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Fw: [DeltaVelo] Pine Flat RR race report |
| Pine Flat Race Report Pro 1,2 Just because Scott is asking. This year the field was pretty small, no more than a dozen riders or so. Delta Velo was the only team with more than one rider, Todd and me. The weather did not help at all. We take off with rain and we finish with snow showers at the top of the climbs. The small pack got off on an easy start. A rider from Spine tried to get away on the way out about four miles into the race. We caught him before the turn around without riding hard. Everything stayed together till the descent into the valley. Two riders got off the front. The rest of us rode just tempo taking small little pulls. We just played with them till we got them around the feed zone. I told Todd that then was a good moment to try to get away. He went off and put a minute or so on the small pack. The guys started working together and I was taking a free ride; nice to have a teammate. When we started the first climb, the small pack broke into individual riders. I followed a rider from Davis. He climbed really well, almost catching Todd at the top of the climb. We descended into the valley and Todd was 15 to 20 seconds ahead of us. I had two choices: attack and try to bridge up to Todd without taking the Davis rider with me or play it conservatively and stay on his wheel and wait till the end. I decided for the second. We got Todd in the last climb with 500 meters to go. I jumped then and got an easy win and Todd took third. If I would've attacked before and helped Todd maybe we could have gotten a one, two. Who knows? The positive is that we won the race, but it wasn't me it was Todd who made the move and did all the work. I just went across the finish line first. The last and biggest note was the Sat. pre-ride of the Fresno TT. I rode the course with John F. We started with nice weather and we climbed 2000 feet or so in less than 10 miles. At the top, it started snowing. John brought me down the hill into a store where I almost collasped. He saved me. I think that if I would have gone by myself, I'd still be up there around 4200 feet in the snow, but a little more still. It was a nice pre-ride going up but a nightmare going down. Next will be Snelling. Keith, Todd, Bob, Tim and I will be there. Delta Velo is going to have 5 riders in the Pro 1,2 field. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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Pine Flat race report |
| Subject: [DeltaVelo] Re: Pine Flat
First off congrats to Mike C., Todd, and Andres
Not as eventful or nearly as successful as Todd & Andres, but the
Cat4s had a similar plan for Pine Flat, break away, push like mad, and
try not to get caught on the climbs.
The original plan called for 4 riders in Cat4, this did not happen,
due to the conditions described by Andres'. I unwittingly convinced
Josh to stay out of the race, this fact came back to bite me in the
butt. The plan called for Josh and I to create a break with Damian and
Rodrigo to block in the chase group. In the first 5 miles I tried to
get two breaks going, neither drew anyone else out, so I just rejoined
the pack. The third time I tried for a break one other rider came out
with me. I don't think we got more than 30 or 40 seconds out at our
furthest point. I think we stayed out for about 7 miles and were then
reeled back in. I dropped too far back into the group to catch the
next break, which stuck. Rodrigo tried to catch the tail of it, but
was just a second or two too late, which sucks because I'm sure he
could have stayed with the two guys who got away.
Not much happened until we got to the rollers, where I popped. My
right Hamstring seized and I was once again on the side of the road
off my bike. Deeply dissapointed, I slowly rode the rest of the
course, finishing in the back of the field.
Looking back, I should have eaten more while on the bike. I only took
in 400-500 calories, but put out loads of effort to keep that initial
break going. Having a pre-ride would have certainly helped know when
the best spot for a break would have been. On the bright side, racing
with teammates was great, not having to depend on building ad hoc
teams while on the bike really helped at Pine Flat.
-Dominick
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Fw: [DeltaVelo] Pine Flat race report - Masters 45+ |
| PINE FLAT ROAD RACE (Michael Cockrell) "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." - Doug Bradbury Category: Masters 45+ Field: 16 DV: 3 (John "Z" Zunino, John Fridrich, myself) Weight: 131.5 lbs Race time: 3.45 Hrs. (clock started when I left parking lot, start delay about 40 min., unsure of actual racing time, around 3 Hrs.) Fuel: 955 Kcal. Used combination of Hammer Nutrition and Power Gel (for caffeine and carb bomb). - Hammer Gel; at start line 2 servings (90 srv ea=182 Kcal) - Sustained Energy; 1-24oz bottle (2-scp=228.66 Kcal) - HEED; 1.5-21oz bottle (3.75-scp=375 Kcal), 1-24oz bottle (2.5-scp=250 Kcal) - PowerBar's Power Gel; 1 Strawberry-Banana (110 ea=110 Kcal/50mg caffeine), 2 Tangerine (110 ea=220 Kcal/100 mg caffeine Goal was to follow a 240-280 Kcal/hrs. intake guide by Hammer Nutrition. My goal was 280 Kcal/hr. = 966 Kcal. So, I undershot by 11 Kcal! Not bad! Had I not left a total of 1/2 of bottle between all I tossed at feed zones and at finish line, I would have exceeded by 100 Kcal. With the guide saying between 240-280 Kcal/hr. (total=828-966 Kcal), I was really perfect in the zone. TRAVELS I was in, then out, then in. Cancelled my race registration and lodging last Wed. due to weather forecast, then decided 45+ loyalty demanded I reactivate my Pine Flat entry and score BAR/BAT for DV, so called Bob at Velo Promo (luckily I grew up in Soulsbyville and know him well), Packed my "severe/mild weather GO bag", the car, Silvia, and off Friday AM. Stopped at a little country store to confirm my final turn to the resort, and with a lot of laughter all the bar/store patrons agreed I knew the way to the "dude ranch!" Drove to the ranch and settled in room to lay out my race kit, fuel, and bike on trainer for early morning (in-room) warm-up, and 0240 Hrs. pre-race meal wake-up (only Lucas and Silva can travel with me). The evening team meal was more catered to the general lodger, not cyclist prepping for a race, so had to pick carefully the needed fuel as mashed potato has a high GI, and had to use salad ingredients and rolls for the carbs, plus a small piece of chicken and fish pattie (scrapped off gravy). O.K., the Mexican rice water (hard to pass up) and cheesecake w/chocolate striping wasn't really needed, or was it? PRE-RACE MORNING! Breakfast: 400 Kcal: 2-scoops SE, 1-scoop HEED, 1/2-serving Hammer Gel, and 1-small white dinner roll. Next time drop to 250-300 Kcal (1-SE, 1-HEED, 1-Gel), plus at 0200 Hrs. since my body was still purging at race start and I almost missed it. According to Dr. Bill, Hammer Nutrition, your only slightly loosing carbs sleeping, and really don't need anything to eat, and it's better to go into an event a little hungry, then start fueling right after the start so that your body is racing and not digesting food. Up at 0230 Hrs. and . . . it's raining! "Don't worry Silvia, a lot can change by start time!" It did, started snowing driving to start, and with the surrounding hills covered. TIME TO RACE! Was cold but rain/snow stopped for start. Decided to start with rain cape and helmet cover since looked threatening, so wished didn't. Quick last dash to potties and "we're off!" The Masters 45+ protect each other and play very fair, as they waited until all made it out of the initial parking lot climb and regrouped. Each cattle guard crossing the group slows and assures all make it safely before pace picks back up. Each road hazard is heavily communicated through the field also. Our guys like to go to work Monday without any broken bones. The initial 14-mi "out-N-back" was full of rolling hill surges see check fitness levels, but field stayed compact through the climb and decent over dam and into valley as I followed "Z's" line. Never rained/snowed and sun popped out. I gave "Z" a big "WE'RE SAFE!" at the decent bottom as I knew that the danger zone was over. I settled in and focused on proper fueling, drafting, and mumbling "Just take me to the climb!" "Z" just kept me out of the wind, even verbally scolded me back behind him once when I came up next to him to discuss eating needs. It was great! So we rolled along and let the others pull to the turn into the eastern rolling hills. Going through the rolling hills at 1st feed-zone, I threw off my rain cape and bottles while picking up a fresh one from Silvia, then evaluated how all the rides were doing, looking for struggling on the easier climbs. THE CLIMB! At the main final 2-section climb base; "Z" "released me" with a hearty shout "YOUR IN!" (Meaning top 10). It was now up to me to 1) maintain my 8th place, 2) drop some of our little select group, or 3) loose my spot by bike or ability failure. Started to shower at the climb base, but was warmed up and actually enjoyed the dramatic setting and situation . . . like a classic Euro mountain race! Was dropped just shy of the summit and they gapped me on the decent (my Aches Heel), and I could see them form a 6-person pace line, and they all kept looking back to see if I could close it in the final 8-miles. I was SO careful across the few remaining cattle guards! I caught Erim just shy of the 1K sign, as snow flurries began; when he yelled "They're just 300 ft ahead!" I've monitored them all along so was already digging deep! But GREAT to have fellow DV members watching out for me . . . ANYTIME . . . a DV can help another . . . please do! Thanks ERIM, really made me feel a DV team spirit is alive! At the 1K sign, the break kept watching me close in so they started fragmenting on the beginning slope as I kept hammering. 200m sign . . . getting closer, just 50 yds! . . . 100m, almost! . . . at the line . . . AAGGGHHHH! only 20yds! Line judge & Results recorder yelled "6th Place!" YES, money! Met up with the break and they laughed that they just knew I was going to catch them, so really worked hard to maintain the gap. They also teased me about my down tube shifters, and said it was a little distracting and safety issue in the initial "out-N-back" at the first part of the race when I would reach down. O.K., I'm changing to STI 10-sp this week! Cheered on Erim, John "Z" Zunino, Beenie, and Ted as they came through the finish. We were not sure if John Fridrich was still on-course, but hoped he would finish . . . he DID! YAH. Silvia helped me load up my bike and we drove to the start area only to find that the judge, ref, and motor officer were struggling with their notes on my group finish placing. They finally determined that I was 7th since one riders' number was ripped up and hard to read at the line, along with the many 35+, 4's, etc. that we had caught and all trying to cross. With the error, they decided to award me a t-shirt for their initial placing me in the money range. At least we get BAR/BAT points for DV! Big thanks to my two teammates John "Z" Zunino and John Fridrich for the support, encouragement, and assistance at Pine Flat! ------------- Michael Cockrell __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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Pine Flat RR race report |
