Where are they?

Any photos from Battenkill out there?

WINS the Women’s Pro/1/2/3 race!

That must SUCK for the pro women out there who have been busting their asses to grab wins for several years. Evie has superhuman ability and just dominates in a short while. Amazing.

lololololololollololoolool
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cracks me up.

bitter?

Who is this Evie Stevens character?

good thread

i agree schmalz but that wasn’t a congratulatory post, it was more a stale news flash

Tyler Hamilton tested positive and will retire! and holy sh_t I just heard Lance broke his collarbone anyone have more details?

Also, the CRCA should have a big ass charity party to watch the spring classics, maybe in a real Belgian bar!

Pretty lame to blast someone for posting repeated congratulatory comments. I mean, seriously: how cranky can you be? Did you call the New York Times after the 2008 Super Bowl and say, “Alright, alright, enough with the Giants — we get it, they won, move on.” You probably did not. Any half-decent shrink can tell you a jab like that reveals much more about the critic than the critiqued. And here’s an all-in bet that you’ve never won, and you’re jealous.

Besides that Evie win is some insane stuff! If you have a hard time getting repeatedly excited about that, well, man, we can’t help you. Turn in your bike.

9:42 can’t read either.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/exit17/sets/72157616994031257/

Hmm, no. I post statements about my teammates in an effort to get them a slap and tickle.

is this the off topic thread?

You know you’re doing well when the only people talking about you aren’t your friends and teammates

When a Cat 4 racer (or their teammate) self posts in a forest does it even make a sound?

“is this the off topic thread?”

No, this is the … 20 people who post on New York Velocity are waiting for the Cat 4 results and have nothing better to do thread.

2007: Schmalz – Shen
2008: Shirley – Bremer
2009: Stevens – Peppo?

Congrats to all who raced Battenkill as their first out of town race…and WON!!! Mich, David, Chris and Fabienne, you guys rock!

What bike racing is all about, you punks:

http://www.entelectclubmanager.co.za/ECGWebManager/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=1081&affiliation=impey

I would like to say kudos to all those who got smoked in the pro battenkill race. stellar results for locals, except empire, who is actually decent.

“to all those who got smoked…”

Wow. Is this some strange form of post-traumatic stress disorder? Please, get it checked out.

bear obsessing starts today obviously

So I got dropped…but, I did get to ride most of last 2K (all but the 200m or so, including last turn and run-up to the line) with with the two leaders of the Pro/1 field (not on their wheels – like a CP Fred, mind you …although I could have since they they slowed to a snail’s pace) in anticipation of the sprint. Beyer was super cool, smooth and gave away nothing of his tactics or how he was feeling. Zirbel (who is about 2x his size btw) was clearly worried. I don’t know these guys, but I’m guessing that Zirbel knew he didn’t have the sprint to beat Beyer. Zirbel was in front and kept looking back and around and was “agitated” – I almost felt like that imposter in the yellow jersey who joined in on the finish of the TdF stage – it was a treat to see up close.

What did the final sprint look like – unfortunately, I missed that…

Is the Teany 4 rider who crashed near the front on that gravel downhill OK? I noticed the rider behind unclipping both legs preparing for impact? Sounded bad.

Does anyone know exactly happened? i was the guy who messed up his face.

Here is the my race report that I wrote on the maxpowercycling team blog:

Great racing weather in Cambridge by the time our race went off. The race was slow for the first hour but then picked up on each climbing/dirt section. Steve, Paul, and I were all riding strong. I kept making my way to the front for the climbs in hopes of a split in the field by the strong climbers.

Almost two hours in we were on a paved/gravel section riding along nicely. Out of no where this guy’s handlebars rammed straight into my legs and I hit the ground hard on my face.

The fun was just beginning….

Then I got dragged along the ground for 100-200 meters where I was repeatedly run over by people and my body continually turned about, scraping up asphalt. When I opened my eyes all I could see was the pack slowly drifting into the distance.

I sat up and spit out a huge wad of blood. I looked on the ground and I saw what I thought were my bloody teeth but they were only red jelly beans.

