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"hippy" wrote in message
... "rickster" wrote in message m... Man, how hard do you have to brake post sprint ? That corner looks real close............ I think it actually runs the other way? Have a look at the distance markings. Riders go clockwise around the circuit, so you have an enormous 400m long straight (typically into a howling headwind) before the finish line. There's about 40m or so after the line to lose some speed afterwards before the corner. It's not a big problem slowing down, given that there's usually a good stiff wind to help. Regards, Suzy |
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hippy wrote:
"rickster" wrote in message m... Man, how hard do you have to brake post sprint ? That corner looks real close............ I think it actually runs the other way? Have a look at the distance markings. hippy No, the corner is right after the S/F line (the course runs clockwise). But its proximity doesn't seem to be a problem even for the A graders (and certainly not for me!). The distance markings are metres left to go to the S/F line, i.e. the final straight is 400m long. &roo |
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hippy wrote:
"rickster" wrote in message m... Man, how hard do you have to brake post sprint ? That corner looks real close............ I think it actually runs the other way? Have a look at the distance markings. hippy No, the corner is right after the S/F line (the course runs clockwise). But its proximity doesn't seem to be a problem even for the A graders (and certainly not for me!). The distance markings are metres left to go to the S/F line, i.e. the final straight is 400m long. &roo |
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Jeff Jones wrote:
"rickster" wrote in message m... "Jeff Jones" jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com wrote in message news:3f5cd7fa$0$9555[snip] All in all, I think it's one of the best racing circuits in Sydney - eight or nine corners, a couple of little hills, lotsa wind, a fairly wide but not too wide track, and a good crowd of regulars. It's a great circuit to learn criterium skills on. cheers, Jeff Man, how hard do you have to brake post sprint ? That corner looks real close............ It's fairly close, but it's an easy corner and you can take it at full speed (50+ km/h) while pedalling. It's not necessary to brake at all after the sprint. Trap for young players: The Randwick Botany and Eastern Suburbs finish lines differ by about 20m (the Easts line comes first). I've seen a number of races where the potential winner wasn't aware of this :-) Easts race on Tuesday nights there in summer, while Randwick Botany races on Saturdays all year round. cheers, Jeff Hi Jeff, What grades does Easts run, what date do the "summer" races start, and are RBCC members welcome? TIA, &roo |
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Jeff Jones wrote:
"rickster" wrote in message m... "Jeff Jones" jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com wrote in message news:3f5cd7fa$0$9555[snip] All in all, I think it's one of the best racing circuits in Sydney - eight or nine corners, a couple of little hills, lotsa wind, a fairly wide but not too wide track, and a good crowd of regulars. It's a great circuit to learn criterium skills on. cheers, Jeff Man, how hard do you have to brake post sprint ? That corner looks real close............ It's fairly close, but it's an easy corner and you can take it at full speed (50+ km/h) while pedalling. It's not necessary to brake at all after the sprint. Trap for young players: The Randwick Botany and Eastern Suburbs finish lines differ by about 20m (the Easts line comes first). I've seen a number of races where the potential winner wasn't aware of this :-) Easts race on Tuesday nights there in summer, while Randwick Botany races on Saturdays all year round. cheers, Jeff Hi Jeff, What grades does Easts run, what date do the "summer" races start, and are RBCC members welcome? TIA, &roo |
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Jeff Jones wrote:
"Andrew Swan" wrote in message ... Hi Jeff, What grades does Easts run, what date do the "summer" races start, and are RBCC members welcome? Easts run a 15 lap (30 km) criterium at 6pm on Tuesday nights, normally starting the first or second week in November. The crit is a handicap race, and there are three grades. C grade usually gets just over a lap headstart on A grade, with B grade getting 3/4 of a lap on A grade. Grade comparison: The Easts crit is comparable to "open" grades rather than "club" grades, meaning that if you race B grade on Saturdays, then you'd probably be comfortable in C grade on Tuesdays. RBCC riders are welcome. Frank Conceicao (Easts) is the big boss/handicapper/etc. and you can argue with him about your grading until the cows come home. It's probably the hardest crit of the week in Sydney and in A grade you often get a few pro's and NSWIS riders showing up (Matt White, Graeme Brown etc.). cheers, Jeff Whoa. Sounds way too intense (i.e. fast!) for me. Thanks for the info. &roo |
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Jeff Jones wrote:
"Andrew Swan" wrote in message ... Hi Jeff, What grades does Easts run, what date do the "summer" races start, and are RBCC members welcome? Easts run a 15 lap (30 km) criterium at 6pm on Tuesday nights, normally starting the first or second week in November. The crit is a handicap race, and there are three grades. C grade usually gets just over a lap headstart on A grade, with B grade getting 3/4 of a lap on A grade. Grade comparison: The Easts crit is comparable to "open" grades rather than "club" grades, meaning that if you race B grade on Saturdays, then you'd probably be comfortable in C grade on Tuesdays. RBCC riders are welcome. Frank Conceicao (Easts) is the big boss/handicapper/etc. and you can argue with him about your grading until the cows come home. It's probably the hardest crit of the week in Sydney and in A grade you often get a few pro's and NSWIS riders showing up (Matt White, Graeme Brown etc.). cheers, Jeff Whoa. Sounds way too intense (i.e. fast!) for me. Thanks for the info. &roo |
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"Andrew Swan" wrote in message
news:H6g7b.1370 No, the corner is right after the S/F line (the course runs clockwise). The distance markings are metres left to go to the S/F line, i.e. the final straight is 400m long. Ahh, sorry. It looked to me like they were indicating distance from the Start/Finish line. Obviously not :-) 40m should be no problem stopping in, especially if those winds are as bad as everyone is saying :-) hippy |
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"Andrew Swan" wrote in message
news:H6g7b.1370 No, the corner is right after the S/F line (the course runs clockwise). The distance markings are metres left to go to the S/F line, i.e. the final straight is 400m long. Ahh, sorry. It looked to me like they were indicating distance from the Start/Finish line. Obviously not :-) 40m should be no problem stopping in, especially if those winds are as bad as everyone is saying :-) hippy |
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