Team Placid Planet: Blog Posts

January Warm up.

Craig Cheeseman

I saw someone riding up through Keene yesterday. Really made me jealous. Anyone else getting out during this little warm up we are having? I know Hal must be.

Cycling on Versus

I thought I would post the cycling coverage on Versus. Now if you have not watched cycling on Versus before the coverage is horrible....but we will take what we can get. Plus it is a little easier sitting on the trainer when you have races to watch on tv.

Tour of Qatar 2/16 @6pm
Tour of California 2/17-24 dates check listings
Paris-Nice March 9th @ 4PM ET & March 16th @ 3PM ET
Milan-San Remo March 23rd @ 5PM ET (Includes Tirreno Adriatico Highlights)
Paris-Roubaix April 20th @ 5PM ET
Liege-Bastogne-Liege April 27th @ 5PM ET
La Fleche Wallonne April 27th @ 5:30PM ET
Giro d' Italia May 11th @ 4PM ET, May 18th @ 4PM ET
May 25th @ 4PM & June 1st @ 3PM ET
Tour of Pennsylvania June 29th @ 3:30PM ET
Tour de France July 5th-27th (Complete TV Schedule Coming Soon)
Vuelta de Espana September 21st @ 5PM ET
Paris Tours October 12th @ 4PM E
Giro di Lombardia October 19th @ 4PM ET
Tour du Faso November 9th @ 4PM ET

Saturday Training Rides

Keith Hager

I would like to invite all riders to some training rides on Saturdays beginning March 15th (weather permitting) at 10:00 am, meeting at the Stewarts Shop in AuSable Forks. We could meet at 9:45 am for bagels and a power drink (coffee) before we leave. I think we could park at the town building across from Holy Name School. If any of you are interested in this, please contact me at keithh7@yahoo.com or 834-7071.

Keith Hager

Race Suggestion for May 31st

David McCahill

Hi Everyone:

It's midterm exam season here in Boston, which means that instead of cramming for all of the lectures I've skipped, I'm busy scribbling races onto my summer calendar. At least I know that when they kick me out for lousy grades I'll know I have some sweet races planned for the summer!

Anyhow, I just wanted to pass along a race suggestion for any cyclist or triathlete looking for a race May 31st. The race is the Fly by Night Duathlon, on the NASCAR track in Watkins Glen. The format is an F-1 style duathlon, run-bike-run-bike-run format. Run legs are 1.75mi on the midway section of the racetrack, each bike leg is 3 loops of the 3.3 mi track itslef. Anyhow, it was hands down the most fun I had racing last season, so much fun to race on that racetrack... some serious corners with unbelievably smooth pavement, short steep uphills, and a great post race BBQ!

Anyway, here's the link to the race website,

http://www.flybynightdu.com/

Looking forward to riding with you guys soon!

Dave McC

saturday training rides

Keith Hager

It looks like the ride from Ausable Forks is going to work out as a good ride each Saturday. I look forward to riding with you guys this spring. Unfortunately, this Saturday (March 22), I have alot of guests visiting with us and I don't think I will be able to make it. You folks can continue this week without me. Sorry!

Keith Hager

Options for Saturday~~

Bruce Beauharnois

Keith...is your ride happening on Saturday? I'd like to do a group ride...is anyone else going to attend?

Saturday ride

Keith Hager

Yes, my Saturday ride is on. Meet at Stewart's @9:45. We'll ride after we fuel up and socialize a little. We can also pick a route that everyone is happy with. Maybe we could do the Keene, Lake Placid, Wilmington, and back to Ausable loop, although the River road cut off is terrible. I drove River road last Saturday with my car and I don't think I would ride my bike on it.

Keith Hager

saturday ride

Keith Hager

We went out this Saturday from Ausable Forks from the Stewarts Shop (meet 9:45, ride 10:00). It was a blustery ride. We did about 30 miles. Some of them were still a little snow covered. Good ride though. Hope the rest of you can make it next Saturday.

Keith Hager

Saturday ride

Keith Hager

Ausable Forks - meet at 9:45 ride at 10:00 weather permitting If it is too wet, I'll probably later when it dries up.

Keith Hager

Tuesday night rides from Jay

Keith Hager

Hey, when do the Tuesday night rides from Jay begin?

Keith Hager

meeting April 16th

Keith Hager

Hey guys,

Is the team meeting still on for Wednesday the 16th? By the way, does anyone ever reply to the blogs or even read them? Seems like I am the only one who is doing any communication. Let's get some rides going and start riding together!

