I”d like to thank everyone who attended the annual meeting last week to help get the club plans for 2010 under way. We’ve laid a strong foundation for a great season, and I really appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm.
Justin Lindine, for those of you to whom he is not already well known, is a local Capital District racer who has, for the last few years, been tearing up the local cross scene, the Verge series and now (hopefully) the European CX scene. Justin is one of but a handful of riders who have been invited to attend the extremely prestigious Euro Cross Camp (http://www.eurocrosscamp.com), where up and coming American riders compete in European cyclocross races at the very highest level.
Justin’s racing will include multiple UCI Cat 1 and Cat 2 races including World Cup and Super Prestige races.
Justin needs some financial support to make it to this next level and a bikereg donation page has been setup so he can come up with the funds to help pay for his expenses while he is there. We’ve all probably daydreamed of competing at this level, but here’s a very real opportunity to help one of our friends and colleagues to realize that dream.
Jusin Lindine and Dan Timmerman battle for 2nd place last weekend (Photo: © Paul Weiss)
Bikereg is not charging any fees for your support of Justin. So, if you
can, please help him out.
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=9692
The CBRC annual dinner meeting will take place on December 16 starting at 6 pm at Bucca di Beppo on Wolf Road in Albany.
Come early for open bar, then join for some dinner, some business, and much conviviality. Current members will elect 2010 executives and we’ll discuss the coming year’s race plans.
Please RSVP if you are coming. If you’re not paid up with your membership dues for the year, we will be delighted to give you an opportunity to settle up at the meeting. Then you get to eat.
-dg
Congratulations to our Iron Cross VII team! Here’s the race report from Le Q:
“In 2007 and 2008 our local team earned bronze in the Iron Cross team competition. The organizer, Mark Laser, is a great guy and has been very friendly with us. He looked relieved yesterday when he was able to tell us we’d finally won.
Half of our twelve-rider squad stayed Saturday night with Jim and Patsy Hartnett in Gettysburg, PA. Jim was my cross country coach at Mt. St. Mary’s College. The Hartnetts have kept a concerned eye on me ever since. They enjoy extending their gracious hospitality to a houseload of Iron Crossers each fall.
Something around 300 riders came out to meet 62+ miles of beautiful Michaux State Forest. During the huge death spiral start Chris D. scored first flop of the day with a quick slide & catlike remount in the slick grass. Otherwise we all escaped Camp Thompson unmarked and dove out into the wilderness.
Andy Guptill and Andy Ruiz took off with the lead group including other famous pros like Jeremiah Bishop, Rob Lichtenwalner, Andy Applegate and Gunnar Shogren. Andy R. double flatted, recovered, then flatted again but still managed a flying ride. He should probably be glad that the pain bus went on without him.
Andy G. didn’t know it but the KOM line was fairly early, at the top of Shippensburg hill. He happened to get across it first. None of us realized this until the award ceremony.
Out in the badlands Andy’s group enjoyed killing each other one by one. By the end Jeremiah B. was away alone (3:41:27), coming in nine minutes ahead of Ross Delaplane from Colorado (Green Mtn. Sports) (3:50:13). Andy G. came home third in 3:54:33. Anything around 4 hours at the Iron Cross is world class. A sub-4 ride is loony.
The rest of us made it across the line with no fractures, only a pint or two of blood missing (Messy Sumner), only one trashed wheel (Gene P.) and some excellent tales of airborne mayhem (Tom B., Sumner, Delisle). Tim H. took our only significant wrong turn but seemed pleased about it. Terry B saw part of the drivetrain dismantle itself during mile 3. He found his small parts in the dirt, reassembled and went on to earn third in the singlespeeders.
Each year the Team Competition is fought out by formidable riders. We earned first place against Tri-Power and several other tough squads. We had an excellent adventure together, earned a little cash, a case of fine beer and the admiration of a bunch of deep weirdos.”
