Hopeful Friday 8/25/06

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Mengoni and Chris Thater this weekend. Stacked field at Mengoni, with Navigators, Target Training, and Mengoni out in force. Best guess for P12, W, 3, and Juniors winners gets to race Calvert Toefield for free. If you’re not doing CT, you can give the spot to a friend.

Best alternative ‘hopeful Friday’ themed caption gets a Bawm Chicka Bow Wow shirt. Feel free to venture a guess then watch as the comments degenerate into a discussion of something else completely.

Mengoni Results

P12

1. Ciaran Power

2. Ben Brooks

3. Devin Flaherty

Women

1. Sarah Caravella

2. Catherine Powers

3. Sarah Chubb-Sauvayre

3

1. Rashad Guerra

2. Roger Friedman

3. Craig Abrams

Juniors

1. Filip Capala

2. Lewis Almonte

3. Darnell Burrow

Complete results are here, courtesy Velocity Results, along with finish line photos.

More photos in a month or so. (They’re up)

99 Comments

Francesco Del Ponte

from the velonews article.

According to the newspaper reports the Belgian’s race tactics consisted of setting a blistering pace at the front of the peloton until most of them dropped off.

After taking a healthy lead over the bunch after around 60km of racing, Vandenbroucke would peel off and head for home before the race finish.

The original Ken Harris man-crush.

I wonder how they’ll react when the Motor jumps in their private, Pro-only breakaway. I’ll be the guy on the sidelines sporting a Brooklyn cap and no socks (gotta represent!)

Anonymous

I agree with Sherry that Hilton Clarke has to be the favorite. Alejandro Acton or Frank Pipp could take it as well. As for the local guys I could see Lisban or even Alberto Blanco pulling something out. Maybe not a win but a podium spot.

I don't know about Lacorte

But I was in that race — Fitchburg 92. Way back in the field. But I finished the race and was stoked! In the crit Armstrong lapped the field with, I think, Dave Mann or Steve Swart, and a McCormack brother and one or two other guys. Big experience for me.

Greg C

That’s the Mexico City Olympic track from 1968. I think the rider is Johnny Bairos during the 2000 World Cup.
Nasty crash, bad designed track!

DHR

No he was never fat, but before he went to become the one nut wonder, he was like Skippy peanut butter: Chunky. Definitely a powerful rider, just not exactly a climber’s build.

I am so sued for calling him the "one nut wonder."

tony settel

davidenko
powers
almonte
kapko

"Niente! Niente! What is this ‘Jeri Curl’? Like olive oil from Sardinia?

Anonymous

Rashad wins Mengoni. The other guys were probably tired. Or maybe it shouldn’t count because it was raining.

Top 4 Pro12

1. Ciaran Power Navigators
2. Ben Brooks Navigators
3. Devin Flaherty Champion Systems
4. Eneas Freyre Targetraining

somebody give this kid a contract already..he’s 20 for christ’s sake.

Anonymous

ML rider went to the results table post race and said, "I got 23rd". Mike Green responded, "I hope you had a nice race. Next!"

Jbrown

Rashad!!!! Yeah baby……Good stuff man. This guy is super strong and one of the most down to earth guys around. In your face haters!

tony settel

davidenko
powers
almonte
kapko

"Niente! Niente! What is this ‘Jeri Curl’? Like olive oil from Sardinia?

tony settel

davidenko
powers
almonte
kapko

"Niente! Niente! What is this ‘Jeri Curl’? Like olive oil from Sardinia?

marco the moto gp photograher

that dude is crazy. he was hanging off the side of the moto like 3 ft to the side of the field. i’m sure his pics will be awesome though.

Brett

stop hating on 20 yr old cat1s a hundred times better than you. Great job Devin! you know how it goes with these losers.

second that

when you get a break with 4 pros going balls out and get 3rd, then its STILL not ok to anonymously slander a rider like Devin. Awesome result, dev. We got your back

Sherry

I third that. Great ride Devin. Peter Salon had a good ride too. These young guys are solid riders and are only getting better. I think they deserve our support not the anonymous non-constructive criticism that seems to be the norm on this site lately.

i fourth it, but where are marco's moto pics?!?!?!?!

schmalz, stop pretending to have a life and get me some photos

Anonymous

tatoo…we were all tired that’s why you got away…..just kidding awesome work…ok I`ll stop talking smack…I suck…..

Nathan

hahhaha. now THATS the kind of smack we need to see more often. No more seriously hurtful, insulting comments.

Keep it happy, keep it snappy, keep it gaaaay
i love mel brooks

Anonymous

tatoo…we were all tired that’s why you got away…..just kidding awesome work…ok I`ll stop talking smack…I suck…..

I'll play hater and give a p12 report

It was like a cat 3 race. the cat 3 race was like a cat 5 race, and the cat 5 race in prospect last week was like the 5-Boro Bike Tour. I don’t know what I’m talking about, but there it is. Enjoy.

Ken S.

Congrats to all the juniors racing today. One young fella was riding a hybrid with straight bars and fat tires. He was riding alone by the time he came by me marshalling on the west side, but he kept going and, so far as I know, finished the race. Kudos to him, and the rest of the juniors.

Fast cat 3?

6 laps in 1:25 is an ave of about 14:10 per lap. That doesn’t seem so fast. Maybe that’s fast in the rain.

