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BigRobJef
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 Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:46 pm Post subject: Finale of Brixton Cycles meeting you decide ish..... |
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What should I have?
BTW I'm definately having a 50+ sprint (after I disappointed all of those older athletes last year!)
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If you get a quality field go with a points race (like the old Leon Meridith days) 
Oh now you add the madison 
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BigRobJef
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry didn't quite load up the first time!
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Pocket Rocket
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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20km scratch race every time
Give the sprinters a chance  |
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joxster
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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20km scratch race every time
Give the sprinters a chance |
No way, the sprinters have it easy all the time.
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Billy Boy
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Howabout a 20km with a twist, everyone has to ride 100" gear? Avit!
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Steve McGinty
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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20km scratch race every time
Give the sprinters a chance |
No way, the sprinters have it easy all the time. |
OT, but how come on the road sit-in-sprinters (like me) are considered the devil's spawn, yet on the track non-sprinters (like me) know they've only got themselves to blame if they don't get rid of the sprinters in the distance events?
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daniel
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| maybe get them to do a 5 lap spring going round the track in reverse!!!!!!! |
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joxster
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Steve McGinty wrote: |
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| Pocket Rocket wrote: |
20km scratch race every time
Give the sprinters a chance |
No way, the sprinters have it easy all the time. |
OT, but how come on the road sit-in-sprinters (like me) are considered the devil's spawn, yet on the track non-sprinters (like me) know they've only got themselves to blame if they don't get rid of the sprinters in the distance events? |
You got to make the track sprinter work harder for the win and on the road you have to work harder in the breaks.
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Steve McGinty
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So I was a lazy ******* in both disciplines - is probably the right answer...
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cyclingscott
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If you get a quality field go with a points race (like the old Leon Meridith days)
Oh now you add the madison |
I agree, the Madison would be a great finale-100 laps and teams have to have ridden a Madison before 
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I think a madison for the last race would be unpractical, if you have a good turn out of riders there will be well over 40 or 50 riders wanting to do the last race, and not all would have done a madison before, can you imagine 25 pairs of riders doing handslings every lap 
Keep is pure and simple Rob - Scratch race with maybe a half distance sprint |
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Billy Boy
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 8:45 am Post subject: |
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I think a madison for the last race would be unpractical, if you have a good turn out of riders there will be well over 40 or 50 riders wanting to do the last race, and not all would have done a madison before, can you imagine 25 pairs of riders doing handslings every lap
Keep is pure and simple Rob - Scratch race with maybe a half distance sprint |
40 or 50 riders? You reckon? You can do a scratch race whenever you like at TL, bring on the Madison.
Even better, how about a derny paced madison
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cyclingscott
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| Pocket Rocket wrote: |
I think a madison for the last race would be unpractical, if you have a good turn out of riders there will be well over 40 or 50 riders wanting to do the last race, and not all would have done a madison before, can you imagine 25 pairs of riders doing handslings every lap
Keep is pure and simple Rob - Scratch race with maybe a half distance sprint |
(Read my last post again Pocket Rocket) 
There's plenty of room at Herne Hill for 25 pairs as long as they know what they are doing! Like the idea of the Derny pacing-I'm starting to look forward to this meeting already
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| 20K scratch ! |
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BigRobJef
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Last year there was an A and B final race with fields of 30+ in both.
I'm not going to put on 50 rider madison even if it would be a laugh!
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What the prize money like?
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BigRobJef
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Spent over £450 last year!
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Last year there was an A and B final race with fields of 30+ in both.
I'm not going to put on 50 rider madison even if it would be a laugh! |
And there was me thinking you were going to be adventurous Rob! How about a Madison for the riders that know what they are doing and then a Scratch for the rest?
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But that was on your beer (was Robo there? )
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