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| CAPTAIN'S bLOG |
| "ROAD WARRIORS" CYCLING CLUB |
| 2005-2006 ACADEMIC YEAR |
| 05/25/06 LAST RIDE OF THE 2005-2006 ACADEMIC YEAR FOR THE CLUB. ONLY HUNTER SHOWS UP, 38 MILES TO TORREY PINES AND BACK. FAIRLY WELL PACED, TWO FLAT TIRES FOR HUNTER AND HE STOPS AT 34 FOR THE FAMOUS "VANAGON SAG-RIDE". A GREAT YEAR, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO AUGUST. 05/24/06 NICE AND EASY 13 MILER WITH HUNTER AND CALLAGHAN TO LA COSTA AND BACK. 05/23/06 NEW MEMBER PATTERSON RIDES WITH HUNTER AND ME FOR 20 MILES ON LA COSTA "L". THIS WILL BE PATTERSON'S ONLY RIDE WITH THE CLUB (SENIOR), BUT I BET HE GETS A BIKE SOMEDAY! 05/22/06 LONGEST ACADEMIC DAY CLUB RIDE YET, ANA TO TOP OF TORREY PINES AND BACK FOR 38.6 MILES. RIDERS WERE GONZALEZ, HUNTER, MAY AND RILEY. CALLAGHAN ON SHORTER ROUTE WITH CAPTAIN CABRERA. A MORE COMMON RIDE FOR NEXT YEAR HOPEFULLY. 05/20/06 SAN CLEMENTE CHALLENGE. A FUN RIDE WITH UPHILL TIME TRIAL AT MILE 16, TWICE FOR 73 MILE RIDERS. 41 MILE RIDERS WERE BRANDES, DOTSON, GONZALEZ, AND RABY. 73 MILE RIDERS WERE HUNTER AND MAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO NICK HUNTER FOR PLACING 23RD OVERALL FOR THE TIME TRIAL, 1ST IN HIS AGE GROUP AND 20TH OVERALL FOR 71 MILE RIDERS. GOOD JOB TO THE RABY FAMILY AND SETH BRANDES FOR COMPLETING YOUR MILEAGE AS WELL. 05/18/06 20.5 MILE RIDE AT PULGAS TO CHRISTIANITOS WITH CELIA, DOTSON, HUNTER, RILEY, AND CAPTAIN CABRERA. 05/16/06 29.5 MILES ON COURSE 5 WITH DOTSON, GONZALEZ, HUNTER AND CAPTAIN CABRERA AS A WORK-UP TO SAN CLEMENTE CHALLENGE. 05/15/06 NO RIDE TODAY, LEADERSHIP SELECTION BOARDS. 05/14/06 FIESTA ISLAND, INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL. "THE RACE OF TRUTH" AND A CHALLENGING DAY AT THAT. EXCELLENT JOB TO BRANDES, GONZALEZ, HUNTER (3RD PLACE IN AGE GROUP) AND RABY (1ST IN AGE GROUP). 05/13/06 CANEJO RIDE WITH VICTOR CANDIOTY (DOTSON'S DAD) AND SETH BRANDES (FATHER OF PAUL) AND LINDA. GREAT TOUR OF MALIBU HILLS, GOOD CONVERSATION, VERY NICE. ONE COMPLAINT, AFTER 101 MILES OF RIDING, NO FOOD OR FESTIVITY UPON ARRIVAL! I GUESS I WAS TOO SLOW. 05/11/06 29 MILE RIDE TO VIA DE LA VALLE. SLOW RIDE FOR WARM-UP TO CANEJO ON SATURDAY, FIESTA ISLAND TIME TRIAL ON SUNDAY. YOUNG RABY HAS A DISPUTE WITH GRAVITY AT MILE 8 AFTER RUBBING WHEELS WITH ME, ANTENUCCI GOES DOWN AS WELL. NO HARM DONE, WHEELS KEEP ROLLIN'. RIDERS WERE ANTENUCCI, BRANDES, CELIA, DOTSON, HUNTER, GONZALEZ AND RABY SUPPORTED BY CAPTAIN CABRERA AND ME. BIG GROUP, GOOD RIDE! 05/10/06 NO RIDING TODAY, WORKED ON BIKES IN PREP FOR WEEKEND EVENTS. TESTED HUNTER ON ROLLER TRAINER WITH HEART RATE MONITOR. 