Apr 19, 2016 at 02:36 AM
I just reg'd for the 5 field.
L&C Cup
Apr 20, 2016 at 12:52 PM
I'd like to be there but depends on whether some nagging achilles tendonitis goes away. I was just getting into decent shape again... alas
Apr 20, 2016 at 08:19 PM
I will be in the 5.
Apr 21, 2016 at 12:32 AM
Thanks to Myles for unearthing this Gem. You never know who might show up to these races...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-francesco-moser-jumps-in-new-york-race/
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-francesco-moser-jumps-in-new-york-race/
Apr 21, 2016 at 02:05 AM
Apr 22, 2016 at 09:18 PM
will we need volunteers to help with reg. tomorrow morning? I'm game to help!
Apr 22, 2016 at 10:14 PM
Pretty sure the race is on Sunday, and yes, show up early, and volunteer.
Apr 22, 2016 at 11:06 PM
Good save, @eloy. Waking up at 4:15 on the wrong day would have been ROUGH
Apr 23, 2016 at 01:15 AM
any chance anybody is going past redbeard this weekend before the race? If anyone could pick up my jersey and bring it to Prospect = yack's would be obliged
Apr 23, 2016 at 11:24 AM
I will get the shirt for you Mr Yack since I have to go to Redbeard today.
Apr 23, 2016 at 12:32 PM
Apr 23, 2016 at 10:49 PM
5:15 to help with reg. I'll be there. Race for free 
Apr 23, 2016 at 10:58 PM
I'm in, now that I actually know when the race is
Apr 23, 2016 at 11:36 PM
Me too.
Apr 24, 2016 at 10:25 AM
Apr 24, 2016 at 10:30 AM
Yeah that happened.
Charlie will refund you, sorry
Charlie will refund you, sorry
Apr 24, 2016 at 11:16 AM
Great a refund....how bout a free race???
refund doesn't make me whole...I'm trying to understand why he couldn't just let me in the race??? I'm no threat...nobody would have cared...if these races are as described below...what's the probs? Less the following was another cut & paste snafu:
"Our race tomorrow is not the Tour de France. It's not the Olympics. Heck, it's not even a state championship. It's a friendly, local competition event. "
refund doesn't make me whole...I'm trying to understand why he couldn't just let me in the race??? I'm no threat...nobody would have cared...if these races are as described below...what's the probs? Less the following was another cut & paste snafu:
"Our race tomorrow is not the Tour de France. It's not the Olympics. Heck, it's not even a state championship. It's a friendly, local competition event. "
Apr 24, 2016 at 11:18 AM
......
No free laps sadly. Chase a moto? Sure
No free laps sadly. Chase a moto? Sure
Apr 25, 2016 at 12:23 AM
Uh... results bros?
Apr 25, 2016 at 12:51 AM
Yacks DNS
Dan Reiners moonwalked across the finish line
JP mid pack/break didn't stick
A plethora of kissena's in the five race all over the place. But quite
active!
Dan Reiners moonwalked across the finish line
JP mid pack/break didn't stick
A plethora of kissena's in the five race all over the place. But quite
active!
Apr 25, 2016 at 01:31 AM
Sunday races are tough, they throw the whole weekend off.
I started with a sticky note on my Garmin, listing the 3 Fs: Fast, Smart, Fun. Yeah, still working on the name, but I kept it in mind during the race.
I did a warmup and rolled up to the start line just as the 123s got their whistle. There was a serious representation of experience in the 4s, with Jim, Eloy, Dan, Jeff, Niall out for his first race of the season, and David who continues to look strong in the field. I assumed everyone would be riding on the front and so tried to stay there as much as possible.
Someone attacked early and it got shut down after a half lap chase and single file, but it set the mood for the rest of the race, which was faster than the previous one, with slightly higher temps this morning.
A small break of 3 got off the front, including Polka Dots KOM. Once the KOMs were done, we caught the break, of course, but another 4 man break jumped off the front and stayed away and took the W.