Keith Hager

Turtle Pond Race Report

Bruce Beauharnois

I have a new profound respect for my Placid Planet colleagues, as I participated in my first Cat4 race today. The 86 starters in today's Turtle Pond Classic was is a whole lot more then I'm used to in the 5's. Perhaps the most noticeable difference was the speed with which you could find yourself behind 40 to 60 riders, only to have to scrape yourself back to the front of the race...seemingly one hard fought space to the next. I remember after Baloon festival last year lamenting to Bill McG and the others the futility of organizing a chase group to bring in a break away, unfortunately, that was the way the race unfolded today as well. 6 guys went clear from the start of the race...never to be seen again. After the first 3 laps of half-hearted chasing it pretty much became a race for 7th place, I did my best to try and make sure I wasn't behind 50riders going into the finishing hill, which meant I had to do a bit of work on the last lap, despite my best efforts, I found myself in the wind faaaaar too often. However, I didn't have to fight around the bulk of the field to reach the finish line, and ended up 13th as of the un-official postings before heading home. I'm pretty pleased with the result...and I learned a ton. Shawn Turner finished with the leaders of the Cat5 -35 race and ended up with a 7th place finish, representin' for TPP. He attacked with about two miles out and nearly held off the field until they gobbled him with under 100 yards to go...Not too shabby for his first race (ever) and considering he's been biking less then a year. Timmy Akers ended up crashing out, in what sounds like a pretty hairy crashfest in that same field. Hopefully neither he nor his bike have sustained any lasting injuries. Looking forward to seeing you guys this weekend for B-kill. Bruce.

Turtle Pond Circuit

Tim Akers

Was an eventful weekend! Great race and I was happy to finally meet some TPP teammates. Roads were a little iffy; wet, sandy, rough but we managed. I didn't actually go down. My buddy (who is not on TPP but i'm trying to get him to join) was the one who went down. He had some roadrash on his side and his drivetrain is pretty messed up. I dnf'ed behind him.

That climb is what really wore me down! I now know I need to work on my climbing, its just so damn flat up here in the St. Lawrence Seaway! Either way I am off for a ride! I hope you all are enjoying this beautiful day outside.

Turtle Pond

Shawn Turner

Thanks to Bruce for the props re Turtle Pond. The event was great fun and I am left feeling very optimistic and encouraged about bike racing! I must admit that I would not have managed to succeed in my two goals of staying safe and holding on the the front of the pack without the sage advice given to me by Bruce in the weeks leading up to the event. I learned a great deal from this race and feel much better prepared for the next. I don't know if Battenkill will be a possibility for me as I am still waitlisted, but I certainly look forward to our next racing endeavor! Incidentally the pre-registration is available on BikeReg.com for the Lake Sunapee Race in New Hampshire. I have registered and hope to see other PPlanet peeps register in the coming weeks!

See you all at the first team ride!?!

Great job at Turtle Pond, guys!

Jim Walker

You guys flew the flag well! Great finish in your first race, Shawn, really: aggressive too! Bruce, that is a good finish in the 4s and you will get used to it fast. Tim, hit those hills and you'll be right there too. Great to see such enthusiasm and two new racers! Look forward to riding and racing with you all. Jim

Gearing Up For The Bombers Fun Ride

Bill & Paula McGreevy

Date Sunday May 18, 2008

Event departing at 8:00 am

Location of start/finish is Lake Placid Horseshow Grounds

Event Fee is $20.00

There is a 30 and 50 mile loop for your riding enjoyment. Both have 2 aid stations and sag wagon support.

All proceeds from this event will go to

Lake Placid Varsity Club Scholarship Fund

This event is sponsored by:

Placid Planet Bicycles and Team Placid Planet

Registration forms can be obtained at Lake Placid Middle High School and Placid Planet Bicycles.

Tinman ride

Tim Akers

Looks like I am going to be riding the tinman course on May 4th. It is a 56 mile course and everyone is at different speeds and talanet levels that I will be riding with. We are hoping to get an early start in the morning but nothing is really set in stone. The course runs from Tupper lake-cranbery lake- tupper lake on rt 3. Shoot me an email if your interested. Might we be able to get this added to the "events" calander too? Once I find out further details I will let you know!

Hopefully I will see some of you there!

Weekly training rides to start plus Wednesday handling session this week

Jim Walker

The weekly training rides are getting underway:

The first Tuesday ride will go from Jay Green at 5:30 (rollout, not arrival) on Tuesday April 22. The plan is to offer some variation this year, the standard 42 mile course plus a hill course. Non-racers are heartily invited too. We'll work things out as we go and will move to a 6pm start as soon as the daylight allows.