Honestly the garbage guy was so annoying

first of all the thing is so damn loud when he would come near you it would freak you out, and it was so pointless it was comical….please tell me it was a joke or a prank….guys were yelling at him all day, and he was adamant abou tkeeping the thing on

Trash bag ass clown

His name is Carlos something or other. He is notorious for riding in fields that he has not registered for. If you noticed he didn’t have a number on either. WS United should stop him becasue that is also not great for the to have a guy always in races that doesn’t register or pay.

the garbage bag cracked me mentally

I was hurting, and that dude kept spinning by with this huge parachute. So annoying.

I spot a UNITED trend

"He is notorious for riding in fields that he has not registered for"

The two leading Burroughes brothers are strong and it makes sense they are cat 2. But I saw at least one of them in the pro-1 at Somerville recently…

the garbage bag cracked me mentally

I was hurting, and that dude kept spinning by with this huge parachute. So annoying.

Neu

How about a race report for the P-1-2’s, or just a posting telling how it played out?

What do you say Sherry? (nice result BTW!)

Happy Racer

That was a good race yesterday. I really appreciated that CRCA reduced the field to 80. In spite of horrid weather, I think I only saw one person crash yesterday. I felt a ton safer than in years past with 100 people going down the road with a huge pile up on the last lap. I hope you keep the same format for next year. It was worth the drive down in the rain from RI.

P12 race report

couple early moves, nothing serious..about 3 laps in field splits, putting around 20 guys up front, couple guys bridge, end up coming back together a lap later b/c nobody was pulling hard. By tavern coming around for 1 to go, good, break with pros, former pros, & the young guns gos and gains time quick. Axis guy crashes out of break on downhill, last lap. Half way through final lap, ciaran power attacks hard and gets a gap, rest of break works hard to chase but no luck, rest of break sprints. Field sprints. All and all, great race with lots of talent and action.

WS United Team

The Burrowes Brother are Cat 1 and Cat2 Horrace,and Jermaine are Cat 1’s and Paul is a Cat 2 Hater !!!!!!!

Ray Alba

This site sucks! I am so fucking sick of this BS. All you fucking idiots posting ANON should get a fucking life or learn to fucking race. Devin on ROIDS. Give me a FUCKING BREAK. What about the NAV boys – would you thinjk they are on ROIDS. And would you say the same thing about Ken Harris – who got 2nd to Davidenko earlier this year.,

What happend to the mandatory LOGIN!

If you have nothing positive or factual to say, keep it as a RUMOR dumb fuck!

Ray

schmalz

Listen knuckle-heads, if you can’t behave like adults, the all login returns. This is a page to put up your predictions for the weekend! Understand?

If you want to spout absolute nonsense, then you have to at least stand behind it and put your name to it (assuming your can spell you name), otherwise it is obviously the comment of a jealous little piece of colon blockage.

And "Reg" – you are obviously waaaay off the mark, I would explain to you how classy Dev is, but I know that he doesn’t need my defending, and it’s not like you could understand words like "classy" or "defending", in fact it might even take a leap of faith to think you understand "you" and "or."

So, play nice fools – don’t make the sandbox a litter box. Let me find my flash cards – first my "clown" card and where is that card of a "donkey"…

Eugene

Reg, I appreciate your proper use of the hyphen. But I’d like to suggest an alternative use: stab yourself with it.

Rennie Alba

I have known Devin for a long time, since he was a kid, and I am close to hise family. He is talented and trains right and he is not on roids. It is funny that you think that, because it is obvious that you are on crack!

Great race to all the guys that competed last weekend. It would be nice if people stop talking smack abot others and focus on the positive side of our sport. It is this kind of bitch slapping rhetoric that spoils bike racing. I have been in this sport a while now and I love it. If you have stuff to say, back it up with facts and not fiction.

-Rennie Alba

Anyone else notice #65 in pro/1/2 race

Sort of come out of the woods in the middle of the race….not a huge deal, but pretty sure dude took a lap or two hiatus for a pee break or got dropped and was like I will just kick it till they come around again…..humm, pretty sure you can’t do that

lisban quintero

im pretty sure alex quintero was not dropped and got back in races cause he was in the radio telling me what was going on the during the races,also im pretty sure that comment about alex q was possted by his team mates they hate my cousin. by the way nobody knew i was usind radio too.

#65 appeared from a side road on the right

was wearing black and white checkers, he appeared right about where the road tightens into those turns before the finish…..Could care less, just thought it was kind of random….my guess is mechanical or pee break, was at lap 3 or 4.

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ivan santana

i need a ride to green mountain if any one can get me there i will help pay for gas, and what ever thanks

my number is 1917-403-5974

ivan santana

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ivan santana

i need a ride to green mountain if any one can take me there i will help out with gas or somthing

cal me atr 1917 403 5974

ivan santana

i need a ride to green mountain if any one can take me there i will help out with gas or somthing

cal me atr 1917 403 5974

ivan santana

i need a ride to green mountain if any one can take me there i will help out with gas or somthing

cal me atr 1917 403 5974

ivan santana

i need a ride to green mountain if any one can take me there i will help out with gas or somthing

cal me atr 1917 403 5974

ivan santana

i need a ride to green mountain if any one can take me there i will help out with gas or somthing

cal me atr 1917 403 5974

ivan santana

i need a ride to green mountain if any one can take me there i will help out with gas or somthing

cal me atr 1917 403 5974

ivan santana

i need a ride to green mountain if any one can get me there i will help pay for gas, and what ever thanks

my number is 1917-403-5974

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