Hopeful Friday 6/18/2010

by schmalz

pick your poison

This is the weekend that serves to neatly divide the NYC cycling herd into hilly road racing ascenders or flat corner craving dare devils, as on Sunday we have the preposterously apposed placement of two of the biggest races on the calendar. It’s a Lycra version of Sophie’s Choice, with many riders who have a desire to do both races having to choose which they would prefer, instead of having one race shift to Saturday and creating an uber-weekend of bike racing dominance. But I am not here to judge, I am here to provide links to registration.

Saturday morning has round three of the Lucarelli & Castaldi Cup in Prospect Park, which serves as a 14 lap amuse bouche for Sunday’s action.

For those who run to the hills (to paraphrase Iron Maiden), Sunday starts with the Housatonic Hills Road Race in Southbury, CT which is being run for the last time under its current promoter. Rumor has it that the KoS™ himself will be taking part in the race, so if you want your kit critiqued on the spot, you should know that it requires a substantial on-the-spot cash donation.

Sunday’s big event is the 37th Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic, the oldest continuously run race in New York City. Olympic and world champions will be racing, there will be live performances by Biz Markie and Mister Cee and DJ Lance Rock of Yo Gabba Gabba. I will not be performing on stage, but I will be presenting my annual dance on turn four to avoid the final lap mayhem—watch out for me, I will be the one crying.


 

66 Comments

flangdoodler

“amuse bouche”

that has got to be the first time you have ever typed (or spoken) that.

long-time reader/first-time poster

Sorry to hector you, dude, but from another thread:

“I would say it is tempting, but we’ve never asked for direct donations from users for ourselves.”

Y’all seem passionate about what you’re doing. If a trip to France furthers your goals, and monetary considerations are the main reason you would not pursue, speak up. Not wanting to ask for money is admirable. But not allowing NYVeloCitizens the opportunity to demonstrate loyalty and gratitude for years of, shall we say, “idiot goofball slackery,” is missing a good opportunity for both of us.

So you don’t have to ask for money. I will. I retract my offer of $100 and re-raise. I will match 1-for-1 every dollar another NYVeloCitizen offers up, subject to a $500 maximum. Set up a page or whatever. (I’m no good at the internets.)

Schiatuzzo Locknut

i would be happy to donate my french dictionary of curse words for your prolific usage.

Arnaud Torque

Why do promoters insist on putting womens races on at the same time? NYC had no womens fields for a month, then what seems like a dozen in the last two weekends. If the goal is to encourage and promote women’s cycling, spreading out the races seems like a good idea.

long-time reader/first-time poster

We can have different donor levels based on size:
– $1: Todd Donor
– $5: Sandbagger Donor
– $10: Idot Donor
– $25: Capybara Donor
– $50: Remora Donor
– $75: Tine Fey Blow-up Doll Donor
– $100: The Salvatore Circle Member
– $250: Cancer Lover Extraordinaire Level

schmalz

The offers for travel to France are very generous, like a smart ass make a wish foundation, but I don’t think Andy or I have the time to make the trip. I know in my case, the more I travel, the poorer I get.

Schiatuzzo Locknut

schmalz really has an international arrest warrant outstanding in france. that’s why he doesn’t want to travel there. it probably had to do with…well, that’s not important right now.

Randy 'The Macho Man' Savage

So Dan and Andy for all your bravado in publishing shit about Lance on nyvelocity, I knew you’d fold if ever confronted with dealing for real. It’s the same as the time when you protected doping when confronted by an angry promoter looking to cover up.
Betsy has to look harder to find someone with real balls to take on the uniballer.

Schiatuzzo Locknut

eh, whatever…

although, nutstrong’s comment of, “what do i do? i’ve never dropped out of a race” was pretty cool.

schmalz

Dearest Mr Savage,

It’s not like we’ve been invited to dine with Lance, someone thought it might somehow be possible to raise enough money from the readers here to send us to the Tour at the last moment. It’s not like we wilted in Lace’s icy stare, we have jobs, this site does not pay our bills, much less pay for a trip to France at the last moment.

“It’s the same as the time when you protected doping when confronted by an angry promoter looking to cover up.”

I’m not sure what you’re talking about here, but it sounds like you’ve got an awesome alternate reality going on there, and I would like to request that you give me more hair when you fantasize about me from now on.

Charlie I.

Lucarelli & Castaldi Cup Results
June 19, 2010
Brooklyn, NY

Pro/1-2-3 presented by Lucarelli & Castaldi
44 miles
96 starters

1. Scott Savory (CRCA/Adler) 1:39:25
2. Gavin Robertson (CRCA/Foundation) s.t.
3. Roselvert Marte (GS Mengoni) s.t.
4. Anthony Lowe (CRCA/Die Hard – Think Racing) s.t.
5. Igor Volshteyn (Champion System) s.t.
6. Jermaine Burrowes (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching – Zephyr Graffiti) s.t.
7. Alessandro Natteucci (BVF) s.t.
8. Amaury Perez (GS Mengoni) s.t.
9. Abraham Soler (CRCA/Foundation) s.t.
10. Anthony Taylor (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching – Zephyr Graffiti) s.t.

