Got yelled at.
09-09-09, 07:03 AM
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at least there wasn't a curb (or a tree)
having visited my teammate 4 times in the hospital during the week after Thater, that sort of rings true.
Hay bales are not really soft.
having visited my teammate 4 times in the hospital during the week after Thater, that sort of rings true.
Hay bales are not really soft.
09-09-09, 07:05 AM
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He'll probably forget about it by the next time you race with him. Or he'll just mark you as "that guy" and stay clear of you. Either way, don't sweat it.
09-09-09, 07:10 AM
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I am the type of person who never yells at anyone. I may have a little talk but I will never yell at anyone. Last year in my first cat 3 race (which I happened to win
) I got in a bit of a tangle with a guy and he was super pissed. I mean he mouthed off for at least 3 or 4 laps the whole time. I broke away just to get away from the crazy guy. The next day we shook hands and laughed about it. Tempers flare but most sane people get over it.
09-09-09, 07:22 AM
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He'll get over it.
I am the type of person who never yells at anyone. I may have a little talk but I will never yell at anyone. Last year in my first cat 3 race (which I happened to win ) I got in a bit of a tangle with a guy and he was super pissed. I mean he mouthed off for at least 3 or 4 laps the whole time. I broke away just to get away from the crazy guy. The next day we shook hands and laughed about it. Tempers flare but most sane people get over it.
I am the type of person who never yells at anyone. I may have a little talk but I will never yell at anyone. Last year in my first cat 3 race (which I happened to win
) I got in a bit of a tangle with a guy and he was super pissed. I mean he mouthed off for at least 3 or 4 laps the whole time. I broke away just to get away from the crazy guy. The next day we shook hands and laughed about it. Tempers flare but most sane people get over it.
09-09-09, 07:39 AM
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Sounds like you did okay, Merlin.
We've all been yelled at for dumb reasons. The last one for me was taking an inside line on a corner, I had just been caught was practically at the back of the field. Some guy informed that I'm "supposed" to take the outside line so that I don't cut off people coming through on the inside. Yeah, people like... me? I didn't have the breath to talk back, hell, I was barely with it enough to understand him. So I just looked at him like "WTF?"
And then I got dropped by the surge (the reason for taking a fast inside line in the first place) and that was it.
Point is, I still that was probably the best response I've ever given to being yelled at, i.e. "WTF are you talking about?" Maybe try that next time.
We've all been yelled at for dumb reasons. The last one for me was taking an inside line on a corner, I had just been caught was practically at the back of the field. Some guy informed that I'm "supposed" to take the outside line so that I don't cut off people coming through on the inside. Yeah, people like... me? I didn't have the breath to talk back, hell, I was barely with it enough to understand him. So I just looked at him like "WTF?"
And then I got dropped by the surge (the reason for taking a fast inside line in the first place) and that was it.
Point is, I still that was probably the best response I've ever given to being yelled at, i.e. "WTF are you talking about?" Maybe try that next time.
09-10-09, 05:07 AM
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Last weekend I flagged a corner for a highly-technical crit. The 5s, 4s and 3s yelled a lot. The masters, not so much. The Pro/1/2 were silent, serious and focused. Watching them was like watching a waterfall -- each lap was different but structured; they held their lines, they did what they needed to do without compromising life and limb.
I aspire to ride like that.
I aspire to ride like that.
Some racers are probably just looking at it as a decent workout. But they don't want to risk losing any skin for a meaningless (in their mind) training race. OTOH, for some other racers a good finish even in a training crit means a lot to them and they are willing to take more risks to achieve that.
Bob
09-10-09, 06:24 AM
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09-10-09, 07:27 AM
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Second turn, last lap Morroco Shrine Training crit. I'm 4th wheel, the first two guys are planning an attack. Both accelerate out of the turn, and second guy puroposely slows to launch the first. The third guy and I both see it coming and are accelerating through the turn. He goes wide, barely staying on the pavement.
I'm following his line, just to the outside of his wheel. I realize that I need to tighten my line, or go in the grass. I start to tighten my line, but I'm already pedaling, and I can't without bashing a pedal, so I go in the grass. I get out of the saddle accelerate up the grass for about 100 feet. At this point the course is 2 lanes wide and straight. I move back on the course, losing about 7-8 positions, and chase back up to finish 7th.After the race, a guy is pissed at me for coming back on the course. I honestly don't know if I cut anyone off, but I do know at the time, no one slammed on breaks, had to swerve, yelled etc.
Admittedly, I should not have blindly followed a line that put me in this predictament.
His claim was that it was unsafe for me to come back on the course going 5mph slower. My point was 1) I wasn't 5mph slower or I couldn't have been moving back up, 2) I was in front of him, and he was obligated to avoid me, and 3) the course was 2 open lanes wide, with plenty of room to go around me.
So, should I have just coasted to a stop in the grass and rolled in at the back, or got back in and contested the finish?
I'm following his line, just to the outside of his wheel. I realize that I need to tighten my line, or go in the grass. I start to tighten my line, but I'm already pedaling, and I can't without bashing a pedal, so I go in the grass. I get out of the saddle accelerate up the grass for about 100 feet. At this point the course is 2 lanes wide and straight. I move back on the course, losing about 7-8 positions, and chase back up to finish 7th.After the race, a guy is pissed at me for coming back on the course. I honestly don't know if I cut anyone off, but I do know at the time, no one slammed on breaks, had to swerve, yelled etc.
Admittedly, I should not have blindly followed a line that put me in this predictament.
His claim was that it was unsafe for me to come back on the course going 5mph slower. My point was 1) I wasn't 5mph slower or I couldn't have been moving back up, 2) I was in front of him, and he was obligated to avoid me, and 3) the course was 2 open lanes wide, with plenty of room to go around me.
So, should I have just coasted to a stop in the grass and rolled in at the back, or got back in and contested the finish?
09-10-09, 11:46 AM
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The problem with mixed-field training crits is that you throw all those racers in together and it gets dicey for everyone. You have the fitness disparity. The skills disparity. You even have an "expectations" disparity.
Some racers are probably just looking at it as a decent workout. But they don't want to risk losing any skin for a meaningless (in their mind) training race. OTOH, for some other racers a good finish even in a training crit means a lot to them and they are willing to take more risks to achieve that.
Bob
Some racers are probably just looking at it as a decent workout. But they don't want to risk losing any skin for a meaningless (in their mind) training race. OTOH, for some other racers a good finish even in a training crit means a lot to them and they are willing to take more risks to achieve that.
Bob
If it were me and I went of the road I probably would have just sat up, cause after all it was a training crit, but IMO you did nothing wrong, if it were dangerous more then one dude probably would have said something to you. It won't be the last time you are yelled at, don't sweat it.