Jim Williams I believe started the Thursday rides last week already. They meet at the municipal parking lot on Main St. in Lake Placid (next to Balanced Bodywork and Massage, across from Mr. Mike's Pizza). I am not sure whether it is going at 5:30 or 6.

Additionally, this coming Wednesday the 23rd of April Hal and I would like to get a group together to do a handling "bump" session at Marcy Field, 6pm. Bring your mt. bike and maybe some hockey pads (just kidding) and we will practice taking bumps from each other, touching wheels, maybe some off-the-bike tuck-and-roll tumbling. This is recommended in almost every racing manual I have ever read so it must help pack riding skills and confidence. Come join us!

PR Guy Botches First Assignment...news at 11:00

Bruce Beauharnois

In my attempt to aid the team by posting results in our local papers, I failed to notice that Jack actually lives in Plattsburgh, not Keene, as was my understanding. I sent a similar message to both the Press-Republican and the Saranac Lake Paper, which looks like this.

Local Cyclist compete in U.S.'s Largest One Day Race

Three Local Residents competed in Saturday's Tour of the Battenkill Bicycle Race through Washington County on Saturday. The Tour of the Battenkill, also known as the Queen of America's Classics, is the largest one day road race in the United States. Bill McGreevy of Wilmington and James Walker of Elizabethtown finished 9th and 38th respectively in the Men's Cat.4 Race, while Jack Piller of Plattsburgh finished 44th in the Men's Cat. 3 Race.

Thanks. http://www.battenkillroubaix.com/Battenkill08Results.pdf or http://www.battenkillroubaix.com/index.html for more info.

*Anyway, I know now what to do for next time. P.S. does anyone have any advice on this. I think any publicity is good, but if there are people that would just as soon not have their names posted...I understand that as well. my email: BruceBeauharnois@yahoo.com Thanks.

St Lawrence to put on Sprint Triathlon

Tim Akers

Well this is short notice I know. SLU is going to be putting on a sprint triathlon May 2nd at 4:30pm. The final details are still being worked out. This is nothing offical and is very very low key, more of a training tri. So if you just want to test out your legs (and arms for the swim I guess) let me know and I will fill you in on further details. The swim is going to be in an indoor pool.

500 yard swim- 24k bike- 5k run

Saturday ride

Keith Hager

Hi, Is anyone planning on riding from Ausable Forks tomorrow? If I don't hear from anyone, then I am planning on a ride from Keeseville from the Stewart's shop (meet 9:45, ride 10:00). Let me know if anyone is interested>

Keith Hager

Bruce Beauharnois PR Guy for Road Race Results

Jim Walker

Hi folks, you may have gathered that Bruce Beauharnois volunteered to put out results to the Placid, Saranac Lake, and Plattsburgh papers. (Looks like we made the Press-Republican; I didn't see anything in the Lake Placid News weekly but maybe there was something in the Adk Daily Enterprise - hope so. Thanks Bruce!)

Anyway, here's what to do if you want to have your road race results released to the press -- I think we need a tri person to handle that part of it unless Bruce wants to take that on too; to me it makes sense for someone who is intimately involved in the road racing scene do that part of it, the same for tri. Volunteers? Darci, don't want to put too much on you, but...

If you see Bruce at your race and know your result, tell him. If you don't see him or, as often happens, don't know your result when you leave, email him by the end of the weekend or a.s.a.p. at erasmus1@charter.net and let him know your result and category. He will be checking results anyway, but with so many categories and especially at the big races, he might miss you. And we don't want to put out results to the press if you don't want us to. If everyone does this, we can get some good publicity for the club and Placid Planet Bicycles. Thanks everyone, and especially Bruce!

Circuit Race at Point au Roche

Bruce Beauharnois

I will certainly do my best on the PR thing...I'll be sending info. to both the Saranac Lake Paper and the Press-Republican. I'll be posting things pretty much as fast as BikeReg lists them unless I get an email that says you'd rather not have it posted. On Saturday May 10th, the "northerners" of TPP will be doing a circuit race around Point au Roche (a four mile loop). It'll be a good way to do a short, but fairly intense bit of riding before Syracuse. I've invited most of the real strong riders from up here, (would like to get John Parks). I think it'd be a good opportunity to try and get some people that haven't done any big big races to come out and learn the basics. It will of course have to be very very unofficial because....I don't want to get sued if someone gets hurt. The area is fairly quiet during the weekends and there are only right hand turns. I'm thinking we'd do a number of small "mini-races", so that there is constant competition, numerous sprints etc.... and afterwards....perhaps a beer at the Naked Turtle or Geoffreys.

