@Derek - there is a guy in your field who is very strong and will be in the best disguise ever. His name is Hayden Judd and he'll be wearing a Gran Fondo NY jersey (& bibs likely). He's part of their G.S. GFNY (the ambassadors for the event) and came in 24th overall on the timed climbs.

By way of comparison, he did Bear Mtn in 18:15 and J.P. did it in 18:51. I don't know how hard either were going, but he will be able to hold his own on any climb. If you can stick to his wheel you'll be doing fine and he'd be a good partner in any breakaway.

Hey, just realized this was happening this weekend. Surprised to see the lack of chatter, and small Kissena registration numbers. It seemed like this was a real highlight of the season for many Kissenas last year.

Good luck to all who are racing this weekend. Looking forward to the reports.

P.S. If you are jonesing for more stage racing, the Green Mountain Stage Race over Labor Day weekend. It's a great race, in a great location.

Good luck guys. I love this race, first time in three years I won't be there.

First P4 spotted

Jules
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On Jul 22, 2012, at 8:16 AM, josephmueller wrote:

Yeah it's on NBC but Phils going to mistakenly call the race the US Pro Challenge. Don't worry he's just getting a little old.

Cat 5 I hope?

Chiles is going to finish the TT in about 10 minutes... Think fast thoughts his way.

Jules
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On Aug 3, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Jeff Owens wrote:

Cat 5 I hope?

TT results?

1:30 behind leaders is nothing in that race. You're right where you need to be. Get some rest and get after it tomorrow.

Thanks Ryan.

Oh, and thanks all for the texts, emails etc.  Really makes a difference, and is greatly appreciated.

Well I went "ham" as the kids say and still finished 4:30 back. I guess spending last week in London drinking pints and not riding did not help me. I haven't pulled the data down but my HR avg was 188.

I for one am beginning to worry about our latest edition, Peter Bysshe.  Is it just me or does he look like he's enjoying this?

Scratch that, avg 184 max 196

A little blurry, but here I am...

Loving the juxtaposition of how deep in it you are, and the random happy folks crossing the road behind you

There were folks?  

makes me feel all warm.  The skinsuit and blocked-vent aero helmet in 95-degree humid weather.

Quick vote guys; GoPro facing forward or backwards for Devils Kitchen?

Bysshe: You look like you're photo-bombing your own TT. Clean it up.

Chiles: Call Stearns immediately for some extremely important information.

Alabaster Disaster: Acceptable pain face, kudos for avoiding the dog.

Hopefully everyone enjoyed the trivially easy stage of Catskills. Don't end up in a ditch tomorrow.

Quick vote guys; GoPro facing forward or backwards for Devils Kitchen?

Backwards . . . Obviously

No go pro - it adds weight!

^

backwards

yep def backwards, i wanna see some pain-ridden faces! good luck tomorrow!

"Lie in the ditch!!!!"

the only way you can justify gopro (backwards, naturally) is if your bike is already below the UCI weight limit.

Been there done that!