I think it's only 12 laps, no?

fives roll call.  i see aaron, dave, wes, rick, edwin and me. 

i don't see foundation in this week's race, and so hopefully we'll have fewer false attacks on the hill.  ride will probably try it once or twice, but speaking to james and david last week i think they are resigned to that not working in only five laps. expect maybe some surprise breaks elsewhere.

although it's pretty much a full field, only ride, major taylor and us are well represented.  we've gotta get organized this week... with 50-75m to go last week we had ashley, wes and me all following separate (non-kissena) wheels.  i cannot help but feel that had we been together and organized, we'd have placed collectively higher (or at the least, got ashley on the podium).

i'm not suggesting some kind of slick lead-out train (after all, we're fives) but at the least let's line up in the final 1k or so and try and dictate pace / positioning.  there was too much cat-and-mouse last week between us, foundation, ride and major taylor in the final 2, 300m.  we're big enough and strong enough to boss that a little.

i'll be there pinned up and ready to roll for 5:45.  if we can, let's try and get together and talk via a couple of laps.

Mark C., there's nothing slick about a lead-out train. Don't let scaredy-cat cat 4s fool you. If you were close enough to notice/see that you had 3 kissena's freelancing it in the end, you were close enough to follow each other. Do it right this week!

Try this:
talk to RB guys and ask them to come with you on a break.
have 2-3 guys attack/string out the field for a full lap starting on the hill with 3 to go. This has to be hard.
once they have been caught and everyone is gassed/sitting up from the effort, you and your RB buddy attack on the hill with 2 to go and make it stick.
If it doesn't work, you still have plenty of time to recover for the finale.

I am taking a Pasadena on kom's and green sprints.  To quote Dirty Harry (not ours) "Man's gotta know his limitations".  This race is stacked with guys who are way faster than me and who will be going for the jerseys. I will take the "Akido" approach, "Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on."  If I'm attacking anywhere, it will be right after the sprint & kom's. 

@mb&co,
ok, will not over think...am ready &willing!
...re: 'honey badger' not a pretty fellow, is persistent.
@Yacks gottcha...be the cork in the stream.
-h;-)

Re Disolowski's first lap, first hill attack. How to handle. The answer is: it depends. Are we worried that this is going to be the move of the race? Or is it just away for him to warm-up his legs and swing his junk in our faces by attacking and then staying out there for 3/4 of a lap?

I think if you are worried about it being "the move" then you gotta go with him. Otherwise we get Malcolmson or Stokes or somebody else with warm/strong legs that can ride his wheel for the first part of the race. Or we let him out there and you and Ragot hang back about 12-15 riders so you can jump on the bridge-up attempts.

Re Disolowski's first lap, first hill attack. How to handle. The answer is: it depends. Are we worried that this is going to be the move of the race? Or is it just away for him to warm-up his legs and swing his junk in our faces by attacking and then staying out there for 3/4 of a lap?

I think if you are worried about it being "the move" then you gotta go with him. Otherwise we get Malcolmson or Stokes or somebody else with warm/strong legs that can ride his wheel for the first part of the race. Or we let him out there and you and Ragot hang back about 12-15 riders so you can jump on the bridge-up attempts.

Worst case scenario, D-man escapes and is in a dangerous break and we totally miss it. Then it's up to us to bring it back, or get you or whoever's on fire on our team up to the break.

watch the selection of riders in breaks....some Axis,  Brauer, Blue Ribbon, Deno's....if they are there...the block will be on in mass...

@Clifford

Let me know how I can work for you and Wes.

If it ends up as a field sprint kind of day - which, let's face it, is highly probable - I'll try to stay close by and do what I can.

I'm working the reg table in the morning so will not be able to meet up before hand.  I'll be at PP around 7 if you want to spin and talk.

wise words, marc and dstokes.  i do like the idea of making a break work; it would spare another five laps / group-sprint affair and actually insert some excitement.

BUMP. 6:15am start. 6:15!

good luck!

I'll let all the individual and team stories of glory filter in without saying too much here. But a couple of quick highlights.