05/09/06 FINALLY! A TRIP TO LAS PULGAS WITH BRANDES, CALLAHAN, GONZALEZ, HUNTER, RABY AND CAPTAIN CABRERA FOR A 12 MILE TIME TRIAL FAM-FIRE. RIDERS WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE COURSE AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO TRAINING THERE IN THE FUTURE. 05/08/06 CLASS ON TIME TRIAL GEOMETRY AND POSITION FOLLOWED BY A CASUAL RIDE TO INTRODUCE RIDERS TO TIME TRIALING TECHNIQUES (PREP FOR FIESTA ISLAND). BRANDES, DOTSON, GONZALEZ, HUNTER, AND RABY JOIN NEW MEMBER CALLAHAN FOR 11.4 MILES TO AVENIDA ENCINAS AND BACK. 05/04/06 NO RIDE FOR THE GROUP, WE WENT SURFING INSTEAD! PREP FOR TIME TRIAL AND DISTANCE RIDE BEGINS THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK. 05/03/06 7 RIDERS FOR THE DEL MAR CRIT. BRANDES, DOTSON, GONZALEZ, HUNTER, MAY, AND RILEY RODE AT 1630 FOR AGES 15-18, AND RABY FOR AGES 10-14 AT ABOUT 5PM. THE RACE WAS 20 MINUTES AND 5 LAPS, 1/2 MILE COURSE. OUR PLAN WAS TO TRY TO GET ONE GUY OUT WITH ABOUT 2 LAPS TO GO, BUT THE PACE WAS VERY HIGH FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RACE. THE CADETS FOUND THEMSELVES SPENDING A HUGE AMOUNT OF ENERGY EARLY ON TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THE LEAD GROUP. RELENTLESS ATTACKS WERE MADE BY ORGANIZED TEAM RIDERS THAT WERE VERY COMFORTABLE SETTING A HIGH TEMPO, AND THE PACK WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS WITH BRANDES AND HUNTER STUCK IN THE MIDDLE LEFT OUT TO DRY (HUNTER AT 95-98% MHR AT EACH LAP CHECK). DESPITE A HEROIC EFFORT BY THE TWO TO REGAIN CONTACT, THE LEAD GROUP WENT ON TO MAKE IT LOOK EASY WITH A ROUTINE SPRINT FINISH. RABY HELD HIS OWN IN HIS RIDE, AND SHOWS GREAT POTENTIAL. WE ALSO WENT ON TO LEARN THAT WE NEED TO MODIFY OUR GEAR RATIOS FOR JUNIOR RACING AS SEVERAL OF OUR RIDERS WERE DQ'D FOR USING STANDARD 52X12 DRIVETRAIN. WE WILL WORK WITH ALAN'S BIKE SHOP TO PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR. THIS WAS A BIG MOMENT FOR US TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS LEVEL OF COMPETITION AND PAVES THE WAY FOR FUTURE EVENTS. EXCELLENT JOB! IF YOU WANT SOME GOOD LOCAL YOUTH RACING, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT DELMARCRIT.COM. 05/02/06 CRITERIUM COURSE AGAIN FOR 10 MILES. BRANDES, DOTSON, HUNTER, GONZALEZ, MAY, RABY AND RILEY ALL IN GOOD FORM. SEE YOU AT THE RACES! 05/01/06 0.6 MILE COURSE AROUND SCHOOL TO TRAIN FOR CRITERIUM RACE ON 05/03/06. 15. 5 MILES OF EASY RIDING AND TACTICS WITH BRANDES, DOTSON, RABY AND RILEY. WORKED ON SPRINT FINISHES AND BREAKAWAYS. 04/27/06 SPEED AND HURT WAS THE ORDER OF THE DAY. TEMPO RIDE ON PCH SOUTH FOR 45 MINUTES DOWN, 45 BACK. TOTAL MILEAGE WAS 26. RILEY, HUNTER, AND MAY IN GOOD FORM. JONES HELPED OUT AND WENT FOR 30. THIS WAS THE LAST HEAVY LEGS DAY BEFORE WEDNESDAYS RACE. MONDAY AND TUESDAY ARE LIGHT SPIN DAYS AND TACTICS. 