Carl rolling in to the finish in first place.
7.23.2006
Chapel Series - Race 3
Last Thursday was the final race of the Chapel Series. This is a very well run event on a safe course so I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to try a race to come out next year and give it a try. My only suggestion to the organizers (If only I knew them personally!) would be to have another field which would be for the true citizen class. Since this race is sponsored by The Chapel, it always has parishioners coming out to give it a try. It would be nice (and safer) for those guys not to have to compete against guys who've been racing for years, and it might keep them hooked on the sport. Just my 2 cents.
This race once again saw another large field with 30+ riders taking the start line. I think we had 1/3 of the riders in the field. If memory serves me right, we had Tim and Samantha House, Marshall Leininger, Jim Flesher, Carl Peshoff, Matt Turi, Chris Smith, Eric Lesco, Karen Palmer and myself. I was a little worried that I may not make it when I got a flat tire during my warm up with about five minutes before the official start. Thanks to Jim for holding the start a few minutes for me and thanks to Carl for assisting in the quick change. With both tires fully inflated, we were off. The pace was quick all evening with several breaks taking place. Nothing seemed to stick since there was never an instance when all three teams were represented, so each and every time the missing entity would pull it back. Midway into the race Darrin took a solo flier off the front that lasted for about 8 laps. Since he wasn't a threat to the overall g.c. standings, everyone was content to let him hang out there, knowing full well that once the laps began counting down, we'd pull him back quickly. Sure enough, once we got to within a few minutes until they began counting down, Darrin was reeled back in. Like a good team, several attacks came but nothing was able to stick due to the quick pace of the group and everyone getting anxious about the finish. It was at this point that I decided that I'd better begin moving up closer to the front because up to this time, I was fairly content to sit mid-pack and watch what developed. Just as we were approaching two more laps to go, I decided to take a stab at getting off the front. This was a little sooner than I had hoped but all the cheering from the fans got the better of me and I decided to give it a go. Just like every attempt prior to this, this wasn't going anywhere. Carl and Noah (Allied Decals) were on my wheel and we had a small gap, but it was closed down quickly by Orrville. It was at this point that my breakaway move turned into a leadout. I knew that my fourth place overall wasn't worth defending and since there was little chance of me moving up into the final podium, I'd give it all I had to deliver Carl to the line as fresh as possible. This worked as I was able to get him to the start line and from there it was only a few hundred meters for him sprint in for first place in the race and to take the overall win for the series. From the start line to the finish line for me on the other hand was the longest ride of my life as I had completely spent myself and got passed by I think almost every rider remaining in the field. Oh well, I wasn't looking for glory that day.
brian
Here's the data for the evening:
Duration: 37:54
Work: 571 kJ
TSS: 58.8 (intensity factor 0.964)
Norm Power: 289
Distance: 15.531 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 953 251 watts
Heart Rate: 96 191 176 bpm
Cadence: 30 141 98 rpm
Speed: 2.9 30.1 24.5 mph
Torque: 0 352 68 lb-in
This race once again saw another large field with 30+ riders taking the start line. I think we had 1/3 of the riders in the field. If memory serves me right, we had Tim and Samantha House, Marshall Leininger, Jim Flesher, Carl Peshoff, Matt Turi, Chris Smith, Eric Lesco, Karen Palmer and myself. I was a little worried that I may not make it when I got a flat tire during my warm up with about five minutes before the official start. Thanks to Jim for holding the start a few minutes for me and thanks to Carl for assisting in the quick change. With both tires fully inflated, we were off. The pace was quick all evening with several breaks taking place. Nothing seemed to stick since there was never an instance when all three teams were represented, so each and every time the missing entity would pull it back. Midway into the race Darrin took a solo flier off the front that lasted for about 8 laps. Since he wasn't a threat to the overall g.c. standings, everyone was content to let him hang out there, knowing full well that once the laps began counting down, we'd pull him back quickly. Sure enough, once we got to within a few minutes until they began counting down, Darrin was reeled back in. Like a good team, several attacks came but nothing was able to stick due to the quick pace of the group and everyone getting anxious about the finish. It was at this point that I decided that I'd better begin moving up closer to the front because up to this time, I was fairly content to sit mid-pack and watch what developed. Just as we were approaching two more laps to go, I decided to take a stab at getting off the front. This was a little sooner than I had hoped but all the cheering from the fans got the better of me and I decided to give it a go. Just like every attempt prior to this, this wasn't going anywhere. Carl and Noah (Allied Decals) were on my wheel and we had a small gap, but it was closed down quickly by Orrville. It was at this point that my breakaway move turned into a leadout. I knew that my fourth place overall wasn't worth defending and since there was little chance of me moving up into the final podium, I'd give it all I had to deliver Carl to the line as fresh as possible. This worked as I was able to get him to the start line and from there it was only a few hundred meters for him sprint in for first place in the race and to take the overall win for the series. From the start line to the finish line for me on the other hand was the longest ride of my life as I had completely spent myself and got passed by I think almost every rider remaining in the field. Oh well, I wasn't looking for glory that day.
