Dave Palmer
I agree with Eric and David. I think POC is a good course, and though I was
out of town for this years race, I can tell you that there were multiple
early attacks last year. A group with a mix of 35+ and 45+ riders was able
to get away in the middle of the race, and they were never caught. There
were attempts to chase them down, but it didn't work. It saddens me to hear
of the behavior at this years event because I've always felt that the
Masters fields , though very competitive, were always the safest, and most
behaved group to ride with. I am curious that there weren't more DQ's for
centerline violations, but I understand the difficulty in identifying the
cheaters from a follow car. (Sorry if the name hurts, but crossing the
centerline to advance your position is Cheating!). Good (and safe) team
tactics might require you to start working towards the front with a couple
of laps to go. Don't wait till the end of the race to try to get a bunch of
riders to the front for a sprint. Anyone who later argued with, or berated
an official, or used profanity around the volunteers and their kids, should
at least be DQ'd, if not given a lengthy suspension. We can't allow the
behavior of a few individuals to force us out of good race venues, or cause
us to lose good race officials like Nancy Magnus.
Dave Palmer
Capitol Velo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Kytola" <eric.k-@kingdesign.com>
To: "'Obra (E-mail)" <ob-@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Centerline & Masters Racing
three other words:
attack attack attack
the POC is a great course.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Cockman, DC [mailto:bra-@cognisurf.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 1:58 PM
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Centerline & Masters Racing
Three words: rolling road closure... at least for the bigger fields.
David Auker wrote:
Brad Cockman, DC, said:
On another note, the layout of POC doesn't really lend itself to safe
riding conditions. Flat course which keeps packs together, super
narrow
roads with little or no shoulder (and dead vermin) and big fields is a
prescription for disaster in my book. Any better roads in that neck of
the woods?
I happen to LOVE that course! True, without any wind, it can be a
pack-keeper-together, but wind is common in that part of the
valley...it's
not uncommon for the field to be fairly shredded at the finish.
What would be your "perfect" course? What is "safe?" How tame do you
want
to make it?
David
"A bit defensive, since I'm the founder of POC..."
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