Cadence Cup Prosepct Park Series

are you kidding

I know what the persons problem is… they’re suffering from low self esteem and the only way they can build it is by mocking others…

and the only way they can do it is by hiding behind a computer…

awwwwwwww… how sad 🙁

😛

a little choppy in the center for about 30 feet or so, but not bad

I will attack on the first pedal stroke of the first race.

Um. Isn’t that how races work? If only some guys would attack at the first pedal stroke. Then each PP Cat 4 race wouldn’t play out like a tired soap opera.

guys complain about the pace of races.

Well, train more and you get to pedal in such a way as to go faster and therefore make the race faster. Even better, get a group of your friends to do the same and the whole race will be faster. Physics is amazing!!

And on that note, was anybody in the 3/4 field at the FBF last year when Charlie basically yelled at us for being so slow. I think there may have been a curse or two in their questioning our manhood. I was breathing out my ears during the first few laps.

God I miss FBF…May, right?

Bring. It.

Well it’s freakin’ February, so I’m sitting behind you guys BRRRRRR

I don’t know much about tactics, but it seems like it can take a couple tries to get a good break going. It is a 24 mile race. A lot of it depends on whether you’re racing PP to “win” or to actually learn and experiment. If you’re racing to win (and have a sprint), you’d be best to just sit in the pack and watch a bunch of guys burn matches for nothing. Odds are with you. If you’re racing to learn, then you might as well try to get something going … no?

What guys find frustrating is that they aren’t fast enough to break solo, it is always tough to find a good group to break, and they’re left to sit with the pack for a dumb ass 4 field sprint. If that annoys you, then why stay there? Keep trying to get something going.

field size will be smallish ~15-20ish id say. dont worry about speed. if you can ride 17-18mph laps in the parks solo, you can hang in a cat 5 race. go for it & enjoy.

How will they decide KOM points?

As a lowly Cat 4 who shows up for every one of the PP races, I for one welcome any new addition that might add some variety to the gerbil-wheel laps.
And while I’m feeling magnanimous, let me say that I’m happy to see that while everything else is going to sh*t (economy, jobs, real estate, cost of living, etc. etc.), I’m glad that some folks are willing to invest more time and money in NYC bike racing. It would be just as easy for the promoters to say, “Times are tough, we’re cutting back, we’re not going to try for more sponsors, etc.”. But aside from a small reg fee increase, what I’m seeing is pretty much just the opposite. So a sincere thanks to the organizers and sponsors.
And to the a**holes who just come here to bitch, sarcastic or not, piss off.
That’s all. I feel much better now.

The premes made the races more interesting this morning. It also kept the pace high, and that’s a good thing especially in cat4.

The competition almost caused a split for the second KOR bell. If it had succeeded it would have been unprecedented (and maybe a first) for a Cat4 prospect park race!

KOR is short for King Of the Rise.

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el peloton loco

The sprint was up the road, there were 3 riders with a gap on the field in the 4s.

Stick with it and try to find better wheels next time. 65% of the 4 race was spent under 20mph. And 85% was spent under 25mph. If you’re behind a wheel at 25mph you should be ok. The perceived effort was high because the group kept getting stretched out.

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