Jul 19, 2013 at 10:02 PM
ok....good stuff
Kissena Velodrome Twilight Series
Jul 20, 2013 at 02:10 AM
NB: The loaners are way better than I expected. They're actually fairly new bikesdirect aluminum (I think) specials and they're actually really well cleaned/lubed. If you can procure some better wheels for your event, you're actually in pretty darn good shape.
Jul 20, 2013 at 02:10 PM
Yack - your road front wheel is actually ok if you can get a hold of a track skewer or a slow release that Ragot describes.
Jul 21, 2013 at 03:17 AM
Good...because I want the Bianchi to rise from the ashes like.......a Phoenix from the ashes !
Jul 21, 2013 at 06:04 PM
I have a eno track wheel
Jul 25, 2013 at 04:00 AM
So many roadies at our track tonight!!! Kilo night. Meh I died with 3/4 a laps to go. Mr.Blum looked real good.
Apr 18, 2014 at 04:21 AM
Bump
Apr 18, 2014 at 04:38 PM
I should be in for this Wednesday. Will check the weather Monday and reg if it doesn't look horrible. I have fixed gear fever.
Apr 18, 2014 at 05:22 PM
I'll hopefully be joining at least a few times this year, but can't make it a regular thing. What time do these events start again?
Apr 18, 2014 at 06:56 PM
@David, the races start at 6:30. I'll be leaving from Williamsburg (hopefully) every Wednesday for the series around 5PM hoping to get there by 6 for a little warmup, if anyone is interested in riding there together.
Apr 23, 2014 at 01:35 AM
Too late to register?
Apr 23, 2014 at 02:10 AM
Nope
Apr 23, 2014 at 02:11 AM
I'll be out next week
Apr 23, 2014 at 02:27 AM
Damn think I have to sit this week out.
Apr 23, 2014 at 01:51 PM
maybe I should build that frame up....
Apr 23, 2014 at 02:04 PM
yes, you should build up that frame...
Apr 23, 2014 at 03:46 PM
Yes. I'll send it to youv
Apr 24, 2014 at 02:42 AM
The first two (Cat. 4/5) track races of the year were Kissena wins!
Ros and I got split into different heats because the 4/5 registration was over 30 racers. Ros won his scratch race from Turn 3 on the last lap and I won my scratch race from Turn 3 on the first lap. Ouchie.
I got hypothermic in the insane wind between races and it got harder and harder to focus.
Second race was a tempo race (2 points for 1st, 1 point for 2nd each and every lap). I nabbed one point on the first lap, blew through the guy in first and tried to hold on for two more on lap 2, but two Dave Jordan dudes blew by me out of turn 4 and they got away for the rest of the race.
The third race was a win and out. My brain was all messed up from being so cold for so long and I completely blew it. I didn't even know the rules. I "won" the first lap with a mammoth attack from the top of the track out of turn 2, thinking I won. But when I crossed the finish line nobody said anything. I had a really bad feeling about what was going on so I just kept going and "won" lap 2. Again, no indication from the referee except a very suspicious ringing bell as I came across. So as the dread quickly became palpable I just kept going. I made it halfway between turns 3 and 4 when people started coming by me. That was it. My legs felt completely insane at that point and I couldn't do anything more of consequence. So yeah, only the bell laps count for win and out. Ooooops.
FUN!
Apr 24, 2014 at 02:58 AM
Shout outs to Kayt, Jesse, and Wilson who were out there racing strong as well. It's a good crew we got going here!
Apr 24, 2014 at 04:08 AM
A great night at Kissena! Jeff & I get to the track waaay later than we planned. Did not get any warm-up to speak of. But both end up winning our first races of the night! The rest of the races were a cold, windy, blood-shot blur for me. Looking forward to the rest of the season on the track and really excited about my first victory.
Jeff looked in BEAST MODE and will be a force for the rest of the track racing season!
