Tour of the Battenkill 2010
12-17-10, 05:22 AM
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out walking the earth
why aren't you training seriously now?
the questions for me as regards battenkill is why is it so much money; do I want to take a chance on a weather that can be greatly altered by the weather, in a season where the weather is wildly unpredictable; do I want to do a race that's so hard, and with a higher than normal potential of getting hurt in April.
the questions for me as regards battenkill is why is it so much money; do I want to take a chance on a weather that can be greatly altered by the weather, in a season where the weather is wildly unpredictable; do I want to do a race that's so hard, and with a higher than normal potential of getting hurt in April.
*on a race that can be greatly altered by the weather*
12-17-10, 07:39 AM
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12-17-10, 08:12 AM
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screw Roger and Fred Thomas and Jonny Bold. I'll be racing for "best of the actual pack". Those other guys should be forced to ride with the 1s.
12-17-10, 08:13 AM
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I was considering it but it is too far a drive for me and I am not a cold weather racer so I am going to pass.
12-17-10, 08:23 AM
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I'm not terribly troubled about racing with twos, grump. Moot point since I'm not doing the race anyway.
12-17-10, 08:30 AM
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I'm glad I did the race once, but I'm not sure I'd do it again. Maybe one day if I'm actually good and have a decent shot at doing well. But it's not a fun race to go and get shelled at.
12-17-10, 09:30 AM
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I can drive 25 hours to do a one day, 64 mile race, or 8 hours to do a two day 120 mile stage race with some epic climbs.
While this would seem like a no brainer...
While this would seem like a no brainer...
12-17-10, 09:46 AM
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12-17-10, 12:06 PM
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I want to do it, but i will not be able to get into shape in time/or have time to go. i can dream though.
12-17-10, 12:58 PM
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I am kind of on the fence for this one. If I do it I will do the 3 race, since its a 4hr drive for me to probably get shelled in the 30+, which would be my other option.
Back to PJ's question, I was going to run Vittoria 24 Pave clinchers on a set of HED Belgiums. I am too lazy to glue a set of tubulars for one race, and I only have 404's tubulars, and the obvious potential for high winds may make them less than ideal. If I was not running the wider rims I would run 25's.
Back to PJ's question, I was going to run Vittoria 24 Pave clinchers on a set of HED Belgiums. I am too lazy to glue a set of tubulars for one race, and I only have 404's tubulars, and the obvious potential for high winds may make them less than ideal. If I was not running the wider rims I would run 25's.
12-17-10, 01:01 PM
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You might try these. https://www.challengetech.it/products...ix-open-016/en
12-17-10, 02:06 PM
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una carrera contrarreloj
You don't need to run 25's. At least last year, the course wasn't in that bad shape.
If it rains the day before, I dunno. Well, puddles and 20 degree temps would be just friggin awful.
Last year my field went off before 9am @ 25 degrees. There was no way to dress for the race; heavily dressed to start, I was sweating to death hour two.
Weather is the deciding factor to enjoying the race.
If it rains the day before, I dunno. Well, puddles and 20 degree temps would be just friggin awful.
Last year my field went off before 9am @ 25 degrees. There was no way to dress for the race; heavily dressed to start, I was sweating to death hour two.
Weather is the deciding factor to enjoying the race.