brian
Here's the data for the evening:
Duration: 37:54
Work: 571 kJ
TSS: 58.8 (intensity factor 0.964)
Norm Power: 289
Distance: 15.531 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 953 251 watts
Heart Rate: 96 191 176 bpm
Cadence: 30 141 98 rpm
Speed: 2.9 30.1 24.5 mph
Torque: 0 352 68 lb-in
7.18.2006
Chapel Race - Week 2 pics
A nice sized field takes the start at the second race in the Chapel Series.
7.14.2006
Chapel Series - Race 2
Thursday night was the second of three races in the Chapel Series. I was joined by teammates Marshall Leininger, Jim Flesher, Carl Peshoff, Darrin Kert, Matt Turi and new comer to the team Chris Smith who was secretly riding for SV since he was sporting an FD Jeux jersey. A potential future Stark Velo rider, James Miller also came out to test his legs in his first race. Congratulations to James and for all those guys and gals who come out to this event to participate in the race. If there's one bit of advice that I can give, hang in there and have fun.
I was surprised how quickly a break of five riders went up the road which included Jim, Carl, Darrin and two Orrville riders. Knowing that the Allied Decals weren’t represented in the break, super-domestique Marshall did his best to control the front of the field to discourage A/D from shutting it down. By the time A/D were able to organize some of their riders, the gap had grown enough that bringing it back became impossible for them. With the break safely up the road, it came down to us to keep an eye on things. The race at this point became fairly uneventful with the only excitement coming from me running my mouth. I don’t know what it is but I’ve become lippier lately. Maybe it’s because I knew I had teammates there to protect me from a certain ass-beating. Anyway the story goes like this, before one of the 90 degree corners, a rider from midfield yells something out about going faster through the corners. Being aggravated from guys who complain about the pace of a race while never doing anything about it, I reminded him that it was truly a race and that if he wanted it to be faster, he could feel free to come up front to do some of the work. In hindsight, I probably could have kept my mouth shut because I think he may have been an ‘A’ racer who was just using my race as a warm up for his and was probably aggravated by the ‘slow’ pace of our event. Understand, I would have liked to have gone faster than 23 mph myself but I certainly wasn’t going to up the pace to give 'A' racers a decent warm up and possibly ruin it for my mates up the road.
In the end, the break succeeded for the day and Jim Flesher took first place after a fabulous leadout from Carl who ended up third with Darrin taking fourth. I won the field sprint finishing in sixth and Chris took seventh in his first ever race!
brian
Here are the stats on the race:
Duration: 39:12
Work: 565 kJ
TSS: 57.4 (intensity factor 0.938)
Norm Power: 281
Distance: 15.712 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1085 241 watts
Cadence: 29 141 95 rpm
Speed: 3.5 34.2 24.1 mph
Torque: 0 313 65 lb-in
I was surprised how quickly a break of five riders went up the road which included Jim, Carl, Darrin and two Orrville riders. Knowing that the Allied Decals weren’t represented in the break, super-domestique Marshall did his best to control the front of the field to discourage A/D from shutting it down. By the time A/D were able to organize some of their riders, the gap had grown enough that bringing it back became impossible for them. With the break safely up the road, it came down to us to keep an eye on things. The race at this point became fairly uneventful with the only excitement coming from me running my mouth. I don’t know what it is but I’ve become lippier lately. Maybe it’s because I knew I had teammates there to protect me from a certain ass-beating. Anyway the story goes like this, before one of the 90 degree corners, a rider from midfield yells something out about going faster through the corners. Being aggravated from guys who complain about the pace of a race while never doing anything about it, I reminded him that it was truly a race and that if he wanted it to be faster, he could feel free to come up front to do some of the work. In hindsight, I probably could have kept my mouth shut because I think he may have been an ‘A’ racer who was just using my race as a warm up for his and was probably aggravated by the ‘slow’ pace of our event. Understand, I would have liked to have gone faster than 23 mph myself but I certainly wasn’t going to up the pace to give 'A' racers a decent warm up and possibly ruin it for my mates up the road.