| Subject: Re: [DeltaVelo] Pine Flat RR We had 3 riders out of the 40 or so field. When Josh pulled out we didnt review our stragedy. So Dominick kept to his and tried to cause a break. A couple of times he made some solo attempts. I would then slow the pack or at least keep them from forming a chase. Unsuccessful, later I dropped back to pull Rodrigo up to the front since I almost forgot about him hiding towards the back. I told him to watch for breaks and to go with them if they happen. Shortly after, two guys broke and Rodrigo let a pretty big gap before he responded. He spent about 15 minuites in no mans land trying to bridge. He should've responded quicker and dropped back sooner when he knew he would not bridge. By the way, that was the winning break. After the long flat straight and the first hump after the right hand turn, a few guys broke including one webcor climber and I let them go thinking the pack would bring them in. When I saw that was not the case I was getting pissed and very vocal. No one chased besides 1 or 2 guys. I looked for my teammates but none were around at that point. So finally I began pacing and chasing dragging everyone around. I didnt want to race for 5th. I didnt expect to win since I'm just starting to train again due to my knee injury and I was sick in bed all last week. But I still raced the raced with winning in mind. I thought it'd would be good practice. At that point I should've just sat in and waited for some teammates to catch or just duke it out for fifth. I ended up finishing around 15th. Dominick, Rodrigo and I learned alot just by trying something and having a plan. Aftre the race we talked and reviewd the races events. I'm really looking forward to racing with this group. Good job guys. I'm feeling alot better and I had no kneee pain after the race. I will take it easy for one more week and start building up again. -Damian SPONSORED LINKS Cycling sock Cycling shorts Cycling accessory Cycling tour Cycling clothing Cycling -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "DeltaVelo" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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[DeltaVelo] Snelling RR cat 4 race report |
| Place: dropped! First of all, it was just awesome to see so many DV's out there. We had masters, seniors, and juniors--very well represented. I found out from Brian yesterday that it was 62 miles instead of 48. Ouch. Hoping to make the best of what I got (which isn't much at this time), I planned to play the odds and start watching for moves after the 3rd lap. The pace last year was slow, so I figured it shouldn't be hard to hang in there. Josh patrolled the early moves at the front of the pack, which was nice insurance and allowed DV to relax a bit. Nice!... As you would expect, Murphy's Law kicked in. From what I was told, seems like about 8 guys (unwittingly?) jumped on with the 35+ 1/2/3s when at group passed us and got a good free ride, and we never saw them again. I was told that it was a good representation, but I'm not sure which teams were represented in that move. I think the pace was FAST this year partly because some of the teams were trying to bring the break back. They didn't play around. I mean, I dropped to the back of the pack to remove my knee warmers, and found it difficult to move back up. Lee noticed I was hurtin', so he pulled me back to the front half of the pack. Thanks man! It's nice having teammates! On the last lap, Rodrigo was looking good, so I told him not to worry about me--just ride top 10 on the second half of this lap 'cuz it's GO TIME! Hurtin' pretty bad, I figured I would only react to moves that look Panteen-beautiful and then recover for the bumpy section. So much for that plan. I never was able to recover, because Webcor had an evil plan--they sent two BIG guns up with a few miles to go. We're talking about 6'3 guys and they just ripped it. I only had a second to think, and I decided to jump from about 5th to get in. So it was me, a Metro Mint rider and a few others being driven by Webcor, who made the pace almost unbearable (yes, even with the draft) in a "break" that only got about 60 yards at the most. In hindsight, I think we all fell for a one-two punch. Maybe I should've played my odds better. The speed buildup on the infamous bumpy section sprint into the last corner wasn't as sketchy as last year, but much FAAASTER. With about 1 mile to go before the last corner, I figured we'd be sitting ducks if we didn't get a guy up there, so I told Rodrigo to get on my wheel and gave it everything I got. Well, like the great philosopher 2Short once said, "I'm 2short" .....I pooped out halfway through the pack. Either I need to do some Bear Creek Tuesday rides soon or find slower people to race against! Did I mention that they disappeared into that last corner really fast? I mean, they were gone faster than endangered species of bananas on the Planet of the Apes. I mean, we're talking about as fast as your late fees would add up if you went into a time machine and traveled into the future without returning that copy of "The Best of Fantasy Island" video beforehand. So I rounded that corner, put it in the small chainring, and limped in. Thanks, guys for making this trip a really fun one. Who's driving to Maclane RR for more pain? phong Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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Coach's = 2006 Snelling /Merced Race Report |
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[DeltaVelo] Maclane RR cat 4 race report |
| Placing: Dropped, dropped, then dropped again for good. Last year, I said I would never do this race again. But there I was this morning. Too many crashes. And most of them hard, so the good news is that Josh and I made it home in one piece :o). We both came too close to joining the pavement party today, but I guess there's always next time :o). While still trying to recover from the the never-ending series of rollers, I looked ahead and told Josh: "Oh F*&%, here comes another one....." Yeah, that pretty much sums it up for me. I chased back on with some guys a few times, but was popped for good in the long (FAST) section. By the time I hit the bumpy road on the second lap, the pack was almost out of sight. I did get to exchange some words with a pretty lady dropped from a 35+ chase group (she was tired so couldn't drop me). That numbed the pain a bit, but that's about it. Josh stayed with the pack and fought it out with the big boys and I think he was top 20! I'm getting there.... phong Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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Fw: [DeltaVelo] McLane Crit and RR race report p/1 |
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Fw: [DeltaVelo] Snelling RR / Merced Crit p/1/2 race report |
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Mclane Pac. RR, Cat 4 race report |
| Subject: [DeltaVelo] Mclane Pac. RR, Cat 4 Sorry this is a litte late, I've been sick the last 2 days plus a power outage in the Lodi area. For those of you who weren't there, I couldn't describe more perfect conditions for my style of riding. The McLane course suits me very well and the strong winds made it even better. Cox Ferry road, the prelude to the finishing rollers, is the perfect road to bring out the strongest in the field. Two laps at 48 miles are just enough to get the job done, while adding 1 lap to the race would make it more interesting. The bib knickers and long sleeve jersey w/undershirt seemed to tame the weather. And for the first time, I wore a cycling hat, shoe covers and no glasses in a race. I felt like I could really do something at this race. It was very windy and cold and it threatened to rain. I psyched myself up the best I could as I watched people putting on vests and complaining about the weather. I thought to myself, this is my kind of weather, I'm from the valley and I'm going to work this wind to my advantage. I started the race a little cold and felt a little weak at the beginning, but mentally singing "Paris-Roubaix" from "A Sunday in Hell" kept me in check. I made sure to stay on the side opposite the windward side for the entire first lap. I started Cox Ferry in the front of the pack and drifted back as we climbed to avoid burning too much energy. The pace really picked up at the start of the second lap. I was towards the back and saw that a lot of people were struggling to stay on. I moved up when I had the chance to avoid being pinched off