FLCC> racing "rules"?

[Wayne Gottlieb]

I recall that the C pacelines were better than the B
pacelines, but that was 3 year ago.  I remember going
to the "B"s and being frustrated that a few people
trading pulls at the front.  Seems the good pacelines
don't start until the group splinters.  Wayne

--- LiLynn Graves <lg75 at cornell.edu> wrote:

> Unfortunately the C group takes a while to get up to
> speed as far as
> riders working together. It is always new riders
> each year so no one
> really takes charge. You guys need to communicate
> before you head out
> and while you are riding as a group. If you are
> doing all the work then
> the other riders are not moving through the pack and
> getting the
> experience they could be getting and you are
> expending more energy than
> everyone else even if you aren't riding really hard.
> When you are
> rotating through, you will be at the back of the
> pack momentarily , but
> if you are paying attention and anticipating what is
> happening around
> you, you will not get dropped.
> If anyone at any time feels they are the only one
> pulling then move over
> and yell to the group to work together. More than
> likely, the other
> riders are taking advantage of you or so nervous
> trying to hang on that
> they forgot all about pack etiquette. On the other
> hand, some riders are
> not strong enough to take leads so they will just
> move through the pack
> without ever going to the front and try to hang on
> for dear life. This
> is how we all got started and this is a very good
> way for beginners to
> learn as long as they stay relaxed and pay attention
> to the other riders.
> If you want to see how a nice pack works, try to
> hang on to the B group
> for as long as you can. They are very good at pace
> lining. If you get
> dropped you can then pick up the C's behind you.
> As far as the finish on the Brooktondale course, it
> is indeed the yellow
> diamond just before the intersection.
> > So, in my lifetime of experience so far with
> Tuesday nights (i.e., two 
> > trainings with Guru Don and backup Daniel, and two
> Brooktondale 
> > evenings), I have stumbled upon two mysteries,
> which I'm hoping someone 
> > can clear up for me.
> >
> > In a Tuesday race, when you are first in a group,
> but are either 
> > ambivalent about being so or are not setting a
> race-like pace, should you:
> > a) move left as in a paceline? (seems sensible,
> except that puts you in 
> > the back if you don't muscle in.)
> > b) hold your course and hope someone passes you?
> > c) mock the people behind you?
> >
> > Where is the finish line in the Brooktondale loop?
> > a) the street crossing yellow diamond
> > b) the town line
> > c) self-proclaimed winners hash it out
> > d) all of the above
> >
> > The sun came out just in time to warm Tuesday
> racers. We had a nice 
> > little group of Cs the other day - which became so
> small that by the 
> > second loop that I was even occasionally in a
> position to ponder these 
> > questions.
> >
> > Christine
> >
> >   
> 
> 
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