In the end, the break succeeded for the day and Jim Flesher took first place after a fabulous leadout from Carl who ended up third with Darrin taking fourth. I won the field sprint finishing in sixth and Chris took seventh in his first ever race!
brian
Here are the stats on the race:
Duration: 39:12
Work: 565 kJ
TSS: 57.4 (intensity factor 0.938)
Norm Power: 281
Distance: 15.712 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1085 241 watts
Cadence: 29 141 95 rpm
Speed: 3.5 34.2 24.1 mph
Torque: 0 313 65 lb-in
7.08.2006
Hale Farm Circuit Race
This morning was the Hale Farm circuit race hosted by Allied Decals. I was joined by teammates Carl Peshoff, Tim and Samantha House, Marshall Leininger, Frank Kolasa, Darrin Kert and Jim Flesher in the 'B' field. It always surprises me that this race is never heavily attended as it's on a great course with lightly traveled traffic and it only costs $5, what could be better? Nevertheless, there was a nice group of around 25 riders, mostly consisting of my teammates and Allied Decals who rolled out of the parking lot from Old Trail School to undergo 25 miles of suffering. The race was fairly uneventful for the first lap and a half with a few breakaway attempts, none of them sticking as A/D was chasing them down, even when they had teammates up there. On the second lap I made a jump on the small hill on Riverview. It was one of those moves that was done half-heartedly because I really only wanted to pick things up and not get away but when I saw I had a sizeable gap I decided to give it a go. Thanks to my teammates for blocking for me because I'm sure I couldn't have been out there that long without you. I was solo for almost 3/4 of a lap, but when I saw the field slowly reeling me back in I decided to ease up and get ready for the counter attack. I think I should have been able to hang out there for the remainder of the race, but my sustainable power seems to be lacking a little bit right now. I guess it's time to hit those 2x20's again and ease up on the ice cream and cookies.
The counter attack came as expected and I was glad to see it was one of my teammates, Darrin who led it. There's nothing more rewarding than seeing one of your teammates capitalize on the hard work that you just did. Darrin was more fortunate than I since his move brought an Allied Decal rider with him which he was able to drop him further into the race and ended up soloing in for the win. As for the rest of the team, we controlled the race very well, successfully shutting down any attempts at bring the break back or guys bridging. A congratulations should be given to Marshall who is an absolute animal in the field. I would venture a guess that he pulled the field around for 80% of the race, no questions asked, definitely the hardest working guy out there today.
brian
Here's the stats on the race:
Duration: 1:15:02
Work: 1048 kJ
TSS: 114.4 (intensity factor 0.956)
Norm Power: 287
Distance: 28.346 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 941 233 watts
Heart Rate: 74 191 167 bpm
Cadence: 29 141 96 rpm
Speed: 2.7 35.1 22.7 mph
Torque: 0 376 72 lb-in
The counter attack came as expected and I was glad to see it was one of my teammates, Darrin who led it. There's nothing more rewarding than seeing one of your teammates capitalize on the hard work that you just did. Darrin was more fortunate than I since his move brought an Allied Decal rider with him which he was able to drop him further into the race and ended up soloing in for the win. As for the rest of the team, we controlled the race very well, successfully shutting down any attempts at bring the break back or guys bridging. A congratulations should be given to Marshall who is an absolute animal in the field. I would venture a guess that he pulled the field around for 80% of the race, no questions asked, definitely the hardest working guy out there today.
brian
Here's the stats on the race:
Duration: 1:15:02
Work: 1048 kJ
TSS: 114.4 (intensity factor 0.956)
Norm Power: 287
Distance: 28.346 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 941 233 watts
Heart Rate: 74 191 167 bpm
Cadence: 29 141 96 rpm
Speed: 2.7 35.1 22.7 mph
Torque: 0 376 72 lb-in
7.07.2006
Chapel Series - Race 1
I don't know what it is about this race series, but this is one of my favorite races to compete in. If I had to take a guess, its partly because it only costs $10 to race which makes it an extremely cheap event. I think the low cost does one more important thing besides not emptying the check book, it gives the race an appearance and feel more like a tough training ride rather than an important race which makes everyone in the field a little more relaxed. Because of this, teams seem to try more team tactics rather than chase down every rider who tries to get off the front and I think its this reason that I really, really like this race.