the back. The first major test came when there was a crash in front of me. A team spine guy somehow became unclipped and was hit by a guy behind him. Everyone swerved and I was forced to put some 'cross skills to the test. I hopped into some tall grass and rode into the field until I became stuck in the mud. I dismounted, shouldered the bike and got back on the road. While running, I hopped back onto the bike and began to chase. An instant 20-second gap was formed and I had to chase into a head wind. I rode hard to get back on and I did after an exhausting effort. Shortly after I caught back on, the pace quickened and the field strung itself out, riding 2 abreast in the left hand shoulder heading to Cox Ferry. I was towards the back and realized that I needed to be upfront to start the rollers. I moved up on the windward side and found spots to hide in. If there wasn't a spot, I made one. Before I knew it, I was in the top 20 of the pack. We made the left turn onto Cox Ferry and it was on. The guys up front punched it and the field was obliterated. As we neared to top of the first roller, I looked back and saw that we had formed a big break of about 25 guys. Somewhere behind me were the other 75. I hugged the left side of the road out of the crosswind and didn't let anybody through. I moved up a bit at the end of the road before our turn on the final road to the finish. I was gapped a bit on the Snelling feed hill, but used momentum in the turn to catch back on. The only problem was that we were catching the Pro woman's race and were now riding among the team cars. A motorcycle came up from behind and guided us to our "neutral finish." I believe they put me at 20th place. I had conserved enough energy for the end and with a strong crosswind, I knew that I could have attacked a little early and lit it up. And with only 20 or so guys in the lead group, I knew I had good odds. The good news out of this race was that I think I reached a breaking point in my racing. I wasn't afraid of failure or of suffering. I just did what needed to be done and it worked. This was the first time in a road race that I thought that I could have placed if not won. Thanks to Fuller© and his tactics, I could have achieved a good result. Special thanks to Andreas and Jennifer for breakfast too, I didn't need to eat the entire race. Josh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. SPONSORED LINKS Cycling sock Cycling shorts Cycling accessory Cycling tour Cycling clothing Cycling -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "DeltaVelo" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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kearney circuit cat4 race report |
| Subject: [DeltaVelo] crummy weather 1; Dom 0 Starting off the day seemed like it would be pretty good, the drive down was quick, the course was one that I know I can do well on, and given the fact that only hours earlier I had no rear wheel to ride on. A little rain was nothing to worry about, right? Dead Wrong. As I "warmed up" the rain picked up it's pace, though it let up a bit for the start. CVC, Squadra, and Roaring Mouse teams made up the bulk of riders, so I made a goal to survey the teams and choose the strongest, then ride with them. and Heading through the first lap I wanted to make sure I was in the front riders, I figured this would keep me up and ready for any breaks, and keep me ahead of some of the potential crashes. Staying in the front of the race did not however keep the racers out of the rain, and hail that began falling, hard just as we left the park for the first time. The rain contained the group as it was pretty hard to see, and any breaks that started were one man efforts that quickly disintegrated. Most riders had no stomach for the conditions, I heard many comment on how cold they were, and several dropped out as we came around for the second lap. Surprisingly we passed the Womens P12 race on only the second lap, it did'nt look like any of them were willing to work, unfortunately the same thing was beginning to happen in my race too. Guys would not take thier pull, for no reason at all, others would slow the group to under 20 when they got in the front of the line. All the while we were getting wetter and colder. Keeping the pace line was the only thing keeping my mind close to the race, and when I was not up front my time was spent trying to get some warm blood into my left hand which was completely numb. I know most of the other riders were in the same boat, as many were swinging thier arms wildly in a vain attempt to force out the cold. The main problem was not the cold but the mixture of rain and cold, all my cold weather clothing was soaked wrapping me in a sopping wet blanket at 20MPH. This lead to my beginning to shiver by the end of the second lap. When we came by for the third lap we had a little over half of the field we started with in sight, I think most who were not around had dropped out, frankly I can't blame them. Mid way throught the third lap we were slowed for the 12P women to pass us, and they took nearly 2 miles to do it. With the race now out of the mind of nearly all cat 4 racers I heard 3 or 4 guys from CVC say they were out when we came around again. CVC being the dominant team I thought they would be confused by the lack of riders at the end and perhaps leave some openings for others. Well I unfortunately never got the chance to test my theory, because after nearly 10 minutes in neutral and more rain I crampped up, we had hardly gotten back into racing either. My intial strategy did not work, because no team was organized, CVC tried but the conditions soon stopped the chatter, as riders were too concerned about keeping warm. Overall I can't say that I am disappointed, I never really got going, nobody did. The only good part is that the Cat4 race was safe, cooler heads prevailed at each turn, and there were no crashes to my knowledge. I am still concerned about my tendency to cramp, I just can't seem to get over whatever it is that is keeping me from making and sustaining efforts without my hamstrings popping. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Dominick. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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kearney circuit cat5 race report |
| Subject: [DeltaVelo] Oh man... it was cold Everthing Dominick said was so right. I messed up bigtime when I didnt put on my shoe covers on, I only had my toe covers. Halfway into the first lap my feet were blocks of ice, as were my fingers. But I dont think it would of made a big difference because it was so wet. What was the worst part was that the stronger Cat 5's hit it hard right off the bat... It sounds like cat 4 wasnt so bad pace wise, in that we never drifted under 23mph unless for a few moments. So there was a few moments in the last lap (of only 3) that I thought I was gonna get dropped. Fortunatly that did not happen, and I even attacked with about a mile left. I got caught quick, but I stayed in front half of the peloton (of which there were no breaks at all, all day). And I ended up finishing 11th. I got beat for the top ten by this guy at the line. Bummer. Today was the Crit... and I think the pro's are starting right now... But they said they would start the Cat 5's at 7, but it did not get off till 8. So I got a lovely hour and a half warmup... But when we started... I swear I think 4 strong guys decided they were going to sprint the entire race. The rest of us were just trying to stay on a wheel, but more than half the field got dropped withing the first 3 laps. Of 50 riders only 12 finished. Ouch... I cramped up on the 3rd lap because I was trying so hard to stay with them... but man that was fast. Not quite as cold as the day before though... and no hail. Branigan Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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Kearney Park Circuit Race Report, Master's 45 +/55+ |
| Kearney Park Circuit Race, Master's 45 +/55+ Subject: [DeltaVelo] Kearney Park Circuit Race, Master's 45 +/55+ DV, What a fun race! 60 miles, no hills, beautiful weather, great competition, well, 2 out 3 isn't bad. It started to rain about 1/2 hour before our race. So the debate started, what do I wear? Rain jacket or no rain jacket? What will it be? Those rain jackets can turn into a sauna after you heat up. I went to the line with the jacket on and put it in my pocket just before the start of the race. Within 2 miles of the start I knew that I should have kept it on. The first lap of the 4 lap 60 mile race started nice and mellow. Everyone was pretty cold and needed to gradually get into the race. Everything was easy until we ran into a nasty hail storm on the back side of the course. As soon as the hail hit it seemed to be saying "attack." All hell broke loose and we were racing blindly into the hail storm trying to stay with the attacks. Bennie and I planned to stay with the 45's at any cost. This meant covering all of the attacks and staying with those young guys. As we approached the park where we started the pace really picked up. It seemed that we were heading for the finish of the race not the end of the first lap. The park roads were twisty, tight, and flooded with water. So it was a bit of a challenge but managed to stay well within the group. The second lap consisted of more of the same, more attacks and more and more rain. In addition to the rain and hail the temperature was dropping to around 38 degrees. It was getting colder. The fingers started going numb and the Adidas "water proof" booties that I purchased this season for just such a race were filled with water. We were all in the same boat, cold but in great spirits. The second trip into the park proved to be even faster than the first. This time the group lost about 10 riders. Bennie and I managed to stay up and went out for the third lap. It became apparent that no one was going to get away, but attacks continued and