Tinman ride - Sunday, May 4th

Darci LaFave

There is a group riding the Tinman course on Sunday, May 4th at 1pm. Meeting at the park in Tupper Lake and riding from there. The more the merrier. Plus, it looks like it will have stopped raining by then.

Tim - you said you wanted to ride early, but if your schedule changes, you're welcome to ride with us!

Race Update~~Jiminy Peak

Bruce Beauharnois

This is what I submitted to our two local papers. If this isn't working for people...please let me know.

Eight Local Cyclist compete in Massachussetts

Team Placid Planet sent 8 riders to compete in the Jiminy Peak Road Race in Mass., Saturday. Susanna Piller finished 50th in the Women's race. Shawn Turner came in 13th place in the Men's combined 4/5 Field, while Bruce Bunn finished 30th. Charlie Mitchell finished 26th in the Master's 45+ race. Bruce Beauharnois finished 2nd in the Men's Cat. 4 field, while Jim Walker and Bill McGreevey finished 19th and 54th respectively. Jack Piller had a mechanical in the Men's Cat.3 field and did not finish.

Still learning a ton...and psyched with 2nd~! Every beverage I've had over the past few days I have used my mug...my wife thinks I'm deranged. :)

Mini Races at Point au Roche Saturday~!

Bruce Beauharnois

The mini training race(s) will begin at 11:00 on Saturday.  We will be doing 3 Races (about 42 miles of racing).

It sounds like we should
have a decent turnout.  Unfortunately, my lawn is far too soft to park
everyone at my house.  Your best bet is to park at the boat launch on
Cemetery Road.  I would NOT suggest parking at the fire station, they
can be a cranky bunch.  If anyone is bringing friends, family, or
anyone that wants to bring a cow bell and cheer us on, they are more
then welcome to hangout on my front lawn (the finish line for 2 of the
races).  They may want to bring a lawn chair or a blanket though.  See
you Saturday.  

Directions:  Take Exit 40 off of 87 and go East.  Turn onto 9 South
(towards Pburgh).  Take your first left onto Point au Roche Road. 
Drive about 1.2 miles, take a left onto Lake Shore Road, there will be
a fire station on your right, take a quick right onto Cemetery Road. 
Go 1.4 miles, my blue house is on the left 293.  Go another .5 miles
and you're at the boat launch (ample parking).

Corning Circuit Race

Tim Akers

Is anyone racing at Corning on May 24th? If your not racing have you done it before and might you have some advice? I am going to try and hit up the race on my way to visit family in Buffalo. Looks short, fast, and fun.

https://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=5814

Also- the comments section of the blogs is a great way to respond....just an idea if we want to have continued conversation on here. Just click on the title of each post and you should see it.

Gearing Up For the Bombers Reminder

Bill & Paula McGreevy

Just a reminder that the Gearing Up For the Bombers fun ride is this Sunday May 18. Roll out is 8:00 am sharp from the Lake Placid Horse Show grounds. Registrations will also be accepted that morning before roll out.

club championship

Keith Hager

Hey folks, I've got an idea I think you will like but I must have your feedback either as a blog or by e-mail. I do not want to go through a lot of work and have no one show up. So I need your feedback. How about a club championship race for both the men and women. All categories are combined in one race. Women will race against women and men against men. Course will be a circuit race so family can watch. I'll probably ask Kenny about some prize give-a-ways and maybe we can come up with a champion jersey for both races or a type of a small arm band for the champion to wear. I think a good date would be July 26th, but another date could work. I think we can get a hold of some friends to help mashall also. Well, let me know what you think!

Boy...hope I'm not missing anyone

Bruce Beauharnois

This is what was sent to the 3 Local Papers....hope it's ok...and I'm not missing anyone.

Team Placid Planet competes in Syracuse and New Hampshire

Over the weekend, 8 local cyclist competed in either New Hampshire, at the Lake Sunapee Road Race, or at the Syracuse Stage Race. Shawn Turner had the best showing in Sunapee finishing 7th in the Men's Cat.5 Race. In the Men's Cat.4, Scott Woodward finished 71st, and in the Men's 45+ Race, Keith Hager finished 56th. Syracuse consisted of a 3-Stage race over 2 days. Charlie Mitchell finished 10th in the Men's 45+ Category. Hal Schmidt finished 12th in the Men's 55+ Category. Bill McGreevy and James Walker finished 15th and 13th respectively in the Men's combined Cat.3/4 field, and Bruce Beauharnois finished 7th.

