March 22 - The Hammer Drops!

 

The Hammer Drops! 

Tonight's (Thursday night ride) at Barnsburg was somewhat brutal!  Jack Evans - Adam Bourne - Jeff Ekoniak - JT and Roger Whitlock composed the team ride this evening and it was one of the most difficult rides of the year so far!  Jack - Adam - Jeff and Roger are all getting brutally strong!  The average pace was well over 20 MPH until we got back to Barnsburg Road at which time the pace dropped to an average of over 19.  After a fast 25 mile ride - the group completed a series of three sprints along Barnsburg Road.  Jeff E got two of the three by going off the front a mile before the line - and Adam got the field sprint.  JT lead Jack out for one sprint and Jack won that one. 

With only team members on this ride - all of which with racing experience - the ride was - in a word - FAST!

Kerry - DR and Dave rode tonight as well as did five of our women riders -

WEEKEND RACING
The team will race at Clark State Forest on Saturday. 

The team will ride Sunday at 130 - hopefully a long ride (maybe to London and back)

There are no races in our area on the weekend of April 1 so we will have a club time trial at Barnsburg.  This event is open to our entire club - racers and non racers!

We want to wish Jeff Ekoniak a great trip this Saturday to Alabama where he intends to complete a large organized century -

CLUB RIDES AT BARNSBURG
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 PM
Women at 530

CLUB TIME TRIAL
APRIL 1 - Sunday at 2 PM - park at the Barnsburg Church then ride west one mile on Barnsburg Road to the start finish - 8 miles out and back -  Call Cumberland Cycles for more info

We are going to award points in our remaining club time trials to our club riders!  Our team riders will earn three points for participating - but they will not be eligible for finishing points.  This will allow our club riders to compete in our club points standings without being committed to the bike racing circuit! Men and women club riders will be placed separately and they will each earn club points on the following scale:

1 10
2 9
3 8
4 7
5 6
6 5
7 3
8 2
9 1

Remember our racers are not eligible for these points! (if you have not entered a sanctioned bike race prior to your result then you will be given points on the above scale) - also remember that everybody who posts a time in the club time trial will be given three points in addition to the finishing points.  Each participating team member will earn the three participating points.  Also remember that we intend to conduct our club time trial about once a month from now until October!  Non racing club members have an opportunity to rack up a lot of points -

The club member with the most points at the end of the year wins a $300 shopping certificate at Cumberland Cycles! (since JT is keeping track of this he is not eligable for the certificate)


Our current club standings may be found here:   CLUB STANDINGS

APRIL 7 RACING
McCormick Creek Road Race (Indiana)
Navy Week Crit (Louisville)

ALWAYS
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