TOUR OF CONNECTICUT

"Miller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Pro race, 99 starter, 49 finishers in the first stage?

This race must have been unbeleivably hard, to dangerios to ride or
they are all saving themselfs for the Tour De France

Well it does look kind of hard. A long climb with pitches up to 22%? Ouch.
Doubtful any of them are going to TdF though.

Just a guess, but I would say that not all finishers are listed, since
17th -49th place are all at 2:09 back- SOMEone had to be dropped...

Also possible that they were pulling riders who were off the back, though
that's not very generous, pulling riders more than 2:09 back in a 117 mile
race. Unless the 50th place rider was, like an hour back.

Suz

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Subject: Re: TOUR OF CONNECTICUT
From: "Suz" [email hidden]
Date: 5/20/2004 10:01 PM Mountain Daylight Time
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Pro race, 99 starter, 49 finishers in the first stage?

This race must have been unbeleivably hard, to dangerios to ride or
they are all saving themselfs for the Tour De France

Well it does look kind of hard. A long climb with pitches up to 22%? Ouch.
Doubtful any of them are going to TdF though.

Just a guess, but I would say that not all finishers are listed, since
17th -49th place are all at 2:09 back- SOMEone had to be dropped...

Also possible that they were pulling riders who were off the back, though
that's not very generous, pulling riders more than 2:09 back in a 117 mile
race. Unless the 50th place rider was, like an hour back.

Suz

The Course was hard and I believe that by the time the main field hit the
finishing circuits there was less than 50 guys in it, and I am assuming they
stopped dropped riders beyond that from entering the finishing circuits after
the main field got in to avoid any dangerous and confusing conditions.

Also this year the race is scored on points, and points only go 15 or 20 deep
depending on the stage so if you are out of the mix it makes no difference if
you finish one out of the points or you dropped out at the 219k to go banner.

This friday evenings stage is being held on a short tight crit course around
the green in New Haven Ct., teams are limited to putting only 4 guys on the
start line.

Mike Jones

SEND ME THE PICTURE!!!!!!!

On 20 May 2004 20:09:09 -0700, [email hidden] (Miller)

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http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/may04/connecticut04/connecticut041

Pro race, 99 starter, 49 finishers in the first stage?

It's on omnium rules, so riders can drop out of a stage and still
continue.

JT