[NCNCA] Sprints, Classics, and your vote- part 2

[Nancy Wright]

And remember Tom Hank's quote from "A League of Their Own":

It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it.  
The hard is what makes it great.


On Jun 14, 2007, at 8:04 , Larry Nolan wrote:

> Excuse me for the re-send... we noticed that the Tour de Nez  
> masters race MOVED from its originally scheduled 3:30pm start to  
> 2:30pm.  Please follow the website and be there on time!
>
> I've had several responses to this e-mail about "hard" racing.   
> Yes, both TdN and TNC are very difficult races and you may get  
> dropped because of their speed and intensity.  I'm not certain but  
> sometimes the officials will not pull riders at TNC.  Anyway, My  
> intent was to encourage riders to show up, not to scare them away.   
> Here's a true story: I started racing in 1988 with the Fremont  
> Freewheelers.  We had a race team of 70 racers and a coach (John  
> Tarbert) that was willing to show up EVERYDAY for training rides  
> and monthly team meetings (where we mostly discussed tactcs and up  
> coming races).  Good times.  Well, there was a Cat 1 rider on the  
> team that impressed everyone because he could win almost any sprint  
> (he was that fast) but I went up to Nevada City to watch the race  
> and this rider was dropped (and pulled out) in the first two laps!   
> I was a lowly cat 4 then (cat 5's were added in the 90's) and I  
> assumed a category 1 could be competitive with that field on this  
> course.  Instead the lesson that I learned is that every rider has  
> their strengths and weaknesses.  Maybe Nevada City is a course that  
> suits your strength?  Maybe it's not yet your strength, but once  
> you experience the race you might be inspired to make it your  
> strength?
>
> LarLarry Nolan <teamnolan at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Last night marked the 17th consecutive Tuesday of sprinting in 2007  
> so we prepared for races like the Fremont Crit (June 30) that  
> features a 180 degree hairpin. I wanted to send this note out  
> because I plan to lead only 3 more sessions this year before I get  
> back to promoting the Thursday Night Points Race series at the San  
> Jose velodrome (August 2, 9, 16, 23, Sept. 6, 13, 20 and 27). The  
> last three sprint updates (June 19, 26 and July 3rd) will be posted  
> to the www.AMDMasters.com blog.Please note that my teammate Wayne  
> Stetina is up for re-election as a USA Cycling Trustee. Wayne’s  
> campaign statement is posted on the blog as well. Voting begins  
> July 15th for all USAC members. Personally, I just spent the  
> Memorial Day weekend with Wayne and his family. I really appreciate  
> his efforts for our sport and know how much he cares to see it grow  
> and prosper. I’ve known Wayne for the 14 years that I’ve been on  
> this team and he has my vote. Oh, and he helped to drive our  
> breakaway at the Dana Point Crit, so he definitely knows how to  
> race his bike!Another great weekend of racing is coming up. In  
> addition to the Crit in Folsom, we have the 15th annual Tour de Nez  
> on Saturday in Reno and the 47th annual Tour of Nevada City on  
> Sunday (Father’s Day). All three are great races but I’m writing  
> this because the Reno and the Nevada City races are truly  
> “classics”. I’m talking downtown courses here, not our typical  
> industrial park. Downtown courses equate to large chunks of time  
> spent by the promoters on our behalf. The number of volunteers  
> alone is amazing. The competition, the flavor of the racing, and  
> the great courses help to make these events fun. These are the kind  
> of races where you simply soak in the surroundings, suffer through  
> to the finish and then look back on the experience with pleasure.  
> Pre-race reg looks to be skimpy. Yes, these are HARD races, but  
> they can also be something that inspires you to update your goals  
> and improve your training. We’re planning to have fun. I hope you  
> have fun too.Larry NolanAMD-Discovery ChannelUSA Cycling Level 2  
> coachThursday Night Track Promoter
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