ACC Members only Road Race CHAMPIONSHIPS

[Antloony]

[quote="mrP(Boonen)VT"]Finally, I have to end on a bit of a downer - I received a complaint from a horserider, which slightly soured the event. Please don't respond as I have dealt with it and have resolved it amicably, but if you were involved, please think about your reactions.....and let's continue to be Agreeeable.

[Marek]

I remember doing a road race a year or so ago when a horse got a bit upset as the peleton approached. A nice Mercedes had stopped just behind the horse. The horse reared up and then trampled all over the front of the Merc. If I could ban one mode of transport on the road, I have to admit it would be horse riding. I hate the bliming things and I just do not see the attraction.

I mean, why would you want to get on something that is three times the height of you, weighs goodness knows what and swerves around all over the place like George on a road race attack when they get spooked. I just don't get it.

Cheers

Marek...

p.s. that said, I would still be polite to them, you never know some of the girls on these horses have cute butts.

[Antloony]

[quote="Marek"]I mean, why would you want to get on something that is three times the height of you, weighs goodness knows what and swerves around all over the place like George on a road race attack when they get spooked. I just don't get it.

Cheers

Marek...

[Alan M]

[quote]the idea behind club road races is really to get more people racing.

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

We could always make it 30 laps

Andy, I was referring to our club race as a handicap, not the Surrey League - I have had 2 second places there (and both to John Ibbotson RIP ), so I'm not complaining. Congrats on your win.

It seems to me that the "B" race is just about right and it's only the fast boys that are whinging. Don't forget guys, we are limited in what we can do. However, I think Snoop's/Marek's idea of a stage race has some mileage in it, just thinking it through at he moment.

[huw williams]

[quote="mrP(Boonen)VT"] It seems to me that the "B" race is just about right and it's only the fast boys that are whinging.

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote="huw williams"] Even experienced racers who made brave but ultimately doomed attacks in the early stages and got dropped with two laps to go had a great time

[quote="mrP(Boonen)VT"][quote="huw williams"] Even experienced racers who made brave but ultimately doomed attacks in the early stages and got dropped with two laps to go had a great time

[TimN]

how did you paste the photos in, i have got one to the winner of the A race if you want it?

[Sylv]

No we don't!

[-Adam-]

[quote="TimN"]how did you paste the photos in, i have got one to the winner of the A race if you want it?

[-Adam-]

[quote="mrP(Boonen)VT"]We could always make it 30 laps

[Andy E]

Here's an idea for next years race..

Why not make the A race a team affair This would liven things up and make for a more interesting and tactical race. Say we had 15 riders, split into teams of 3 (as chosen by the judges and made as similar in ability as possible). This would really change things on a simple flat course like Newchapel. If 3 guys from different teams make a break, it's then down to the 2 un-represented teams to get to work and chase it down, whilst the others sit in and get a free ride, ready to counter if the break gets caught.. The team with the best sprinter would need to control things, whilst those without a sprinter would have to get away.

As well as making for a more interesting race, it would also serve as a valuable learning experience for most of us in racing as part of a team as opposed to on your own (which if we're honest is what we do in most 3/4 races). Just think of the grounding this would give our racers and the havok we could then wreak in the Surrey League

Thoughts?

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Great idea for an ACC training session, but the oint of the race is to find the club champion and for that, it needs to be an individual race.

I'm still working on the idea of a stage race.

I had thought of combining it with a swim and a run, but that would never catch on

[Snoop Doug]

[quote="Marek"]I hate the bliming things and I just do not see the attraction.