Thanks a bunch, we truly appreciate it.

http://www.usacycling.org/results/index.php?year=2008&id=460&info_id=12964

http://www.bikereg.com/Results/2008/05/17-Lake-Sunapee-Bike-Race.asp

Saturday ride

Keith Hager

Anyone interested in riding tomorrow (Sat.). Just give me a call (834-7071) or email keithh7@yahoo.com

Watch your bank account balance decline...rapidly!

Tim Akers

Thought you all might be interested in a new website that has some pretty good deals. Pretty much the website will have, lets say 100 jersey's in stock. It will sell only those jerseys until all are sold then move onto the next item. It is similar to steepandcheap.com if people have used that before.

Check it out. www.chainlove.com

Whiteface Hill Climb

Tim Akers

Well I cant figure out how to add pictures to the photo section however I did come across two photos from the hill climb! Nice job TPP! Sorry for the long URL's not much I can do about that.

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_photo.asp?PID=bp%13%7C%40&EVENTID=24477&PWD=&ID=37157160&FROM=browser&START=806&SHOW=35&CAT=0&SUB=0

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_photo.asp?PID=bp%13%7C%40&EVENTID=24477&PWD=&ID=37156310&FROM=browser&START=281&SHOW=35&CAT=0&SUB=0

Photo Section

Craig Cheeseman

The photo uploads section now works for all users with Blogger level access. This should be most of the paid members. Please email me through the admin email on the home page if you still have problems. I have tested it and added the team photo.

Sorry for the delay.

Craig

club championship race

Keith Hager

Now that our race is done and behind us and what a great race that it was. I would now like to get the feedback on my suggestion (that was made several weeks ago) about a club championship race for both the men and the women. It would be a circuit race, so that our families could come and watch (and help). We would crown the winners with some type of "jersey" or armband as the 2008 champion. Let me know of what you think and also a good date to do this!

Keith Hager

Plattsburgh Mayor's Cup Bike Rodeo

Jim Walker

Hi TPP folks,

Fresh off your awesome volunteer effort for our bike race (thanks so much for that, once again: I'm still getting praising comments from racers, which I will share with you soon!), we have another mission if you choose to accept it: Julie West of the Plattsburgh Rotary asked several months ago if we could help with their Bike Rodeo which they're putting on with CVPH. I am hoping we can get a good group together for that. About ten would be great. We'll be fitting helmets and running some of the rodeo stations.

It is from 10am to 1:30pm at the Base Oval in Plattsburgh. Last year we had a really good training ride afterward, led by Ed Smith on some of his favorite hills west of Plattsburgh. Maybe we could do that again, or maybe we could even have two rides, one longer and faster, one not so fast and long.

Julie West and co. need to know they are going to have bike people to staff the event so if you could let me know if you can make it by middle of next week, say Wednesday the 2nd, that would be great!

Thanks a lot, and have a great weekend!
Jim

Practic Crit??

Tim Akers

I have heard so much about these practice crits north of saranac that TPP puts on. Any plans for a few of them in the month of July? I was hoping to do the Glens Falls crit and would love to get some practice under my belt. Maybe we could organize one on an open saturday too? Thoughts??

Plattsburgh Bike Rodeo Saturday July 12

Jim Walker

Hi Team Placid Planet,

This is to remind you about the Plattsburgh Mayor's Cup Bike Rodeo this Saturday July 12 from 10am to 1:30pm at the Oval in Plattsburgh. We helped Plattsburgh Rotary and the Adirondack Cycling Team put this on last year and it was fun and a big success with kids and parents alike.

We could really use a few more volunteers. Duties are either fitting helmets for the kids (these are donated and given out free) or running a station in the rodeo. Both are easy and easily learned, and make a big difference.

The event is from 10 to 1:30 and if you could be a bit early that would be great. I will bring bagels and cream cheese and coffee.

After the event, Ed Smith is going to lead us on a race-training ride leaving from the Oval and sampling some of his favorite hills. We did this last year and it was great fun, amazing roads! Distance will probably be 60+. I will also bring stuff for a pre-ride lunch (pb and bread and bananas, plus drinks), which we will need when Ed puts it to us!

Anyone who can attend and help let me know please. I'm trying to give the organizers a head count.

Also, the next day is the CVPH Mayor's Cup Mountain to Lake Bike Ride to benefit the CVPH Travel Fund. Start is at 7:45 at Whiteface Mt. Call Barb McDonald at 562-7913 for information.

