If you join USA Cycling, they provide a list of ongoing events in your area. Also, I would be shocked if there’s not a regional messageboard or mailing list for cycling in your area - they have one for seemingly every region. So find that, or ask around at your LBS. Most dudes in shops LOVE to talk about racing.
I also can’t wait for fall. I wish it were already here, even though that means missing the track and road season.
If the weathers good, I’ll be racing up Mt Washington this weekend.
I hit/got hit by a car this afternoon. He had the right of way and it was totally my fault. As I arched through the air and hit the ground all I could think about was the race.
The bike is OK but my “good” hip is a little sore.
Could have been worse. It was a wake up call. Need to be careful out there…
Still hoping to get under 1:40:00
Oh shit! Glad to hear you are alright and still hitting Mt. Washington. Best of luck with the good hip.
Mt Washington today in 1:37:30. 88th out of 164 12th out of 23 in my age group.
The weather was near perfect! Little on the hot side below the tree line. 50 degrees F at the top with light winds and fog.
Props to my Wife who woke up early to drive me down the Mt., and for putting up with my prerace buggie behavior.
I’m very happy with my ride and felt good . Had fun too!
Props to the dood on the Steam roller with what looked like 32/20 gears. Had had a hard grind up in about 2 hours.
Props to the tandem Man/Woman team who blew by me at the halfway point. “Holy shit, Looking strong”!
1:26:15
Next week Ascutny on Saturday(theres still time, one more day to register) http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=5622
Then the MT Wash practice ride with the Pista 20/21T on Sunday
I did Ascutney Saturday in 43:37, 2:05 faster then last year.
Today I did Mt Washington fixed 20/21 in 1:43:57
Jesus, that shit looks straight nasty. Props for sure.
i raced my first crit last night - after work, and after a 20 mile ride up to northern new jersey. smallish field of about thirty riders, over a really fun 1 mile course with some really rough sections that were great for either slowing down the field and forcing any attacks around you, or attacking on! my stealth teammate said i did too much work at the front.
with a few to go the sprinter-filled pack didn’t want to reel in three people who were off the front; pace was at about 31mph coming around the last turn down the long straightaway to the line. i was near the front and my teammate moved ahead of me. people started sprinting really early, i caught a wheel and then launched right after my teammate did. he took first in the field sprint and i took 3rd, for 6th overall…
i learned that crits are fucking awesome.
[quote=“queerpunk”]i learned that crits are fucking awesome.[/quote] 
this friday on south beach:
looks like a parking lot race.
Hey Boise people, looks like there’s another race coming up in a couple weeks, clear your calendars
Edit: stupid forums messing up my thumbnails or something http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7522 … ierzj5.jpg
I’m doing the Hill climb at Mt Washington again on Saturday. I’ve been tapering for a 10 days. I’m well rested and feeling Strong!
Blowing off work tomorrow so I can register then check in the motel early. Race morning I’ll arrive early and warm up on rollers for 40 minutes.
This event is the most important to me this year. I’m well prepared.
I WILL KICK ASS ON MY LAST TIME. I’m going to get up that hill in under 1:35:00.
FUCK Yeah!
Hail! The 22% grade was like a carpet of pea sized marbles .5" deep. It was coming down harder then I’ve ever see hail! I was spotting riders up the last grade and caching some before they fell. I lost a couple on a tandem though. It was just to much with the standing on marbles and me being tired and all. I did slow their fall down though.
Other news, my spare wheel got second place!
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?...8/washington08It was an Ultagra hub laced to a Sun M17A. I pulled my 9sp cassette for Nico, he slapped on his 10, did a rushed cable adjustment and he was off.
I did not do as well. 1:38:14. 44 seconds slower then in July. Conditions were near perfect with no wind .Lots of PR’s and Age group records were smashed.
I felt great the whole way up and was chatting and joking with other riders. I should have kept me head down and worked harder?!
About 10 min after I finished the hail begin. Some peeps were walking their bikes bare foot. No traction in roadie shoes.
I met a 71 year old that rode 200+ miles from Amherst MA on the bike he raced! The oldest was 75 the youngest was a pint sized 9 yr old on a custom Colnago with 18"(?) wheels.
The D2R2 was the most suffering I’ve ever had on a bike. 80% of the ride on dirt. I got lost twice and ended up doing over 85 miles on loose gravel roads. Long pain filled grinds followed by awesome descents. On one paved section an older guy and I hit 51 mph Some cars were in front of us so we had to slow for them! I regularly hit 40+ on some long dirt sections.
I ran Tufo 32mm Elite tubulars @ 50 psi .The tires felt great. On one washed out descent, I was ripping it up passing all of the timid, bunny hopping rocks and ruts. I bottomed to the rim a couple of times. Not hard enough to dent the rim but hard enough to feel it. No pinch flats! I love tubulars off road.
I met 6 people who did Mt Washington and all including me thought it was a cakewalk/ride compared to this.
Can’t wait till next year!
http://www.franklinlandtrust.org/epicride.htmHey Nitro! Do this one!
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6158I’m on it, not surr if I’m doing the 25 or 50…
I’ve been racing a bunch of local crits, but everyone here is a fucking monster and it’s impossible to keep up. The guys from Zipp are punishing.
8 weeks to CX here. I’m starting to get a lil giddy.
Ride with Monsters, Become a Monster 
Kill, Kill, [size=200]KILL! RAHR![/size]
CX! Yay!
OK, now I’m really giddy. RAHR indeedy
