Sorry for the delay in my write up. A lot has happened since my one and only trip to the podium. The paparazzi will not leave me alone; Oprah is hounding me to be on her show; my agent is in negotiations for me to be on the AARP developmental cycling team; the book deals, …. It is hectic.
First, my apologies to Tom (a.k.a. T.O.) I realized as we pass the start/finish that I was off by a lap when responding to Tom on how many laps left. I yelled, but Tom was already out to make a name for Tower Racing on the final lap - 1. You got to fear that guy’s don’t hold back mentality. He was looking pretty strong throughout the race. I can’t help but wonder if he would have taken the whole race.
Tom sets the strategy: track on the inside; stay up front, but not THE front; Hit it hard at the bridge on Balboa on the final lap. Sounds like a plan. I’ll just do what Tom does.
The start of the race, I am feeling tentative, I realize in the first few laps that I have not taken any hard corners since May at Matteson. I am hitting the breaks before every corner and the whole field around me is also surging. I need to get the hang of this quick. After a few laps, I settle down and am able to avoid hitting the breaks by taking a tight inside line in the corners (Tom’s plan).
Gary’s right. It is quite motivating when your teammates are in the race. I could not help but admire Gary’s, Tom’s and Tony’s jerseys as they zoom up the inside. It is super cool looking ahead when each was taking a turn at leading the race. When I grabbed the lead, I realized how hard that wind was coming from the South. I kept the pace going until I had to climb up Balboa. I slow to the right and I look to my left to see Gary driving up the inside (Tom’s plan in action). All the riders behind me jump to his wheel. Thank you, Gary.
I recover from the pull and realize I’m near the back of the pack. You cannot rest for a minute in these races. As I move up, I get boxed in by experimenting with going up the middle. This is not a good feeling. I stick to Tom’s plan and drive up the inside in small spurts to get near the front once again.
On the final lap less 1, Tom works his magic in hopes to get Tower Racing on the board. It was impressive. Shortly after we cross “Tom’s finish line” (notice how I am distancing myself from this), the announcer says “One lap to go”. I find myself at about 12-15th and am seeing the XXX guys collecting near the front. This must be the time. I’m feeling good and try to keep to the inside.
I apply Tom’s plan on each corner moving up a few positions. With ½ lap to go, I am sitting about 8th and feeling that this would be an ok position in the Clarendon Hills sprint, but I’d like to be closer to the front. I have been noticing there is a slow down before turn 3 that I am able to avoid by staying tight, just have to be careful over the man hole covers. Out of the corner, I see the 3 leaders driving up the hill on Balboa and starting to gap, I stand on it to close a minor gap and pass 4 in the process. The lead guy is wasted and gets peeled off. I tuck in behind the new 2nd place guy into the forth corner, I touch the breaks to get behind for the inside lane (dumb move, but the inside worked for me all day.) I sit and wait to pounce (wrong move, didn’t follow Tom’s final plan on hitting it between turns 3-4). After the 4th corner, I am closing in on 2nd place only to run out of track. I am disappointed that I did not go earlier. Not sure I would have passed anyone, but it would have been nice to find out. Then it hits me, I actually placed in a race. While I am concerned I blew a rare opportunity, I’ll take it.
End result: Tower is on the podium; $100 goes to Tower Racing charities and my company (U.S. Cellular®) will match the gift; team Tower has all four finish the race with wheels down in good standing (in a race with its share of crashes). It’s a good day.
-Ed
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Chicago Criterium- Tower makes the podium!
Hello Hello,
I have been given the write up captain hat, I will do so, but I hope someone special will drop us a little note as well.
Today was the Chicago Criterium. This was the biggest bike race in the city the since the early 90's, I believe. The city wanted to make this a big deal and put on a national caliber event. They did not let down. I have not been on many crit courses outside of illinois, but I cannot imagine a better course with a better back drop anywhere. The only thing that may have made it better is if Radio Head would have shown up today to do a sound check for Lallapalooza. The course had wide roads, the corners were not bad, there was a small amount of incline to spice things up as well. The professionalism of the staff was great. It was a great venue and very well run. The atmosphere surrounding this race was cool to say the least.
I was super excited to find out that Tony C., Ed Ekstrom, Tom Mcnulty (aka. Terry "closing deals" O'Grady) and myself would be in the 30/40 4-5 field, which was full at 75 riders. I cannot say enough about how calming it is to see your mates in the field with you. I introduced Mike Will, from Endure It to the other guys and told him that Ed and Tom have a knack for being in the right spot at the right time. If he were looking to make things happen look for these two guys. That was the extent of race strategy. Something that Tower, as we get stronger, can start to work on when we are in races with multiple riders representing.
Anyway the race starts and I was not super sure that with the field at 75, starting at the back would be best. I was on the start finish line and figured that up front would be a safe bet. I managed to stay up front for a good portion of the beginning of the race. I noticed Tom would pop up then Ed, then Tony would take his flyer up the left side. I tell you, we are going to get it right one of these times and Tony is going to spring something up the left side of the race that is going to stick. I admire his ability to do this on numerous occasions. You will never know until you try. It is good stuff. The race would pick up and slow down throughout the first 25 minutes or so. Some guys tried to go off the front, but the wind was a tough read and slowed things considerably. I think overall the the race was fast, but seemed to really pick up when the time started to count down and now there where only 5 laps left in the race. This is when I noticed that Tom and Ed were right up front. This was motivation for myself to try and pull up closer to them. Again a great advantage to having mates in the race with you. I thought we lost Tony to a crash on the finishing straight a few laps prior and figured he left the race. This was not the case and I think he was behind me. Well, with 3 laps to go the pace bumps up a little and I can still see the Tower colors flying high at the front of the race. I think to myself that one of these guys is going to make something happen. This is great. Some where through the second to the last lap prior to the final lap bell Tom asks Ed how many laps are left. Ed says a whole lap less than what was actually left. Note to self, know how many laps are left myself. If I do not know do not search Ed out and ask him. I am not sure if Tom will every believe Ed again, when asking a specific question regarding life or death matters, like how much do I have to kill myself to win this race. Anyway, Tom takes off like a bat out of heck............... he has smoked the field, gapped us by a good margin and is going strong to the finish line. He crosses the line going so hard the announcers say "hey there is one more lap buddy..." we catch Tom just prior to the first turn and that is it. The jumbotron clearly shows Tom winning the race just on the wrong lap. Strong work, rookie. Seriously though if he got it right he may have won that race. Bad mistake good learning experience. Tom was smiling after the race and that is all that one can do.