Thanks!
Jim

Time Trial Practice Thursday July 10

Jim Walker

Hi folks, Bill McGreevy and I are going to be doing TT practice tomorrow evening starting around 6 starting near Purdy's in Keene and going down to Upper Jay and back. Ca. 12 miles. This will be a time-yourself thing but having some other folks out there busting it with you usually makes you push harder. I know it helps me! Hope to see you there. JW

NYS RR Championships

Tim Akers

Hey everyone! I know this is a crazy weekend between the Ironman, some headed to NH to race, preparing for ESG, and just life in general. But I have not heard any talk about the NY State RR championships down in Buffalo. If anyone is interested it is pre-reg only and the deadline is this friday.

Timex just came on as a sponsor. Champions of each Cat will win a Timex Ironman Solar Shock watches. Plus the top 3 in each event will be entered to win a drawing for a Timex Bodylink heart rate monitor. Total purse also equals about $3500. This is in addition to the NYS Champion Medals.

http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6652

I ride with Buffalo Bicycling Club (The host) when I visit family in Buffalo. Great group of guys. Their President Duane Wisniewski shot me an email about it. If you are free check it out!

club championship

Keith Hager

I just wanted everyone to put on their calendars the club championship race on Aug. 9th at 10:00. You should have gotten some info. via an e-mail about a week ago. If you didn't, give me a call or e-mail me. There will be some give-a-ways and some cash to win. The champions will be receiving a club champion patch for their jersey and a club champion mug for their desk or coffee break.

contact info. Keith Hager 834-7071 716-258-0018 (cell) e-mail keithh7@yahoo.com

By-the-way, Tim Akers, I used to ride for Buffalo Bicycling Club and I knew Duane Wisnewski quite well. What a small world!

Ausable Forks Century Sat. 26th

Keith Hager

Is anyone doing the Ausable Forks Pride Century this Sat. (26th)? I've got some info. if you need it.

Keith Hager

club championship race

Keith Hager

Just another reminder about the club championship race on Aug. 9th @ 10:00 A.M. We need to have participation of many of you of our club. It should be a great race - some cash primesand give-a-ways, a patch showing that you are the club champion for '08 (for your jersey), and a club champion mug telling everyone you are the champion. I would like to ask that members who are planning to participate in the race and others who don't want to race but can help to please get back to me via. e-mail, blog, phone (834-7071), letter, smoke signal, flare gun, pony express,etc. I don't want to be surprised and there is quite a bit of work going into this. I want to make sure you all have a good day of some fun racing.

Last call for Club Championship Race Sat. August 9

Jim Walker

Saturday August 9 at 10am is our first annual Club Championship race, which Keith Hager has done a lot of hard work putting together (in addition to having the idea in the first place!).

We hope that as many of you as possible will come out and race or spectate (2.8 mile circuit, ten laps for men, 8 for women, so plenty of opportunities to watch and cheer!).

The directions to Keith's house just off US Rt. 9 south of Keeseville (parking, and refreshments after the race) are:
Take Exit 33 off of the Northway and go north on US Rt. 9. Keith's road is the 3rd on the right - turn right - go through an "S" turn - the house is the 1st on the right (white house black shutters), 43 Cinnamon Road.

If lost, call Keith's house at 834-7071. If you have questions before Saturday, email him at keithh7@yahoo.com

Some notes on the race:
-It is a non-USCF-sanctioned event, but there will be marshals and a waiver to sign. Fee is $5, which will go to primes (prizes for leaders of certain laps) and other goodies. Under-18s need parent's signature.

-As mentioned above, the course is 2.8 miles. It's a mile or so from Keith's house. It's triangular, three corners, and all will be marshaled. One leg of the triangle is US Rt. 9, but it is fairly lightly traveled at that point. There is a fairly ample shoulder on Rt. 9 at that point and we'll probably make a rule that racers rounding that turn MUST stay right of the white line, i.e. on the shoulder, for safety. That should not be a problem with the field sizes we will have. But will announce this and other details at the start line.

-There will be prizes for top men's and women's finishers (all will start together). Keith has procured "Team Placid Planet Club Champion 2008" mugs and jersey patches for each champion, which is really cool I think. There will also be some primes for lap leaders, and small prizes (t-shirts, water bottles, handlebar tape, and the like) for the rest of the finishers. We are hopeful that everyone will leave with something. (Kenny and Julie are providing some of the prizes: thanks, you guys!)

