While you were busy hitting the delete key, I was busy living vicariously as a lonely List Lurker. Here's a quick look at what you might have missed from the various cycling list-serves this week:
In MABRA-land:
- To reinforce the fact that mountain biking is the new 'cross racing, there was an announcement about the the 2010 Greenbriar Challenge and Championship Race. The 7th Annual Greenbrier Challenge mountain bike race is on an outstanding course, challenging for Pros yet rideable and fun for beginners. The whole family is welcome and there is plenty to do a this park nestled in the Western Maryland Appalachians, including hiking parts of the Appalachian Trail, boating and fishing on Greenbrier's beautiful lake, and enjoying hot showers in the campground' top-notch facilities. It's about an hour's drive from Washington, DC and Baltimore. Register here.
- Some MABRA has-been, no Carolina wanna-be, named Pete Cannell posted an interesting item about a new TT series in the Carolinas. Apparently this Cannell fellow knows something about time trialing and getting the proper fit for a National Championship jersey (or three) -- I hear he goes fast from time to time... He promises that this series is going to be a well run event. So, if you want to see what he means when he says, "it's going to be super-fast," give this series a look. Let us know how it goes and, if you see Cannell, tell him to shave his legs; he'll go faster that way.
- Mike May, master of self-promotion and sock design, once again popped up on the list to promote something else he's trying to do in his never-ending quest to take over the world of amateur bike racing. His most recent addition is a new racing calendar to which you can subscribe so you never miss an event. If it's on the East coast, Mike May wants you to know about it and, more importantly, write about it in your blog.
- There was some interesting discussion -- perhaps a little too brief -- about the decisions from the 2010 MABRA Board Meeting. I'm sure we'd all like a little more information about the decisions reached, but the list seems most concerned with next year's BAR categories and Championship Races:
- Men's Masters BAR, 3/4 35+ (NEW!)
- Women's Masters BAR, 3/4 35+ NEW!)
- Women's Masters BAR, 35+, 45+
- Men's Masters BAR, 35+, 45+
- Road Race Championship: Page Valley
- Criterium Championship: Hagerstown
- No Master's RR or Criterium Championship Races
- Of course, a few old geezers, the 50+ crowd, started trying to complain but the debate died quickly when the young'uns proved incapable of converting the geezer's power data from rods/hogshead to watts/kilogram.
- Finally, the 2009 MABRA BAR Awards Presentation will be happening next Saturday, February 13 at Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar. BAR Awards for the podium -- 1st, 2nd, 3rd -- in each category will be presented. Team and Track BAR winners/titles will also be recognized.
Over in the world of the Virginia Listserve, there were some interesting goings-on:
- Two early season training crits have been added in Richmond, VA on February 20th and March 7th. They are afternoon races which means warmer temps and more reasonable drive times from the DC area! Check them out here and pre-register to avoid the hefty day-of penalty.
- The Category C (Beginners) Officials Clinic and the Refresher Clinic for currently licensed officials originally scheduled for February 7th will be held instead on February 14th due to the weather. The clinic will still be held at Equilibrium Fitness in Toano, VA. Check the flier on the VCA calendar for directions.
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Got any comments, interpretations, re-interpretations, or mis-interprations? Send them to me; I've got nothing better to do than to sit in my darkened room and live vicariously as a list-lurker...
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Gus Grissom races for Team GamJams Racing, teaches Greek and Latin at DeMatha Catholic High School, and writes a dissertation in his spare time. He compiles this column strictly for fortune and glory.
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