they continued to fail. The pace through the park at the end of the third lap was a little easier. On the fourth lap all of us seemed to realize that it would come down to who could not freeze to death and get good position before turning into the park for the final sprint. I just sat in and conserved energy, getting ready for the onslaught on the 1k straight stretch before turning into the park. We all knew that once into the twisty wet park road it would be hard to move up. So when we took the right turn onto the lead up road to the park the pace really picked up. As Paul Sherwin would say, there was a lot of "argy, bargy." I didn't "argy, bargy" as well as I would have liked (some shifting problems), I lost several places and didn't have great position going into the park. I ended up 3rd in the 55's, but very happy to be finished and within reach of things that are warm and dry. Overall it was a great race and one that is perfect for the DV folks. It is just like a Tues night ride Xs 2 with a little nasty weather thrown in. Today was the Tower Crit. I elected not to do it, although it looked like a really good race. I stayed up until 11:00 pm last night trying to fix my shifting and finally took it to the Shimano guy this morning and he fixed it but not my negative attitude about racing in the cold, wet weather again. I think watching Andres and the other DV 1's slip, slide, and crash in the rain drenched Merced Crit two weeks ago dampened my desire to do a rainy crit. But it was really fun to watch Bennie, Nancy, and Tom (Torpedo) do their thing this morning. We missed the Pro Crit but looking forward to the report. By the time Nancy raced the roads were dry and safe! Our next races with be Land Park and Zamora this Saturday and Sunday. We had anticipated only doing one of the races, but are back to the original plan of doing both races. Looking forward to balmy 50 degree weather again. Rob DeWitt SPONSORED LINKS Cycling sock Cycling shorts Cycling accessory Cycling tour Cycling clothing Cycling -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "DeltaVelo" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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2006 McLane Pacific wmns 3,4 road race report |
| As previous reports tell the weather was very windy, cold and skies that threatened rain. Training in similar weather was useful to determine how to best dress for the 2 laps for our field of at least 70 women. I started the race shivering, cold and lonely as I looked at the representation of other teams. While staying up within the top 20 spots I wanted to get a feel for the group and to determine who might be a good bet to key off. Surprisingly, the field stayed together until Cox Ferry strung us apart. I avoided taking a spot close enough at the front to pull or to cover attacks, but found myself on the windward side the on Keyes. Otherwise, I managed to be out of the wind for the most part. I started Cox Ferry near front of the pack, but feeling the pack surge I drifted back as we climbed. Working along with 4 other women we managed to catch back up to the main group on the second lap somewhere on Bledsoe. The pace picked up on the second lap. Once we caught the front group I stayed with them up to the rollers of Cox Ferry. A crash behind me on Turlock, broke up the field. Maybe we had 25 riders remaining. I just didn't have the legs to climb well today. My finish was as strong as I could pull out for the moment coming to the finish line just behind the rider I was next to at the start line. I thought I placed higher than I did, and don't really know where I placed. Rob and I discovered this past weekend at Kearney Circuit race, the McLane event handler employed an outside group to monitor results at the finish line; it has been determined by McLane race handler that these people made gross errors in their recording of the men 45/55 + group. I figure it is possible they may have incorrectly recorded other results in other groups as well. For me, the race was great training in a pack which generally is not the case when racing a 30+ category, finding my weak link(s), and staying up with racers Josh's age. Thanks for reading. Cheers, Nancy Lewis --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: phong@image.sytes.net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84DWM.bd3D56.cGhvbmdA Or send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@topica.com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^---------------------------------------------------------------- |
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2006 Kearney Park Circuit race and Tower criterium wmn 3,4 race report |
| 2006 Kearney Park Circuit race and Tower criterium wmn 3,4 Greetings again. My mind for these two races was elsewhere for the most part. No game face either. Maybe a plan that was partially considered. I just was going through the motions. I had no clue about the course. The wettest, coldest race I have ever done though : the 45 mi circuit flatter than San Ardo road race. Field size was 25 at the start line. I changed clothes 4 times before standing in the down pour at the staging area, and glad I chose to race in the clear plastic jacket over the long sleeve jersey over the sleeveless craft shirt. The weather seemed to non stop drizzle that day. I quit counting the attacks on the first lap, and it seemed like no one was going to get anything to stick. My impatience got the best of me waiting for the pace to really pick up on lap one, so I attacked. Eventually, I was caught and the group slowed, then another attack. Sort of like a yo yo style of racing. Hail came down, good time to attack again. I figured if anything, just tire out the field. Some racers dropped, and eventually we were down to 18 riders. I was really uncomfortable in this unfamiliar group, wet roads, and plenty of puddles. I decided to go through as many corners as I could first (lots of L and R corners) and found it easy to move up to get there first if I wasn't too spent. I led through the start/ finish area to start the second lap. Not too sure I would do this again though. During the second lap, a 21 yr old collegiate racer visiting from NY made a move that stuck for about 4-5 mi. The group was disorganized and worn enough that she got away. She was always in sight, but seemed about 50-75 yds in front. She lead through the start/ finish line and we were on our third/ last lap. Hail came down again, only with more force this time. Ouch! I had no feeling in my fingers except cold. I couldn't feel the shifters either, and felt like a hazard for the first time. I took the last pull to close the gap to her after 4 others had done their best. Then we had to neutralize for the pro wmn about 5 miles from the finish , and I had worked myself up to a top 10 position in the pack. All that was lost once we approached the park; the last 2 corners were tough. I dropped back and tried to redeem myself through the chicane before the finish line. I was cold enough not to care, and mad at myself for letting this happen. Thirteenth out of 25 was what I earned and the NY collegiate racer won. The body shivers ceased after 30 or so minutes later. Every exposed piece of skin was red and wet. Tower Criterium. The rain had ceased by the time we took a free lap on the course before starting. Whipping off the clear plastic jacket and passing it to Rob at the start line, I wondered if I had made a poor decision. The sun actually came out during our race. Many of the same faces from Sat circuit rr were in the pack, but I think we were down to a field size of 15. This course included a 180 turn and one R turn and four L turns with a chicane before last turn. Again, the rr winner attacked on the 3rd lap and one other visiting Arizona State collegiate racer went off with her. I was on the other side of the pack when this occurred and missed them getting away. After pulling two laps I was worn from trying to catch them. It seemed no one else had power long enough to last to work together to catch the 2 girls. They got further and further away each lap. I decided to stay within the group and stay very close to the front as much of the time that I could. This plan worked well. I misjudged myself and my position going into the last corner. On the straight away to the finish I made up a spot or two, but my legs were spent to push a powerful sprint. Seventh out of 15 was what I ended up with. One of the best interval races I have done so far. My heart rate avg was close to my AT for the entire race and my max was 163. Something I don't often see. That about does it. Thanks for reading. Cheers again, Nancy --^^--------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: phong@image.sytes.net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84DWM.bd3D56.cGhvbmdA Or send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@topica.com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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[DeltaVelo] Barianni RR race report cat 4 |
| Well, I pretty much started the day chasing. Bad enough to have to chase, but to be dead last and chasing alone means one thing: crazy thoughts. Five miles into the race (still riding alone), I thought about Endor and decided that if I had to move there for whatever reason, I'd probably open a Chinese restaurant (those chubby Ewoks look like they can eat).....but then, I wouldn't be able to call my restaurant "Smoking Wok," since they might take that the wrong way and shut me down. Nuthin' worse than a friggin' bunch of politically-correct Ewoks. So a planet-wide chain of gymns called "Endorphins" will have to do--them boys do look like they need exercise. Anyways... Later into the race, I was no longer alone, 'cuz stragglers were common. A Cal collegiate guy and a Cyclesport-Trummer Pils was able to stay on. Both expressed more than once how much they appreciate finding someone to ride with on this course. Since they were popped, they didn't have much to offer, but it's either them or Ewoks, so I didn't mind pulling most of the way. The guys said the cat4 field came down to splintered groups because the attacks were constant. We started yappin' and next thing you know, we all decided to finish the race and have our own little sprint, even though we were all out of water (no neutral here). Dumb, 'cuz I have a horrible headache now (OK, so I got beat in the sprint and I'm bitter :o). Things can only get better from here! Hopefully, Sea Otter will be slower. pp Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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Bariani Road Race Report, Masters 45+/55+ |