-After the race (should be somewhat before noon) we'll go back to Keith's house for awards and refreshments provided by the club (I'm going to bring some ice-cold watermelons and beverages, including gatorade and juices and soda and water). It will be good to hang around for a little while and enjoy what we hope is some sunny weather!

Any questions, please contact Keith (number and email above) or me (873-2413, jameslwalker3@yahoo.com). And hope to see you out there on Saturday morning at 10am!

Best,
Jim

PS Thanks in advance to Keith's wife, to Scott Woodward, and to Jill Walker, who are all volunteering to help put on the race. I know there will be others so thanks to them too. Additional volunteers please contact Keith if you haven't already.

club championship

Keith Hager

What a great day of racing! We actually had no rain! Our champion for the men is Charlie Mitchell. Congratulations to him! Our top three were Charlie, Bill Mcgreevy, and then Jim Walker. Other participants were Ed Smith, Dan Romlein (brand new member), Tim Akers, Keith Hager, and Hal Schmidt (broke a spoke and still finished well). All participants walked away with some cash and /or some prizes, donated by the club as well as Kenny at Placid Planet Bikes. Kenny donated some nice stuff (e.g. jerseys, T shirts, salsa skewers, water bottles, etc.), but the coveted prize was of course the championship mug and patch for your jersey. Charlie has taken the mug off of my desk where it looked so nice for the last week. One last thought is that there were no women who showed up. Too bad! The mug and patch is still waiting for you if any one can come with an idea how the women can do to win it. Any ideas out there!?!?

Thanks Keith and family, marshals, and participants in Club Race!

Jim Walker

Yes, it was a really fun race Saturday -- sorry many of you missed it! The "Devil's Triangle" course turned out to be really enjoyable. It's a beautiful setting for a race, and the sun and blue sky seemed even more special because of all the recent gray weather and rain. Thanks to Keith and Penny for putting the race on, and to Jill, Paula, Mr. McGreevy Sr., Curtis, and -- I can't remember the other young gentleman's name who marshaled, sorry!

Charlie was awful tough in the sprints, winning every prime and the race despite the best efforts of the rest of us. Impressive tactics, timing, and top-end speed! It seemed like everyone had fun, and welcome to Daniel Romlein, our new club member who Tim Akers has brought into the fold. Dan is going to be a strong junior.

Thanks too to Kenny and Julie for providing some nice prizes: there was something for everyone, which was nice. We had some watermelon afterward and some good conversation and the awards, just a nice morning all around.

As Keith said, no women showed up to race, so the custom "Team Placid Planet Club Women's Champion 2008" coffee mug and jersey patch remain unclaimed. I wonder whether we could designate an upcoming Tuesday evening ride or maybe a traditional Lake Placid "loop" Thursday ride as the women's championship race? Susanna, Donna, Rosanne, Darci: anyone interested? Let me know at jameslwalker3@yahoo.com

Thanks again everybody! Let's definitely do it again next year.

Olympic Cycling Coverage

Tim Akers

Hello everyone,

Yeseterday at the Club Championship we were chatting about the Olympics and no one really seemed to know exactly when they were on. I stole this summery from an online message board so dont kill me if it is not accurate. Of course cycling is always on at....oh 4am.

Sun, August 10, 2008
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1:00am - 4:30am / NBC - Internet Video / Womens RR & Ceremony

1:50am-5:30am /CBC/ Womens RR

12:00pm - 2:30pm / NBC / Multiple Sports Coverage (Womens RR)

2:30pm - 5:00p / NBC / Womens RR

Tue, August 12, 2008
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10:30pm - 12:05pm (8/13) / NBC - Internet Video / Womens ITT, Mens ITT Ceremony
11:20pm - 12:00am / CBC / Womens ITT

Wed, August 13th, 2008
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12:00am - 1:00am / CBC / WOmens ITT Final

1:20am - 3:30 am / CBC / Mens ITT Final

10:30pm (8/12) - 12:05am / NBC - Internet Video / Womens ITT

12:30am - 4:10am / NBC - Internet Video / Mens ITT

4:00am - 10:00am / MSNBC / Mens ITT

7:00pm - 9:00pm / NBC / Womens ITT

Fri, August 15th, 2008
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3:30am - 6:00am / NBC - Internet Video / Men's and women's indiv. pursuit; Men's team sprint (all rounds & final).

