at 140 lbs and a sprinter. I just started to finish Como St with the front group consistently since March and still have gas for sprints.

Im gonna go to San Luis at Sat to preview the course and so i dont get any suprises.

sea level elevation is a big difference vs 3600 Ft asl on performance?

mattm

He won the Rocky Mtn D1 Conference - nice job Ze.

ZeCanon

I think I fixed it umd

umd

Sweet!

yup, and you are at 4,600 ft for the kickers at the top. That's where I was dropped.

Grumpy McTrumpy

nice going Ze

Aerodee80

San Luis starts&finish near sea level, hopefully this doesnt get me this time. Ill grab one of my friends for the feed zone, I think if I leave the stuff on top of my car...someone else will swipe them before me along with the mirror plus a gash.

neuronal

That's what I heard.

Quel

Ouch. Looks like his left foot just came unclipped?