| Bariani Road Race, Masters 45+/55+ DV, Just a few words about this race. It is a really good 10 mile loop with 1 moderate climb and a long rolling finishing stretch. We did 4 laps, 40 miles. Our group had about 65-70 registered riders, which included 45+ and 55+ combined and picked separately. There were 15 in the 55+ group including DV riders Nancy who did our men's race and Bennie. Probably by far the most memorable thing about the race was that the wind was the worst ever. It was so windy! The race started and quickly the course turned us into a 30-50 mph cross wind. The front riders, some of whom have raced in Belgium in their younger days knew how to make many of us suffer. The front never formed an echelon forcing most of us the buck the wind. The group split up very fast. As we turned right into the head wind after a mere 5 miles the big group was already shattered to pieces. I didn't make the main split and had to time trial into the wind for 3 miles until I caught a small group of 5. We worked together and caught another group of 6 that included my teammate Bennie. Eventually we added members to the group and had about 15-20 riders on the last lap. We dropped several. The final sprint was a 400 meter free for all of 15 or so riders with a 40 mph tail wind. It was really fun. Bennie nipped me at the line for 3rd in the 55+ so I was very happy to be 4th. I wish I could really sprint that fast, I would give Boonen and the boys a run, (40.7 max and I had to slow down some to pick my way through group). Next race, next Sunday, Pinole TTT with Bennie. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "DeltaVelo" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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[DeltaVelo] Albert's Oceanside 1/2 Ironman - Race Report |
| Hi Albert, Great report, you almost made me think I was there watching it. Thanks for the good tip about wiggling the fingers to help relax the upper body on descents. I am going to file that one into my memory bank, and someone is going to think I am smart for remembering it. I really have to admire your split times. I think I can imagine myself coming close to your bike splits at the height of my fitness. Swimming 100's on the 1:18? I don't think I could do that for the first 100. Same with the running, I couldn't hold 6:30 for the first three steps, let alone at the end of an Ironman qualifier. (beyond my imagination!) I think you are all wrong on the Ironman nutrition thing. You need to work on gaining weight. You are "only" 20 lbs from crushing the Clydesdale group :-D BTW, a couple of the pros would welcome your weight gain (that way you would not kick their butt nearly as bad). High regards, Robert Fuller |
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[DeltaVelo] pinole 2man TT cat 1 team race report |
| I've been pretty swamped last week and I didn't get out the Visalia report. Since Tim put about a minute (or a little more) in my time at Visalia hilly TT last week, I assumed that he was going to be the stronger of the pinole 2man TT team. When I predrove it the day before and saw it was hilly with big uphills and lots of small rises, I knew it was going to hurt bad and it wasn't the best course for me. We rode pretty hard at the beginning and since there was not such a bad grade - 1 to 2% in the first 3 miles, I was able to pull hard to keep it rolling and then really gun it 55x11 on the downhill. I chose my 2 H3c trispokes for the hilly course and we stuck with our atmos helmets instead of TT helmets to deal with the climbs later in the race. After about 5 miles, the course starts going up in small and big pitches. The middle of the TT really hurt me bad. I took my pulls up the hills in the little ring (42x19 or 21) until I was really hurting and I didn't want to be 'proud', so I started letting Tim pull more on the uphills and set the pace. I tried to roll over the top and keep it speedy while he recovered. We never saw our 1 minute team - because they put 1:40 into us and won! Once we turn onto Bear Creek Rd, there were three big climbs and countless other 'rollers'. Tim pulled a lot on this road and I grunted if he started gapping me on a climb. We rode pretty smooth and I never let myself crack. Mama bear really hurt me and I struggled to get over - smallest gear 42x21 was riding way too slow to win. Baby bear wasn't as bad and I felt better, I even pulled hard across the top. When we hit Papa bear I was disappointed that I didn't feel destroyed at that point. Tim was 'all teeth' as he says up Papa bear. I actually started pulling harder up Papa bear and wanted to gun it towards the end - I found I had more motivation to kill it over the top knowing it was the last one. I pulled across the top without gapping him and pulled hard downhill to the finish. Our teams behind us came in less than 1 minute and less than 2 minutes behind us telling us we were at best 4th. That is exactly where we finished in p/1/2 and overall. It was a good ride and would have earned us 3rd last year. We were happy to go this hard and smooth this early in the year. The last two TT weekends should payoff at Madera SR where there are two TTs for the p/1/2 guys. I'm looking forward to the flat TT the most so I can use the disc. We almost tried to make it to Hanford crit in the same day since there was a 20 place, $3k prize list. We didn't organize this and ended up not going. Bob Newman rode in the breakaway and finished 5th I hear. I haven't seen a race report yet however. I will forward to the list if I get one. upcoming: Wards Ferry RR all 5 riders Sea Otter CR p/1/2 31 laps everybody but Bob? Santa Cruz crit all 5 riders Copperopolis Andres Todd Tim and Keith? Wente RR and crit all 5 riders? Madera SR all 5 riders? Keith __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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Fw: [DeltaVelo] Ward's Ferry race report cat 4B |
| I find that learning to race hard again when you've been out of shape can be as hard as convincing yourself to believe in goat nipples again. Yes, we all know these things don't make sense in this world, but we have goat cheese at Trader Joe's. So although there's really no direct evidence for goat nipples (don't even try to look for them in your text books), I just brush the logical stuff aside and continue having faith that I'll pull it off in the next attempt--despite the fact that I've been getting dropped by riders who've been dropped (that's "dropped-to-the-3rd-power", or simply "dropped-cubed" for you college grads). Some guys can still ride a really hard pace after getting dropped, and I'm not one of those guys. Anyways... It was nice seeing so many DV's out there. Even baby Sarah showed up to show support! Rodrigo, David, and I had to ride in the B group since we didn't pre-reg. The first laps of Ward's Ferry is supposed to warm you up, but not this year. On the third or fourth climb, the boys started the selection processes right away. After 5 or 6 good ones, I didn't make the cut and ended up in no-man's land. I don't know if the smallish grouping of 20-something riders had anything to do with it, but no chase group came knocking. So I tried to pace the guys ahead hoping for some type of calvary from behind to save me, but none came calling. I ended up "chasing" with 2 other guys, but it wasn't great. One guy was much stronger on the climbs, and would disappear whenever things pointed up (I don't blame him--we really sucked on the climbs). The other guy was stronger on the descents and flats, so he would catch me when things pointed down or straight, and we'd work together and eventually catch the better climber after some miles. And then repeat when we hit some climbing. OK, so it wasn't much of a group. On the third lap, and out of food (the bumpy roads robbed me of one of my Nestle Quick chocolate flasks), I figured I should just drop the two guys and shoot for top 10 rather than wait to fade on the last lap. All I got is the descents, so that's what I focused on. My first few attempts were clumsy and half-hearted, but then things clicked, and I was off and pacing myself a hard pace while trying to limit cramping. Not the most practical or logical strategy, but it wasn't bad because imagining that I was being chased helped my pace and I caught some riders. I was by myself and didn't have anything at the finish, but I did fake it just in case teammates were watching. I ended up an unofficial 6th or 7th (the counter said one guy ahead of me was down a lap). Prizes were 6 deep, but we were in no mood to wait for the official word. So the nutty plan paid off and I ended up with more than I expected, considering my fitness. Rodrigo and I over-replenished in the parking lot, and then stopped by a gourmet taco truck (yes, they do exist) on Westlane to finish off the re-fueling. We figured since Damian wasn't around to have a heart-attack, it was a good time to carbo-load for Sea Otter :o). The taco truck had tripe, cabeza (head), lengua (tongue?) ....but NO no goat nipples (see what I mean?). But I gott'a have faith, still. Si you at Sea Otter. Phong Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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[DeltaVelo] Sea Otter Circuit Race Report Cat4 |