4:00am - 7:00 am / CBC / Mens Track Team Sprint Final

6:00am - 12:00 pm / CBC / Multi Coverage including Mens Track Team Sprint Final

9:00am - 11:00am / USA / Multiple Sports Coverage (Track Cycling Included)

Sat, August 16th, 2008
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1:00am - 9:30am / USA / Multiple Sports Coverage (Possible Cycling Included)
3:30am - 6:35am / NBC - Internet Video / Track Cycling, Women's individual pursuit. Men's kerin, points race, 4000m pursuit finals

4:30am- 7:30am / CBC / Mens 4000m Individual Pursuit

9:30am - 1:00pm / USA / Multiple Sports Coverage (Track Cycling Finals)

11:00am - 12:30pm / NBC / Track Cycling

9:00pm - 10:45pm / NBC - Internet Video / Track Cycling, Men's team pursuit; men's and women's sprint qualifying rounds.

9:50pm - 11:45pm / CBC / Mens Team Pursuit Qualifier

Sun, August 17th, 2008
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3:30am - 5:45am / NBC - Internet Video / Track Cycling, Women's 3000m individual pursuit final; men's & women's sprint

4:20am - 6:45 am / CBC / Womens Individual Pursuit Final
9:00am - 11:30am / NBC / Track Cycling, Women's individual pursuit final
9:30am - 1:00pm / USA / Multiple Sports Coverage (Men's and women's track cycling finals)

Mon, August 18th, 2008
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3:30am - 6:00am / NBC - Internet Video / Track Cycling, Women's points race; men's and women's sprint quarterfinals.
4:00am - 11:00am / MSNBC / Multiple Sports Coverage (men's track cycling team pursuit final)
4:20 am - 7:00am / CBC / Womens Points Race

Tues, August 19th, 2008
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1:00am - 7:00am / USA / Multiple Sports Coverage (track cycling gold-medal finals)

3:30am - 6:50am / NBC - Internet Video / Track Cycling, Men's madison; men's and women's sprint classifications, semifinals and finals.

4:00 am - 8:00am / CBC / Mens and Womens Sprint Final

Tuesday Rides August 12th and 19th: Hillclimbing!

Jim Walker

Several of us in the road racing group are tuning up for the Green Mt. Stage Race, so we've decided to concentrate on hills more the next two Tuesdays. This Tuesday, the 12th, we will ride Whiteface (weather permitting!). We'll still start from Jay Green at 6pm and will go up the valley to Upper Jay for a warmup, then up Springfield Rd. to Wilmington, regroup there as necessary, and up Whiteface. The climb will be everyone at his or her own pace of course, whether blistering all the way, intervals, whatever. All riders, all paces are welcome as long as it's understood that the group won't stay together the whole time. But we will wait either at the top (weather and blackflies permitting!) or after the descent, regroup again, and ride back to Jay. Whether you are training for the Green Mt. or just want a great and scenic long mountain climb, we hope you will come out.

Paula maybe you could let us know what your group plans to do: stay with the normal routes or do the big climb? Thanks!

August 19th hillclimbing plan to be announced, but probably East Hill, Schaeffer Hill, and maybe Styles Brook too.

Pictures from Capital Region RR

Tim Akers

Hey everyone, great pictures from the RR this weekend!

http://www.printroom.com/pro/basetwelvephoto

I spotted Bill, Jack, Susanna, and a few others in here.

Saturday night Whiteface ride

Darci LaFave

Everyone welcome to ride...Saturday, August 23rd...meet @ 6:30pm at the Whiteface toll house. Bring warm clothes and a light!

Tuesday ride August 26

Jim Walker

Dear all,

Hope you are enjoying the very nice weather we've been having! Just to invite you to the Tuesday ride tomorrow evening. Since several of us are doing the Green Mt. Stage Race starting on Friday, we are planning an easy spinning ride on the valley road (9N) from Jay Green to Keene and back. We might go around Hull's Falls Road just to get a little extra in on a nice sideroad. Since the ride will be relatively short, we'll go at 6pm from the Green. Stretch your legs with us and enjoy a more social ride than usual on Tuesday nights!
Jim

labor day ride

Keith Hager

Is there a Labor Day ride that has already formed or maybe some would like to ride tomorrow? Let me know if there is an interest on a ride.

Fall ride

Keith Hager

Hey, I'm thinking about planning a big Fall Ride sometime in the next couple of weeks. Possibly a ride with a little competition like a town line sprint points competition or something like that. This may be a long ride with a couple of stopping points to refuel. We would all ride together and have a great time as a pack. Is there an interest out there for something like this? I'm not going to plan stuff without an interest and you folks for some reason don't seem too interested in riding as a group. So let me know if there is an interest!