Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> In article <48226246$0$5140$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Colin Campbell <cmcampb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Off The Back wrote:
>>> OK, in the spirit of today's rbr race re****ts, I'll go next...
>>>
>>> Sunday's 80-mile pro/1/2 road race at San Luis Rey (north county San
>>> Diego); 50-60 starters, no sign of ST or Kurgan.
>>>
>>> We begin near the end, Memento style... On what I thought was the last
>>> 11-mile lap, I began sitting on the winning break of Dave Clinger
(Rock
>>> Racing), Ben Brooks (Type 1), and Adam Livingston (5-Star). No
>>> complaints from them; it was clear I wouldn't be contesting the
sprint.
>>> I'd slide off a bike length each time one of them came to the back.
>>> Their rotation was beautifully smooth, and I was getting mesmerized by
>>> it. None of them ever skipped a turn, despite obvious suffering. I
>>> thought about offering fluid or gels--a token contribution at
least--but
>>> then decided against it. The gap to the chase group was a couple
minutes
>>> and we weren't going to get caught.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, I had to let go on the gradual stair steps in the last
>>> mile. Just too wasted from the earlier efforts. Up ahead, Clinger won
>>> the sprint, followed by Livingston and Brooks. I crossed the line next
>>> and I went straight to the officials and pleaded my case. "PLEASE let
me
>>> be done!" Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the three-man break had
>>> lapped me. In a road race. On an 11-mile course... "Can't I finish on
>>> the same lap as the leaders?", I begged. They gave me a definitive
>>> "NO!", so I soldiered on alone for another lap, ultimately fini****ng
>>> 30th, one spot out of the Lantern Rouge.
>>>
>>> Now, I wouldn't have gotten lapped if not for a desperately-needed
>>> ****ta-potty stop about half-way through the race. Even under the best
>>> conditions, pee'ing off the bike is tough for somebody my age, but
>>> Sunday was really windy and attempting it would have either: (A)
caused
>>> a crash, resulting in me getting beat up; (B) sprayed somebody else,
>>> resulting in me getting beat up; or (C) dribbled into my shoe,
resulting
>>> in pee in my shoe. I decided it was best to stop.
>>>
>>> The pee break was so desperate because I had downed a couple liters of
>>> cytomax and V-8 immediately before the start. I figured I needed to
>>> rehydrate from the morning, when I did the 46-mile Masters Fatty
event.
>>>
>>> I didn't get lapped in that race. In fact, shockingly, I won the field
>>> sprint for 2nd place. I say shockingly because I was probably the
>>> littlest guy in the field and had been suffering nasty muscle cramps
the
>>> final lap. (Thus the later indulgence of V-8 and cytomax.)
>>>
>>> But even more shocking to me was the physical appearances of the 60-70
>>> guys lined up at the start. I had been assured by rbr that everyone in
a
>>> Masters race would be grossly obese (and on beautiful $10,000 bikes).
>>> Apparently these guys didn't get the memo because most were lean and
>>> ripped (and on beautiful $10,000 bikes). I was disgusted and
disappointed.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>> http://marcofanelli.blogspot.com
>>>
>> I had no idea that this newsgroup was actually about bicycle racing!
>>
>> Good weekend for you!
>>
>> Just so I can brag, I "won" the downhill from my coach and his other
>> student on Glendora Mountain Road down to East Fork Road. In fact, I
>> was so dominant that I stopped, got out my camera (the weight of the
>> camera and a quarter I found before the climb no doubt helping my
>> descending), and snapped five pictures before they pulled up to me.
>
> Congrats Colin. I win downhill races too.
>
> That means you're hugely fat.
>
> BTW Mark, props for doing a Pro/1/2 race after a good showing in the
> Master's race. You're an inspiration to fatties everywhere.
>
Nah, it means I have a lot of time to plan my downhill attack while I'm
climbing.
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