David Oliphant
Seems more of a organizationsl thing (cats, bar points, etc) for
promoters. More importantly, promoters always list overall times
anyway so seems it would'nt matter per George.
On 8/18/08, gschreckchat@comcast.net wrote:
> Since a TT is a timed event and the other competitors in your field have no
> effect on your time, what difference does it really make?
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> George Schreck
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> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Robert Hughes
>
>> I regret that my post came across as "sour grapes", and I never mentioned
>> sandbagging. The person you refer to did nothing wrong, he couldn't
>> compete in
>> a different category because the current upgrade rules prevented him from
>> using
>> his TT results to upgrade. This is as it should be because pack racing
>> requires
>> skills and experience that cannot be obtained by racing in time trials. My
>>
>> observation is this: since TT results have no bearing on road race
>> upgrades (as
>> it should be), why should we use road race categories to describe the
>> competitive level of a time trialist? Road race, track, mountain bike, and
>>
>> 'cross categories are designed to encourage competition and to create
>> races
>> where riders are relatively evenly matched on experience and fitness. Why
>> not
>> have the same for the time trials? Using road categories for the TT is
>> just
>> slightly better than arbitrariness.
>>
>> Furthermore, why is it that whenever someone examines the status quo, the
>> vast
>> majority of responses are either sarcastic or belittle the post or author.
>> Is
>> there a better way to categorize the TT? Maybe no category is the answer.
>> It
>> such a different form of racing with completely unique equipment, perhaps
>> it
>> should be categorized separately from road racing, like 'cross or track.
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