Pictures of you suffering in a race (please credit photographer)
06-18-10, 01:10 AM
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Tacoma Twilight Crit 4/5 Race
Probably our team's best attempt to ride AS a team this year, but it didn't quite work out. Here's me, right where I'm supposed to be, stringing things out with one lap to go:
But wait. Let's look at that again and see how many things are wrong with this picture:
I think the guy in the white kit who won owes me a beer or something... at least all the people on my wheel look like they're suffering too.
Probably our team's best attempt to ride AS a team this year, but it didn't quite work out. Here's me, right where I'm supposed to be, stringing things out with one lap to go:
But wait. Let's look at that again and see how many things are wrong with this picture:
I think the guy in the white kit who won owes me a beer or something... at least all the people on my wheel look like they're suffering too.
Ahh the tacoma twilight crit. that was so fun to watch. hopefully i can race it next year
06-20-10, 03:20 PM
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06-20-10, 07:35 PM
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I can finally join this discussion
... however, I would not have been in this position had the guy trailing me not lost the wheel of the guy he was following the previous lap...the main field pulled away like nothing I've ever seen.I'm in the middle btw
06-21-10, 08:17 AM
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from yesterday.
early(ish) in the race. i think.
the guy behind me is wearing the leaders jersey for a series of three races (this was the last of the three).
got into a break with him, and another guy - who happened to lap the field at the same race last year.
we were caught after +/-7 laps. half a lap later, a counter went.
a lap later, the guy who lapped the race last year tried to bridge up. i joined him.
i was cooked, and couldn't help much. we never caught the break, but the peloton never caught us.
early(ish) in the race. i think.
the guy behind me is wearing the leaders jersey for a series of three races (this was the last of the three).
got into a break with him, and another guy - who happened to lap the field at the same race last year.
we were caught after +/-7 laps. half a lap later, a counter went.
a lap later, the guy who lapped the race last year tried to bridge up. i joined him.
i was cooked, and couldn't help much. we never caught the break, but the peloton never caught us.
06-21-10, 08:19 AM
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Finish of Pescadero. In great pain for a meh result.
06-21-10, 08:59 AM
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Tour De Kale "Summit Challenge"
Start of the event. Not much suffering yet. But it will come. Oh yes. It will come. Just no videos or photos of the finish yet.
Team Fisher/Hincapie leading the charge in orange and black.
I'm in the mess somewhere and so is trukin.
trukin got 5th
I got 11th
Start of the event. Not much suffering yet. But it will come. Oh yes. It will come. Just no videos or photos of the finish yet.
Team Fisher/Hincapie leading the charge in orange and black.
I'm in the mess somewhere and so is trukin.
trukin got 5th
I got 11th
06-21-10, 09:25 AM
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No idea. More and more teams come out each year to get their man to the top.
Payouts are big and deep. Plus three other payouts to 3 more KOM climbs.
Plus they feed you until you get sick and pamper you like a darned king before after and during. Two feed-zone areas with musette bags for the lead group, wheel truck and motor cycle, the entire police and fire dept watching for us and stopping traffic, etc.
It's un-freaking-believable.
Payouts are big and deep. Plus three other payouts to 3 more KOM climbs.
Plus they feed you until you get sick and pamper you like a darned king before after and during. Two feed-zone areas with musette bags for the lead group, wheel truck and motor cycle, the entire police and fire dept watching for us and stopping traffic, etc.
It's un-freaking-believable.
06-21-10, 09:34 AM
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This thing, in all its glory, costs less than some sanctioned races I do.
06-21-10, 09:38 AM
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Charity Ride. They have 3 or 4 distances. Most of us non-billy-bobs chose the 135k summit challenge because that's where all the money is.
This thing, in all its glory, costs less than some sanctioned races I do.
This thing, in all its glory, costs less than some sanctioned races I do.
06-21-10, 09:41 AM
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This is the only one I know about. I know the guy that puts it on each year - awesome guy. He rids and trains with some of us throughout the year. He told me that it was going to be even better next year. This is the 11th year it has been held. You would not believe what all is involved. Even opening a gated community for us. That's where the final climb is.
06-21-10, 09:43 AM
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here is an example: https://www.bicycletexas.com/tourdtrails.htm
06-21-10, 09:49 AM
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Here's last year's suffering.
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06-21-10, 10:07 AM
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doesn't the awarding of cash prizes reduce the total donation to the charity?
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06-21-10, 10:07 AM
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06-21-10, 11:08 AM
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Ah, smart man.
Team Roaring Mouse, yellow/white/black kit, yellow/carbon Leopard bike. It would be cool to share all of the photos of our team with the guys, though, if that's alright.
Also found a gallery online: https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/12628...07443226_HYUvX
Team Roaring Mouse, yellow/white/black kit, yellow/carbon Leopard bike. It would be cool to share all of the photos of our team with the guys, though, if that's alright.
Also found a gallery online: https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/12628...07443226_HYUvX
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