With less than one lap to go I can see Ed, riding strong at the front of the pack. He going to do very well in this race. I guess I underestimated my "very well" statement. Although I did have a clear sight line, he manages to push himself to the front and is working to catch the number 2 sprinter only to fall just short, but still holds off the group to take sole grasp of the third spot and put Tower Racing on the podium!! I equal this to a podium at the downers grove race. It was fantastic. Tower is on the podium!!! I managed a 21st place out of 75 and I am sorry to say I am not sure how Tom and Tony did. Ed...... I am sure everyone wants to hear this from you sir.
All in all, it was a fantastic day to race and a fantastic day for the team. I am happy for everyone who raced. It was a tough race and a good finish is respectable.
I will leave you with this............... "Tower is on the Podium!"
Take care,
Gary
Ed Ekstrom Lights Up Chicago Crit
We all have witnessed how well Ed Ekstrom can sprint during our training rides. Today he put the hurt on the 77-rider field at Inaugural Chicago Criterium as he blasted his way to a third place podium finish.
Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago went all out for this event. Grant Park had a carnival-like atmosphere with food vendors, a rock band, and a good-sized crowd. There was also some decent schwag in the form of cow bells, kids T-shirts, and cool water bottles. The sun was shining and the winds were light. The course was a 1.1 mile rectangle (with an arc around Congress Plaza) with the start/finish line at Buckingham Fountain. There were a couple of short rises on Jackson and Balbo where the road goes over the train tracks. A few of the corners were tight and you had to be careful not to overshoot a corner or you would end up in one of Da Mayor's concrete planters. The pavement was uneven in a few spots, but nothing worse than we experience out here in the western suburbs.
Tower Racing had four riders enter the Masters 30/40+ Cat 4/5: Ed E, Gary C, Tom M, and me. As usual, the pace was fast right from the gun. All four of us took turns riding at the front of the peleton. I heard the racer announcer call out Gary's name when he was doing a turn at the front. Quite a few riders lost contact and went off the back. I could not hear the prime laps being announced so I did not contest any. On the straightaway to the start/finish, there was an inexplicable crash directly in front of me, most likely caused by touching of wheels. I saw one rider get launched into the air and it looked as if he did a somersault before slamming onto the pavement. Another rider smashed into the barriers. I somehow made it through the carnage and had to sprint to reattach myself to the field.
With only a few laps to go, I noticed Tom riding in second position. I found out after the race that he had asked Ed how many laps were left, and Ed told him that we were coming up on the final lap. On the hill before the final turn, Tom put in a huge effort, passed the rider in front of him and got a gap. He crossed the finish line first with at least a 50-meter gap. He thought he had won the race...until the announcer rang the bell and advised the field there was one lap to go!!! (Tom claims he did not give a victory salute so at least he was spared that embarrassment!) So the peleton goes by Tom who is completely gassed from his sprint. On the final lap, Ed is moving up by taking an inside position on the turns and sliding past riders. On the final rise before the last turn, a rider from Spidermonkey let's it rip. A XXX guy is second with Ed sitting third. This is the way the race would finish. Ed stated after that he wished he had made a move sooner, but ran out of road. After the final turn, it was only 200 meters to the line. I believe Gary finished 21st, I came in at 24th, and Tom around 31st. All in all, a good showing for Tower in such a large, competitive field.
It was great to see Ed on the podium. During the awards ceremony, I think I saw a tear rolling down Tom's cheek (or maybe he was just sweating). Watch out for Ed at Downers if he unleashes his powerful sprint a fraction sooner. However, I would recommend that no one listen to any advice that Ed might dispense during a race!!
We also were able to get some promotion for the Oak Brook race after Tom jotted down a few comments he gave to the race announcer. We also tried to tell as many riders as possible about our race, and everyone I talked to said they planned on racing in Oak Brook.
Thanks for reading.
Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago went all out for this event. Grant Park had a carnival-like atmosphere with food vendors, a rock band, and a good-sized crowd. There was also some decent schwag in the form of cow bells, kids T-shirts, and cool water bottles. The sun was shining and the winds were light. The course was a 1.1 mile rectangle (with an arc around Congress Plaza) with the start/finish line at Buckingham Fountain. There were a couple of short rises on Jackson and Balbo where the road goes over the train tracks. A few of the corners were tight and you had to be careful not to overshoot a corner or you would end up in one of Da Mayor's concrete planters. The pavement was uneven in a few spots, but nothing worse than we experience out here in the western suburbs.
Tower Racing had four riders enter the Masters 30/40+ Cat 4/5: Ed E, Gary C, Tom M, and me. As usual, the pace was fast right from the gun. All four of us took turns riding at the front of the peleton. I heard the racer announcer call out Gary's name when he was doing a turn at the front. Quite a few riders lost contact and went off the back. I could not hear the prime laps being announced so I did not contest any. On the straightaway to the start/finish, there was an inexplicable crash directly in front of me, most likely caused by touching of wheels. I saw one rider get launched into the air and it looked as if he did a somersault before slamming onto the pavement. Another rider smashed into the barriers. I somehow made it through the carnage and had to sprint to reattach myself to the field.
With only a few laps to go, I noticed Tom riding in second position. I found out after the race that he had asked Ed how many laps were left, and Ed told him that we were coming up on the final lap. On the hill before the final turn, Tom put in a huge effort, passed the rider in front of him and got a gap. He crossed the finish line first with at least a 50-meter gap. He thought he had won the race...until the announcer rang the bell and advised the field there was one lap to go!!! (Tom claims he did not give a victory salute so at least he was spared that embarrassment!) So the peleton goes by Tom who is completely gassed from his sprint. On the final lap, Ed is moving up by taking an inside position on the turns and sliding past riders. On the final rise before the last turn, a rider from Spidermonkey let's it rip. A XXX guy is second with Ed sitting third. This is the way the race would finish. Ed stated after that he wished he had made a move sooner, but ran out of road. After the final turn, it was only 200 meters to the line. I believe Gary finished 21st, I came in at 24th, and Tom around 31st. All in all, a good showing for Tower in such a large, competitive field.
