Mike
Maximum Pace
- Sep 24, 2007
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Official TCC Sprinters Race
With all the fun we had last weekend and taking into consideration all the opinions voiced about race setup I've come up with this social/competitive format to suit different styles of riders although focusing on sprinters
I don't want to rain on Serguei's race last weekend because it was great, I would just like to try a different kind of event. There will be no KOM prizes as the 3 winners from last week should be allowed to soak up as much glory as possible , especially Deej who as we all know needs the attention more than most However thanks to Serguei we will have these sprinters avatars up for grabs:
Possible dates:
Saturday September 1st
Sunday September 2nd
Saturday September 8th
Sunday September 9th
First here's the course:
http://www.mapmyfitness.com/routes/view/108878131
It's only 62km long, BUT the start point is the Big Chilli and you must ride there with NO exceptions! Obviously the ride there will be social for everyone except me as I'll be riding from Kanagawa Basically it's a 50k ride for me and with the return leg it'll be around 200km. I presume you Tokyo lads and ladies will have about the same distance to cover.
The Sprint
From the Big Chilli it'll be a 13 km social ride to the start of the first sprint. We have a volunteer to stand at the finish line in Tom (cheers mate) so we can hit the first sprint on the go and make it more exciting. I've marked the start of sprints and climbs with a green arrow on the map.
The attacks for the first sprint can start at 13.5km into the ride. Everyone needs to be behind me until this stage. I'll call GAME ON and it'll be about 4km to the finish of the first sprint. At the about the 16.5km mark you'll round a corner and hit the final straight. It'll be immediately clear it's the finishing straight because it's super straight, wide, long and Tom will be there waving. :happy: See the map for the checkered finish line flag!
Please regroup on the road directly below the finish line. You can spin the lactic out here. We'll regroup and head back to possibly the same spot and do the sprint again!
I've chosen this piece of road as it is long, straight and usually void of all traffic. Safety is my number one concern and I don't want to have winding roads for our first sprint event.
The point classification system will be as James kindly suggested:
1st - 10 points
2nd - 8points
3rd - 7 points
4th -6 points
5th -5 points
After 2 rounds I'll tally the points and we'll have a top 3 who will get the sprinters avatars!
Sprinting can be dangerous and I feel it's necessary to write some ground rules.
1. No lead out trains.
This means you cannot participate if you are there only to help a friend. Everyone must ride as an individual, no team work! Of course draft away but no team trains please!
2. No bumping or pushing
3. You must ride in the left lane
4. All sprinters vying for the top 3 places MUST complete the entire ride
If anyone does not follow the above rules you WILL be disqualified.
The Climbs Begin
Unfortunately no prizes or avatars but the possible glory of being in the top three for the day.
#1 Hinatsuru Toge
Then we'll roll out to the first climb of the day, at the 17km mark, a short burst up to the tunnel. The first 5 again get the same points as above, but this will be for the General Classification (GC).
Once the first 5 riders roll through they can proceed to the start of the next climb and we'll all regroup there. It seems safer to do this to avoid having large numbers on descents. At the rally point I'll take down the first 5 riders over the climb into my notebook and then we'll saddle up and roll out.
#2 Suzugane Toge
The second climb over Suzugane Toge will follow the same format as the first. Once the first 5 riders are over they can proceed to the feeding area at the 36km mark at the supermarket in Saruhashi. Once there and we've all had a feed and I've written the top 5 riders in my book we'll move onto the same start area as last week, Matsuhime Toge
#3 Matsuhime Toge
It'll be a mass start with the same rules as above....the top 5 getting points. Once at the top I'll tally all the points from the 3 climbs and we'll get a GC top 3 for the day
I'll ride home from the top of Matsuhime down R18. Please join me if that road suits you.
Let me know if you're interested in attending this race and if so which dates suit you. Hope you can make it
With all the fun we had last weekend and taking into consideration all the opinions voiced about race setup I've come up with this social/competitive format to suit different styles of riders although focusing on sprinters
I don't want to rain on Serguei's race last weekend because it was great, I would just like to try a different kind of event. There will be no KOM prizes as the 3 winners from last week should be allowed to soak up as much glory as possible , especially Deej who as we all know needs the attention more than most However thanks to Serguei we will have these sprinters avatars up for grabs:
Possible dates:
Saturday September 1st
Sunday September 2nd
Saturday September 8th
Sunday September 9th
First here's the course:
http://www.mapmyfitness.com/routes/view/108878131
It's only 62km long, BUT the start point is the Big Chilli and you must ride there with NO exceptions! Obviously the ride there will be social for everyone except me as I'll be riding from Kanagawa Basically it's a 50k ride for me and with the return leg it'll be around 200km. I presume you Tokyo lads and ladies will have about the same distance to cover.
The Sprint
From the Big Chilli it'll be a 13 km social ride to the start of the first sprint. We have a volunteer to stand at the finish line in Tom (cheers mate) so we can hit the first sprint on the go and make it more exciting. I've marked the start of sprints and climbs with a green arrow on the map.
The attacks for the first sprint can start at 13.5km into the ride. Everyone needs to be behind me until this stage. I'll call GAME ON and it'll be about 4km to the finish of the first sprint. At the about the 16.5km mark you'll round a corner and hit the final straight. It'll be immediately clear it's the finishing straight because it's super straight, wide, long and Tom will be there waving. :happy: See the map for the checkered finish line flag!
Please regroup on the road directly below the finish line. You can spin the lactic out here. We'll regroup and head back to possibly the same spot and do the sprint again!
I've chosen this piece of road as it is long, straight and usually void of all traffic. Safety is my number one concern and I don't want to have winding roads for our first sprint event.
The point classification system will be as James kindly suggested:
1st - 10 points
2nd - 8points
3rd - 7 points
4th -6 points
5th -5 points
After 2 rounds I'll tally the points and we'll have a top 3 who will get the sprinters avatars!
Sprinting can be dangerous and I feel it's necessary to write some ground rules.
1. No lead out trains.
This means you cannot participate if you are there only to help a friend. Everyone must ride as an individual, no team work! Of course draft away but no team trains please!
2. No bumping or pushing
3. You must ride in the left lane
4. All sprinters vying for the top 3 places MUST complete the entire ride
If anyone does not follow the above rules you WILL be disqualified.
The Climbs Begin
Unfortunately no prizes or avatars but the possible glory of being in the top three for the day.
#1 Hinatsuru Toge
Then we'll roll out to the first climb of the day, at the 17km mark, a short burst up to the tunnel. The first 5 again get the same points as above, but this will be for the General Classification (GC).
Once the first 5 riders roll through they can proceed to the start of the next climb and we'll all regroup there. It seems safer to do this to avoid having large numbers on descents. At the rally point I'll take down the first 5 riders over the climb into my notebook and then we'll saddle up and roll out.
#2 Suzugane Toge
The second climb over Suzugane Toge will follow the same format as the first. Once the first 5 riders are over they can proceed to the feeding area at the 36km mark at the supermarket in Saruhashi. Once there and we've all had a feed and I've written the top 5 riders in my book we'll move onto the same start area as last week, Matsuhime Toge
#3 Matsuhime Toge
It'll be a mass start with the same rules as above....the top 5 getting points. Once at the top I'll tally all the points from the 3 climbs and we'll get a GC top 3 for the day
I'll ride home from the top of Matsuhime down R18. Please join me if that road suits you.
Let me know if you're interested in attending this race and if so which dates suit you. Hope you can make it