KOM #1 Presented by Everlast Nutrition

1. Lisban Quintero (CRCA/Foundation)
2. Jermaine Burrowes (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching – Zephyr Graffiti)
2. Alejandro Guzman (CRCA/Foundation)

KOM #2 Presented by Everlast Nutrition

1. Jermaine Burrowes (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching – Zephyr Graffiti)
2. Tadeusz Marszalek (Kissena)
3. Alejandro Guzman (CRCA/Foundation)

Sprint #1 Presented by The Coyle Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

1. Lisban Quintero (CRCA/Foundation)
2. Wilson Vasquez (GS Mengoni)
3. Euri Madera (CRCA/Foundation)

Sprint #2 Presented by The Coyle Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

1. Horrace Burrowes (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching – Zephyr Graffiti)
2. Lisban Quintero (CRCA/Foundation)
3. Euri Madera (CRCA/Foundation)

Category 4 presented by Lucarelli & Castaldi
31 miles
91 starters

1. Christian Venegas (USI) 1:13:10
2. Christopher Barbaria (BVF) s.t.
3. Victor Lopez (Innovation) s.t.
4. Sheldon Warner (BVF) s.t.
5. Jamal Nichols (CRCA/Foundation) s.t.
6. Greg Fowlkes (CRCA/Rapha Racing) s.t.
7. Aviv Maizlin (Hudson furniture racing team) s.t.
8. Gustavo Francisco (Innovation) s.t.
9. Todd Bender (CRCA / Dave Jordan Coaching – Zephyr Graffiti) s.t.
10. Kerrick Caesar (Kissena) s.t.

KOM #1 Presented by Everlast Nutrition

1. Victor Lopez (Innovation)
2. Pedro Sanchez (DC Sebago)
3. Raymond Jones (Hudson furniture racing team)

KOM #2 Presented by Everlast Nutrition

1. Victor Lopez (Innovation)
2. Joshua Parker (Kissena)
3. Raymond Jones (Hudson furniture racing team)

Sprint #1 Presented by The Coyle Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

1. Christian Venegas (USI)
2. Victor Lopez (Innovation)
3. Chris Yack (Kissena)

Sprint #2 Presented by The Coyle Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

1. Chris Yack (Kissena)
2. Jamal Nichols (CRCA/Foundation)
3. John Buenaventura (CRCA/NYVelocity)

Category 5 presented by Lucarelli & Castaldi
17 miles
38 starters

1. Andrew Estevez (Innovation) 44:23
2. Kevin Schmitt (Kissena) s.t.
3. AlfonsoTorres (Mexico-New York Cycling Team) s.t.
4. Patrick Burns (CRCA/NYVelocity) s.t.
5. Michael Santaromana (Fil-Am-Tri) s.t.

Thanks to all the pacers, marshals, officials and registration volunteers!

Charlie Issendorf
Race Director
Kissena Cycling Club

Maxim Dry Lube

Why were so many people in the cat 4 finish excitedly using the rec lane? Was there a Bike Nashbar Balaclava on the line?

2nd time

thats the second time scott out sprinted gavin robertson this year. Why does all those foundation work for him anyways. They did all that work for him to loose the race?

Mathias Helmet

Foundation’s goal was this: to get Gavin in the leader’s jersey, which it did. Gavin placed second. He now leads the series. Ideally, he would have won the race, too, but that’s racing. Happy enough with jersey, certainly. Also, took several spots in top three in KOMs and Sprints. Not a bad day.

Dylan Tarmac

i think they forgot at least to mention who won in the woman experiment race no????…..i saw a kissena girl, Jordan-Zephyr team girl, CRCA, and Sanchez-Metro if im not wrong…so who was 1,2,3 & 4 ???

Crotch Sprocket

STFU Hugo. He is pro-tour rider. He writes funny/bright shit. When you do either people might give a fuck about you too.

Matteo Bottle

another delusional rider who thinks a year-long diet of criteriums – basically, urban short-track little races for wanna-be human greyhounds (and as exciting and important as Florida dog races)- a real cyclist makes. go back to where you came from, 50-mile tortoise

Mathieu Pulley

“urban short-track little races for wanna-be human greyhounds (and as exciting and important as Florida dog races)”

so road races are somehow more exciting/important than criteriums? moronic. by that logic, you could just as easily say road races are for dudes with the weight/height characteristics of teenage boys (and the concerns about weight of teenage girls) who dont have the aggression, guts, bike-handling skills or sheer nerve to survive a crit series

lee3

the registration table.

>ted king is here? well what the f*ck, how am I gonna get a result now? this sucks, I want a refund. Protour rider participation wasnt on the flyer and now my picture wont be on the interwebs.<

Pippo Seattube

watching people biff it on the wet roads on Harlem from thousands of miles away. love it.

Mark Grotto a Bowl

“Maybe if I swerve around at the head of the pack and stare longingly at everyone else, they’ll become compelled to do the chasing for me…? If that fails, I can always just do a 4 second whack attack then coast and look back in feigned disgust”

Razzante Butyl

“Maybe if I sit in the back, do nothing and instead flame everyone on a message board, mom will make her delicious MEATLOAF.”

Giovanni Cogset

sad day for nyc cycling. never brought back the germans and let pulla (ex-doper) get final podium spot. at least pulla went for it.

Sven Tuftte Transiontional

I don’t care they are Germans. But the amateur RockStar racing jersey is better looking than the pro jersey.

lorenzo rivnut

It was a good show today up at Harlem. I did notice that no one team took control of the race, except for RockStar. Instead of racing for third, and then having some other guy win it, the larger local teams should have been doing a TTT to catch the German duo. No matter it was still a good show to watch on TV.

Rune Threadlock

To the jackanapes who said that “fuck Ted King he races all over NE”…..that’s right jackanapes!!…not jackass…look it up. Anyone who races somewhere….anywhere.. initially…has to start somewhere….no-one was born into a pro-kit. It only makes the sport better for us amateurs if a guy like Ted or Joao doesn’t think that they are too aloof to jump into some “local” races. So – do SHUT UP PORTIA!!

And while I’m at it…that Lamas guy who played soccer for the U.S. should also shut the “f” up. I’m sick of his condescending comments during this world cup.

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