| When Torpedo told me he was driving up and back instead of spending the night, I knew it was my chance to mooch a ride and finally experience Sea Otter for myself. And then one guy tells another....and next thing you know, we ended up with 4 cat4 guys packed into a truck. Of course, with a demographic like that, there's gott'a be at least 4 guys with a prepared dissertation on how to pimp up your dating life. Torpedo's was entitled Voluptuous Version 2.01, prepared back when Michael was BAD instead of creepy, and DOS wasn't a German word, but it was a hit. The race: I was pretty much a UHAUL racer from the start--you know, the kind that drifts way south on the climbs and then move north on the descents and flats. Unlike the Ronde Brisbeen, you can get back on after getting popped. However, since there aren't any hard corners on this course to feather the pack's speed, chasing on the descents literally means CHASING...and after a few of those, I knew it was only a matter of time. One lap after they announced "five to go," I was popped for good (yes, that's before things got fast). So out of all of Torpedo's little helpers, only Damian made it to the final lap. I don't know what Damian's excuse is gonn'a be for getting dropped by the Torpedo on a climb (we'll never hear the end of this one)....but mine is because of my Tufo tubulars. My claim of a flat was refuted by my teammates, but still, the ridiculously high rolling resistance of my Tufo Molasses Super-Slow 22 mm is well-documented, as Albert stated (please back me up!). Hopefully, Copperopolis will be easier. Thanks guys, for the great road trip. phong Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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[DeltaVelo] Various Race Reports |
| Wards Ferry, The full Pacific State Bank/Anderson Homes Cat1,2 team showed up to that one. The field was decent; I would say between 40 and 50 riders. The race started at a good speed. In the first lap, the field was already getting smaller. The third lap was full of little attacks that really disintegrated the field. I got up there with 10 guys or so. With three laps to go, two guys got away. I attacked the remaining field and three Webcor guys responded. From then we chased for two laps and we caught the break at the last “long” climb after the descent. Now we were seven guys racing for first. I played pretty conservative, maybe too conservative. When I saw the last “big steep” roller half a mile to the end I attacked and three guys responded. We rode till the finish together. When it was time for the up hill sprint I did not have much punch in my legs. I stood up but the speed did not come. I got 4th in the sprint just rolling in. The rest of the guys finished a few minutes behind us. Everyone finished strong. Sea Otter. That one was a different story with a full Pro1 field. Big teams like HealthNet, Sierra Nevada, Monex, Orbea and more were there. Not to mention Levi that is a team by himself. This time Keith, Todd and myself were representing our team. We went around that course 31 times, climbing over 9000 feet. Riders were getting dropped every lap up the hill. With 8 to go, the pack really got broken up. I did not have the power to follow the lead pack and got stuck with a finishing group. From there it was all tempo riding just to finish. I got 29th or so with the pack that finished around 25th to 30th. Todd and Keith raced well again. They hung out as long as they could, almost finishing the race. Santa Cruz Crit. We had a full team again here. I did not know how the race was going to be. I was pretty tired from the previous days effort. The race started fast and never really slowed down. My legs were not that bad, so I made it to the front group pretty soon. All our guys were super active at the front. Todd raced really aggressively. We would take turns checking the front. I followed some moves but nothing worked. Around the middle of the race, a move went off. Four guys got 30 seconds or so on the field. With few laps to go, Bob went to the front and started to reel them back in. Right then there was a second chasing break; I jumped and made it there. By then the weather started to get bad. Rain made the ground wet. Two Health Nets guys jumped and I followed. The problem was at the first turn. My wheels came loose from under me and I went down. I did not get hurt or anything. I jumped back on my bike and got in the pack. Once there, I knew the race for top ten was over. I rode in the front of the pack for the last two laps or so and finished 12th Todd finished a little bit behind me and the rest of the guys came across too. Keith went down during the race too, and hurt his knee, but made a quick recovery. Our team looked really strong during the entire race. There are some pixs on the internet. http://www.ronaldmariano.com/cycling2006/040906_santa_cruz_classic_criterium_elite_1_2_pro/slides/img_6814.htm http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/apr06/santacruz_classic06 These first races have been really cool. It is nice to race with some teammates in the field. The Crits are especially fun with teammates. It makes racing way more fun. I think the team is starting to know each other’s riding styles and we’re getting our timing down now. The next race for me will be Copperopolis. Todd will be there as well. For Wente we’ll have the full 5 men team again Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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Sea Otter Circuit Race Cat 4's race report |
| Well here goes, It all started Thursday night at my house for Pasta shwi shwi ( tomatto, basil, garlic, mozzarella). Phong, Damian and Rodrigo showed for dinner and plans. All went well, good talk , exciting plans and the final verdict; just try and hang on as long as you can! Rode down together in my truck. OK, you spend 3 hrs with Phong and Damian and Rodrigo and see what happens. Got to Sea Otter and regerstered, Oh did I tell you Damian forgot his wallet and license? He got through it anyway. The warm-up was lack luster but adequate. I think we were all pretty nervous, at least I was. My first attempt in 2004 I got lapped, last year I was dropped mid wayended up 25th (in case you forgot, Phong). Our plan was to try and stay near the front of the pack as long as possible. Well, it started off fast and stayed that way. I'll let the others tell you how they felt. The first 3 laps were fast going up the climb. Then with 4 laps to go the pace picked up. I don't remember seeing Phong or Rodrigo after that point. I caught Damian's wheel up the climb on 3 to go and stayed up at the front for the rest of the lap. Two to go they went crazy. everyone was out of the saddle for the climb and then tempo pace, back around for the last lap. I felt pretty good. I at least had one more climb in me. Final lap was fun. The climb was a sprint! I got caught behing someone blowing up about 30 feet from the top and let a gap form. I chased down the cork screw and caught on to the front pack I brought some others with me too. At that point I could barely think. The pace slowed a bit and then the last half mile it started up again. I should have moved up to the front because again a gap formed and I had to close it again. This time nobody followed but after catching them there was nothing left in the tank to sprint. I finished in the back of the Lead group. Alot better than I had ever hoped for. I had a blast and learned a lot from it! It was great riding with teammates and the camaraderie we enjoyed. 15/75 Didn't wear a HR moniter or anything else. Didn't care and didn't want to know. The goal was to hang on. Till next time Torpedo.....signing out Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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[DeltaVelo] copper race report |
| Mine and Robs field was 7 55+ John Elgart the best motor in are field led us up rock creek and than 1/2 or so he just pulled away, not a break away just a pull away. We had already dropped 2 and so now there were 4 of us including Rob. One of the other riders started pulling away so I got on his wheel and when we got to the top Rob and the other rider were not far behind so we waited. So now there were 4 of us again and we could not see Elgart. I was hoping with 4 of us working together we would catch Elgart but other than Rob and me neither of the other 2 really wanted to pull at the pace we needed to go to possibly catch Elgart. So we begin our 2nd climb up rock creek and just getting to the end of the new smooth section where it steepen's I decided to attach figuring I had nothing to lose. I broke away hoping that either I could stay away and or if Rob was with the other 2 when they got to the top he could just set on both of their wheels while they tried to catch me. Well turns out one of the guys was dropped and the other guy got to the top before Rob and was ahead of Rob. So the other guy was chasing me and Rob was chasing the other guy. Rob and the other guy caught me just as I was turning onto Hunt road. I kept making attacks to try and make something happen but the other guy would always get back on my wheel and not let me go. So Rob and I did the best we could to not help him and we tried to let him pull but he would slow way down when it was his turn so than one of us would go around and this guy would suck wheel mine or Robs. I continued to attack but this guy would not let me go. Once we crested the hill I new I would go all out off the top and it was a good plan until I had to slow and than stop to go around an ambulance that was blocking the entire road for an injured rider. So Rob and the other guy were right back with me after going around the ambulance. I did some more attacks before the finish but the other guy would not let me go. So even though Rob and I did not have a plan having a teammate worked out well for Rob. Rob went around me with about 40 yards to the finish the other guy was on my wheel and I slowed just enough for Rob to get a 10 foot gap on me and this other guy was 2 or 3 feet behind me and I did not want to pull him back to Rob and so when this guy realized what was going on he attempted a sprint and went around me but Rob ended up beating him at the finish by 12 inches or so. Rob got 2nd I got 4th. We had a great race. |