With 4 to go, I was on Niall's wheel when he rolled off the front and, looking behind me, yelled to him that we had kind of a break of our own going on. We stayed off the front for about a quarter lap before we were caught, and, with 3 to go, took a lap to recover.
With 1 to go, at the bottom of the downhill, I made my way to the front and figured I would surf wheels until the uphill, when Jim came flying up on my right and yelled for me to get on his wheel. I jumped with him - Jim, as the others did, was looking strong the whole race - and then I yelled a rider was coming up on his right.
He got on Ashley's wheel, and the 3 of us were gunning it passed the temple. I looked down and between my legs to see a 4th wheel on mine and a significant gap opening up. But after 8 laps of being on the front, I let a gap open to Jim's wheel. It grew wider and wider and I was thinking I just needed to push to close it when it was large enough to let that damned headwind in and beat the snot out of me like a leafblower on a New Jersey lawn. Just as I waived off, Jim and Ashley did also. We were swarmed and I tailgunned it onto the back of the Peloton before the uphill, slapping Jim on the back as I went.
From the lead to last place, such are the fortunes of racing. Jim and I tried it and couldn't make it stick. But a hell of a lot better than riding mid-pack and having not a thing to remember. Thanks, Jim, for that Boss effort. I have strength training in my future to make that work next time.
During the race, Jeff took a couple of flyers off the front, Dan threw himself into a heroic effort on the front to chase the break, and we saw Phil along the course. Sorry I missed you after the race. Thierry was working registration - looking forward to riding with you soon.
Also, the trees were in bloom and the whole course smelled nicer than the sweaty men all around me. It was another incentive to stay up front.
I see on FB a picture of me riding next to a Veselka guy. Wow, I really don't like their shamrock Kit, and Kissena continues to have great kit, even while other teams are starting to copy the orange helmet.
A solid race, I had a lot of fun, nice to see you guys. I couldn't make the run for coffee, but no better start to a Sunday morning than working with teammates.
A solid race, I had a lot of fun, nice to see you guys. I couldn't make the run for coffee, but no better start to a Sunday morning than working with teammates.
Apr 25, 2016 at 01:39 AM
That's exactly what I said.
Apr 25, 2016 at 02:27 AM
The KOM leader is strong. He was the driving the four man break mainly, then won from it with day light from the other three guys.
Apr 25, 2016 at 02:34 AM
Hang on a 3 man break stayed away for... how long?
Apr 25, 2016 at 11:58 AM
We had some good representation in the 5s. Giacomo, Max, Scott, Andreas and me.
Andreas jumped from the gun. A couple joined him and stayed away for while before the group was caught. Fast start, but everyone came together and the pace cooled for a couple of laps.
Scott went to the front and attacked on the second to last lap after the downhill. After he was reeled in Andreas counterattacked and stayed away with another rider until they were caught on the last lap.
Giacomo kept things interesting at the front, with an attack and a couple pulls, trying to set a pace to let Andreas stay away. Max and I tried to stay at the pointy end the whole time.
Everything came together by the bottom of the hill on the last lap. I made it towards the front of the group where everyone was looking around waiting for someone to jump. Someone showed their hand and everyone accelerated. No real gap formed and there was a group finish.
Kissenas were very visible and active the entire race, good stuff.
Andreas jumped from the gun. A couple joined him and stayed away for while before the group was caught. Fast start, but everyone came together and the pace cooled for a couple of laps.
Scott went to the front and attacked on the second to last lap after the downhill. After he was reeled in Andreas counterattacked and stayed away with another rider until they were caught on the last lap.
Giacomo kept things interesting at the front, with an attack and a couple pulls, trying to set a pace to let Andreas stay away. Max and I tried to stay at the pointy end the whole time.