Then the pain came and came and came…I was in the ER for about 9 hrs where two of the hours were spent doing “scrubbing treatments”. Pretty much what they did was take a brilo pad and drag it across all the road rash on my arms, legs, and yes even my face to get all the dirt and rocks out.

So here is the tally:

My left hand is completely sliced and is wrapped up totally. All 5 fingers are cut up.

My left and right arm has road rash from my forearm to my tricep.

Left and right legs are completely covered in road rash.

My two front teeth are chipped/cracked.

My lip is hugely swollen and I have road rash on the right side of my face.

My bike is semi-ok. I think the frame is still in one piece. I’ll have to replace the front derailer, handlebars, and stem.

I think that’s all I can think right now.

Can’t wait to get on the bike again!

Hope everyone had a good race weekend.

Recovery? T – two weeks ??

Thanks so much to Paul and Steve who waited with me until help arrived. You guys are true teammates and I would do anything for the both of you.

Adam Z

This guy from the 30+ Battenkill lost his bike on the course, any help?
\http://cbrc.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=battenkillroubaix&action=display&thread=103

Perhaps Dieter can come up with an even more dangerous course next year. It just does not seem like enough people were injured on Saturday. Seriously, what the hell was he thinking putting twisting dirt downhill sections on a course that really was not hard enough to break up the 100+ fields until the final 15 miles.

was on a spectacularly non technical straight road. I didn’t find the course too dangerous. At least compared to Fawn Grove.

Hey it’s the Hell of the North. Not the Heck of the North.

HTFU!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unkIVvjZc9Y

You’re right we all should “HTFU”…even though this race had more serious crashes resulting in very serious injuries because of poor course design we should all “HTFU’ because the reality is no one actually died so what’s the big deal, right?

Then dont race. Pull off the mini skirt and get some skills.

Seriously, try racing cross or mountain bikes and get some confidence.

I race Mtn XC and CX mostly. Does not matter how good of a bike handler you are, if there are too many big fields on a course with some technical dirt sections there will be a chance for big crashes. You could be Sven Nys and if some guy goes down 6 wheels up you may go down hard out of bad luck.

The difference is, at least with cx, you’re riding in a pack for the first 100m and then everything goes single-file for an hour. Descending at 40+ mph on gravel and carving a turn at half that speed in cx are totally different skill sets.

I was terrified but loved every minute of it. See you in Cambridge next year.

the safest race this weekend was the spring series TT on river road?

the course was fantastic and a bit dangerous. I loved it.
But I do feel like there were too many fields, it became seriously confusing at some point.

And they boosted my confidence when I would pass and they would shout, “Keep going, you’re the last rider on the course!”

http://womensprowrestling.blogspot.com/2007/05/wrestler-evelyn-stevens.html

where are there cherry blossom pictures?

what is happening? moolah? dallas?

Spring Series BEATS B-kill … nail biter!

If you have (constructive) comments about BR course just send Dieter a note – I am sure he will read all of them and make changes as needed. I don’t see why it has to be all or nothing. The Cro-Magnon, low brow-ridge among us would have you believe you’re soft if you suggest that the course maybe should not have had a screaming turn on the decents with such soft dirt – seems like a legit comment to race organizer. On the other hand, I don’t think anyone wants a race with dirt sections that don’t play any part in the race – I’ll bet Dieter could find a road that makes travel over dirt tough but where there is less risk of someone getting rammed by another rider at 35mph like Myerson did?

that the guys saying HTFU and musings about miniskirts were not there in the first place. They heard is was going to rain up there so they stayed in bed quivering!

so can someone tell me who came in first in the Cat. 5 race?

Did you guys read Dieter’s race preview? He warned people about the descents.

“even the downhill portions are work – they are technically demanding and can ruin the day of an inexperienced or tired rider. Stay focused. Taking a corner going downhill on dirt can get a bit nasty.”

“There are a few difficult spots to navigate that will test your nerve and your skill. Speed on a descent can easily be lost when you slam into a tree. Sharp technical drops and corners keep it tense.”

So there was ample warning.

