True, but given that nobody seems to have actually seen the crash happen, and I haven't spoken to either of the guys involved, I was giving them the benefit of the doubttwizzle wrote:Unless it's some completely random factor outside the control of the participants (ie. a Kangaroo, a sudden strong wind gust on an otherwise calm day) : Accident's don't happen, they are made.nescius wrote:it was just an accident.
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Postby twizzle » Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:41 pm
Pedal strike. Andrew is, reportedly, quite a mess, as he was rider behind and launched over the the crashed bike.nescius wrote:True, but given that nobody seems to have actually seen the crash happen, and I haven't spoken to either of the guys involved, I was giving them the benefit of the doubttwizzle wrote:Unless it's some completely random factor outside the control of the participants (ie. a Kangaroo, a sudden strong wind gust on an otherwise calm day) : Accident's don't happen, they are made.nescius wrote:it was just an accident.
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Postby twizzle » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:24 pm
Ya big girl - come and do crits with the Vets instead, only one broken collarbone in crits in the last year, and that was caused by a tyre coming off a rim.Ross wrote:Broken collarbone as well as punctured lung I heard this morning. This is why I don't do crits.
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby HAKS » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:10 pm
I disagree with the "there is usually a crash in every grade every week" comment. I rode 3 races last year and watched another few and not once did I see a crash.
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby HAKS » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:13 pm
You can join either club and race at either clubs events, main thing is you have a license and pay the entry fee on the night. CCC is $8 I think and there is prize money down to 5th for each grade (last year I scored $50 for a win ). You can get a 3race license for about $50 which lets you try the events out before making the plunge. If you do decide to get a full license the $50 for the 3race one comes off the price of the full membership.auskonrad wrote:Would Vikings members be able to participate in CCC crits/events and vice versa?
I'm trying to decide which club to join....
... and are non-CA & CCC members allowed to have a crack at these warm up crits before they dump a ton of cash in the direction of CA and the club? I've not done one, so want to see if I like it first.
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Postby nescius » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:35 pm
I did the medium race, I felt better than last week, average speed was 41.8kmh. Unfortunately there was another crash, pedal strike followed by blown front tyre on collarbone corner, didn't look like any really serious injuries. There was some pretty sketchy riding on display, and I saw quite a few people take unintended detours into the grass, not good at all.
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby HAKS » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:40 pm
I left about 10min into the medium race, sucks about another crash. Hopefully next week with all the classes running the numbers in each one will be a little lower. True to the sketchy riding. Few ppl in easy don't know what hold you line means. They would take the inside line through the first corner after the finish straight then cut straight through the pack to get the inside line around the next one .nescius wrote:Well done! It looked like a reasonable number of people were rolling around in the easy race.
I did the medium race, I felt better than last week, average speed was 41.8kmh. Unfortunately there was another crash, pedal strike followed by blown front tyre on collarbone corner, didn't look like any really serious injuries. There was some pretty sketchy riding on display, and I saw quite a few people take unintended detours into the grass, not good at all.
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby HAKS » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:37 pm
Not quite as hectic as last week in the easy class (Men E). Managed 5th . Had a good position going into the final corners but got swamped through the last 2 turns and by then it was too late.
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Postby twizzle » Tue Nov 01, 2011 10:34 pm
I was racing B, but a few A-graders were riding down, probably not a good night to try out the 50mm carbon on the front, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. Low average speed though, only 38kph, but I soloed the first ten minutes and managed to drop half the bunch. Took fourth in the end, but I was pretty stuffed - and most of the guys still in it at the end had done Fitz's, unlike me. 356w average for approx 30 minutes.
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby HAKS » Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:45 pm
Managed 2nd tonight in E grade. Hopefully will move up to D next week.
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby bpmhigh » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:18 pm
Well done on 2nd HAKS.HAKS wrote:Heard about the crash this morning on the bunch ride. Not good
Managed 2nd tonight in E grade. Hopefully will move up to D next week.
Was it a Bilbys bunch crash..? I ask because last night I cleaned the bike, changed the cassette and was all set to join them this morning for the first time since being taken out in the last Bilbys bunch crash six months ago! (It had momentarily slipped my mind that my little guy was turning three today so stayed at home - thankfully perhaps...)
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby HAKS » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:21 pm
Thanksbpmhigh wrote:Well done on 2nd HAKS.HAKS wrote:Heard about the crash this morning on the bunch ride. Not good
Managed 2nd tonight in E grade. Hopefully will move up to D next week.
Was it a Bilbys bunch crash..? I ask because last night I cleaned the bike, changed the cassette and was all set to join them this morning for the first time since being taken out in the last Bilbys bunch crash six months ago! (It had momentarily slipped my mind that my little guy was turning three today so stayed at home - thankfully perhaps...)
Sorry, I meant one of the guys on the novice Wed bunch ride I did today said there was a collarbone incident at last nights Vets crits. Can understand though how my original comment sounded like there was a crash on the bunch ride
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby bpmhigh » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:39 pm
Uh-huh!HAKS wrote: Sorry, I meant one of the guys on the novice Wed bunch ride I did today said there was a collarbone incident at last nights Vets crits. Can understand though how my original comment sounded like there was a crash on the bunch ride
I'm keen to come and watch the crits - to save me clicking around, what time and which days?
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby HAKS » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:06 am
Tues = Vets, not sure about timingbpmhigh wrote:Uh-huh!HAKS wrote: Sorry, I meant one of the guys on the novice Wed bunch ride I did today said there was a collarbone incident at last nights Vets crits. Can understand though how my original comment sounded like there was a crash on the bunch ride
I'm keen to come and watch the crits - to save me clicking around, what time and which days?
Wed = CCC, racing from 5pm to 7.30. Rotatting roaster interms of which grade at which time
Thur = VCC, racing from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, 3 grades, MF/WC (AT) 5.30pm, ME/MD/MC/WB/WA (AT) 6.00pm ish and MB/MA (AT) around 6.45pm
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby twizzle » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:03 pm
Nice, I think my fastest ever is a 1:37 as well.nescius wrote:I raced C grade last night, made my move with a lap and a half to go, I thought I had dragged my team up behind me but it turns out someone else had dived onto my wheel and then couldn't hang on so we got separated. Then I was on the front, and it turns out that I can go flat out for a lap, not a lap and a half... ended up last I think The lap I did on the front was my fastest ever lap though, a 1:37 for an average speed of 45.4kmh.
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby HAKS » Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:57 am
Fastest lap for me last night was a 1.43 about half way through.
Legs then packed it in at the finish. Massive cramps and must have pulled something as my legs locked up in the car on the way home. Took me 10min just to into the house . I think 65km Wed morning, racing on Wed night, then sprint training Thur morn followed by another Crit was a bit much!
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby HAKS » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:08 pm
Did you also think they chucked an extra lap on at the end? I spoke to another guy in the change rooms and he said he saw the 2laps to go board on 2 consecutive laps as did I.
If you want a more endurance challenge, head out to the VCC crits tonight. ME is 43min + 2laps
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Re: Crit racing at Stromlo
Postby Haydo » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:25 pm
Is the pace just as fast for the VCC because I think I would get dropped at that pace for 43 minutes, do you need to be a member of vikings to join in?
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