It was great to see Ed on the podium. During the awards ceremony, I think I saw a tear rolling down Tom's cheek (or maybe he was just sweating). Watch out for Ed at Downers if he unleashes his powerful sprint a fraction sooner. However, I would recommend that no one listen to any advice that Ed might dispense during a race!!
We also were able to get some promotion for the Oak Brook race after Tom jotted down a few comments he gave to the race announcer. We also tried to tell as many riders as possible about our race, and everyone I talked to said they planned on racing in Oak Brook.
Thanks for reading.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Dirt
For those not racing the Chicago crit this weekend, I was thininkg about the WORS mountain bike race at Crystal Ridge "Ski Hill" in Franklin WI. If interested let me know. Here is a link to the race.
http://www.wors.org/schedule/event.php?e=4
Doug
http://www.wors.org/schedule/event.php?e=4
Doug
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Superweek/Evanston
Hello mates,
My story won't be as cool as "Mr Hanke's", as he has requested to be called after posting a win at Blue Island and lending me his race jersey, thanks. I am going to give a recap on the newest and probably one of the best races of superweek for myself.
First off Evanston is a great back drop for this event. The race runs through the retail district of the city. Very nice. From there it is quite hard to put into words why this race is a good one. Fast, large competitive fields,fairly technical(6 turns) one is called........... "The BK Stacker" . This is a turn that shrinks down both into the turn and through the turn. Riders on the outside that overshoot go into the curb and riders that over shoot from the inside can take out an entire group of riders.
After not having a great day yesterday, in Waukesha, I really wanted to be able to compete today. I wanted to hang tough, not get dropped and not crash. All of these things I managed to do or not do the year prior at the same race. The weather was supposed to be better than the day prior, but when we arrived it was misting and there was already water on the course. Not again, I am not in the mood for riding tentatively again. I know that would lead to being spit out the back.
Our race was delayed, again, that is another story. We finally get to line up and stage for the race. I am on the very right side of the street, pressed against the wall and more at the back of the pack than at the front. When the gun goes off it is a drag race. This race averaged 27.1 mph for myself, so who knows how fast I was going to make up some ground and get to the front of this long line. The first couple of laps go fine and my plan to grab the very inside line on the Stacker is working. A couple of laps in this is not the case and I have some riders inside of me. I am calling to stay inside, stay inside. "Not like that, Not like that.." Sure enough guys to my inside go down. I can feel the breeze from the rider next to me as he hits. I manage to keep cool and not over correct. I made it through. Out of the saddle to reengage with the back of the group. 1-2 laps later a guy goes down in turn 4 and is on the course. Race stopped so they can tend to him. Atleast a 10 min stoppage. At this point the race has 8 laps left. Sure enough at superweek when something goes wrong the race is shortened. 5 laps to go. We get restarted and it is a drag race again. 2 laps later BK stacker......... inside rider kills it and takes out 13 or so. I manage to sit on the inside as planned and roll buy. 3 laps to go. Harder faster, watch for crashes, 2 laps.....more of the same. Finally the bell lap and it is all out. At this point I do not want any part of the pavement and am tired. I come in at mid pack, in one piece and have not been spit out. I roll through the course feeling pretty good.
My race report does not come with a lot heoroics. But I can honestly say that I am pleased. I set out to do things and I accomplished them. Something that we can all do with the proper preperation, and be proud of. In my mind I was kind of prepared to crash or get spit out again.............. What if the things I had set out to do were different? Be in the top 20 or something of that sort. Never sell yourself short. It was a good day but there is always room to get better.
I also want to say that I love to race, and because of the schedule I am not able to get out and join my mates on a great group ride, I kind of miss that and look forward to it in the near future.
Thank you for reading.
Gary C.
My story won't be as cool as "Mr Hanke's", as he has requested to be called after posting a win at Blue Island and lending me his race jersey, thanks. I am going to give a recap on the newest and probably one of the best races of superweek for myself.
First off Evanston is a great back drop for this event. The race runs through the retail district of the city. Very nice. From there it is quite hard to put into words why this race is a good one. Fast, large competitive fields,fairly technical(6 turns) one is called........... "The BK Stacker" . This is a turn that shrinks down both into the turn and through the turn. Riders on the outside that overshoot go into the curb and riders that over shoot from the inside can take out an entire group of riders.
After not having a great day yesterday, in Waukesha, I really wanted to be able to compete today. I wanted to hang tough, not get dropped and not crash. All of these things I managed to do or not do the year prior at the same race. The weather was supposed to be better than the day prior, but when we arrived it was misting and there was already water on the course. Not again, I am not in the mood for riding tentatively again. I know that would lead to being spit out the back.
Our race was delayed, again, that is another story. We finally get to line up and stage for the race. I am on the very right side of the street, pressed against the wall and more at the back of the pack than at the front. When the gun goes off it is a drag race. This race averaged 27.1 mph for myself, so who knows how fast I was going to make up some ground and get to the front of this long line. The first couple of laps go fine and my plan to grab the very inside line on the Stacker is working. A couple of laps in this is not the case and I have some riders inside of me. I am calling to stay inside, stay inside. "Not like that, Not like that.." Sure enough guys to my inside go down. I can feel the breeze from the rider next to me as he hits. I manage to keep cool and not over correct. I made it through. Out of the saddle to reengage with the back of the group. 1-2 laps later a guy goes down in turn 4 and is on the course. Race stopped so they can tend to him. Atleast a 10 min stoppage. At this point the race has 8 laps left. Sure enough at superweek when something goes wrong the race is shortened. 5 laps to go. We get restarted and it is a drag race again. 2 laps later BK stacker......... inside rider kills it and takes out 13 or so. I manage to sit on the inside as planned and roll buy. 3 laps to go. Harder faster, watch for crashes, 2 laps.....more of the same. Finally the bell lap and it is all out. At this point I do not want any part of the pavement and am tired. I come in at mid pack, in one piece and have not been spit out. I roll through the course feeling pretty good.
My race report does not come with a lot heoroics. But I can honestly say that I am pleased. I set out to do things and I accomplished them. Something that we can all do with the proper preperation, and be proud of. In my mind I was kind of prepared to crash or get spit out again.............. What if the things I had set out to do were different? Be in the top 20 or something of that sort. Never sell yourself short. It was a good day but there is always room to get better.
I also want to say that I love to race, and because of the schedule I am not able to get out and join my mates on a great group ride, I kind of miss that and look forward to it in the near future.
Thank you for reading.