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[Stockton_Bicycle_Club] Fwd: [DeltaVelo] copper race report |
| Spectacular photo Karl. Thanks for being out there to support us. Bennie |
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[NCNCA] Race Reports |
| Recently posted Sea Otter E3 RR report from Zack Sober of Kovarus/Squadra Ovest, http://www.ncncaracing.com/reports/2006/040806_otter.php Would be great to get some reports from Saturday's races: - an oldie, Copperopolis RR, http://www.ncncaracing.com/reports/2006/041506_copper.php - and a newbie, Tri-Flow Menlo Park GP, http://www.ncncaracing.com/reports/2006/041506_menlo.php Thanks - Later. Erik _______________________________________________ NCNCA discussion list NCNCA@ncnca.org http://lists.ncnca.org/mailman/listinfo/ncnca |
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2006 Copperopolis road race report wmn 30+ |
| 2006 Copperopolis road race wmn 30+ Our field size this year was 9 or 10 and usually small like this. Like the men, the wmn masters racers manage to maintain their speed and power they had 20+ years ago as cat 1 or 2s. Lap one : a solid effort for me. I held onto a spot in the top 4 through the first third of the climb up Rock Creek. Karl and Gary witnessed my superior climbing ability as I separated from the main pack (that really was the closest thing to a smile for the camera I could squeeze out of myself under the circumstances without breaking my concentration). I figured I dropped to seventh position by the time I crested the reservoir, and I was a lone racer for a while until I caught three of the six wmn who had dropped from the front group. We had just begun the start up the last climb on the back side of the course. Shortly after the down hill I broke away from them and moved from seventh to fourth position in one move, and stayed away until... Lap two : I had closed the gap to about 15-20 sec on the top three wmn ahead of me until the bottom of R C climb. You know how climbing is what I'm best at. Then two wmn from behind caught me about half way up R C climb. I was back to sixth position now. They were about 20 ft ahead when my chain missing the small ring shift and fell off going up R C. I tried to shift back up and nothing happened; I was rapidly coming to a fall over halt as the other two riders ahead left me in the dust. Barely getting my feet unclipped I got off my bike on two feet, let off some fury and steam (I not sure that was the best way to behave at the moment), and put my chain back on. A definite mechanical malfunction was a problem the rest of my race. Even after I crested R C and passed the reservoir I couldn't get the shifter to move the chain up to the big ring. Eventually, I lost sight of the two wmn ahead. I worked the shifter over the course and it finally shifted up on the section before passing between the farm houses/ cattle guard dirt road. I rode the final stretch of the course solo nearly running down Mr. Leibold flagging riders to stop (on the down hill). I maneuvered around the 4 emergency vehicles like everyone else stuck behind that downed racer who was medi-vacked out. This is the sort of course you can visualize your own body being the one in the helicopter. I just wanted to get the race over as fast as I could at this point. Thanks to all who watched me cross the finish line in sixth place. I was not to be messed with as you could tell. And yes, Karl, half of the ride home was quiet until I got out of my funk. It's great to have everyone out there. See you all next week for the road race and crit. I hope to have front derailleur new cable and housing by then. Cheers, Nancy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "DeltaVelo" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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copper race report |
| Mine and Robs field was 7 55+ John Elgart the best motor in are field led us up rock creek and than 1/2 or so he just pulled away, not a break away just a pull away. We had already dropped 2 and so now there were 4 of us including Rob. One of the other riders started pulling away so I got on his wheel and when we got to the top Rob and the other rider were not far behind so we waited. So now there were 4 of us again and we could not see Elgart. I was hoping with 4 of us working together we would catch Elgart but other than Rob and me neither of the other 2 really wanted to pull at the pace we needed to go to possibly catch Elgart. So we begin our 2nd climb up rock creek and just getting to the end of the new smooth section where it steepen's I decided to attach figuring I had nothing to lose. I broke away hoping that either I could stay away and or if Rob was with the other 2 when they got to the top he could just set on both of their wheels while they tried to catch me. Well turns out one of the guys was dropped and the other guy got to the top before Rob and was ahead of Rob. So the other guy was chasing me and Rob was chasing the other guy. Rob and the other guy caught me just as I was turning onto Hunt road. I kept making attacks to try and make something happen but the other guy would always get back on my wheel and not let me go. So Rob and I did the best we could to not help him and we tried to let him pull but he would slow way down when it was his turn so than one of us would go around and this guy would suck wheel mine or Robs. I continued to attack but this guy would not let me go. Once we crested the hill I new I would go all out off the top and it was a good plan until I had to slow and than stop to go around an ambulance that was blocking the entire road for an injured rider. So Rob and the other guy were right back with me after going around the ambulance. I did some more attacks before the finish but the other guy would not let me go. So even though Rob and I did not have a plan having a teammate worked out well for Rob. Rob went around me with about 40 yards to the finish the other guy was on my wheel and I slowed just enough for Rob to get a 10 foot gap on me and this other guy was 2 or 3 feet behind me and I did not want to pull him back to Rob and so when this guy realized what was going on he attempted a sprint and went around me but Rob ended up beating him at the finish by 12 inches or so. Rob got 2nd I got 4th. We had a great race. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "DeltaVelo" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Fw: [DeltaVelo] Copperopolis race report |
| DV, Glad your knee is good and you put in some hrs this weekend. The race went ok. Todd and I got flats. Levi was there. first lap up was easy. Todd got in a break around the dam. second time up the hill was tempo. We found Todd on the top and rode tempo again. Third time up the hill Levi attacked in the feed zone. Todd and me made it with him. In the middle of the climb I got a flat. todd offered his wheel but at the speed we were going I figured he had more chances to stay with them than me changing a front wheel. I kept riding up the hill and found Dominick almost at the top. He wasn't racing then so he gave me his front wheel. When I got up to the top nobody was near me, so I just put it on a TT mode and kept on riding. I rode all by myself on the top. Just before the little climb I saw Todd on one side of the rode with a front flat. I kept on going. By the time I got to the feed zone Jen told me that the small pack was one minute ahead of me. I decided to go up one more time. I thought to myself: If I don't get them on the hill, the race is over. I went up pretty hard but not all the way. you can't go all the way in a 105 mile race, especially in copperopolis. I got the little pack at the top of the hill just before the dam. We rode around one more time without any thing going on. the last time up the hill the kid from Lombardi attacked, I did not feel like chasing him so I let him go. When we got to the top we were only three guys. The other two did not have horse power left. We were taking pulls but it was hard for them to make it to the front. At the turn after the long straight we dropped the third guy. Now we were two a CVC guy and myself. I kind of helped but not to much. We almost got the Lombardi kid.. we came to the finish and we sprinted for 6th. I got around him and took 6th. When I went to get my t-shirt I found out that some of the guys were protesting my result. They said that I had taken a free lap. I couldn't believe it. I talked with Bob and I think everything got squared up. It was a really hard race, pretty windy. thanks to the guys that put on the BBQ, to D & D for the follow vehicle, and for everyone in the feedzone. http://www.ronaldmariano.com/cycling2006/041506_copperopolis_road_race/ Next will be Wente, the 5 of us will be there. andres Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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[DeltaVelo] Copper Race Report |