Results:
3 Andy Guptill CBRC – Iron Cross VII 3 M sub-40 3:54:33 15.9mph
27 Mark Sumner CBRC – Iron Cross VII 10 M 40+ 4:23:47 14.1mph
28 Christopher Delisle CBRC – Iron Cross VII 16 M sub-40 4:24:41 14.1mph
39 Thomas Butler CBRC – Iron Cross VII 13 M 40+ 4:33:35 13.6mph
43 Terry Blanchet CBRC – Iron Cross VII 4 M 0-99 (SS) 4:35:25 13.5mph
44 M. Andrew Ruiz CBRC – Iron Cross VII 16 M 40+ 4:35:25 13.5mph
65 Bryna Nestor CBRC – Iron Cross VII 5 F sub-40 4:40:22 13.3mph
92 Jenny Ives CBRC – Iron Cross VII 7 F sub-40 4:55:42 12.6mph
120 Chuck Quackenbush CBRC – Iron Cross VII 10 M 0-99 (SS) 5:10:01 12.0mph
129 Tim Huneck CBRC – Iron Cross VII 45 M 40+ 5:15:00 11.8mph
150 Gene Primomo CBRC – Iron Cross VII 52 M 40+ 5:25:24 11.4mph
178 Ian Briggs CBRC – Iron Cross VII (UK Chapter) 63 M 40+ 5:40:37 10.9mph
NYCross.com announces its 4th annual Beginner Cyclocross Clinic!
This year the clinic has a new venue, the Serotta Factory Grounds in Saratoga Springs. As in past years, the clinic will include an overview of everything a first time CX racer will need to know before venturing into his or her first season racing cross. Thanks to our hosts at Serotta, clinic participants will also have the opportunity to discuss bike set up and tour the Serotta Factory with their engineers.
The Details:
When: September 12, 2009
Where, Serotta, 41 Geyser Road, Saratoga Springs NY.
Time: 10am
How Much?: $20
Registration: http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=9269.
Questions? email eric(at)cowclops.net
Men Pro/1/2/3
Gold: MATTHEW PURDY (SPOOKY / NCC / KENDA)
Silver: SALVATORE SCOTTO DIVETTA (GS MENGONI USA)
Bronze: JEFF ZYGO (MVP HEALTH CARE CYCLING)
U23
Gold: SERGIO ATOCHA (CHAMPION SYSTEM RACING / GLADIATOR WINE)
Women Pro/1/2/3
Gold: AUDREY FRIEDRICHSEN SCOTT (ANTHEM SPORTS WOMENS’ CYCLING)
Silver: BETH MILLER (ANTHEM SPORTS WOMEN’S CYCLING)
Bronze: FABIENNE GERARD (CRCA / TEANY CYCLING)
Cat 3 Men
Gold: BRETT CLEAVER (SOMMERVILLE SPORTS)
Silver: JACOB BOBROW (UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT)
Bronze: TRON WITT (CRCA/JONATHAN ADLER RACING)
Cat 4 Men
Gold: SHANE MORAN (WESTWOOD VELO)
Silver: DAVID VAN HORN (WARP9/BIKEBOY RACING)
Bronze: TODD MCLOUGHLIN (KISSENA)
Cat 4 Women
Gold: MARIA MURPHY (GS RETRO VELO)
Silver: DELANA SPAULDING (MISSION IN MOTION CYCLING-TIOGA VELO)
Bronze: CHARLSIE DONNELLY (MISSION IN MOTION CYCLING-TIOGA VELO)
Masters Men 35+
Gold: DAVID TAYLOR (CRCA/BLUE RIBBON-TRANSLATIONS.COM)
Silver: ROBERT LATTANZI (WESTWOOD VELO)
Bronze: MAX LIPPOLIS (TARGETRAINING)
Masters Men 45+
Gold: AL BLANCHARD (WESTWOOD VELO)
Silver: M. ANDREW RUIZ (CCC KELTIC CONST/ZANES CYCLES)
Bronze: MARK SUMNER (CCC/KELTIC CONST/ZANES CYCLES)
Masters Men 55+
Gold: CLEOFUS PRICE (GS GOTHAM)
Silver: Stephen Geist (Kissena Cycling Club)
Bronze: HAJO THIELE (CAFETEROS CYCLING CLUB)
Masters Men 60+
Gold: MARK MCCARTHY (NYPSMASTERS)
Silver: DAVID KLIGER (CAFETEROS CYCLING CLUB)
Bronze: HORACIO AHUMADA (CAFETEROS CYCLING CLUB)
Women Masters 35/45/55
Gold (35+): SUSANNA PILLER (ANTHEM SPORTS WOMEN’S CYCLING)
Gold (45+): DONNA MOODY (TEAM PLACID PLANET)
Silver (35+): MARSHA KAPINUS (MISSION IN MOTION CYCLING-TIOGA VELO)
I took the first steps in being a bike racer again this weekend, with a nice solid ride out through Voorhesville and Altamont Friday after my last law school exam (forever!). Saturday Gavin and I hit the road for an hour and a half to spin the legs; with two good days under my belt and the legs loosened up it was time for some testing.