04/26/06 RECOVERY RIDE FOR YESTERDAYS LEGS, 20 MILES ON THE "L". GUEST RIDER, CAPTAIN JONES, LED A STRONG PACE ON THE WAY BACK. OTHER RIDERS WERE CAPT CABRERA, GONZALES, HUNTER, RILEY AND OUR YOUNGEST RIDER, RABY. 04/25/06 A LONG DAY IN THE SADDLE, 30 MILES ON A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COURSE 5. BRANDES, GONZALEZ, HUNTER, RILEY AND DOTSON. RABY ON TRAINER TODAY IN PREP FOR TOMORROW. 04/24/06 FUN RIDE TODAY FOR 20 MILES. NEW MEMBER ANTENUCCI JOINED BY BRANDES, RILEY, CELIA, AND DOTSON. GUEST ADULT RIDER CABRERRA. EXCELLENT PACE LINE WITH 7 RIDERS. 04/20/06 3 MAN CREW TODAY, BRANDES AND CELIA. FUN FLIGHT FOR 27 MILES ON COURSE 5. BRANDES LOOKED STRONG TODAY, CELIA IMPROVING FAST. JUNIORS GONE TO OCC, SHOULD BE LARGER GROUP ON MONDAY. 04/19/06 SKIPPED RIDING TODAY. 7 MEMBERS WENT TO DEL MAR CRIT RACES TO OBSERVE. LOOKING TO PARTICIPATE EITHER MAY 3RD OR MAY 23RD. 04/18/06 FUN RIDE ON COURSE 2 FOR 17.5 MILES. FIRST RIDE RETURNING FROM SPRING BREAK WITH BRANDES, GONZALEZ, HUNTER AND RILEY. GUEST RIDER, MAJOR MARSHALL. NICE WORK! 04/09/06 RIDE FOR AIDS, NO CADETS. 55 MILE RIDE, FAST PACE. 04/06/06 LAST RIDE BEFORE SPRING BREAK AND PERHAPS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL RIDE YET FOR 27 MILES (162 CLUB TOTAL) ON COURSE 5. GREAT PACELINE OF BRANDES, CELIA, GONZALEZ, HUNTER, MAY AND RILEY. 2 FLAT TIRES IN A ROW AT MILE 15, BRANDES WITH ENOUGH TUBES FOR EVERYBODY, PATCH KIT AND GOOD PUMP! BRANDES WAS THE MAN, THANKS TO SETH FOR STOCKING YOUR BOY UP! SEE YOU ON THE 17TH OR 18TH. 04/05/06 28 MILE RIDE ON COURSE 5 ENDED AT MILE 4.5. CELIA'S CHAIN BROKE ON CLIMB. GONZO STAYED WITH CELIA, HUNTER AND I PACED BACK FOR VEHICLE. PICKED CADETS UP, TOTAL MILEAGE WAS 9.4. BIKE TURNED IN TO ALAN'S BIKE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. 04/04/06 RAINED OUT, CLUB WORKED ON TRAINERS. 04/03/06 DESPITE THE GOOD SURF AND SOMEWHAT FOUL WEATHER, 16 MILE RIDE TO LEUCADIA BLVD. BALTAZAR, COHEN, RABY AND NEW MEMBER CELIA. 03/31/06 18 MILE RIDE TO LA COSTA AND BACK, THE "L" (COURSE 2) WITH GONZALES. GOOD RIDE WITH SOME PUNCHY ATTACKS, GONZO LOOKING STRONG. 03/30/06 NO CADETS, WENT SOLO! 28 MILE LOOP ALONG LA COSTA-EL CAMINO TO SAN ELIJO LOOP. 03/29/06 CASUAL RIDE TO LEUCADIA BLVD. FOR 15.5 MILES. BALTAZAR, COHEN AND NEW MEMBER RABY. RABY IS A 7TH GRADER AND LOOKS STRONG, KEEP AN EYE ON HIM! 03/28/06 RAINED OUT! 03/27/06 NICE AND SLOW RIDE DOWN TO ISLAND WAY AND BACK FOR 8 MILES. BALTAZAR, COHEN AND RILEY. 03/23/06 NEW COURSE, CARLSBAD VILLAGE-EL CAMINIO-SAN ELIJO-PCH LOOP FOR LONGEST CLUB RIDE TO DATE, 28 MILES. CHARLIE MAY ONLY! GREAT RIDE, WILL BE A COMMON ROUTE AS RIDERS GET STRONGER. 03/22/06 COURSE VARIATION, PCH TO LA COSTA TO EL CAMINO REAL AND BACK FOR 17 MILES. HUNTER AND MAY. 03/21/06 NEW COURSE, CANNON-EL CAMINO REAL-LA COSTA-PCH-ANA FOR 20 MILES. BRANDES, HUNTER AND MAY, ATTACK ON BRANDES ON PCH HILLS. 