Comments on Le Amateur Domestique: Tradezone #2

Those B races aren't that sketchy...sure they're n...

2008-02-26T08:34:00.000-05:00

Those B races aren't that sketchy...sure they're not as streamlined as the Shop ride or the 7 or 10am, but those are just as risky (I think of the three times I've been on the 10am ride someone has either wrecked bad enough to go to the hospital or someone got hit by a car).

You should get in at least one of these training races just to get used to the sketchyness that is 3/4 racing before UMD. ;)

Thanks for the heads up on the picture...

Jesse Congrats on the win. I was just looking at s...

2008-02-25T23:21:00.000-05:00

Jesse
Congrats on the win. I was just looking at some photos of the B race, and there is a great shot of you in what appears to be the winning sprint.

You missed probably the hardest BP shop ride I've done in a long time. After doing some serious hill intervals on Sat, my legs were feeling a bit heavy on Sunday and the pace was incredible along MacA. I was gassed by the time we got to ClaraBarton, as I had to bridge 3 or 4 gaps as riders started popping off.

After reading all the sketchy accounts of the B races, I'm doubtful I'll be heading out to race for only 45 minutes.

thanks. I was lucky yesterday and just in the rig...

2008-02-25T13:58:00.000-05:00

thanks. I was lucky yesterday and just in the right place at the right time.

Crystal City was similar, but everyone was a little more aggresive chasing stuff down...that day we (R1V) were lucky enough to have enough guys in the race to have the attack/counter attack/repeat strategy working...

Nice job!

2008-02-25T13:50:00.000-05:00

Nice job!

ahhh.i was wondering who that tall route 1 guy was...

2008-02-25T13:28:00.000-05:00

ahhh.i was wondering who that tall route 1 guy was who made that really great move. i think i was 3rd or so around that corner including you and even being led by my teammate and going as hard as i could after getting dropped off, couldn't catch ya. nice move!!

I was the poor sap 'in that position' against you ...

2008-02-25T12:43:00.000-05:00

I was the poor sap 'in that position' against you at Crystal City. I had just been 'in that position' against Nate Wilson when he attacked with half a lap to go, and was stranded at the front when he gave up the ghost. At that moment, you attacked. I like to think that my visible exhaustion helped you nail your timing just right, and by being utterly incapable of chasing you down that I helped you get the win that day. I guess that makes me the Domestique's domestique. Or a meta-domestique.