Gary C.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Evanston Crit
Evanston Crit races is suppose to be a nice race. I'm planning to do the 4's at 9ish AM. Gary C. will also be joining me. Anyone else interested?
http://www.enhgrandprix.com/schedule.html
http://www.enhgrandprix.com/schedule.html
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Tower Strikes Again - This time at Super Week
Hope this doesn’t sound like grandstanding or like I have a big head, (which I do by the way, I wear a size 8 baseball cap) but Tower Racing had a great day today. I was able to win the 30+ Cat 4/5 Super Week race in Blue Island on Saturday. Thanks to Mark and Tom for lending me their wheel on numerous occasions. Tom McNulty carried me down the back stretch pretty much the whole way till just before turn 3 (square flat crit). I think I was on Mark Misko’s wheel or Tom’s for 1/3 of the race.
I was in the top half of the field the whole race moving up on the final three laps. I took great care not to work any more than I had too. Tom took a chance at a breakaway and almost caught the guy, both were sucked back in with maybe 10 laps to go. He was off the front for about a lap and I thought he had a chance. I was sitting about eighth at that point and made sure not to pull through.
Speeds were reasonably fast but I never thought that I was in trouble. Last weekend I was upset with myself because I made no effort to get good positioning, and had a lot left in the tank at the end of the race. This time there was no way I was going to let that happen. So with Tom’s help I moved up on that last lap, and then jumped to two south Chicago wheelmen that were coming around us at a good clip. They took me from about 18th to 12th around the final corner. I am not positive but would say that there was about 400 meters from the last corner to the finish. Triple X had a freight train organized; they had at least four guys organized off the front leading their guy out. Once I was up to speed the peleton swerved right and there was an opening on the left side. I just went as hard as I could around about 12 riders catching them a bit off guard. They miscalculated. I got a great jump and was pulling away. Triple X and a guy from a Milwaukee club made a hard charge at the very end but I had too big of a gap. I threw my bike at the finish winning by about a wheel or less. No celebrating till after the line.
About 24 years ago I finished 2nd at the Moline quad city race. That had been eating away at me for a long time, but not any more!!!
Tom, Mike, and Eddie B finished 20, 22, and 23rd. Not in that order. Thanks to everyone that pushes and challenges me on all of the week day sprints. It felt like a Clarendon Hills finish, perfect pavement, wide, fast and furious (except it was strait as an arrow). We have a strong group of guy’s so I expect someone else to get great results just like Blue Island. Get out there and race!!
Gary C. raced in the 4s and that race looked pretty fast. Ryan Cooper from Flatlandia finished 5 or 6th, so that will tell you how hard those boys were working. Gary looked comfortable, but the pace must have really picked up and he finished just behind the lead group. I will let him give details. I would say our race average speed was about 25 or 26 miles an hour.
I was in the top half of the field the whole race moving up on the final three laps. I took great care not to work any more than I had too. Tom took a chance at a breakaway and almost caught the guy, both were sucked back in with maybe 10 laps to go. He was off the front for about a lap and I thought he had a chance. I was sitting about eighth at that point and made sure not to pull through.
Speeds were reasonably fast but I never thought that I was in trouble. Last weekend I was upset with myself because I made no effort to get good positioning, and had a lot left in the tank at the end of the race. This time there was no way I was going to let that happen. So with Tom’s help I moved up on that last lap, and then jumped to two south Chicago wheelmen that were coming around us at a good clip. They took me from about 18th to 12th around the final corner. I am not positive but would say that there was about 400 meters from the last corner to the finish. Triple X had a freight train organized; they had at least four guys organized off the front leading their guy out. Once I was up to speed the peleton swerved right and there was an opening on the left side. I just went as hard as I could around about 12 riders catching them a bit off guard. They miscalculated. I got a great jump and was pulling away. Triple X and a guy from a Milwaukee club made a hard charge at the very end but I had too big of a gap. I threw my bike at the finish winning by about a wheel or less. No celebrating till after the line.
About 24 years ago I finished 2nd at the Moline quad city race. That had been eating away at me for a long time, but not any more!!!
Tom, Mike, and Eddie B finished 20, 22, and 23rd. Not in that order. Thanks to everyone that pushes and challenges me on all of the week day sprints. It felt like a Clarendon Hills finish, perfect pavement, wide, fast and furious (except it was strait as an arrow). We have a strong group of guy’s so I expect someone else to get great results just like Blue Island. Get out there and race!!
Gary C. raced in the 4s and that race looked pretty fast. Ryan Cooper from Flatlandia finished 5 or 6th, so that will tell you how hard those boys were working. Gary looked comfortable, but the pace must have really picked up and he finished just behind the lead group. I will let him give details. I would say our race average speed was about 25 or 26 miles an hour.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Rotary Century Ride - August 3rd, 2008
Team,
As most of you know, one component of Tower Racing mission is to “Give back to our community”. One of the ways we are accomplishing our mission is by donating money to the Rotary Club of Naperville. This organization is organizing a ride in which all the proceeds support Dupage P.A.D.S. P.A.D.S. mission is “committing to end AND prevent homelessness in Dupage County" . Because of our donation, Tower Racing will be a named as a sponsor on event flyers and T-shirts.
The ride (not race) will take place August 3, 2008 in Naperville . It is a well-supported recreational ride for beginners and veteran riders. The ride has 20, 40, 55, 85 and 102 mile routes. All routes are SAG supported.
I am encouraging everyone to think about registering for the event. It is on a Sunday and could supplement our normal Sunday Tower ride or you can make this a nice family ride. Tell your kids there are free snacks at EVERY stop!
Enclosed are the links for more information about the ride.
Link to event: http://www.napervillesunrise.com/Ride/index.htm
Link to registration: http://www.napervillesunrise.com/Ride/rotary_ride_reg.htm
Also, on a side note, we have some minor changes in the Tower Racing officer ranks. Greg Sandman who was our official secretary has stepped down to “pursue other interests”. Because Greg is a good guy and cyclist please do not run him over if you see him running through town. You may recall one of the funnier moments with Greg was when we were out on a ride and the group was going pretty fast around a curve. Greg did not make the turn and went straight instead. Luckily, he was OK.
Anyway, I am the new secretary. I am honored to serve and be a part of a distinguished group of men/women. So in the future, please send all gifts, “officer donations”, etc. to me. I also expect to “pull” less often (not that I do any pulling now).
