Race Report Thread
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Re: Race Report Thread
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby jules21 » Sun Apr 26, 2015 10:38 am
i want to have a crack at that cyclocross, keeps falling on the wrong date for me
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby Xplora » Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:38 pm
Short and sweet. My report... The race was brutal. I attacked on the second lap after the neutral but didn't make a dent. Reality was a wet tight track with lots of sketchy bumps and potholes and limited room to move meant that a break was the smart move and I needed to commit but couldn't. I climbed Bowen Mountain yesterday with a 39/23 and the legs just didn't have the snap to make something happen so I just watched Manly send a man up the road while my teammates held on for dear life. I was so tired that I picked awful wheels to follow and made it harder for myself.
Eleri and DHBC did a great job, glad I could support the race and I think my club just might steal their entire schedule. we had 2 ladies podium theladies race, both have done heaps of hill repeats and spin sessions, and we had two go down in D grade... Some good and some bad.
Mental note if you are 20kms from the track do not leave your kit at home.
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby mikesbytes » Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:38 pm
Are you here? https://carbonaddictionphoto.wordpress. ... -cemetery/Xplora wrote:Rookwood B grade
Short and sweet. My report... The race was brutal. I attacked on the second lap after the neutral but didn't make a dent. Reality was a wet tight track with lots of sketchy bumps and potholes and limited room to move meant that a break was the smart move and I needed to commit but couldn't. I climbed Bowen Mountain yesterday with a 39/23 and the legs just didn't have the snap to make something happen so I just watched Manly send a man up the road while my teammates held on for dear life. I was so tired that I picked awful wheels to follow and made it harder for myself.
Eleri and DHBC did a great job, glad I could support the race and I think my club just might steal their entire schedule. we had 2 ladies podium theladies race, both have done heaps of hill repeats and spin sessions, and we had two go down in D grade... Some good and some bad.
Mental note if you are 20kms from the track do not leave your kit at home.
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Re: Race Report Thread
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby queequeg » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:18 pm
That's my frankenbike Hillbrick behind the bus shelter in those pics. The shame!mikesbytes wrote:Are you here? https://carbonaddictionphoto.wordpress. ... -cemetery/Xplora wrote:Rookwood B grade
Short and sweet. My report... The race was brutal. I attacked on the second lap after the neutral but didn't make a dent. Reality was a wet tight track with lots of sketchy bumps and potholes and limited room to move meant that a break was the smart move and I needed to commit but couldn't. I climbed Bowen Mountain yesterday with a 39/23 and the legs just didn't have the snap to make something happen so I just watched Manly send a man up the road while my teammates held on for dear life. I was so tired that I picked awful wheels to follow and made it harder for myself.
Eleri and DHBC did a great job, glad I could support the race and I think my club just might steal their entire schedule. we had 2 ladies podium theladies race, both have done heaps of hill repeats and spin sessions, and we had two go down in D grade... Some good and some bad.
Mental note if you are 20kms from the track do not leave your kit at home.
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby rheicel » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:32 pm
Not a lot to say too. Did the same silly mistake I did in my first race.
Finished but not anywhere near the podium.
Well done Penrith CC team, team work definitely helps
I need to race more to mark people so I know what to do on the last lap. ... Charge to experience again, I enjoyed it though
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby Strawburger » Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:08 pm
Didn't realise there were a few BNA'ers there, I would have said g'day. Don (leximack) was also in B grade.Xplora wrote:Not in Pete's photos. Good snaps though
I rode B as well, was the guy on the fluro green bike hurting people near the front of the pack The pack was surging a fair bit, lots of braking into the corners due to the wet weather and road surface. The course was great, not one for the climbers like last years edition though. Can't wait for the next one!
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Re: Race Report Thread
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby mikesbytes » Sun Apr 26, 2015 10:35 pm
Sounds like the course would of suited meStrawburger wrote:Didn't realise there were a few BNA'ers there, I would have said g'day. Don (leximack) was also in B grade.Xplora wrote:Not in Pete's photos. Good snaps though
I rode B as well, was the guy on the fluro green bike hurting people near the front of the pack The pack was surging a fair bit, lots of braking into the corners due to the wet weather and road surface. The course was great, not one for the climbers like last years edition though. Can't wait for the next one!
I hear B grade ave 37 for the bunch and 38.5 for the breakaway
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby Xplora » Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:29 am
Mike that was about right. Shame, A grade was between 41 and 38, I am not saying they were sandBaggers... But I did have bad prep that morning and Bowen robbed me of a lot of kick on a track that was not forgiving much.
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby cerb » Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:53 am
I hear people are dying for entry *groan*
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby jules21 » Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:35 pm
instead of hay bales they dig holes on the cornerscerb wrote:Do people race more safely when racing around a graveyard?
I hear people are dying for entry *groan*
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby cancan64 » Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:05 pm
I know its against the law to be buried in a cemetery if you are living close to it.cerb wrote:Do people race more safely when racing around a graveyard?
I hear people are dying for entry *groan*
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby Xplora » Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:30 pm
Regardless of the pun, it was an absolute bloodbath out there. Rainy, tight corners and quite patchy roads had an accident in every grade, someone from my club went to hospital to get cleaned up after copping a bump which brought down three riders. Glad to stay upright!cerb wrote:Do people race more safely when racing around a graveyard?
I hear people are dying for entry *groan*
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Re: Race Report Thread
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby queequeg » Mon Apr 27, 2015 2:12 pm
The green de rosa? If so, you pulled up next to me at the finish. I must say, it's a pretty close match to the NWSCC greenStrawburger wrote:Didn't realise there were a few BNA'ers there, I would have said g'day. Don (leximack) was also in B grade.Xplora wrote:Not in Pete's photos. Good snaps though
I rode B as well, was the guy on the fluro green bike hurting people near the front of the pack The pack was surging a fair bit, lots of braking into the corners due to the wet weather and road surface. The course was great, not one for the climbers like last years edition though. Can't wait for the next one!
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby Xplora » Mon Apr 27, 2015 2:33 pm
Not all of us had the legs to stay off the frontvander wrote:It was pretty safe being mostly off the front of the race. Wasn't as sketchy as a lot of people made out. I think not enough people ride in the rain
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby mikesbytes » Mon Apr 27, 2015 3:21 pm
heard a girl broke a spoke and kept riding then caused a pileup. Was this the accident?Xplora wrote:Regardless of the pun, it was an absolute bloodbath out there. Rainy, tight corners and quite patchy roads had an accident in every grade, someone from my club went to hospital to get cleaned up after copping a bump which brought down three riders. Glad to stay upright!cerb wrote:Do people race more safely when racing around a graveyard?
I hear people are dying for entry *groan*
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby Eleri » Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:56 pm
Real credit must go to DHBC Race Director James Rogers and a raft of DHBC volunteers who did a fantastic job. Plus everyone else who came along and of course Rookwood Cemetery Trust who provided the venue and traffic management. Awesome venue for a race!
Nope Mike - she broke a number of spokes in the crash. It was an accident of riders coming into contact with each other in a race situation.heard a girl broke a spoke and kept riding then caused a pileup. Was this the accident?
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Re: Race Report Thread
Postby Strawburger » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:52 pm
Yes, that is me.queequeg wrote:
The green de rosa? If so, you pulled up next to me at the finish. I must say, it's a pretty close match to the NWSCC green
Hehehe, you fishing for a frame swap?
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