Pics from the Roswell Crit last Sunday.

[Fausto]

Doing the Nalley Historic Roswell NRC races this Sunday if anyone's feeling sporty. I'll be competing in the men's 3/4 and 2/3 races.

5/3/05

[*] Well, we won the 3/4 race and survived the 2/3 race (barely). I'm still waiting for the local pro photographer there to post the pics on his web site, but here's one of me in the 2/3 race. Why I appear to be smiling, I don't know since that race was stupidly fast.

Remind me why I pay to do this?

More pics.

Fun, fun, fun.

Moving to the front toward the end of the race.

Covering a breakaway attempt.

Taking the front at the start of the final lap.

The last pic is interesting since it shows the leadout train in action. The guy on the left has just taken a big pull for most of a lap and is now dropping back into the pack. I'm just starting my work and the guy behind me takes over with a half-lap to go to get our sprinter (just to the right of the pic) in position to win the race. Which he did.

 

[FoBoT]

so how much is that combined? about 17/12 ? so that is 1 and 5/12 ? i am not so good at the maths

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
so how much is that combined? about 17/12 ? so that is 1 and 5/12 ? i am not so good at the maths

It's all metric and would take hours to explain properly.


(Answer: I'm a Category 3 rider. They're combining the 4's and 3's in one race and the 2's and 3's in another. Since I'm a 3, I can do both.)

 

[FoBoT]

i am no goodz that hte metrics either, n/m

good luck on the race(s) though :thumbsup:

 

[newbiepcuser]

Good luck dude

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: newbiepcuser
Good luck dude

Thanks. We're hoping to shred the 3/4 field and then hold our own later against the 2's.

 

[Lounatik]

I think that to make it sporting, they should leave Hwy 9 open to general trafffic. Oh, and postpone the race to 7:30 am Monday morning. If that dont put a 3/4 in your drawers I dont know what will. :laugh:


Seriously, good luck and let us know the results.


Peace


Lounatik

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Lounatik
I think that to make it sporting, they should leave Hwy 9 open to general trafffic. Oh, and postpone the race to 7:30 am Monday morning. If that dont put a 3/4 in your drawers I dont know what will. :laugh:


Seriously, good luck and let us know the results.


Peace


Lounatik

Trust me, going through a corner with 100 other riders at 30mph is a shorts-filling event in its own right.

 

[nakedfrog]

My dad used to live there a few years ago.

 

[slightlyhuman]

i'll come and throw a stick in your spokes

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: DP
i'll come and throw a stick in your spokes

....and will then immediately be torn to tiny pieces by 100 or so angry cyclists.

 

[Fausto]

Well, we pulled the leadout-train trick again and put our sprinter on the top of the podium. Pics should be up soon.

 

[Fausto]

Bump for pictars (first post).

 

[Fausto]

What? No love for the Spandex Man?

 

[Fausto]

That's it. I'm going to kill myself.

 

[ponyo]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
My dad used to live there a few years ago.

I live there now.

 

[boyRacer]

i see an s-works ahead of you!

Go Specialized!

 

[Fausto]

Added more pics.

 

[newbiepcuser]

Originally posted by: bR
i see an s-works ahead of you!

Go Specialized!

Yeah, get a real brand!

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: newbiepcuser

Originally posted by: bR
i see an s-works ahead of you!

Go Specialized!

Yeah, get a real brand!

Maybe next year.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: newbiepcuser

Originally posted by: bR
i see an s-works ahead of you!

Go Specialized!

Yeah, get a real brand!

Maybe next year.

lol... i was joking...

Specialized doesn't really raise eyebrows among roadie snobs :frown:... anyway... this year might be their best chance yet to place higher in the pro tour since Gerolsteiner is riding them... plus Fausto is a Campy boy so I don't think Specialized is good enough for him... unless it was free.

 

[Fausto]

Actually, Specialized makes very nice road stuff. Several guys on our team have Roubaixs or the Aluminum E5s. Bianchi just happens to be our bike sponsor this year...who knows what we'll get next year.