Kevin McCann
Tower Racing - Secretary
As most of you know, one component of Tower Racing mission is to “Give back to our community”. One of the ways we are accomplishing our mission is by donating money to the Rotary Club of Naperville. This organization is organizing a ride in which all the proceeds support Dupage P.A.D.S. P.A.D.S. mission is “committing to end AND prevent homelessness in Dupage County" . Because of our donation, Tower Racing will be a named as a sponsor on event flyers and T-shirts.
The ride (not race) will take place August 3, 2008 in Naperville . It is a well-supported recreational ride for beginners and veteran riders. The ride has 20, 40, 55, 85 and 102 mile routes. All routes are SAG supported.
I am encouraging everyone to think about registering for the event. It is on a Sunday and could supplement our normal Sunday Tower ride or you can make this a nice family ride. Tell your kids there are free snacks at EVERY stop!
Enclosed are the links for more information about the ride.
Link to event: http://www.napervillesunrise.com/Ride/index.htm
Link to registration: http://www.napervillesunrise.com/Ride/rotary_ride_reg.htm
Also, on a side note, we have some minor changes in the Tower Racing officer ranks. Greg Sandman who was our official secretary has stepped down to “pursue other interests”. Because Greg is a good guy and cyclist please do not run him over if you see him running through town. You may recall one of the funnier moments with Greg was when we were out on a ride and the group was going pretty fast around a curve. Greg did not make the turn and went straight instead. Luckily, he was OK.
Anyway, I am the new secretary. I am honored to serve and be a part of a distinguished group of men/women. So in the future, please send all gifts, “officer donations”, etc. to me. I also expect to “pull” less often (not that I do any pulling now).
Kevin McCann
Tower Racing - Secretary
Road Races 7/19
Guys,
Just throwing these one out if anyone is interested.
#1July 19 Indiana state rr 63 miles, masters 35+ starts 10:30am, just north of Indy.Leave in the morning be back late afternoon.
http://www.racelistings.com/register/events/flyer.asp?ID=734
#2 10am start just west of Madison, only 25 miles but... look at the profile !. I know it says citizens race, its just not a uscf race. Plenty of of the large Wisc teams race in this series. They use timing chips for results.
http://www.wisport.org/info/BlueMoundsClassicRR2008.pdf
Doug
Just throwing these one out if anyone is interested.
#1July 19 Indiana state rr 63 miles, masters 35+ starts 10:30am, just north of Indy.Leave in the morning be back late afternoon.
http://www.racelistings.com/register/events/flyer.asp?ID=734
#2 10am start just west of Madison, only 25 miles but... look at the profile !. I know it says citizens race, its just not a uscf race. Plenty of of the large Wisc teams race in this series. They use timing chips for results.
http://www.wisport.org/info/BlueMoundsClassicRR2008.pdf
Doug
Remarkable News--Now,If we can only get Hinsdale to act!
The enclosed was in todays Chicago Tribune
DOWNERS GROVE: Council approves road work on Prairie Avenue
Tribune staff report
July 11, 2008
The Village Council gave the green light to allow officials to begin work on what likely will become the village's largest road project.At this week's meeting, the council unanimously voted to allow the village to entertain bids on the Prairie Avenue reconstruction project. The plan to resurface and repave one of Downers Grove's major thoroughfares is part of the village's plan to rehab shoddy, pothole-filled roads.Assistant Public Works Director Mike Millette said 8,000 to 10,000 cars travel daily on Prairie Avenue, which runs slightly north of downtown. Millette said the work will take place from Belmont Road to Fairview Avenue. The project likely will begin in early September, Millette said.A cost estimate has yet to be attached because the village has not entertained bids
Regards,
Mike Meagher
DOWNERS GROVE: Council approves road work on Prairie Avenue
Tribune staff report
July 11, 2008
The Village Council gave the green light to allow officials to begin work on what likely will become the village's largest road project.At this week's meeting, the council unanimously voted to allow the village to entertain bids on the Prairie Avenue reconstruction project. The plan to resurface and repave one of Downers Grove's major thoroughfares is part of the village's plan to rehab shoddy, pothole-filled roads.Assistant Public Works Director Mike Millette said 8,000 to 10,000 cars travel daily on Prairie Avenue, which runs slightly north of downtown. Millette said the work will take place from Belmont Road to Fairview Avenue. The project likely will begin in early September, Millette said.A cost estimate has yet to be attached because the village has not entertained bids
Regards,
Mike Meagher
Monday, July 7, 2008
Super Week, Specifically Blue Island & Olympia Fields
Is anyone signed up for either Blue Island (Saturday) or Olympia Fields (Sunday)? Hopefully they are not filled, but there is a 30 plus cat 4/5 race both days. Both races are down by (I-294/I-80) sort of near Matteson. I think I am going to do the Saturday race so that I can still ride on Sunday. Both are at Noon.
WW Road Race Report 30+ 4/5
Dr Phil and myself made the 2 hr drive into southern Wisconsin for the 42 mile White Water road race. We were greeted by clear sunny skies with a strong wind out of the south east. The coures is a 5.5 mile loop with one gradual climb and plenty of bad pavement to avoid, two rail road crossings, and a screaming corckscrew descent. About 50 of us lined up start the Masters 30+ 4/5. We rolled out for the first of 7 laps and headed straight for the climb into the headwind. the wind would be the main theme of the race. The block headwind up the climb kept everyone in check as did the crosswind on the back part. With the tail wind on the last part all breaks were brought back. The two of us stayed in the first 5-10 spots out of trouble for most of the race. Phil picked up the tempo up the trying to split the group but no one wanted to help so we all stayed together. Heading into the final few laps all efforts to get away were brought back by the bigger Wisconsin teams in the field. Entering the bell lap I wanted to stay at the front, this ended up with me pulling the entire peloton for the final lap. As Phil would mention to me after the race, stay towards the front, not on the front. Before the final decent up a small rise I put in a dig and was able to get a small gap, but was caught at the bottom. From there it was about a mile to the finish and this is where the sprint began. We were already going 40mph off the downhill so I grabbed a wheel and tried the best I could, having a mile long lead out at full gas was a new experience. I ended up sprinting with the group and thought I finished about 6 or so. Phil was a few places back and he told me how many riders were shelled off the back during the sprint because it was so long and fast. After the race I realized I used way to much energy the last lap to have anything for the sprint. Still it was great to race with Phil who was racing against and dropping many guys 15-20 years younger than him. This is as race where numbers matter. The larger team were able to keep the race together for the sprint.