Everything came together by the bottom of the hill on the last lap. I made it towards the front of the group where everyone was looking around waiting for someone to jump. Someone showed their hand and everyone accelerated. No real gap formed and there was a group finish.
Kissenas were very visible and active the entire race, good stuff.
Apr 25, 2016 at 02:12 PM
Jules - a 4 man break stayed away for several laps towards the latter half of the Cat 4 race. At one point, they were about 25 seconds ahead and the main field had a second moto come up front to pace them.
Apr 25, 2016 at 02:38 PM
We brought them back to about 10 seconds on the last lap by the skating rink but couldn't close the deal.
Apr 25, 2016 at 03:22 PM
The eventual break of 4 went at about lap 3 or 4.
Driven mostly by Rory O'Neill, on polka dots, who is stupid strong, won, and now also leads the green competition, and two points away from the Cat 4 overall.
We did get really close to catching them, specially by the temple in the last two laps, but a super strong headwind and good organization probably helped them.., specially, I think, on the rise by the old finish and on the climb.
Kudos to them.
Jordan, Fulton, and a few others weren't represented, but we never got a solid chase going -- plus frankly, I am not sure Kissena should have brought them back to the field, as we don't really have a top win the race sprinter.
Jeff put up a couple of truly hardcore chase moves in the last two laps, specially last time up the climb, so hard, almost looked like he would either catch or finish fifth.
Jim, Nial, Dan, also looked really strong, we communicated clearly, and were awesome about racing as a team.
All in all, good solid fun.
Next time, I tell you, next time.
Driven mostly by Rory O'Neill, on polka dots, who is stupid strong, won, and now also leads the green competition, and two points away from the Cat 4 overall.
We did get really close to catching them, specially by the temple in the last two laps, but a super strong headwind and good organization probably helped them.., specially, I think, on the rise by the old finish and on the climb.
Kudos to them.
Jordan, Fulton, and a few others weren't represented, but we never got a solid chase going -- plus frankly, I am not sure Kissena should have brought them back to the field, as we don't really have a top win the race sprinter.
Jeff put up a couple of truly hardcore chase moves in the last two laps, specially last time up the climb, so hard, almost looked like he would either catch or finish fifth.
Jim, Nial, Dan, also looked really strong, we communicated clearly, and were awesome about racing as a team.
All in all, good solid fun.
Next time, I tell you, next time.
Apr 25, 2016 at 03:34 PM
Four man break. All day.
Dude won all koms, all sprints, and overall. I may have to auto upgrade
him to three
Dude won all koms, all sprints, and overall. I may have to auto upgrade
him to three
Apr 25, 2016 at 03:43 PM
I had fun yesterday in the cat 5. I was getting a lil bored with the slowdown pace during the 4th lap and decided to break after the downhill.
I didn't get a sense of how far ahead I got ahead of the group or if the group sped up a bit; I just wanted to see what would happen to me physically and if I would be able to keep up with the pack again. I know I sprinted as hard as I could for ~45 seconds based on the data. Once Andreas passed me though, I was gassed out.
I did hang with the group however, and got back towards the front of the pack as we climbed the hill the final time. However, on the final uphill I was a bit out of steam from the sprint and since I wasn't in the top 10 by that point, I strolled into the finish line.
Next time I'll learn our to balance breaking with full out max sprinting, but that was my favorite part of the race ... live and learn.
Onward!
I didn't get a sense of how far ahead I got ahead of the group or if the group sped up a bit; I just wanted to see what would happen to me physically and if I would be able to keep up with the pack again. I know I sprinted as hard as I could for ~45 seconds based on the data. Once Andreas passed me though, I was gassed out.
I did hang with the group however, and got back towards the front of the pack as we climbed the hill the final time. However, on the final uphill I was a bit out of steam from the sprint and since I wasn't in the top 10 by that point, I strolled into the finish line.
Next time I'll learn our to balance breaking with full out max sprinting, but that was my favorite part of the race ... live and learn.
Onward!