I rolled up to the office campus this morning and went about the standard threshold power test I’ve used the last couple years, which is a simple 20 minute tt effort. You can write a dissertation on how to determine FTP. I’ve found the most realistic thing to do is just go blow the door out for an extended time and see what the average is. 20 minutes works well because its not so long that you’re wasted for a while after, and its long enough that you get a useful number. This is pretty unscientific sounding, but when I go back and look at data from races and hard group rides, and combined that with the more elaborate Koncoi style test, the numbers tend to reflect what you get out of a 20 minute tt effort.
So the interesting part – my average 20 minute wattage was 285. That’s not super great, but its about where I started last year. The thing is the start last year was in January, not May, so this will take some effort to get up to speed. By this time last year I was testing around 305 watts. That 20 watt difference is highly notable, but more problematic is weight. I’m about 8 kg heavier than I was this time last year, so the weight increase plus the drop in wattage means I’m not going nearly as fast. But I could have told you that without a power meter.
Right now my FTP watts per kilogram is sitting at a relatively uncompetitive 3.23w/kg. Last year at this time it was 3.8w/kg. That may not seem like a big deal, but its the difference from going up the hill fast, and going out the back fast. Now we’ll see how long it takes to get the watts back up. The plan is to do intervals this week and next, get some sort of race intensity at the smack down rides, and then make my legitimate return to racing at the State Championship Crit in Saratoga May 31. We’ll see what happens….
- Eric
Having ridden a bike all of 3 times this year, I thought it best to not travel to Bethel and instead lead a group ride out of Albany Sunday. A great mix of riders arrived, including new CBRC racers Andrew Franciosa and Gavin Klami, plus team member Michal Jacyna. Meridith Ehn from NAV and former CBRC, now Spooky Team members Matt Purdy and Than Ward rolled with us as well.
First on the agenda was actually riding out to Grant Hill and over to the Guilderland YMCA to meet NYS Expert Mountain Bike Champion John Houghson. John rode to the rally point from his house in Schenectady, so he was plenty warmed up when he arrived. John rides for the High Adventure Ski and Bike Shop, and doesn’t ride the road bike all that often – but when he does, he goes quickly.
We headed out for a solid 3 hour ride, keeping gentlemen’s pace for the majority of the time. It was a great day on the bike – warm and sunny, and also not causing me to droowl uncontrollably. Its nice to ride a bike once in a while without going anywhere near the pain bucket.
Thanks to everyone for coming out to ride, and thanks to Purdy for helping navigate an excellent route on some roads I hadn’t been on in quite a while. Hopefully the weather will cooperate again soon, and we’ll get out for another good solid ride. In the mean time, lets hope for another powder day…
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