Doug
Doug
Wood Dale 50+ Crit
Tower Fans:
Just another perfect day for riding this past Sunday, July 6. The men's 50+ at 9:30 couldn't have been scheduled any better in the day: warm without sweltering with a gentle consistent breeze coming from the south. Supposedly there were 50 guys entered for this race, but my guess was that it was probably closer to 40-45.
Bob Berg and I were the only Tower riders for the 50+ race. If you read Tony C.'s earlier write-up you know that this Wood Dale course is made for speed with only 4 wide turns that could easily hold 6 riders abreast.
With "the master" being in my group, "weed hopper's" goal was to be glued on to BRB's wheel and learn from the best. As we approached the line, Bob began the lesson: "See that guy there, that's Fabio. If you stay near him at the end of the race, you'll be in the top 5." I pointed out Ron Good in an Endure It outfit and mentioned that he too is very strong with a powerful sprint at the end. Both of our insights would prove to be on target.
The race began and Bob and I were in the middle of the pack. The first lap was a wickedly fast 31.5 mph. Surprisingly I felt comfortable yet I hoped the rest of the race would ease off a bit. Fortunately the speed did come back down to the sanity level of 23-24 shortly thereafter. However a couple guys attacked and got away from the main group. My eyes were on Bob, Fabio and Ron Good and all three decided to stay with the main peloton and therefore so did I.
For the first third of the race I was immediately behind Bob and would not relinquish his wheel to anyone trying to move up. As time went on, every now & then one rider would attempt to bridge up to the one or two riders ahead of us; a few times they were actually successful. But Bob, Ron G. and Fabio were still ahead in the main group. On the back stretch at one point, for some reason there was some bunching up with Bob getting caught in that mess. It looked too packed and too dangerous for me so I stayed on the outside, passed Bob and immediately found Ron Good's wheel. There I would attempt to remain for the rest of the race.
At about 37 mins. or so into the 40 min. + 2 lap race, I noticed Fabio at the front of the main peloton looking to make a move to bridge up to the by now 4 lead riders. Ron G. must have noticed it too because throughout the race up until now, he had been right on Fabio's wheel. Sure enough on the backstretch with the wind at our backs, Fabio did make his move. I was ready to follow on the anticipated jump that I was sure Ron would make, where I hoped he would pull me up to the lead group. However Ron's jump never happened. I figured that he, like me, was probably a little tired from Friday's & Saturday's rides and just didn't have it in him to attempt to bridge to the front.
Finally the last lap. It was in the end, a little anticlimactic. Our speeds in the main group had slowed so much, to an average of about 22-23 with no one wanting to expend the energy to pull, so that the leading rider who had early broken away, actually lapped us for the win. Nevertheless, the organizers on the loud speaker told us in the main peloton to race one more lap to the finish. As I said, it was a little anticlimactic, a little confusing and obviously a little disorganized. Nevetheless, now it was a race to see who would finish 6th!
I was in the perfect spot behind Ron, who I knew probably had the best sprint of the remaining riders. On the penultimate turn, Ron dropped into his sprint and put the lead down. I immediately countered and tried to follow his lead. But out of nowhere a rider pulled up from my left, probably from slingshotting behind me, cut me off and grabbed Ron's wheel. It became a little dicey as suddenly about 5 riders all at once, rounded the final turn into the straightaway. I eased up ever so slightly, having no desire to get bumped to the pavement either by someone's rear wheel or bike being swung back & forth. I then jumped into the drops in my best sprint (or at least what resembles a sprint for me) able to finish just ahead of another rider who obviously was gassed by now, unable to stand who was seated for the finish. Fabio had come in 3rd (I think), Ron did indeed come in 6th and I settled for a respectable 11th place. Bob came in 19th.
In the end, a fun day. It was especially fun to watch Tony, Terry, Tom & Gary in the 40+ race a few minutes later. All in all, a good day for Tower racing.
Fran
Just another perfect day for riding this past Sunday, July 6. The men's 50+ at 9:30 couldn't have been scheduled any better in the day: warm without sweltering with a gentle consistent breeze coming from the south. Supposedly there were 50 guys entered for this race, but my guess was that it was probably closer to 40-45.
Bob Berg and I were the only Tower riders for the 50+ race. If you read Tony C.'s earlier write-up you know that this Wood Dale course is made for speed with only 4 wide turns that could easily hold 6 riders abreast.
With "the master" being in my group, "weed hopper's" goal was to be glued on to BRB's wheel and learn from the best. As we approached the line, Bob began the lesson: "See that guy there, that's Fabio. If you stay near him at the end of the race, you'll be in the top 5." I pointed out Ron Good in an Endure It outfit and mentioned that he too is very strong with a powerful sprint at the end. Both of our insights would prove to be on target.
The race began and Bob and I were in the middle of the pack. The first lap was a wickedly fast 31.5 mph. Surprisingly I felt comfortable yet I hoped the rest of the race would ease off a bit. Fortunately the speed did come back down to the sanity level of 23-24 shortly thereafter. However a couple guys attacked and got away from the main group. My eyes were on Bob, Fabio and Ron Good and all three decided to stay with the main peloton and therefore so did I.
For the first third of the race I was immediately behind Bob and would not relinquish his wheel to anyone trying to move up. As time went on, every now & then one rider would attempt to bridge up to the one or two riders ahead of us; a few times they were actually successful. But Bob, Ron G. and Fabio were still ahead in the main group. On the back stretch at one point, for some reason there was some bunching up with Bob getting caught in that mess. It looked too packed and too dangerous for me so I stayed on the outside, passed Bob and immediately found Ron Good's wheel. There I would attempt to remain for the rest of the race.
At about 37 mins. or so into the 40 min. + 2 lap race, I noticed Fabio at the front of the main peloton looking to make a move to bridge up to the by now 4 lead riders. Ron G. must have noticed it too because throughout the race up until now, he had been right on Fabio's wheel. Sure enough on the backstretch with the wind at our backs, Fabio did make his move. I was ready to follow on the anticipated jump that I was sure Ron would make, where I hoped he would pull me up to the lead group. However Ron's jump never happened. I figured that he, like me, was probably a little tired from Friday's & Saturday's rides and just didn't have it in him to attempt to bridge to the front.
