Schreck, George
If you want a championship race with a flat finish, there is the
District Crit in August. Also, there is PIR and other flat races as
well. The road races should be hard, and if you look at a lot of the
European races, they end with uphill finishes. I think it provides a
bit of balance to have some races where climbing with power determines
the winner. Not every race should favor sprinters.
-----Original Message-----
From: mike.m-@obra.org [mailto:mike.m-@obra.org]
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:14 AM
To: 'OBRA Remailer'
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] front Helium missing from wheel pit @
Championship RR
Although I agree about the placement of the finish I don't think that
"under
5' 4" and 120lbs" really applies to any of the winners. Aaron Olsen?
Barry
Wicks? Not exactly heavy guys but not very short. In the Cat 4/5 all
the
top places were relatively tall guys. In some of the fields the top
places
were actually fairly heavy people. They all had the characteristic of
having a big power output and ability to climb. Although some can also
sprint, they did not need to use that yesterday.
At any rate, you will be happy to know that moving the finish closer to
the
start is being considered for the State Championships in June.
Mike Murray
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Malcolm [mailto:gary.m-@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 08:38 AM
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] front Helium missing from wheel pit @
Championship
RR
Dear OBRA,
Here's my take on the Rehearsal Road Race.
I want to thank OBRA for finding another great course in a beautiful
location. As I have come to expect, the officiating and support was
beyond
reproach. In particular I would like to point out what a balanced course
this loop turned out to be. Great wind swept flats. Twisty, technical
descents. Moderate rollers to stretch the legs and of course the hill
just
long enough to allow good climbers to open gaps in the field.
And this brings me to my one negative. The finish placement. Why was the
finish basically located at the KOM? I understand wanting to balance the
climb and the big flats so as not to have too much of a sprint at the
finish
for safety and easy officiating but the placement really was a gift to
those
of us under 5' 4" and 120lbs (as verified by the results!). There really
was
no chance even an extra mile or two would have given in reeling those
little
guys back in, as had happenend on previous laps...
This probably should have been advertised as the Climbing Championship
for
the 4/5's.
Thanks for listening to my whining. Perhaps I'll eat fewer donuts next
season. In any event I had a great time, didn't hit the hay bales' and
the
Criterium season is just around the corner!
Gary Malcolm
To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com.
To respond to the list manager send to cmur-@obra.org
To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This email is confidential and may be legally privileged.
It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else, unless expressly approved by the sender or an authorized addressee, is unauthorized.
If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action omitted or taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe that you have received this email in error, please contact the sender, delete this e-mail and destroy all copies.
==============================================================================