Here's the plan for the weekend:
Saturday (Battenkill recon ride): We'll aim to leave my house by 7 am (realistically 7:15) and we'll pick Kenny and John up at Olsen's Country Store in Bwater Corners (intersection of Rt 4 and Rt 100A). We'll stop at a diner in Manchester for bfast on the way. Plan is to do the ride at a very moderate pace as most of the team is racing Marblehead on Sun. We'll stop at least once on the ride for food. All kids should bring money for breakfast and for stops. We'll be back home for dinner.
Sunday (Marblehead RR): Leaving at 5 am (gulp). We'll do a quick stop for an egg sandwich after we get off the highway in Salem. We'll have a nice lunch at the Barnacle in Mhead after the races and then be home in time for dinner. Kids should bring money for food.
For those doing Yale next weekend, please don't forget to register. So far, I have Ansel, Erin, Brendan, Peter and Alden racing (Tommy will be home for Easter).
Also, the kits are in! I'll leave the individual bags at the Start House for pickup.
Thanks!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
March 26 weekly update
Wow, what a weekend! I was the '89 Collegiate National Champion and I was runner up '92, so college racing is very near and dear to my heart. Now I think it's already near and dear to our team's hearts. The racing was outstanding. Incredible competition from top schools like Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Dartmouth, UPenn, MIT, Columbia, Williams, UVM, etc.. Excellent courses, expert officiating, flawless timing, all in a mini stage race with very low entry fees. There was even great announcing by volunteer college kids. Just a great buzz with lots of camaraderie. And boy did our kids take to it. In three races in two days, we had:
Saturday road race: Peter, Jr. 3rd in Mens B, Erin 8th in Womens A, Ansel 17th in Mens A, Alden 20th in Mens B. Peter made the winning break, but with a downhill, tailwind sprint, he had little hope in Jr. gearing, but he still podiumed.
Sunday Invid. Time Trial: Peter, Jr. 1st in M-B, Erin 10th in W-A, Ansel 13th in M- A, Alden 17th in M-B
Sunday afternoon criterium: Ansel 2nd in M-A, Erin 3rd in W-A, Peter Jr. mid-pack and Alden finishing just off the back. This was a breakthrough race for everyone, not only because everyone raced so strong, but because everyone raced so smart! From Alden riding strong to finish despite being ill last week, to Peter timing his breakaway attempt almost to perfection (he got caught with a half lap to go), to Erin placing 3rd in a race ending in field sprint (!) to Ansel saving his legs the whole race by committing to a field sprint finish and then executing said field sprint perfectly, it was a coach's dream race.
Full results here: http://velocityresults.com/
Also, for many pics of the weekend, check out these galleries:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.375129242518108.89774.100000631056968&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.375131685851197.89776.100000631056968&type=3
For this week, check out the training calendar on the team website. On Saturday, we'll be heading down to Cambridge NY to recon the Tour of the Battenkill course. This will be a good base-mileage for our alpine kids as we'll keep it very slow and take lots of stops. Please let me know if you plan to attend.
Thanks!
Saturday road race: Peter, Jr. 3rd in Mens B, Erin 8th in Womens A, Ansel 17th in Mens A, Alden 20th in Mens B. Peter made the winning break, but with a downhill, tailwind sprint, he had little hope in Jr. gearing, but he still podiumed.
Sunday Invid. Time Trial: Peter, Jr. 1st in M-B, Erin 10th in W-A, Ansel 13th in M- A, Alden 17th in M-B
Sunday afternoon criterium: Ansel 2nd in M-A, Erin 3rd in W-A, Peter Jr. mid-pack and Alden finishing just off the back. This was a breakthrough race for everyone, not only because everyone raced so strong, but because everyone raced so smart! From Alden riding strong to finish despite being ill last week, to Peter timing his breakaway attempt almost to perfection (he got caught with a half lap to go), to Erin placing 3rd in a race ending in field sprint (!) to Ansel saving his legs the whole race by committing to a field sprint finish and then executing said field sprint perfectly, it was a coach's dream race.
Full results here: http://velocityresults.com/
Also, for many pics of the weekend, check out these galleries:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.375129242518108.89774.100000631056968&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.375131685851197.89776.100000631056968&type=3
For this week, check out the training calendar on the team website. On Saturday, we'll be heading down to Cambridge NY to recon the Tour of the Battenkill course. This will be a good base-mileage for our alpine kids as we'll keep it very slow and take lots of stops. Please let me know if you plan to attend.
Thanks!
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