It was 11 years ago that the race was held. Who knows what is like.

Orchard Beach 3/4 race will sell out soon. 11 spots left.

7 spots now......

Im in.on the fence about l&c

@ White. ^Cookie salad^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_sx0AGsfKo

Charlie needs help at Saturday morning's L&C Cup race. it is really easy work and you end up racing for free if you do it. Email him directly if you are available:

cibike@aol.com

Also, if you are not racing but would like to help out, he would like to have a real bike racer helping marshal's at the bottom of the hill pinch point. It'd be great to improve safety and your fellow bike racers will thank you greatly. Email Charlie directly if you are available.

Michael

Charlie needs a KOM official for Saturday. it means you can't race, but you do get paid for the gig.

Email Charlie directly if you are available.

I will be the one!

Eric took 3rd in the 3/4 field sprint at orchard beach.

$140. Crca prize list is no joke.

YES!!!

(muffins!)

Nice one Eric! Very cool.

Bravo!Ragot ;>

You know what Eric always says, the point about crits is positioning. Well, it turns out he is totally right. He's practicing what he preaches.

Sweet...congrats Eric!

Very impressive Ragot—long day in the office.
Thanks for the attempted lead-out at PP, Lenny (I think) and I got smooshed off your wheel into the gutter, then the parked car... never made it up there with you. Unfortunately can't make the BBQ... have a boutique squirrel beer for me.

Uhm...what's with you guys and lack of race reports? Us hungry masses who were stuck at work expect to be entertained during our lunch breaks with tales of glorious racing.

Still haven't been at a computer

Marc,

Not a whole lot from my end to report. L&C Cup filled up to 110 riders.

JP Vlad and Lenny were all over early stuff. Then keith stepped in when vlad took a breather.

Eric and I moved up later and took our cracks at it. So did John M.

Everything was on a short leash all day and we had trouble getting the right combination together.

I felt like I was flat but the few moves I made turned out (upon data analysis) to be really solid.

Inson Wood was high on crack or something and scared me out of participating in the lead out, that is true.


The afternoon 3/4 race in orchard beach was easy to sit in but hard to do much else for me. Crits are about confidence and position and I suck at both. I made one solid attack but it was quickly reeled in. I moved up one other time when ragot was off the front but his move was caight as quickly as I got there.

Ragot essentially placed without our help. Which is good and bad.

Went to type with voice on the phone. Signal interested phone browser crash. I'll give you the stinking reply when I have a new computer. Hugs and kisses.

As for race reports Cat 4 L&C Cup.

We lined up a strong Cat 4 team sporting two of the three leader's jerseys. The plan was to have a strong performance in controlling the race for KOM & Sprint then setting up the Kaiser for the W at the end. Two laps in we get the bell for the first sprint, I move to the right and hook up with David S and Yacks, with Jim setting a strong pace and monitoring the front. Yacks turns on the afterburners just at the parking lot, and I stick to his wheel, and I hear the crushing noise of crashing behind...I learned later that apparently the Kaiser went down and did a cyclocross remount and sprinted to catch the back of the field. There was no time to turn and see what was happening behind, I come around Yacks as the road rises, and we come 1& 2.

Next sprint, was only two laps later. Just after the hill, Yacks picks me up and Jim appears again. We're catting back and forth so Chris and Jim know I am on the line. On the left a couple of Mexico/NYC riders are surging and Yacks latches on Alfonso Torres is 3rd wheel after his teammate and Yacks, I am sitting 4th. At the old Start/Finish line I make my move and come around everybody Yacks takes 2nd and Alfonso takes 3rd. Final sprint tally I double my point count and the next closest competitor is Yacks 4 points behind and Alfonso in 3rd place overall is 9 points behind. So I am firmly in the lead now.

My job swings to helping the rest of the plan. I stay with Kaiser and try to keep him out of the wind and out of trouble. So we are surfing mid pack on the left, On the second KOM, I see David V sitting at the front and Sergey, sitting 2nd wheel ready to come around. I move right to the front and get ready to hurt. I turn up the gas and keep everybody behind me, peeking under my arm to make sure the polka dot socks still spinning behind me. I keep the pressure up until about 2/3rds of the way up the hill, and peel off to give David a straight shot to the finish. Sergey, who is incredibly strong right now, comes around but David holds on for 2nd.

My focus comes back to Christian. I find him on the left side, and we start moving over to the right, for a leadout, I hook up with Yacks, who says, he's going to take a killer flier, and shoots off the front just before the parking lot and puts some serious distance between himself and the rest of us. I think he can hold it off, but the pack won't let that happen. We catch him on the hill, as Kaiser and I are staying 8-10 wheels back. there is lots of jostling and fighting for position, but I am hanging onto wheels as others are trying to push be off. We keep good position through the downhill and the chute, as Lorenzo in the Yellow and Malcolm (formerly of Speedwell - now of Major Taylor) are leading us through the final stretch. I try to stay with the surges and I start my final stretch just after the parking lot, as others are surging around, and I see Kaiser come around my left, I stay on my line and keep going as I get swallowed up. Somebody chops my wheel going left to right, and we make contact. I have a moment of terror that I am reenacting Cavendish/Ferrari from earlier this week. Somehow I unclip, stick my left foot out like an outrigger, and even though I still think am going down, but I stay up and cross the line, spent buy exultant.

Whew! Was a little breathless reading that one Dan. Sounds like you did all but present trophies at the end. Nicely done guys!

Lorenzo Brown of Major Taylor, who was wearing yellow, and said to me that Kissena once again did a good job of controlling the race. Even with a smaller than normal team we were controlling the front, and making the race today. I think sometimes we try to do everything in the race because we have the numbers. I think the lesson here is if we do a couple things and focus on those, we can do a great job and have a greater impact on the race.

We rode a smart race, and others noticed. That is one of the best compliments anybody can give us.