Finally the last lap. It was in the end, a little anticlimactic. Our speeds in the main group had slowed so much, to an average of about 22-23 with no one wanting to expend the energy to pull, so that the leading rider who had early broken away, actually lapped us for the win. Nevertheless, the organizers on the loud speaker told us in the main peloton to race one more lap to the finish. As I said, it was a little anticlimactic, a little confusing and obviously a little disorganized. Nevetheless, now it was a race to see who would finish 6th!
I was in the perfect spot behind Ron, who I knew probably had the best sprint of the remaining riders. On the penultimate turn, Ron dropped into his sprint and put the lead down. I immediately countered and tried to follow his lead. But out of nowhere a rider pulled up from my left, probably from slingshotting behind me, cut me off and grabbed Ron's wheel. It became a little dicey as suddenly about 5 riders all at once, rounded the final turn into the straightaway. I eased up ever so slightly, having no desire to get bumped to the pavement either by someone's rear wheel or bike being swung back & forth. I then jumped into the drops in my best sprint (or at least what resembles a sprint for me) able to finish just ahead of another rider who obviously was gassed by now, unable to stand who was seated for the finish. Fabio had come in 3rd (I think), Ron did indeed come in 6th and I settled for a respectable 11th place. Bob came in 19th.
In the end, a fun day. It was especially fun to watch Tony, Terry, Tom & Gary in the 40+ race a few minutes later. All in all, a good day for Tower racing.
Fran
Riding with the big dogs
Hey Gang,
Tony said it pretty well, fast, exciting and the course is great. Actually I think that when ever you get a chance to race this course or the north course it should be taken advantage of. It is a great place to get comfortable with pack racing. I thought going the opposite direction was a cool change, Vince and the crew at village cycle did, and always do, a great job.
Some people think that when you are doing these masters races that some of the pressure is off. Masters riders are smoother and so on. Some how the race will be easier because we are all old people. Well in the chicago area if you are racing a Masters race get ready to be introduced to the who's who of cycling. Some of the guys that race these races have been at the top of the heap for as long as I can remember. Look at the guys that placed in the top 10 or 15. They have been winning races for a long time. Most of which I know are not a Cat 4 rider like myself. That being said, I think that guys that participated in this race should be happy with how things worked out for us. Would we have all liked to finish better? Sure, but that is part of the learning curve. If we continue to race we will get better. I thought is was pretty cool to see Tony C. and Terry O. heading up the left side of the field on two occasions, giving it a try. That is what it is all about. I was happy with todays race, I felt it was a confidence builder for myself, right before superweek and the chicago crit.
The coolest part of the day was seeing the multiple Tower Racers taking part. It is exciting to be a part of and I only hope it can grow and more people will take part, if not to race at least check it out and lend support to the team. It is pretty cool to have teammates in the races with you as well as every time you go through a turn you hear people shouting encouragement.
Bob, wow, you took some nice pictures and I really appreciate your effort.
Until next time.
Make it a great one
Gary C.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Wood Dale Criterium
Tower Racing had riders in at least three races today at the Wood Dale criterium: Masters 50+, Masters 40+, and Cat 4. I rode in the 40+ with Gary C, Terry O, and Tom M. The race took place in an industrial park near Thorndale and Route 83. The course was wide and the pavement may have been the best I have ever raced on - not a pothole or a seam to be found. Most of the corners were gently arced so that one could easily pedal through them. The 40+ race was fast. After the 45 minute race, my computer showed an average speed of 26 mph. Tom's power meter showed his average watts to be 346. Three riders broke away early and stayed away. The field stayed together for the most part with several riders losing contact and then getting lapped. Not pulling the lapped riders from the race would be my only criticism. There were times when we were approaching a corner and the entire filed had to move over to avoid the lapped riders. To give an example of the high speed of this race, there were several occasions when the hammer was down that the entire 40-man field was strung out in a single file. I only noticed maybe two times when the pace actually eased up a bit.
Our race strategy was simple and fluid: if someone felt good, he would attack and the others would try to get on his wheel. With a couple of laps left in the race, I attacked on the back straightaway with a tailwind. I was able to get off the front and a Met Life rider immediately came up on my wheel with Terry and Gary behind him. Tom was blocked in on the opposite side. I traded a couple of pulls with the Met Life rider, but the peleton soon reeled us in. Terry was able to stay in a position near the front as I drifted to the rear to recover. The bell lap was fast with riders blasting into the tight, slightly uphill penultimate corner. Then there is a crash on the final run into the finish. Terry nearly ran into the downed rider. I was able to get around the mayhem and actually pick up a few places due to guys slowing down/swerving to avoid the rider laying on the pavement. Tom and Gary finished ahead of me somewhere in the middle of the pack. I believe that the four of us who raced would agree that Wood Dale was an exciting, fast race on a good course. Thanks also to Bob Berg for taking some great pictures!
Our race strategy was simple and fluid: if someone felt good, he would attack and the others would try to get on his wheel. With a couple of laps left in the race, I attacked on the back straightaway with a tailwind. I was able to get off the front and a Met Life rider immediately came up on my wheel with Terry and Gary behind him. Tom was blocked in on the opposite side. I traded a couple of pulls with the Met Life rider, but the peleton soon reeled us in. Terry was able to stay in a position near the front as I drifted to the rear to recover. The bell lap was fast with riders blasting into the tight, slightly uphill penultimate corner. Then there is a crash on the final run into the finish. Terry nearly ran into the downed rider. I was able to get around the mayhem and actually pick up a few places due to guys slowing down/swerving to avoid the rider laying on the pavement. Tom and Gary finished ahead of me somewhere in the middle of the pack. I believe that the four of us who raced would agree that Wood Dale was an exciting, fast race on a good course. Thanks also to Bob Berg for taking some great pictures!
Friday, July 4, 2008
July 4th Ride
Just wanted to give a big thanks to all who showed up at 5 am this morning for the ride. If I had to choose I would pick riding with people who shared the same passion for bikes over racing every time. At one point during the ride I was the last man of 11 so I had no one next to me. I looked from the front of the group all the way to the last pair of riders and everyone was having a conversation with the guy next to them as we rolled through the sod farms at 23 mph.
It brought a smile to my face. Hanging out with people who enjoy such a simple pleasure.
Thanks for making today a better day.
