This bitter cold and wicked strong wind coupled with me fighting the gastrointestinal bug that is going around. Riding and fighting off this nasty critter probably wouldn't be a good combo. That and I still can't quite get both girls and their stuff in the single trailer. Not to mention, it was pretty cold this morning.
I'm wondering if there is anyone reading this in New Belgium that might want to go ride around on the Knobbies Sunday sometime (morning perhaps to avoid conflict with the 500). Weather looks to be breaking... might be fun... definitely MTB not cross.
Gotta start riding and getting ready for Burlingame and the rest of the MTB stuff.
And 24hr of Great Glen Registration is open already? NO WAY. gotta get the team going on that. I think we might actually put a gang together and see what we can do...
Other awesome news. We are sticking the Market at Cutler Mills Logo on the team kit! A great sponsor. Looking forward to working with them and the rest of out sponsors for this coming year. One of them, the title sponsor, Refunds Now, does a great job of tax prep. If ya need someone to sort through a mountain of complicated docs or to just do it for ya, consider supporting a firm that supports bike racing in New England.
Speaking of sponsorship, it sounds like JP has a ride for next year but nothing is public yet. I can't wait to hear who he's gonna be riding for. Here's to hoping he can improve a little on last year's racing with a more supportive environment.
How many days till Cross season starts?
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Definitely do GG. My team is already in. We're doing 4-man sport division. I'll bring an extra tub of Kozy Shack for you :)
OOOO, Great Glenn! I have done that a couple times (we even won the sport class once) but my company team dissolved when my company dissolved. I was thinking of doing it again this year as a 2 man team maybe. was twisting skinny whiteys arm about it...him fast, me steady...
we need to coordinate on this Ge.
I was thinking of doing it again this year as a 2 man team maybe
The GF and I are racing as a 2 person team this year. Consider yourself challenged.
colin - are we gonna have to ban you from riding your MT bike prior to the event?
2 man or solo really sounds more of what i want to do but, see'n as it has been probably 10 years since i've last done an endurance event, i should start with a 4...
maybe we can convince G-ride to join Providence Velo, he's visiting skinny whitey enough to be an honorary RI'er
The 4-man team has a lot of appeal. For one thing, it's a hell of a lot more fun, you get to ride faster and rest more. 2-man team just becomes a deathmarch by like midnight -- it's hardcore but not really that fun till you're done.
I would like to be on a four person expert team one of these years.
Do it solo. Or at least attempt it. I'm on the fence. I may just do it again so that I FINISH it this year.
And to answer your question: Too many.
solo? this year? no way.
I definitely want to do the race solo one of these years... just not this year.
The plan in some dark corner of my brain is to experience the event as a 4-man for starters and then give serious thought to 2-man vs. solo for next year. We almost went with 2 this year, but there were two others who wanted in, but only on a 4-man. We'll have a fun team so it'll be cool.
last time i raced MTB was back when i was doing 24's. Great Glen is a fun one cause its such short laps. I think that would make it really hard to do as a solo or 2 man, too many laps. Better off with a 2-3 hr giant lap, mentally.
i dunno that 24 hr racing is ideal prep for cross though...
Man, the only race I (ok we) ever won was Great Glen....memories....
handling skills man... what better way to make your bike handling second nature than ride around on a 1 hr lap course for 24 hours...
fitness wise? nah prolly not the best for anything other than endurance racing...
but, gotta say, handling skillz make up for lots and lots in cross... any way to improve it is a good thing!
i dunno that 24 hr racing is ideal prep for cross though...
yeah i think every cat 3 master should plan his summer around the ideal prep for cross. actually their winter too. in fact i'm typing this comment specifically to prep for cross.
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yeah - well, by that token we wouldn't want to do a race like the Battenkil one because it is way to early in the season and it could screw up the whole year by going out there and racing on the fahking coolest damn roads around...
nah...
that would screw up cross too... yeah... too early... can't ride a bike until may...
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