• Everyone appeared to make it to the start on time...EVEN ME! Woohoo!
• 40+ Master's field was having nothing of any breakaway action. Kissena rode well as a team I would say, although there's always room for improvement.
• With one lap to go, we had at least 5  Kissena's at the pointy end of field coming up the last climb.
  
• John Malcolmson is in a multi-rider tie for the sprinter's jersey.
• Cat 5 crew were happy with how they raced as a team. Two guys placed in the top 10 with a 6th and 8th place.
  

Found a brand new Kissena water bottle on the grass after the race.
Anybody want to claim it?

Upon further review Dave....the bottle is indeed mine.  I thought I stowed it away in my bag....maybe I can get it next week at the Castaldi cup race.

great to see yacks making it uncomfortable for everyone, leading the entire field with his pain face on the last time up the hill.  harry also right up front.  nice racing, gents.

cat5s quickie update

For next race our strategy should be to try and get john In green with a train. To save me for the end I think I should be johns sweeper. I'll try to get away but if that doesn't happen I'll help keep John's wheel clear. If there is a sprint finale then I should still be fresh enough.  Plus for the sprints I can also soak up some points.

Who won?

race1, 4may13:
ppk, 12laps/42mi, 26.5avg, 49.5mx, 19th/110; kcc(12), green jerseyMalcolmson.

report from the pack, lined-up @front w/Ragot& co...trouble 2start w/chain, dropped it twice before start, a little good instruction from Zolan&Ragot got me off to a safe start &bolted, caught wheel of a flyer w/R&A kit, so rode it up 1st hill and round the corner(recalled from Forum, that we should B kind to sponsor's team, & 1st lap threat by Disolowski, predictably caught @band shell...hot start; planA be available to assist in breaks, surf front, mark threats...felt good to see the Orange Men(40+) roll by; time collapsed soon after; as was intermittently off the front, clinging to back of the pack(BiG thanks 2Yacks 4push up hill), or working way up to front behind one strong guy or another, marked Bauer/Wonderwheel/Habitat/Century&Metro; it was difficult to distinguish KOM&Sprint laps but, did distinguish one of two Sprints and rode the inside line in case Malcolmson wanted a pathFinder...he went left w/Ragot(good choice) &sprint took off from the right side @drum circle, pack slowed &competitors 2have it out... i think, JP &Condon were there for a post sprint counter attack; same cycle 2/3times then @2 togo &women's finish our zenMaster ninja warrior came around me on right in the gutter@start/finish&slipped past the pack up the road& into the verdant spring backgrounds of recreationers &solo up hill by 300m...an image of beauty as our VincenzoNabili slipped off into the ether - sadly, learned at finish that the ghost did'nt quite make it out of chasers sights; recovered once more&slid up right side past fading leadouts for finish @20th +/-, goodFun, nice seeTeam. glad i finished, acc. to JP need work on 'smoothing-out' my ride - point taken. h;-)

ps. Bravo JohnM! &co
pss. think our avg26.5 was same as stage one of Giro...

Holy crap. Everyone gets placed in the results from a park race.

http://www.peregrineracetiming.com/#!may-4---nyc-cycling-series-1/cod

Got caught up at a bad position at the back towards the end and didnt feel like moving up 20 places at the risk of crashing out. ill try to place myself better earlier next time.

Great race to watch and the photos will prove out the Old Guys did a stellar job of patrolling the front and riding close together overall.

Edwin Ortiz said:

Got caught up at a bad position at the back towards the end and didnt feel like moving up 20 places at the risk of crashing out. ill try to place myself better earlier next time.

That sir, is what we like to call the "Right Decision"

Photos here

As an aside, I think that this would be a great race series to drug test at.

Good photos @Jules!

was the avg speed over 26 for that race?  It was fast all day and strung out.   It was interesting to see what cards were going to be played in the sprint & KOM by the other teams.  Axis wants the KOM and not sure who is gunning for the green but I believe we can get Johnny Malc in green at the next race.  I only saw the front of the race a few times and I threw down some digs when I got there because I didn't know when I would see the front again.  I figured hitting the hill hard on non KOM laps would catch the pack off guard.  The  bell attack was for interval work as I had no business sprinting today.