Gary C
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Weekend Races
Two races this weekend.
Saturday- WW Road Race about 2hr drive for 42 miles of racing.
USCF road race
Palmyra,Wisc
http://www.wicycling.org/WisconsinCup/raceflyers08/whitewater%20Race%20Days.pdf
Tower Racers
Doug B
Dr Phil
Sunday- Much closer to home. Masters and 4 races are 45 minutes,.
http://www.ambikerace.com/2008/flyers/2008_Wood_Dale_flyer6-24-8.pdf
ABR criterium
Woodale, IL
Tower Racers
Please post if you are interested in either race.
Saturday- WW Road Race about 2hr drive for 42 miles of racing.
USCF road race
Palmyra,Wisc
http://www.wicycling.org/WisconsinCup/raceflyers08/whitewater%20Race%20Days.pdf
Tower Racers
Doug B
Dr Phil
Sunday- Much closer to home. Masters and 4 races are 45 minutes,.
http://www.ambikerace.com/2008/flyers/2008_Wood_Dale_flyer6-24-8.pdf
ABR criterium
Woodale, IL
Tower Racers
Please post if you are interested in either race.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Willow Springs Road Finally Patched/Repaved
Hey Tower Riders!
Happened to be driving north on Willow Springs road from 95th street this morning. I witnessed a true rarity: our Cook County tax dollars actually hard at work (though truth be told it was an independent contractor at work). Finally they were repairing Willow Springs road from 95th street (on the south) to Archer Ave. (on the north) on BOTH SIDES, NORTH & SOUTH bound lanes. They were actually tearing up 20, 30 even 60 foot long sections from the side of the road to the middle dividing median line, filling with new asphalt & then steamrolling the new road. It's not a completely new road the entire length (from Archer to 95th), but nevertheless it is a huge improvement! No more biking in the middle of the lane trying to avoid the potholes by the side of the road!
They were working on the southbound lane, the route we take when we head south. It looked like they had already repaired all the northbound lane. So hopefully perhaps by as early as tomorrow, Thursday, they might have the entire southbound lane repaired from Archer all the way to 95th street. Eventually they probably will repair Willow Springs all the way to Rt. 83. Here's to hoping!
Happened to be driving north on Willow Springs road from 95th street this morning. I witnessed a true rarity: our Cook County tax dollars actually hard at work (though truth be told it was an independent contractor at work). Finally they were repairing Willow Springs road from 95th street (on the south) to Archer Ave. (on the north) on BOTH SIDES, NORTH & SOUTH bound lanes. They were actually tearing up 20, 30 even 60 foot long sections from the side of the road to the middle dividing median line, filling with new asphalt & then steamrolling the new road. It's not a completely new road the entire length (from Archer to 95th), but nevertheless it is a huge improvement! No more biking in the middle of the lane trying to avoid the potholes by the side of the road!
They were working on the southbound lane, the route we take when we head south. It looked like they had already repaired all the northbound lane. So hopefully perhaps by as early as tomorrow, Thursday, they might have the entire southbound lane repaired from Archer all the way to 95th street. Eventually they probably will repair Willow Springs all the way to Rt. 83. Here's to hoping!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Friday July 4 Long Ride
Team Tower,
Traditionally we have always done a longer ride (55-70 miles) on the July 4th holiday starting at our usual weekend ride time of 7 a.m. Figure on ride time of 3 1/2 - 4 hours (with coffee of course). We have a few options:
Traditionally we have always done a longer ride (55-70 miles) on the July 4th holiday starting at our usual weekend ride time of 7 a.m. Figure on ride time of 3 1/2 - 4 hours (with coffee of course). We have a few options:
- Plainfield 100K Ride; there are options for 30, 45 & 62 mile rides. This is a supported ride with rest stops that have food & beverages available every 15 miles, that costs $20 to enter and the ride "starts" at 7 a.m.; though our ride could be later if we chose. The ride begins at Plainfield South High School. Tom McNulty has done this ride in the past with some of the SRAM guys & says it's well run & a lot of fun. This ride surprisingly has (I'm told) a big turnout from other teams in the Chicagoland area. Kind of like a "Horribly Hilly" without the suffering of the hills.
- Create our own ride: a) Last year we rode into the city & biked on the lakefront up north to Hollywood (Loyola University) & the lakefront before turning around. This was a leisurely ride of 60 miles. or b) Head west toward Fermi Lab & beyond to Batavia and bike along Fox River Valley before heading home. Again about a 60 mile route. The pace is usually a little faster due to less traffic but still nowhere near Saturday's usual hammerfest. or c) Something new altogether: perhaps head south & then west.
I'm also aware that Pat Dillon has a ride heading out at 5 a.m. on Friday (July 4) for all those who have either other plans or younger kids & plan on being back in time for the 9 a.m. parade. A few have already committed for that ride (I believe Don, Terry, Mark & Tony).
I will also post this to Big Ring Bob's normal mailing list of approximately 100 email addresses. Let's kick it around at tomorrow's (Weds. morning) after ride coffee.
Fran
Friday Morning Ride 07/04?
Is anyone planning to ride longer on Friday July 4th then the normal Friday morning ride? I would like to do a century or something close to it. I would like to be back home by 9:30 (I want to go to the parade in Hinsdale which starts at 10:00) I'd like to leave for this ride by 5:00 a.m. or earlier.
This ride will be a nice tempo (nothing crazy something everyone is able to do) with one or two stops to refill water bottles and to eat a power bar or what ever snack you bring. If anyone breaks down or needs a rest I will wait as you will need to wait for me. Please bring at least 3 water bottles and food.
Pat Dillon
This ride will be a nice tempo (nothing crazy something everyone is able to do) with one or two stops to refill water bottles and to eat a power bar or what ever snack you bring. If anyone breaks down or needs a rest I will wait as you will need to wait for me. Please bring at least 3 water bottles and food.
Pat Dillon
Road Race 7/5
Racers,
I plan on racing the Masters 4/5. With Superweek approaching this race should draw a strong field. If anyone is interested in going please let me know.
http://www.wicycling.org/WisconsinCup/raceflyers08/whitewater%20Race%20Days.pdf
Doug
I plan on racing the Masters 4/5. With Superweek approaching this race should draw a strong field. If anyone is interested in going please let me know.
http://www.wicycling.org/WisconsinCup/raceflyers08/whitewater%20Race%20Days.pdf
Doug
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