Glenvale crits

DaveB said:

Can anyone tell me if you can still get a day license for Glenvale
crits, last time I was there (the day FD had a great fall) you could get
a day license for $19 or thereabouts. Also what distance is D-grade? I'm
thinking of giving it a crack for a couple of weeks as a decent workout
leading up to Oly distance tri in Jan.

I'd ask Mal Sawford, I think his contact details are on the CCCC
website. There's no set distance, D grade will be 45mins + 3 laps.
Av speeds for D grade are usually around 36km/h

DaveB said:

Can anyone tell me if you can still get a day license for Glenvale
crits, last time I was there (the day FD had a great fall) you could get
a day license for $19 or thereabouts. Also what distance is D-grade? I'm
thinking of giving it a crack for a couple of weeks as a decent workout
leading up to Oly distance tri in Jan.

DaveB

Great, the last thing an over crowded Glenvale needs is another tri
guy using a crit as a training session. Remember to get to the front,
chug away in a big gear, never initiate an attack but always chase one
down, do this for 40 min, feel great, get a nice photo and a mention
in the race report. Remember to break into the corners, when you do
get in the bunch, half wheel then drop the wheel the freak out by the
closeness of it all.

Save yourself the $30 and stick to a good beach road hitout.

rmr said:

Save yourself the $30 and stick to a good beach road hitout.

And who said snobbery in cycling was dead !??!?

rmr said:

Great, the last thing an over crowded Glenvale needs is another tri
guy using a crit as a training session. Remember to get to the front,
chug away in a big gear, never initiate an attack but always chase one
down, do this for 40 min, feel great, get a nice photo and a mention
in the race report. Remember to break into the corners, when you do
get in the bunch, half wheel then drop the wheel the freak out by the
closeness of it all.

Save yourself the $30 and stick to a good beach road hitout.

Hmmmm must remember to put the tri bars on as well <COUGH> loser </COUGH>.

DaveB

DaveB said:

Hmmmm must remember to put the tri bars on as well <COUGH> loser </COUGH>.

Solid rear wheel and your split bottle cage holder on the seat post 🙂 WHen the race starts just yell out "follow me" and off you go 🙂

I took the plunge and did my first race at St Kilda on the weekend, I was in D grade, I spent 60% of the time out the front, chased down a break away with about 4 laps to go that nobody was going to chase down and a young kid that did nothing the entire race, just beat me in a sprint to the line and apparently he has placed numerous times in d grade already, when talking to other guys in the race afterwards, but anyway it was kind of fun, although I'm not sure its my cup of tea, but I will probably do 2 more seen as I bought a 3 race license.

The course is pretty good, not really tight or anything so I felt very safe in the race, was pretty nervous about it at the start, but settled down a bit, even though I had a fever on the morning, doh..!

MikeyOz said:

rmr said:

Save yourself the $30 and stick to a good beach road hitout.

And who said snobbery in cycling was dead !??!?

No-one reading this group. :-)

Theo

MikeyOz said:

I took the plunge and did my first race at St Kilda on the weekend, I
was in D grade, I spent 60% of the time out the front, chased down a
break away with about 4 laps to go that nobody was going to chase down
and a young kid that did nothing the entire race, just beat me in a
sprint to the line and apparently he has placed numerous times in d
grade already, when talking to other guys in the race afterwards, but
anyway it was kind of fun, although I'm not sure its my cup of tea, but
I will probably do 2 more seen as I bought a 3 race license.

So does that mean you are back in good health again Mikey? Or do you
have to stick to smaller events?

DaveB

DaveB said:

So does that mean you are back in good health again Mikey? Or do you have to stick to smaller events?

Sorry Dave I don't post much these days I am working 5 days a week now 🙁

I have my feel really good days where I feel like I can ride and ride and feel very strong and days where I feel pretty garbage, I find I really have to watch my diet and cut down on a lot of the garbage, so basically it is a day to day thing, if I feel good I got out and make the most of it, if not just do whatever I can.

Dave make sure there's air in your tyres this time round. Enjoy 🙂

essendon93 said:

Dave make sure there's air in your tyres this time round. Enjoy 🙂

LOL thats a hell of a memory you have Ess. This time around I will check
for punctures before I start.

DaveB

quote='rmr'On Oct 29 said:

Can anyone tell me if you can still get a day license for Glenvale
crits, last time I was there (the day FD had a great fall) you could get
a day license for $19 or thereabouts. Also what distance is D-grade? I'm
thinking of giving it a crack for a couple of weeks as a decent workout
leading up to Oly distance tri in Jan.

DaveB

Great, the last thing an over crowded Glenvale needs is another tri
guy using a crit as a training session. Remember to get to the front,
chug away in a big gear, never initiate an attack but always chase one
down, do this for 40 min, feel great, get a nice photo and a mention
in the race report. Remember to break into the corners, when you do
get in the bunch, half wheel then drop the wheel the freak out by the
closeness of it all.

Save yourself the $30 and stick to a good beach road hitout.[/QUOTE]

I agree. Leave the road racing for the serious D-graders...

DaveB has a good idea, though Glenvale's a bit far for me. Does StK ride crits over summer?

As people may be aware from my very limited racing experience, my strategy is don't start any breaks, don't chase any down, sit back as far as possible, never be seen till the end and then... finish in nothingth place. ha ha ha

Ritch

rmr said:

Great, the last thing an over crowded Glenvale needs is another tri
guy using a crit as a training session. Remember to get to the front,
chug away in a big gear, never initiate an attack but always chase one
down, do this for 40 min, feel great, get a nice photo and a mention
in the race report. Remember to break into the corners, when you do
get in the bunch, half wheel then drop the wheel the freak out by the
closeness of it all.

Save yourself the $30 and stick to a good beach road hitout.

Ever heard of Matt Lloyd douchebag?

Everyone who thinks about racing should come and try it... maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't, but see if you enjoy it. If it is good training for something else, so much the better.

Learn to respond to other's tactics rather than whinge about them.

OP: 3 ride permits and day licenses are still available. Carnegie should be able to sign you up on the day if you arrive early. Good luck. You could win.

ritcho said:

DaveB has a good idea, though Glenvale's a bit far for me. Does StK ride crits over summer?

Race 3 is on this weekend, will probably be my 2nd criterium this weekend *fingers crossed*, imagine it will probably be C grade for me this time, looking forward to it.