Tour of the Hill Towns
07-18-09, 07:49 PM
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We are having a neutral feed, water only, for the P/1/2. Spent the better part of the morning sweeping areas of the course. We still need to sweep the descent and portions of route nine but it is all looking good.
We confirmed a 10% discount at three separate breweries for the riders. That way on your way home you can get a great local brew and good food at a discount.
We confirmed a 10% discount at three separate breweries for the riders. That way on your way home you can get a great local brew and good food at a discount.
07-19-09, 06:27 AM
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I did that last year--took off about 7 miles in and held a one minute lead until the Climb of Death, where I got caught, chewed up, and spit out the back of the pack. It was a lot of fun.
07-19-09, 10:26 AM
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07-20-09, 04:46 PM
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Grumpy, my sources tell me the Masters, (although faster), is the smoother race. Less accordion and a tighter pack. The fours can get scattered and broken during the course of the race.
07-20-09, 04:50 PM
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The weather forecast is out and it's good. 
Time to register before the categories fill up.
Time to register before the categories fill up.
07-20-09, 05:03 PM
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can you turn the gravity setting to "moon" please?
07-20-09, 05:07 PM
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07-20-09, 05:15 PM
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i will say to all those who've not climbed E. Hawley rd.:
it aint super steep, albeit long, so that me, even at #195 managed to not impolde on it... unlike the 10-15% kicks found in other races which own me like my boss. Now that I've said this, I plan on imploding Saturday.
If your FTP is decent, you should be fine, as long as you dont try and play Contador and respond to the pure climbers... unless you're one of them. In which case, i hate you already.
But, this is a stellar race, so come out and have some fun!!
it aint super steep, albeit long, so that me, even at #195 managed to not impolde on it... unlike the 10-15% kicks found in other races which own me like my boss. Now that I've said this, I plan on imploding Saturday.
If your FTP is decent, you should be fine, as long as you dont try and play Contador and respond to the pure climbers... unless you're one of them. In which case, i hate you already.
But, this is a stellar race, so come out and have some fun!!
07-20-09, 06:01 PM
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The masters race will be significantly harder than the cat 3 race. If you can compete with the masters, go place in the 4 race and get the upgrade points.
07-20-09, 07:19 PM
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i will say to all those who've not climbed E. Hawley rd.:
it aint super steep, albeit long, so that me, even at #195 managed to not impolde on it... unlike the 10-15% kicks found in other races which own me like my boss. Now that I've said this, I plan on imploding Saturday.
If your FTP is decent, you should be fine, as long as you dont try and play Contador and respond to the pure climbers... unless you're one of them. In which case, i hate you already.
But, this is a stellar race, so come out and have some fun!!
it aint super steep, albeit long, so that me, even at #195 managed to not impolde on it... unlike the 10-15% kicks found in other races which own me like my boss. Now that I've said this, I plan on imploding Saturday.
If your FTP is decent, you should be fine, as long as you dont try and play Contador and respond to the pure climbers... unless you're one of them. In which case, i hate you already.
But, this is a stellar race, so come out and have some fun!!
Weight: Not 142 anymore.
Climbing ability: Sucks...
Goal: To not be last
07-20-09, 08:12 PM
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07-20-09, 08:39 PM
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I'm taking my daughter to her camp in the Berkshires on Sunday...this looks like a good beat-the-stuffing-out-of-me-the-non-climber race, but, driving out and back 2 days in a row, hmmm...I know, I know, head out Friday, have daughter watch me race, stay over and then take her to camp...my wife might like the idea of a family trip...don't ya love it when a $35 registration fee can turn into hundreds of dollars...
07-21-09, 02:50 AM
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Timing is sometimes deceptive. Since tactics play out far more intelligently in the masters fields it isn't unusual for a race to be very slow at times when it doesn't make sense to go hard. The selective sections can make up for it by being far harder than
good luck!
07-21-09, 05:40 AM
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07-21-09, 10:45 AM
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07-21-09, 12:32 PM
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i will say to all those who've not climbed E. Hawley rd.:
it aint super steep, albeit long, so that me, even at #195 managed to not impolde on it... unlike the 10-15% kicks found in other races which own me like my boss. Now that I've said this, I plan on imploding Saturday.
If your FTP is decent, you should be fine, as long as you dont try and play Contador and respond to the pure climbers... unless you're one of them. In which case, i hate you already.
But, this is a stellar race, so come out and have some fun!!
it aint super steep, albeit long, so that me, even at #195 managed to not impolde on it... unlike the 10-15% kicks found in other races which own me like my boss. Now that I've said this, I plan on imploding Saturday.
If your FTP is decent, you should be fine, as long as you dont try and play Contador and respond to the pure climbers... unless you're one of them. In which case, i hate you already.
But, this is a stellar race, so come out and have some fun!!
I'll probably see you as the 3s roll off, this should be last (2nd last) race as a 5 hopefully. Good to hear it's not super steep, I haven't had a chance to recon. I was uncertain about gearing, but I think I'm riding 36x23 as my lowest gear. I might suffer on bit on the steep stuff, but I like the spacing of 12-23 on rollers.
I've been able to keep my weight around 148 for most of the season so I'll see how much this helps. I've done some solid climbing this season, but I consider myself more an all-rounder -VS- a pure climber...you've seen me sprint
Power numbers and FTP have been improving throughout the season so I'm looking to find a good rhythm and tap it out.
-Fbmxer