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04-22-2007, 05:54 AM #1
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04-22-2007, 04:37 PM #2
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Congrats! You did the exact right thing - hang on for as long as you can (the women will start fast, but will settle down in a couple of laps, and hanging on here is key), ride at the back, and come to the front for the finish.
Way to go!
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04-24-2007, 04:24 PM #3
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Enjoyed your race report! Sounds like you had a great race, Congratulations!
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04-25-2007, 12:19 PM #4
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Well tonight clubride put me back onto the ground with both feet .... pfew. It's a mixed ride with all categories and genders starting together in one race (on a closed circuit). Within 15 minutes I had to let the bunch go because the speed was enormous (I heard people talk about 36 mph on the straight) due to the fact that a male dutch professional rider of the rabobank protour team was pulling the whole field to pieces. In total I was lapped twice in the 50 minute race but still it was good practice riding the corners and riding at high speeds. Next week I'll try again, hopefully that pro has something better to do that day.
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04-25-2007, 08:23 PM #5
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hi,
to be lapped only twice by rabobank is pretty impressive if you ask me. I would be delighted if it were only two laps.
And a great finish with your crit.
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04-26-2007, 11:11 AM #6
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Interesting account, Mimosa!
Gives the race a different feel, I guess, to be riding with a "pro".
As always i am in awe of you US gals who seem to ride crits as a matter of everyday - they are so much more common than over here.
Glad it was so successful for you after that considerable break from crits!
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"I will try again tomorrow".
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04-26-2007, 11:16 AM #7
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Hey I am not a US girl
Originally Posted by RoadRaven
Interesting account, Mimosa!
Gives the race a different feel, I guess, to be riding with a "pro".
As always i am in awe of you US gals who seem to ride crits as a matter of everyday - they are so much more common than over here.
Glad it was so successful for you after that considerable break from crits!
I am a dutchie and ride the dutch crit scene 
And yes, it feels different with a pro .... it's way faster. It feels like riding behind a mopet.
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