That said, there could have been more of an effort to break things up before sending the whole field down those descents. It was MUCH easier to ride those up in the front. There were essentially only 2 good lines at any given time. In a field of 100, that means 50 riders going 2 by 2. That is just asking for a pileup.

that crashes are caused by cancer.

Lance tells us that all the time.

you reading that Flecha

Full B’Kill Saturday Results:

http://www.bikereg.com/Results/2009/04/18-Tour-of-the-Battenkill.asp

anybody in the front know their finishing time-just wondering how far back I was time wise-

mazel tov to the adler guys placing within the top 50 of Men Cat 5 +45. last yr a world record and now this. you’re hot.

Hey I finished 8th not 48th!

I pity poor Dieter

Left out… They have real issues to complain about (Gabele and Berstein to name 2)

his email has been dead/down since at least last night.

i wish i was kidding.

John Cutler! Join a team dude. Your CRCA kit is getting worn out.

to 16:48

I moved down to DC. Some folks who know me asked me about joining, but I knew I was moving.

I know its pathetic, but I haven’t been able to afford more than 2 CRCA kits. Sorry that they don’t look sharp enough for you!

John Cutler

Nice guy, rides hard, climbs trees to rescue cats. Don’t disrespect his kit just because he beat you.

chill, it sounds like 16:48 was speaking with the luvvvvvv … too defensive around here

An all NYC Podium

1. Alistair Siebert – Setanta
2. James Stevens – Toga
3. Matt Richards – Pacifico

Speaking of which, Stevens and Richards must have pretty much cornered the cat. 4 sand market in NYC.

doug- your listed # doesn’t work (as you know). just wanted to wish you well and sorry to hear that you stacked.

scott

Was anyone planning on editing that report? Her comment about Elena was pretty low and has no place on the CRCA website. I think someone should have read Milkowski’s race report from last year and taken note of her modesty.

http://www.velonews.com/article/74893/battenkill-winner-anna-milkowski-s-post-race-diary

Way too much flatulence today, need a good dose of Toto

The team WORKED for her so she can upgrade…and then she left the team…who’s low? I am sure they are still friends off the bike.

People do what they think is best for themselves. Now I don’t know her, but I can’t imagine her move was an intention to throw Radical down the drain, but rather an attempt to try to do something better or different. To throw out such a public trashing of a old teammate is low and immature…..good luck getting new teammates when Evie goes to do the same!!!

Where are all those photos from? Marco? Are there other fields? Are there pics from Cat 4 white? Please share.

“The first 9miles or so was totally chill with radical setting a decent clip at the front to keep evie out of the wind but comfortable.”

Wrong use of the word but as “keep evie out of the wind” and “comfortable” are not contradictory. Should be “keep Evie out of the wind AND comfortable.”

17:31 – True. Richards is a bagger indeed.

This is lame.

Battenkill obviously was like a victorious one night stand, but finding out you slept with a transvestite.

Why is everyone so uptight? Easy, everyone who rode sucky is pissy, and everyone who did well didn’t have the results or the photos up to get them off.

Loosen up. Bear Mountain is coming up! You have a reason to live again.

“…and I’m like wholly pooh this race is forreals”
looks like someone should consider retaking 4th grade english.

Columbia Medical School sure learns em good.

So is O’Donnell

at the same time…where are you? Playing wii at home?

radical rode a smart race. i hope adler allows this, because they did too.

this talk is fun if it leads to better, more aggressive racing. take it out on each other this weekend.

maggie signed her name to what she wrote, which is more than can be said for some of you. cowards.maggie is awesome, evie is awesome, they both love to race hard, and i bet neither one of them is on here trashing other people anonymously.

Why all the crying over what Evie’s teammate wrote its her personal feelings.Do you cry when your Boss call you a A**clown for showing up to work.That’s his feelings that your a A**clown worker so go to your A**clown desk and type on NYVC about someone else comments.

P.s now who’s going to be the first A**clown to respond with a Negative Response.

Mags is totally awesome. I still think Evie is awesomer!

nice fugazi reference, schmalz!

Please remind me to never get a sex change and race bikes with other women.

