The City has another weekend to rest (well, mostly) as the Jersey kermesse season continues and all the pro-ness moves south to Philly. I gave myself another reminder why I don’t consume excessive amounts of red wine on a regular basis last night, so I’m going to be mercifully brief.
Friday has the start of the Full Moon Vista Grand Prix in Rochester, which lasts the whole weekend.
Saturday has the Empire State Games Qualifier in Prospect Park, so if you want one of the much sought after track suits, you will need to pass about 62 racers on hybrids for the honor. Saturday also has the Watermelon Criterium in Piscataway, NJ, for those still craving Jersey kermesses.
Sunday has the Bear Mountain Seven Lake Time Trial at Bear Mountain. And if you happen to be very fast, you will be racing at the TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Classic in Philadelphia, or you could go and watch, but I would recommend staying away from the red wine.
why is anyone still racing? the spring series ended months ago.
Don’t forget about the Connecticut Stage Race.
I thought we we’re going to have a do-over to the TT.
Thanks for the hybrid warning – Mad Max who is in charge of the admin says you will be able to watch the front of the race on liveracing.com = can anyone share their experience from prior years?
yes, the empire state qualifiers will be broadcast live.
EPIC!!!!!!
make me dizzy just thinking about it
Evelyn was doing some slow riding in the park yesterday with some Met Life dude.
Empire qualifiers
broadcast live from 6:15-9am
http://sports.webshots.com/album/577851638wvldrV
sorry, thats http://www.liveracecam.com
v v
note the DNF’s
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/mt-hood-cycling-classic-ne/stage-1/results
the good doctor! whatever happened to him? i loved that guy, he could send the idoterati into a bat5hit frenzy with the most minimal effort.
The Mt Tabor crit course is no joke, and especially when wet. Very technical and would not play to Dr Wills strengths as a tt specialist.
Now lives in Oregon and was 20seconds or so off the winner in the opening TT for a top 30. He finally upgraded…
http://transnationalblueblood.com/AD6/AD61.html
ack, nooooooooooo! that was my favorite part. he worked hard, would race his n-ts off, then people would b-tch, then he would come here and post using his real name/title, and then the idoterati would go completely frickin bat5hit. “you’re not a dr, you’re a sandbagger, you’re a sandbagging doctor, you’re a sandbagging no-doctor,” etc. etc. classic.
I love it when people think “racing your n-ts off” makes it OK not to upgrade. Just because you’re trying your hardest doesn’t mean it feels better when you kick my ass.
That said Will was a pretty cool guy.
i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again.
if you’re a 4 and you don’t upgrade when you realize how to win in the 4s, youre an absolute doosh. b/c there are guys – g*d bless them – who will try forever and never win a race. sticking around the 4s is disgraceful/bully-ish.
once out of the 4s, bets are off. now you race w/ 123s, masters who can crush you, etc. complaining about sandbaggers when you’re not a 4 makes you a whiny f-ckin baby. if you cant hack it w/ 3s who are strong enough to be 2s, you don’t deserve to win and be a 2 anyhow. race them w/o complaining like a real woman* does, or downgrade.
* or ‘like a real man,’ if you’re not into gender-neutrality
please stop saying it. it’s overly repetitive, and you repeatedly spell douch incorrectly.
ummmm…
1. you missspelled douche.
2. doosh is how we missspell douche around here, new fish.
my bad…then, by all means go on whining ceaselessly about people who don’t upgrade. you’re making so much progress in solving the problem, doosh.
Since we called in the spelling police…misspell has 2, not three S’s
I think we can solve the upgrade issue, I hereby volunteer to categorize everyone, and I will start by making Andy Shen a cat 7.
Check it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eglading/4658140568/sizes/l/
jes*s, amerigo, turn on your g*ddamn irony detector.
weak comeback
Will O’Donnell did TTs. He never had the points to upgrade. The math isn’t that complicated. You can not upgrade with a win or two, no matter how much you fucking pussies belly ache about it. He moved away. STFU and go back to bitching how that Organic guy is sandbagging from his hospital bed.
Cece, you’re a cat 4.7
I forgot the part about James Joseph stealing lollipops.
http://www.usacycling.org/results/?compid=53625
Boy without a CRCA Power-double-super-duper-points race on tomorrow or whatever you all get a little strange up in here. Why not go adjust your seat masts or check whether your chain has stretched.
Are you really worried if a 45 year old guy upgrades to cat 2? Is it possible you’re that retarded?
field of 123 and counting for PP tomorrow
i’m with them.
Are you really worried if a 45 year old guy upgrades to cat 2? Is it possible you’re that retarded?
Damn refresh
It looks like some of those guys should have taken the time to read the eligibility rules. Not sure when Jersey became the 6th borough.
http://www.empirestategames.org/summer/tryouts/eligibility.asp
Margarite of AXA all by himself. Could have stopped and had breakfast and still won.
yes
anyone die yesterday?
Hope you like them….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vracing/sets/72157624211125306/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vracing/sets/72157624086924445/
Some great pics.
Biggest sandbagger in NYC. Seriously, that dude is tall and needs to upgrades somethin fierce.
Who?
Paul Levis breaks course records in ITT and TTT.
Full results
http://www.crca.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/BearTT2010.htm
Lisban went sub 22min last year….
Lisban did do 21:52 last year, so he still has the record.
Blue Ribbon/Axis beat Adler’s 21:05 with their 20:43. The 20:43 would have been faster if Jon Orcutt didn’t drop his chain early in the race.
what was the course for this? the times a couple years ago were all over 32 minutes