03/16/06 FAST RIDE TO LEUCADIA BLVD AND BACK WITH CHARLIE MAY FOR 16 MILES. CHARLIE PULLED FOR THE LAST 6 MILES IN HEADWIND. GOOD PULL CHARLIE! 03/15/06 LA COSTA AVENUE FOR 13 CASUAL PACED MILES. BALTAZAR, BRANDES, COHEN AND MAY. GOOD RECOVERY RIDE CUT SHORT, FAST PACE TO GET BACK EARLY. GOOD PACELINE WORK BY ALL. 03/14/06 COURSE 3 FOR 23 MILES AT TEMPO. GONZALES, MAY AND RILEY. ATTACK ON GONZALEZ. 03/13/06 ANOTHER LA COSTA RUN FOR 13 MILES. NEW MEMBER BALTAZAR JOINED BY BRANDES, COHEN, MAY AND RILEY. 03/11/06 SOLVANG, NO CADETS. 103 MILE RIDE ON A VERY, VERY COLD DAY. 03/09/06 RIDE TO LA COSTA AVE FOR 13 MILES. BRANDES, MAY, AND RILEY. 03/08/06 TO ENCINITAS AND BACK FOR 20 MILES. DOTSON, MAY AND RILEY WITH NEW MEMBER BRANDES AND GUEST, MR. BRANDES. 03/07/06 RODE COURSE 3 FOR A FAST 23 MILES. DOTSON AND GONZALEZ WITH A PUNCTURE TURNED IN AT 8 MILES. HUNTER, MAY AND RILEY FINISH, RILEY WITH A PUNCTURE. 03/06/06 RIDE TO LA COSTA AVENUE FOR 13 MILES. DOTSON, MAY, RILEY AND NEW MEMBER COHEN. 03/04/06 CAMP PENDLETON BULLDOG ROAD RACE! THE EVENT SOME OF US HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ALL YEAR. 27 MILES, DOTSON, GONZALEZ, HUNTER AND MAY. HUNTER HAS FASTEST TIME FOR 15-19 YEAR OLD CATEGORY. 03/02/06 CAMP PENDLETON PRE-RACE RIDE FOR 22 MILES. RODE MOST OF COURSE AT FAST PACE IN WINDY CONDITIONS. GONZALEZ, HUNTER AND MAY. 03/01/06 COASTAL RIDE TO LA COSTA AVE FOR 13 MILES. GONZALEZ, HUNTER AND MAY. 02/28/06 RODE COURSE 3 FOR 24 MILES. HUNTER, MAY AND RILEY. DOTSON OUT SICK. 02/27/06 10 MILES OF LAPS AROUND ANA IN RAINY CONDITIONS TO GET NEW MEMBER RILEY ACQUAINTED. 02/23/06 FAST RIDE ON COURSE 2. DROP ATTEMPTS, RACE TACTICS ARE USED. PACK IS SPLIT IN TWO, BREAKAWAY REJOINS ON PCH. DOTSON, GONZALEZ, HUNTER AND MAY. WAVE 1 IS FORMED. 02/22/06 10 MILES OF LAPS AROUND ANA TO GET QUY COMFORTABLE WITH BIKE. 02/21/06 FAST RIDE ON COURSE 3 FOR 23 MILES. DOTSON, HUNTER AND MAY. 02/16/06 RODE TO CARDIFF STATE BEACH, COURSE 3 FOR 22 MILES. GONZALEZ, HUNTER, MAY AND QUY. 02/14/06 BACK TO COURSE 1 TO OVERCOME JITTERS. INVOLVED STEEP CLIMB OFF OF PATH. 24 MILES OF RIDING WITH DOTSON, HUNTER, MAY AND NEW MEMBER QUY. 02/07/06 INTRODUCED NEW LOOP, COURSE 2. 15 MILE RIDE WITH HILLS. DOTSON, HUNTER, GONZALEZ AND MAY. 02/02/06 CASUAL RIDE ON COURSE 1, BUT CRASHED. 4 RIDERS DOWN, 3 BROKEN BIKES. NEW MEMBER GONZALEZ. 01/31/06 RODE TO ENCINITAS FOR 20 MILES, NEW MEMBER BROSE. 01/26/06 CASUAL RIDE TO ENCINITAS, GETTING USED TO PACELINES AND TRAFFIC. NEW MEMBER HUNTER. 01/24/06 CASUAL RIDE TO LA COSTA AVE FOR 14 MILES. 3 CADETS TOTAL. 01/22/06 OUR FIRST RIDE, COURSE 1 FOR 22 MILES DOTSON, MAY, AND McCORMACK. 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