| Hey DV, First of all, my hopes of having a more competitive race in the 45 4-5 category were squelched. The pace was a fast as any open 45+ races I've done. As the field disentegrated on the first climb I was able to hang on to the back of the lead group until the resevior where at that point I was starting to fade from the incredible pace. After the lead group had dropped me 4 riders bridged up to me just before the left turn onto Hunt's road. 2 VSRT, and 2 Alta Alpina. They had the hammer down and I was only able to work with them till the end of Hunt's road just before the next left turn. As they left me I looked back to see no one in sight so I just put it in TT mode to try to get back on, but it wasn't to be. I ended up riding out in the wind behind the lead group and infront of the rest of the field {where you definately don't want to be} for the rest of that lap then caugtht one rider at the base of the Rock Road hill and rode with him till he dropped me at the top. Rode to the backside of the course by myself where my teammate John Fridrich bridged up to me. It got exciting for me at that point because about that time, after being tired from riding in the wind by myself, John moved out a little infront of me and local rider I know riding for Golden Chain caught me. { I train with this guy regularly and put the hurt on him as much as possible } I could see the glimmer in his eyes on how he thought he was going to retaliate and finish ahead of me. So he made his move and darted away from me but I was able to respond and reach into the well one more time to get back on his wheel at the top of the last hill before the narly descent. Then things got hairy as we had to come to an abrupt halt on the descent and dismount to walk around the emergency vehicles. Ron, the GC guy got a hundred yard start on us from there. John and I hammered the rest of the descent chasing only to catch him and drop him going to the finish line. John and I finished together. Out in the flats and rollers before the last hill on the back side Rob and Bennie road by John and I. It was fun watching them cut it up with Elgard and the other dude. I was amazed at how much firing power they both had at the end of the race trying to dislodge Elgard. We've got a couple of bad boy 55's. Great job to the both of you. See you at Wente Clipper Clay Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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Copperopolis race report |
| Early season racing has been tough on me as I haven't found my form yet. Because of this I tend not to write race reports when there isn't much to share. Thank you to everybody who cheered me on from the sidelines. Jen, Phong, Rodrigo, Dominick, Damian, and anybody else I forgot to mention, your encouragement helped drive me forward. This was the hardest effort I've put forth this year. My body was completely shattered afterwards (though my results won't show it). On the course helping me up rock creek came encouraging words from John Z (thanks a zillion). You helped me realize I needed to throw down effort to finish, sorry if I was hard to catch on Salt springs and Hunt roads, you lit a fire underneath me. After the first climb up rock creek I found myself riding with three others who also got dropped. We were a motley crew who needed some serious organization if we were going to reattach. I was riding with some strong but inexperienced riders and took the lead in organizing our chase. We caught other stragglers who fell off the lead group, most of them were too blown to catch the train we organized. The second time up rock creek was my unduing after working hard in our chase group and being dropped by two I helped organize. John Z collected me with about half a mile to go which helped me refocus my efforts to finish strong. Oh and Frank G also helped spurn me on through the rolling windy section on Hunt rd. Thanks Frank! After the race one of my chase group companions thanked me for organizing our group, he said he was pretty clueless on drafting technique and riding smoothly with others. I feel personally satisfied and look forward to Wente next week. Thanks again to everyone who cheered me and each other on. Its hard to race even when your off the back. -Erim -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "DeltaVelo" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Copperopolis race report |
| Early season racing has been tough on me as I haven't found my form yet. Because of this I tend not to write race reports when there isn't much to share. Thank you to everybody who cheered me on from the sidelines. Jen, Phong, Rodrigo, Dominick, Damian, and anybody else I forgot to mention, your encouragement helped drive me forward. This was the hardest effort I've put forth this year. My body was completely shattered afterwards (though my results won't show it). On the course helping me up rock creek came encouraging words from John Z (thanks a zillion). You helped me realize I needed to throw down effort to finish, sorry if I was hard to catch on Salt springs and Hunt roads, you lit a fire underneath me. After the first climb up rock creek I found myself riding with three others who also got dropped. We were a motley crew who needed some serious organization if we were going to reattach. I was riding with some strong but inexperienced riders and took the lead in organizing our chase. We caught other stragglers who fell off the lead group, most of them were too blown to catch the train we organized. The second time up rock creek was my unduing after working hard in our chase group and being dropped by two I helped organize. John Z collected me with about half a mile to go which helped me refocus my efforts to finish strong. Oh and Frank G also helped spurn me on through the rolling windy section on Hunt rd. Thanks Frank! After the race one of my chase group companions thanked me for organizing our group, he said he was pretty clueless on drafting technique and riding smoothly with others. I feel personally satisfied and look forward to Wente next week. Thanks again to everyone who cheered me and each other on. Its hard to race even when your off the back. -Erim -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "DeltaVelo" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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The Non - Race Report |
| I want to tell of heroic feats, in the face of a broken-unrelenting course, where I am victoious, and glory is all mine. I would like to tell you all about that stuff, but I can't cause I did non of it. I flatted at the foot of the climb on the first lap, and since I did not have me descending to get a new wheel off of my race ended. As luck, or should I say bad luck would have it, Damian also flatted at the exact same time. So we two sorry sods walked our stallions back to the feed zone, it took us longer to walk back than we raced. I have never worked feed before so I thought "never to late to learn" and then I heard the entire Fleetwood Mac CD on the DJs system and decided that feed could wait for another day. Damian must have had the same idea because no sooner did I make my way over to my flatted wheel than he was asking for a lever. A few minutes later we had new tubes and high spirits. If we can't race, why not train? Flat tires thats why. On our second interval Damian flatted, he called out, but I was beyond ear shot (best climbing ever). As I made my way down the hill, the planets aligned and I found my calling for the day. HELP others, which is what I should have been doing, but was too pissed about the year of concentration that I had put into this event only flat in the first 3 miles. But enough bitching, Andres' needed a wheel, I had one to provide, and that was that. Well almost, you see those were the new HED wheels that I had just set up for this race. The most ironic part of the day is that my wheel raced more than I did. I think Phong can come up with some Confussun wisdom that may be relevant here. I digress, as I came down the hill on what seemed to be the slowest leaking tire ever, I decided that the best thing I could do was to help out Andres' and Todd. When I got back to the feed zone I convinced Jennifer to allow Damian and I to take her turbo charged VW Jetta as a Cat 1, 2, P support vehichle. In the words of Ferris Bueller "it is a fine automobile, I hightly recommend you pick one up if you have the means" When I said earlier that my race was over, I was mildly incorrect. Driving this car made the clouds break, sun shine, and my teeth glimmer as a grin spread across my face. While you racers were thinking "weeeeee" on the descent, I had that thought every time the turbo kicked in. Trust me that car is like crack cocaine, addictive. Luckely for Todd I was in a Turbo lull when we came across him on the side of the road with a flat tire. If the turbo had been pounding when I was coming by, I may have passed him, having only seen a blue and yellow blur. Like I said, he got lucky. We loaded up his trusty steed and made a B line for the start point, where he asked to be dropped off. Given our Mercury (planet and greek god, not the car) like speed, I was stunned that it took us over a full lap to catch up to Andres', who looked truly surprised to see his car following him. Given our ernest driving style I was not stunned to see that the fuel was now running low, so I pulled off at the feed and there ended Damian and our day of fun in the German engineered driving delight. After that we headed on over to the BBQ put on by the Zaninos' (spelling, sorry) which was very welcome, and delicious. Next flat; I mean race is Wente. Bring the Jetta Andres', who knows I could need it. -Dominick. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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[DeltaVelo] Boston Marathon 2006 - Race Report |
| To all: See race report attached. I haven't had much time to type up a detailed one so here's a short one with some notes written immediately post-race. mile 20 split is a typo...it was a 6:37. Albert Albert Boyce PO Box 871 Manteca, CA 95336 aboyce@inreach.com 209-239-4014 (office) 209-479-2896 (mobil) "First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do." - Epictetus Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeltaVelo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DeltaVelo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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[Stockton_Bicycle_Club] race report Madera Stage Race |
| Masters 55+ Turned out to be an interesting Stage Race for me, last year was my 1st Stage Race and it was Madera. I have like everyone |