May 14, 2013 at 06:05 PM
OH SNAP ! double points are back this year??? SWEET !
L&C Cup
May 14, 2013 at 06:14 PM
Actually, I just made up the double points thing to get your attention Yacks.
May 14, 2013 at 06:24 PM
We should certainly get Harry into silver - he's 3rd in the masters, only 2 points down from first. Once we get that, let's get him in yellow. We should have 3 of the 4 jerseys.
May 14, 2013 at 07:02 PM
I am happy to play any sort of role within the Green or Polka Dot Jersey teams. I can sweep, lead-out, shepherd, or just make life hard for the other riders/teams, though with my current level of fitness, just staying around for a whole race is a struggle.
May 14, 2013 at 07:19 PM
Great example of an opportunity to create ungodly havock for the first half. Nobody but *you* knows what your fitness isDan Reiners said:... though with my current level of fitness, just staying around for a whole race is a struggle.
The other guys all assume we're fresh off the Tour of the Gila!
May 15, 2013 at 03:21 AM
What would really be amazing would be someone to help me get back on for the climb after the sprint. Sometimes it's no problem and other times I feel like I'm going to die.
May 15, 2013 at 11:47 AM
Welcome to the jungle baby....you're gonna diiiieeeeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!!!Andrew Da Silva said:What would really be amazing would be someone to help me get back on for the climb after the sprint. Sometimes it's no problem and other times I feel like I'm going to die.
May 15, 2013 at 12:49 PM
Andy needs:
If you plant yourself on the middle right side going up the hill, the pack has to go around you and you might even get the odd push from a teammate. But yeah, I don't think there's much more suffering to be had than getting up that hill after a 1200w effort.
May 15, 2013 at 04:40 PM
That suffering looks like this...(the polished ti frame can't mask the "Ohh" face)
Jun 11, 2013 at 03:19 AM
bump!
Registration seems to be going fast. Not as fast as Ryan is going to scamper up that hill.
Jun 11, 2013 at 05:59 PM
I am in for a early morning beatdown in the 4s
Jun 11, 2013 at 06:02 PM
Andy I'll sit back and TT you back on
Jun 11, 2013 at 06:53 PM
i'm in.
Jun 11, 2013 at 09:48 PM
@jules hopefully we don't have to do that but ya never know! Thanks!
Jun 12, 2013 at 01:33 PM
whoaa pro123 only has 1 spot left. people are having prospect park withdrawal.
Jun 12, 2013 at 01:52 PM
Kissena has 12 guys signed up. What are we going to do...14 laps? If we don't have someone off the front going bat-shit crazy EVERY lap, we're probably not doing it right.
(Okay, that's an over-simplified exaggeration, but you know...we gotta race this race like we mean it.)
Jun 12, 2013 at 02:00 PM
I wrote Charlie an email requesting to transfer my prereg from the 5s to 4s, but haven't heard back. Any idea who I should email just to make sure I'm good to race?
Jun 12, 2013 at 04:46 PM
Eric Ragot
Keith Snyder
David Stokes
J.P. Partland
Marc Bertucco
Joaquin C de Baca
Ryan Johnston
rene herrera
Daniel Hubbard
John Malcolmson
Michael Perlberg
Dusan Strika
Jun 12, 2013 at 06:10 PM
I'm Ryan's shelter. I'll tell at you to help out when I/we need it.
Jun 12, 2013 at 06:51 PM
One person to help Eric with the leadout. One person to sweep Ryan's wheel.
If Ryan wins the first KoM, then it's in our interest to see a break go--provided his closest rivals aren't in it. So we need to know who those rivals are before we start.
If it's looking like its sticking together for the second KoM, then we need more of what we did for the first. And when it's done, we should be detonating the race.
If all that fails, we need a sprint strategy for the last lap. Who is up for sprinting?
Jun 12, 2013 at 07:46 PM
As discussed after the last L&C round, I'm available to help Ryan up the hill for either or both of the KoM's. I'll leave it to Ryan or Eric as to whether that amounts to (1) keeping the pace high, (2) full throttle accelleration/lead out at some point along the hill, (3) sweeping wheels, or (4) something else entirely. Lemme know.
Jun 12, 2013 at 08:30 PM
We also need someone keeping an eye on early moves - Ryan scored his first 3 points that way last race. But we need to mark those moves just in case. I won't be ready to help there as I'm working registration and won't be warmed up enough to go at those full gas.
Jun 12, 2013 at 08:34 PM
PS - can someone give me some intel on this start list. Who are these people? Where are the regulars? Breakaway threats? I NEED TO KNOW.
Jun 12, 2013 at 09:25 PM
@mperlberg - go here: http://www.road-results.com/?n=racers&sn=pred
Paste into the "confirmed riders" url field this: https://www.bikereg.com/NET/Confirmed/18870
Voila.
Jun 12, 2013 at 09:35 PM
I'll be working KOM, so anyone that wants a magical placing, I'm still accepting donations in the form of Di2. With muffins.
Jun 13, 2013 at 12:07 AM
I will find your carbon loving wheel....
Jun 13, 2013 at 12:23 AM
Looks like a pack fodder kind of field.
Good attackers are:
Ricky Garguilo of BikeReg Chad Butts of Endurancewerx
Mike Novemsky of DNK Cycling
Tom Bencivengo of WS United
Stephen Dioslaki of Metra
Glenn Ferreira of Metra
Rob Lattanzi CRCA/Lupus
Matt Seaton of Rapha
Everhard Paredes will try to keep yellow. Don't know if his one teammate can really help him.
Stalin will probably go for both KoM and points sprints. Cesar is going for points sprints. Dioslaki is in for points as well. I guess Major Taylor is going for KoM, but I'm not sure who their guy is.
Butts might be trying for overall--he was in the break last time.
Jun 13, 2013 at 01:43 AM
Here are the standings:
So really, its just Stalin to mark.
If its me vs. him, then the worst case scenario for me is a match sprint over the top of the hill with fresh legs. He'll beat me 10 out of 10 times in that situation. So I've got to hope my overall fitness is better, and I think there's a decent chance that's true. Which means that a crushingly hard lap, or me in a break with him, or even a long hard lead out, will work in my favor.
Charlie's advice was "just keep scoring points - if Stalin beats you on one, don't worry about it. Just keep showing up and keep scoring. That's how you win that competition."
Jun 13, 2013 at 07:20 PM
Saturday....I'm going TURBO !
Jun 13, 2013 at 07:47 PM
@Ryan J
Charlie is right. Just keep scoring points. You don't have to win every one. Just keep in the hunt and you'll hold onto the jersey.
Charlie is right. Just keep scoring points. You don't have to win every one. Just keep in the hunt and you'll hold onto the jersey.