Kayt rode aggressive and held her own in her last race (Elimination) and was just shy of 3rd. Also great to see Jesse & Wilson looking strong.
Looking forward to more Wednesday nights @ Kissena!
Jeff looked in BEAST MODE and will be a force for the rest of the track racing season!
Kayt rode aggressive and held her own in her last race (Elimination) and was just shy of 3rd. Also great to see Jesse & Wilson looking strong.
Looking forward to more Wednesday nights @ Kissena!
Apr 24, 2014 at 09:08 AM
Great work guys!
Apr 24, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Awesome all. Hoping to join you out there later in the year.
Apr 24, 2014 at 02:20 PM
Was great seeing everyone out there.
As a way of a race report, for me it was a night of "close but no cigar." In the 3 Lap Scratch, I made a move putting me in third that was too early, and got caught before the line by another 3 or 4 people. In the 5 Lap Tempo, I went hard for points on lap three, and Jeff ended up taking them from me. It's ok though, he's a nice guy so I wasn't mad. Then finally in the 9 Lap Win and Out, my strategy was to sit in and go for the ninth lap sprint for third place overall, which turned out to be a smart strategy, except I was outsprinted at the line, again, and finished third in the sprint, which means nothing unfortunately.
Moral of the story is, as Jeff suggested, I need to get out there and do more anaerobic work. Really looking forward to this series, and getting to see how we all progress throughout the year.
HUGE kudos to Kayt on her first time out racing on the track, and looking really solid in her races.
Photos from the race are online here: http://cl.ly/VAvI
Apr 24, 2014 at 03:27 PM
Wow, what an awesome start to track season. So much to learn: how to use those turns, race point systems, race types, gearing...the list goes on. I dipped my toe in last night--my goal was staying in and seeing how it's done. And damn, it was SO FUN.
The women's field was pretty small, but two track vets, Ros on Vulpes and Iliana on Pink Rhino, took good care of me and were actually giving me tips throughout the races (I made some joke about how they needed "to be gentle" with me). My favorite race was the last one of the evening--Elimination: I loved that kind of pressure to not be last and the race was longer than the two previous ones. By that point I had also figured out the more favorable spots on the track to attack, and I quickly (re)learned that (smart) aggression pays off.
Great seeing Kissena out in full force: Wilson, Jeff, Ros (and his entourage), Jesse (sans kit yet), and Josh, who came by. Watching Ros and Jeff shredding it in their respective fields was a highlight. Awesome work, you two. My voice is nearly gone from so much yelling (and all that heavy breathing on the track), and I've decided to invest in a pair of Kissena-color poms for next week. Oh, you think I'm joking.
Counting down til next week. (And thanks for sharing the photos, Jesse!)
Apr 24, 2014 at 03:38 PM
Jesse, those photos are awesome, thanks!
Apr 24, 2014 at 05:50 PM
That sounds like so much fun!! Working on getting that track bike ASAP!! Will be out there soon enough!
Apr 25, 2014 at 12:08 AM
Ohhhh man. Great work, everyone. Maybe I'll dust off the ol' track bike for this year.
Apr 25, 2014 at 03:06 PM
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Apr 25, 2014 at 04:02 PM
So... Cool thing about track is you get 3 and or 4 chances at the line everytime you pin up.
At the same time, what makes scoring a omnium win hard is having to navigate through 3 races. Guys learn your tricks fast, so figuring out what to use, and when to use it becomes part of the game.
And just a reminder, there are loaner bikes at the track. Just contact Alan Atwood to confirm.
At the same time, what makes scoring a omnium win hard is having to navigate through 3 races. Guys learn your tricks fast, so figuring out what to use, and when to use it becomes part of the game.
And just a reminder, there are loaner bikes at the track. Just contact Alan Atwood to confirm.
Apr 26, 2014 at 01:55 AM
Does someone want to take a crack at summarizing the various disciplines of track racing? Every time I read a race report I feel like I'm getting a google translate of a dutch article on a game of Calvinball...