You guys are iDots. Maggie is also a retired pro racing for fun. She raced for Genesis-Scuba when they won the NRC women’s team rankings – in the process beating T-Mobile, Quark, and Rona – in 2004.

deep breaths
dead pan
Stevie and Mags are very hot duo and how would I do their laundry anytime! Great Zen race read, great photos of how to have fun and win, doubt very much if LVG or the Great Lynnie Bessette were offended,
peepul, enjoy yourselves some more!
Thank you Radical Media!
slurpie me some good times (vicariously)

Horner

“The first 9miles or so was totally chill with radical setting a decent clip at the front to keep evie out of the wind but comfortable.”

Wrong use of the word but as “keep evie out of the wind” and “comfortable” are not contradictory. Should be “keep Evie out of the wind AND comfortable.”

Not necessarily, butt head. Her teammates were at the front, keeping her out of the wind, BUT, the pace was “a decent clip” meaning not so fast as to make her uncomfortable.

And someone can be an overall badass and still launch a pathetic attack. And why should everyone have to write with modesty? And why should a diary-style race report submitted within 24 hours be a literary masterpiece? Wholly pooh, some of you people are unreals. (My favorite sentence, too, by the way.)

To clarify, comment below (8:19) was in response to 20:10 and others trashing the women’s Battenkill report. I should have used html tags and time stamps. I’m just a sandbagging Cat 4 commenter, so I ask forgiveness in advance.

calling yourself a sandbagger? are you sure?

i will miss the old rockleigh course …

http://blue-mondays.blogspot.com/2009/04/little-more-battenkill.html

that seemed like a really stupid crash for causing so much damage. you need to handle your bike better than that.

Wow, I haven’t seen anything like this since the Anita Bryant concert.

I will miss you. My wheels will not miss you. Fun weekly course. Great workout.

Its Mags…()()

Thought I would put some bad punctuation in there just so ya’ll would know it was me. In reading all the critique of my report, I just wanted to make one thing clear.

I totally respect Lynne Bessette, Laura Van Gilder, and Elena. They are amazing racers and women. I’m sorry if my report connoted any condescension. I am fully aware that Lynne is retired and just having fun. If she wasn’t I am sure she would not have been in the field very long. I hope it is with humility that I say that I noted that retired lynne still kicked my bum. As a matter of fact, all three kicked my bum. And I was so excited to try my “regional” sprint against Laura. I’m not quite sure how the report could have been so misinterpreted. Oh well.

Also, I will edit next time. hehe.

But forreals ya’ll are too much sometimes.

The Raphla is wholly forreals, yo.

NY Velocity should post Maggie’s original race report- NYVelocity has always been a bit more tabloid than crca.net

http://www.cyclingdirt.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234907-root-66-bunny-hopbrook-dam/170022-lyne-bessette-post-hopbrook

looks like

Lynne -1st pl

Tim -2nd pl

http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=8495
AVD is doing such a great job promoting this race. The one suggestion I might have is……………..TELL US WHERE THE @#*% IT IS GOING TO BE! Maybe this is a new twist. First you have to find the race, then you can compete it. It’s a bike race and game show all rolled into one.
Hint number one- It’s in Brooklyn.
Hint number two- It’s on a runway.
Can I see what’s behind door number three?
So we have a runway and Brooklyn………….
Where is JFK?………no…..no…..
Okay maybe…..FBF then…. yeah yeah FBF.
Winner……..I think!
Now what do we have for the winner? We have a horribly paved six corner crit………with cone maked corners. Yes that’s right six times a lap you have a chance to hear “holdja line” while dodging little orange bullets ejected by those who can’t.
But that’s not all, we will also guarantee one flat tire and all the wind that you can handle.

I had a great time racing with David and Mitchell at Battenkill. They road well and in the last climb to advantage of the Junior in front of me to mount an attack! Could not catch them and I took Third! They are great racers and great people! We talked about exchanging info, but never did..If anyone can contact them I would be grateful.

Vincent Lorenz
orthopa07@gmail.com

Results were pulled back because they were all messed up…..I can only imagine how long it will take to revisit the video for each category to make sure results are accurate