My 2006 season concludes this weekend.

[Fausto]

First race was Feb 25th, my last will be Oct 1. How's that for a longass season?


They payout for the Sunday finale is (by amateur standards) nuts. Even 30th place gets $100. :Q

http://www.gacup.homestead.com/06atlantaPRIZE.html

Saturday

*circuit race NE of Atlanta. 2.5km circuit w/four corners and a couple very short climbs. Since there's so much money on the line tomorrow there were a bunch of pro teams there. I followed one move off the front behind a Health Net guy and a guy from Priority Health and just about upchucked my lungs trying to stay with them. :laugh:

Finished somewhere around 20-25 (I didn't check since the money only went 10 deep). Hard race, but I was happy to be able to mix it up with the big boys rather than just hanging on for dear life.

Tomorrow is going to be fscking brutal. 60 laps on a 1km circuit with two hairy corners and a nice big hill every lap. All the money means guys are going to be attacking pretty much every single lap.

 

[CrackRabbit]

thats way too much time spent in spandex.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
thats way too much time spent in spandex.

:laugh:

You say that like it's a bad thing.

 

[tbike06]

I should get into cycling.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: tbike06
I should get into cycling.

The chicks dig it.

 

[Fausto]

You guys care more than this, I just know it.

 

[JayHu]

so your racing season is coming to a close?

you train year round though right?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: JayHu
so your racing season is coming to a close?

you train year round though right?

Yeah, I'll take a week or so completely off the bike and then start my offseason training. I probably spend more total time on the bike in the winter than I do during the race season.

 

[deadlyapp]

where do you stand right now in the rankings?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: deadlyapp
where do you stand right now in the rankings?

I was sitting like 12th or something in the Cat3's (I missed a bunch of the races), but you lose half your points when you upgrade so I'm way down the list in the Pro/1/2 standings.

 

[oboeguy]

$100 for 30th? Nice! The best road races around here, which are really circuit races with a long circuit, the Fall/Spring Bear Mountain Classics barely offer that much for first place!

How's (racing) life been since the upgrade to Cat 2?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: oboeguy
$100 for 30th? Nice! The best road races around here, which are really circuit races with a long circuit, the Fall/Spring Bear Mountain Classics barely offer that much for first place!

How's (racing) life been since the upgrade to Cat 2?

It's pretty damn fast. I can hang, but I'm going to have to have a very focused program over the winter if I want to be competitive next year.

 

[Fausto]

Raced today, quick report in first post.

 

[Fausto]

Care, dammit, care. :|

 

[tbike06]

Thats pretty cool that you can hang with those big teams. :thumbsup:
Edit. What do you do for your winter training? Do you do a lot of stuff off the bike too?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: tbike06
Thats pretty cool that you can hang with those big teams. :thumbsup:
Edit. What do you do for your winter training? Do you do a lot of stuff off the bike too?

I mostly do a ridiculous amount of miles. I'm planning to do some gym time (free weights) and core work this winter as well. Typically, I do 15-20 hours per week on the bike.

 

[ViviTheMage]

good luck!

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
good luck!

It's all over now. I ended up doing course marshall work all day Sunday keeping drunk people from wandering out into the race course.

Then I drank copious amounts of beer with my teammates.