Dave Campbell

In the USCF days (which OBRA later followed the "guidelines" in some areas),
the Senior State RR was "supposed to be" around 100 mi. Pretty universal.
As a skinny little first yr Senior in 1987 in Wyoming, despite being off the
back, I was dang proud to make it through my 1st 100 mile test. It did kind
of help set it apart and assure that guys like Richard and Mike and later Ed
and Dusty were fighting it out at the end as the distance naturally weeded
some of the others. Including me!

Best,
DC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eddie French"
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 2:32 PM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] state RR distance

> Since coming back to racing after an 8 year layoff I've kinda accepted
> that RR distances for the cat 1,2 fields are shorter but our state RR
> falls short of the min distance of 120K or around 75mi. i'm pretty sure
> i've never done a state RR less than 100mi.(haven't done one since 1998)
> 70mi. is great but there is a big difference between 70mi and 100+mi.
>
> The last time i did state RR on this course we did 5 laps for rehearsal
> and 6 laps for the champ.(can't remember who won maybe Richard Kirby) part
> of racing at a high level is endurance and a race over 100 mi. is
> necessary to find the state RR champ.(just my thoughts)
>
> 8F2. State Road Race Championships
> Men Cat. 1-3 120-205 km
> Women 55-110 km
> 8F3. National Road Race Championships
> Men Cat. 1 160-225 km
> Women Cat. 1-2 100-140 km
>
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eddie French

Mike I think we still have one thing in common when it comes to the state RR we are the only ones to win the reherasl and state RR in the same year. Also i never implied i could hang out there with the young guns for even 70mi.

Micros8391@aol.com

Ed is right. We have used that course for the State Championships at least
4 times since I started racing and it was always 6 laps, making it a true
measure of the strongest rider. Of course, these days even 4 laps on that
course with the young, fast guys is too much for me. And Ed, did you have to
remind me of that 1990 State Championship race that Richard Kirby won.
That's one that I've been trying to forget for 20 years.

Mike Rosenberg

In a message dated 5/12/2011 2:32:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
eddie.french@comcast.net writes:

Since coming back to racing after an 8 year layoff I've kinda accepted
that RR distances for the cat 1,2 fields are shorter but our state RR falls
short of the min distance of 120K or around 75mi. i'm pretty sure i've
never done a state RR less than 100mi.(haven't done one since 1998) 70mi. is
great but there is a big difference between 70mi and 100+mi.

The last time i did state RR on this course we did 5 laps for rehearsal
and 6 laps for the champ.(can't remember who won maybe Richard Kirby) part of
racing at a high level is endurance and a race over 100 mi. is necessary
to find the state RR champ.(just my thoughts)

8F2. State Road Race Championships
Men Cat. 1-3 120-205 km
Women 55-110 km
8F3. National Road Race Championships
Men Cat. 1 160-225 km
Women Cat. 1-2 100-140 km

E
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Eddie French

Since coming back to racing after an 8 year layoff I've kinda accepted that RR distances for the cat 1,2 fields are shorter but our state RR falls short of the min distance of 120K or around 75mi. i'm pretty sure i've never done a state RR less than 100mi.(haven't done one since 1998) 70mi. is great but there is a big difference between 70mi and 100+mi.

The last time i did state RR on this course we did 5 laps for rehearsal and 6 laps for the champ.(can't remember who won maybe Richard Kirby) part of racing at a high level is endurance and a race over 100 mi. is necessary to find the state RR champ.(just my thoughts)

8F2. State Road Race Championships
Men Cat. 1-3 120-205 km
Women 55-110 km
8F3. National Road Race Championships
Men Cat. 1 160-225 km
Women Cat. 1-2 100-140 km

E