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Tour of the Catskills - ST WINNER

Bouker

Aug 20, 08 9:57

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Tour of the Catskills - ST WINNER	Can't Post

Really cool to see this type of race up in that region. Hope it gets a lot of riders and a ton of support - only 2 hours from the city and some good lodging deals...beats the mind-numbing laps in CP and Prospect and the perils of 9W...

http://www.tourofthecatskills.com/...ls/Race_Weekend.html

http://www.bouker.blogspot.com

(This post was edited by Bouker on Sep 8, 08 6:18)

Jon

Aug 20, 08 10:39

Post #2 of 11 (358 views)

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How do you even register for a race like that? The website does not say. Bike racing seems very inaccessible. Triathlon and running races are easy - you just check out a website and sign up and show up an race. Bike racing - not so much.

trichris

Aug 20, 08 10:42

Post #3 of 11 (354 views)

Re: Tour of the Catskills [Jon] [In reply to]	Can't Post

You click on Bigreg. That's what you use to register for bike races.

Sabrekitty

Aug 20, 08 10:44

Post #4 of 11 (347 views)

Re: Tour of the Catskills [Jon] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Most bike races use bikereg.com. Day of license aren't too bad, but if you've a USCF membership you can find bike races on the USCF website as well. Only a rare few bike races use active.com.
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Jon

Aug 20, 08 10:46

Post #5 of 11 (346 views)

Re: Tour of the Catskills [trichris] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Thank you. I had no idea at all. You have opened up a new world to me. Though with my bike handling skills, perhaps I'm better off sticking to tri anyway.

bpq

Aug 20, 08 11:13

Post #6 of 11 (327 views)

Re: Tour of the Catskills [Jon] [In reply to]	Can't Post

only cat4's and above can race. You have to start as a cat5... so unless you're already racing you wouldn't be eligable to race. Moving from a cat5-cat4 takes about a season... but you can do it quicker if you really want.

In any case, I would highly recommend giving bike racing a try. It's a new world indeed! :-)
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Bouker

Aug 28, 08 8:54

Post #7 of 11 (262 views)

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They added a Cat 5 field for this race (meaning, basically anyone can race)...should be a great weekend.
I'm just hoping to finish both days, the loops are some tough riding!

http://www.bouker.blogspot.com

kus

Aug 28, 08 9:00

Post #8 of 11 (256 views)

Re: Tour of the Catskills [Bouker] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I'm registered too and ready to face the enemy... HILLS. One advantage racing in the parks has, it's flat. But this will be a great weekend.

stef

bpq

Aug 28, 08 9:36

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Re: Tour of the Catskills [kus] [In reply to]	Can't Post

you're going to love it.

let us know how it goes.
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Bouker

Sep 8, 08 6:21

Post #10 of 11 (163 views)

Re: Tour of the Catskills [kus] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Dude - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!!

Great race! I heard it was an epic race with rain on day 1 and some great support. I hope this race sticks for a long time. I wish I could have made it, pregnant wife, mother in town to shop for nursery and the last 10 months filled with IM training I had to sacrifice a weekend to the family...hope to be there next year.

Congratulations!!!

http://www.bouker.blogspot.com

kus

Sep 8, 08 9:47

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Re: Tour of the Catskills [Bouker] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Hey Bouker, finally all that long distance triathlon training paid back and I got to race my first 2 day "stage" race. This was my third cat-4 race after upgrading from the cat-5 driving school and we all had a blast. The catskills are simply fantastic for riding, barely any traffic and incredible scenery. Lot's of small towns with quite some spectator support, good places to eat and only 2 hours away from nyc.

Saturday gave us more than 3000 feet of climbing over 52 miles, lot's of rain but at least the temperature was pretty mild. In the second half I essentially got dropped on every hill from the lead group and had to constantly grind my way back into it. The flats were no problem, but with the 3 and 4 fields combined, it shattered the peleton fairly early on. At the end I had lost 29 seconds to the leader, plus 15 seconds for the time bonuses. At this point, even placing in the top ten was out of reach.

Sunday, 4100!!! feet over 52 miles, with one section that went up something like 1400 over 5 miles. I had started an early 12 mile solo break away, reaching the bottom of that climb 75 seconds before the chase group and got luckily swallowed with only one more mile to climb. With 16 miles to go, I went off solo again but this time had a "partner" who mostly sat on my wheel to protect his yellow jersey leader. We still went as hard as we could and it was enough to finish 80 seconds before the main chase group. Enough to take the yellow jersey - - - I swear they gave me one :) pictures should be up soon on their website.

This race should become a classic in the north-east, and how cool is it to have a cat 5 race added to it...?

Oh, and I'm feeling no pain in my legs and went running this morning...

stef