Last night's race saw a large field of 24 riders take to the start line. Stark Velo was heavily represented with 9 riders: Carl Peshoff, Marshall Leininger, Matt Turi, Scott Brunner, Samantha and Tim House, Erin Quinlan, Jim Flesher and myself. Allied Decals and Orrville were also well represented. Going into this race, I didn't have any ambitions other than loosen the legs up since my riding the past week has been hampered by the lousy weather and the cold I can't seem to shake. Somehow though, early in the race I sluggishly initiated a breakaway. I had no intentions of going and my move was more about moving up to gain some better position rather than about getting off the front but after going through a few of the tight corners, there was total of four of us who opened up a small gap on the field. I was joined by Carl, Doug Williams (Allied Decals) and Paul Kinney (Orrville). With all three of the teams represented in the move, I was feeling confident that this move would stick if we could open up a larger gap to help discourage guys from bridging. After a little convincing, everyone agreed to work equally to make the move work. This went well for me until we began lapping riders. It was at this point where one of them mixed in with us and I got stuck being them in the most technical portion of the course. This rider opened up a gap between my three breakaway companions and as soon as the opportunity opened up for me to get around them, a gap too large opened up that proved too big for me to get across. It was at this point that I thought about hanging out there in no-man's land by myself but I decided to take it easy and return to the field to save my strength for the finale.
Once safely back in the protection of the diminished group, I tried to sit in to recover a little bit. Things were fairly uneventful as the time and laps ticked down. With about two laps to go, Matt Turi went off the front with an Orrville rider (I'm sorry, I don't know his name but he's the rider who ended up in 4th place). They opened up a small gap which Noah from Allied Decals tried to close down. I felt sorry for him because at that point it was up to him or his team to chase that move down. He gave it his best but with just over a half lap left he was done. It was at that point where I perfectly timed another move off the front and I was surprised to see that I had opened up a small gap. Knowing that the race was almost over, I buried myself with the goal of staying away and potentially catching the two riders just in front of me. As we approached the finish I caught Matt but just didn't have enough power to get past the Orrville rider. At the end of the day, Stark Velo walked away proudly with a second place, my fifth place and Jim Flesher taking sixth place. Together, we chipped in all of our race winnings to Bikes for Kids program that this race series is helping to support.
brian
Here's the race data:
Duration: 38:52
Work: 624 kJ
TSS: 67 (intensity factor 1.017)
Norm Power: 305
Distance: 15.53 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1005 267 watts
Cadence: 29 141 97 rpm
Speed: 10.7 31.4 24 mph
Torque: 0 363 73 lb-in
Last night's race saw a large field of 24 riders take to the start line. Stark Velo was heavily represented with 9 riders: Carl Peshoff, Marshall Leininger, Matt Turi, Scott Brunner, Samantha and Tim House, Erin Quinlan, Jim Flesher and myself. Allied Decals and Orrville were also well represented. Going into this race, I didn't have any ambitions other than loosen the legs up since my riding the past week has been hampered by the lousy weather and the cold I can't seem to shake. Somehow though, early in the race I sluggishly initiated a breakaway. I had no intentions of going and my move was more about moving up to gain some better position rather than about getting off the front but after going through a few of the tight corners, there was total of four of us who opened up a small gap on the field. I was joined by Carl, Doug Williams (Allied Decals) and Paul Kinney (Orrville). With all three of the teams represented in the move, I was feeling confident that this move would stick if we could open up a larger gap to help discourage guys from bridging. After a little convincing, everyone agreed to work equally to make the move work. This went well for me until we began lapping riders. It was at this point where one of them mixed in with us and I got stuck being them in the most technical portion of the course. This rider opened up a gap between my three breakaway companions and as soon as the opportunity opened up for me to get around them, a gap too large opened up that proved too big for me to get across. It was at this point that I thought about hanging out there in no-man's land by myself but I decided to take it easy and return to the field to save my strength for the finale.
Once safely back in the protection of the diminished group, I tried to sit in to recover a little bit. Things were fairly uneventful as the time and laps ticked down. With about two laps to go, Matt Turi went off the front with an Orrville rider (I'm sorry, I don't know his name but he's the rider who ended up in 4th place). They opened up a small gap which Noah from Allied Decals tried to close down. I felt sorry for him because at that point it was up to him or his team to chase that move down. He gave it his best but with just over a half lap left he was done. It was at that point where I perfectly timed another move off the front and I was surprised to see that I had opened up a small gap. Knowing that the race was almost over, I buried myself with the goal of staying away and potentially catching the two riders just in front of me. As we approached the finish I caught Matt but just didn't have enough power to get past the Orrville rider. At the end of the day, Stark Velo walked away proudly with a second place, my fifth place and Jim Flesher taking sixth place. Together, we chipped in all of our race winnings to Bikes for Kids program that this race series is helping to support.
brian
Here's the race data:
Duration: 38:52
Work: 624 kJ
TSS: 67 (intensity factor 1.017)
Norm Power: 305
Distance: 15.53 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1005 267 watts
Cadence: 29 141 97 rpm
Speed: 10.7 31.4 24 mph
Torque: 0 363 73 lb-in
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