I love you Rick. Im not afraid to say it. But I was thinking about this game, Tony, and Im not sure your numbers are fair. 1 1/2 min is a long time especially if you put the top 4 in the break. I cant see anyone catching the 3 or 4 of the strongest riders with that much of a gap. Perhaps you should lower it to 45 seconds and 2 strong riders and 1 medium rider. Perhaps leaving one of the strongest in the chase would be a good idea. That person could then take up the slack if the pace is dropping, perhaps doing a longer/ stronger pull to give the others a chance to rest.
I guess we'll see who shows up tomorrow too. It would complicate things if some of the HG guys showed up. To be honest and not modest Im not sure where I will be tomorrow as far as strength. Ive got 15 hours in this week and Im pretty damn tired. On Apr 16, 4:31 pm, <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you gibe, oh insolent one? > > Setting aside the verisimilitude of your bold claim, please be cognizant of > the mutability inherent within it. > > A syllogism: Rick takes hard pull; Logan takes harder pull = Logan gets > dropped. > > The celerity of Rick's move proved too much for our droll youngster. > > (Tony and Bert are not going to be happy with this discourse. We are creating > a climate "inimical to health", is what they are thinking, I am sure.) > > Don't worry. Fatique will take the alacrity out of us... > > > > > > -- Logan <[email protected]> wrote: > > If it makes you feel better Rick Ill go to the front before range and > > then attack anyway. > > > On Apr 16, 11:35 am, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Tony, > > > > I'll tell you how this is going to play out. > > > > As we approach the "Cat and Mouse" zone there will be a slowing because > > > no one will want to be at the front as we close in on Range. Those who > > > plan on attacking will take cover at the back, those who want to be in > > > the chase will mark the studs, and those hoping not to get dropped will > > > begin energy conservation. > > > > Well, gang, this is not going to happen. I am still riding myself into > > > some kind of cycling condition, and since I threw my chain on Tuesday I > > > lost some valuable training. What this means is that I need to suffer to > > > succeed. I will not allow the pace to slow as we head toward Range. In > > > fact, I plan on taking a hard pull to keep the contenders honest. > > > > Just make sure that you all wait for me at Range and Moriah after I flame > > > out!! > > > > Rick > > > > ---- Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > AG's (A Gyros), > > > > > We are going to try to do something different to spice things up a bit > > > > on Saturday. Instead of doing the "Open Play" like we've done in the > > > > past, we'll try something a bit more organized and team goal oriented. > > > > > We are going to do a little Cat & Mouse. > > > > > Here is the plan. Bert came up with a great route for this to take > > > > place. > > > > > At 25.5 miles we make a left turn on Range Road. For those of you who > > > > have been on this stretch before, it is a rolling section of smooth > > > > road with a slight incline making it perfect for a breakaway for 3-4 of > > > > our strongest riders. to the intersection of Range & Enon Roads is 5 > > > > miles. With about a 1 1/2 minute lead, the rest of the group will work > > > > together to bring back the breakaway. That should give the chase group > > > > about 4 1/2 miles to catch the breakaway. > > > > > Depending on the number of riders we have, we'll either do a double or > > > > single paceline with short pulls. Remember, THIS IS NOT "EVERY MAN FOR > > > > HIMSELF." We work together as a team, form a chase group and reel in > > > > the breakaway. > > > > > Now, the 3-4 man group may drop some of their own in trying to keep us > > > > at bay. We may do the same. That's the nature of the game. > > > > > Think of this section like a Tuesday night Rick ride where we are > > > > working hard but working together to keep the pace up high. (Well, > > > > maybe not that crazy) > > > > > We also may not succeed in catching the breakaway so instead of > > > > regrouping at the intersection of Range & Enon Roads, the breakaway > > > > should continue to the next intersection of Range & Moriah Roads. > > > > That's a total of 9 miles. (God, I hope we can catch them before the > > > > Range/Enon intersection). > > > > > If we have not caught them by then, Range & Moriah with be the point at > > > > which we will regroup and ride the next 5-6 miles to the rest stop in > > > > Moriah. > > > > > So this chase could actually last as long as 9 miles depending on how > > > > strong our Gyro A Supermen are in keeping the main chase group away. > > > > > If this turns out to be successful we will incorporate this Cat & Mouse > > > > in our future rides. > > > > > See you all on Saturday. > > > > > (Hmmm, I wonder who will want to volunteer to be in the breakaway group > > > > of 3-4 riders?) > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email > > > > group. > > > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > > > > Subscription > > > > settings:http://groups.google.com/group/gyros/subscribe?hl=en > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] Hide > > > quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. 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