Dear Chris Johnson,
The following request to change your USCF category has been approved and processed by USA Cycling:
cjoh756372 - 2009-09-08 8:06
Member: Chris Johnson
License: Road Racer
Request to change category from Cat 2 to Cat 1
Request was approved on 2009-09-10 15:07 by Paul Inglis
USA Cycling Response from Paul Inglis:
Chris, you will need to sign and fax (then mail) in a waiver when requesting your new license.
Congrats.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Dunnigan Hills Road Race
The undulating Dunnigan Hills, just West of Sacramento, CATurner, Lunning, and Tuttle tackled this flat and windy beast on Saturday. The short and sweet: an early breakaway formed and the ACR trio worked tirelessly to bridge a guy up to it. Half way through the race we sent Lunning up and he made it to the front group. Turner and Tuttle paced the pack for a while and then sat in. Lunning took tenth or so (still waiting on official results).
The nitty-gritty: The wind was the iron fist in this race, throwing gusty haymakers in our faces all the live-long day. After the initial break of about ten went up the road with a Lombardi's guy, some Webcor representation, and others, (did I mention there were about 15 webcor guys in our race? The little green men have landed!) we had to work hard to limit their gains. We did this by riding the front in echelons and quick rotations. We limited the gap to a minute and repeatedly attacked in ones and twos to bridge up. It was exhausting, but finally paid off when Lunner was let go by a worn out peloton. From there on out Lunner and two other guys (Eric Kimbles and another nameless rider who didn't do a single lick of work) took about 30 minutes to bridge up. Then, according to Lunner, the lead group fell apart at the seams. Guys went off the front and others got dropped out the back. When the front "group" finally came to the finish line, Kimbles was by himself for the win, and everyone else trickled across in pairs and trios.
We'll get some photos up when they're posted online.
Title photo credit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bioflyer/3204478695/
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Cascade Classic Stage 6
Road Race, 83 miles, average speed of winner: 26 mph
The final stage of the Cascade Classic is a tough circuit race comprised of a 17-mile loop ridden five times. The circuit has two significant climbs. The first is a gentle 1km rise to a false flat, and the second is known as "the wall." Needless to say "the Wall" is a ridiculously steep piece of road that is made even more absurd with every progressive lap. Temperatures in the 90's and five prior days of racing in the legs made this a grueling race for sure.
Things started off sketchy with two crashes in the first ten miles. Everyone was weary and touchy. Up the Wall the first time was chaos. The second time hurt. By the fifth ascent it was just one of those slow-motion dreams when you can't run away fast enough. We started the day with 142 racers. 45 of those didn't finish. On the second lap both Lunner and Turner succumbed to the unrelenting abuse of the course and they pulled the plug. Tuttle made it around with the dwindling group until the final climb up the wall when the whole race just came apart at the seams. Tuttle finished 63rd on the day which put him 77th overall for the week.
Of 191 starters at the Cascade Classic, only 97 finished the entire race. This was one difficult stage race. Mostly we're all just beaten down and looking forward to recuperation. Racing against teams flown in from Spain, former tour de france finishers, and the country's most talented pro teams was an eye-opener. It made the norcal scene seem tame. In a sport that takes years to master, getting utterly smashed every once in a while is a good horizon expander. We'll get some more stories and pictures up soon, but for now it's time to put the feet up for a little bit!
The final stage of the Cascade Classic is a tough circuit race comprised of a 17-mile loop ridden five times. The circuit has two significant climbs. The first is a gentle 1km rise to a false flat, and the second is known as "the wall." Needless to say "the Wall" is a ridiculously steep piece of road that is made even more absurd with every progressive lap. Temperatures in the 90's and five prior days of racing in the legs made this a grueling race for sure.
Things started off sketchy with two crashes in the first ten miles. Everyone was weary and touchy. Up the Wall the first time was chaos. The second time hurt. By the fifth ascent it was just one of those slow-motion dreams when you can't run away fast enough. We started the day with 142 racers. 45 of those didn't finish. On the second lap both Lunner and Turner succumbed to the unrelenting abuse of the course and they pulled the plug. Tuttle made it around with the dwindling group until the final climb up the wall when the whole race just came apart at the seams. Tuttle finished 63rd on the day which put him 77th overall for the week.
Of 191 starters at the Cascade Classic, only 97 finished the entire race. This was one difficult stage race. Mostly we're all just beaten down and looking forward to recuperation. Racing against teams flown in from Spain, former tour de france finishers, and the country's most talented pro teams was an eye-opener. It made the norcal scene seem tame. In a sport that takes years to master, getting utterly smashed every once in a while is a good horizon expander. We'll get some more stories and pictures up soon, but for now it's time to put the feet up for a little bit!
Cascade Classic Stage 5
Criterium, 90 minutes
Downtown insanity. Field was strung out from the gun and all three of us stayed in till the last twenty minutes. Made the time cut and ate some cheeseburgers to recover for the final road race on Sunday.
Downtown insanity. Field was strung out from the gun and all three of us stayed in till the last twenty minutes. Made the time cut and ate some cheeseburgers to recover for the final road race on Sunday.
Cascade Classic Stage 4
Road Race, 84 miles. Average speed of winner: 25.5 mph
Another long hot day. This stage started with a 15 mile, 3,500 foot climb, followed by a long fast descent, then gentle rollers until the final climb up to Mt Bachelor ski resort. The first climb seemed easy enough at the base, but the pace was unrelenting and by the summit the pack of 154 riders had shattered into many smaller groups. Lunning and Tuttle made it over close enough to the front to rejoin the leaders on the descent. The pace was steady 30mph all the way to the final climb, where it exploded again. Lunning made it to the finish about a minute behind the winner, and Tuttle was about 2 minutes back in another group. Turner struggled over the first climb and ended up riding the rest of the day with one other rider working hard to limit his time loss, finishing about 25 minutes back, but still in the race.
Another long hot day. This stage started with a 15 mile, 3,500 foot climb, followed by a long fast descent, then gentle rollers until the final climb up to Mt Bachelor ski resort. The first climb seemed easy enough at the base, but the pace was unrelenting and by the summit the pack of 154 riders had shattered into many smaller groups. Lunning and Tuttle made it over close enough to the front to rejoin the leaders on the descent. The pace was steady 30mph all the way to the final climb, where it exploded again. Lunning made it to the finish about a minute behind the winner, and Tuttle was about 2 minutes back in another group. Turner struggled over the first climb and ended up riding the rest of the day with one other rider working hard to limit his time loss, finishing about 25 minutes back, but still in the race.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Cascade Classic Stage 3
Time Trial -- 16 miles, avg speed of winner: 29.24 mph
Individual Time Trial today. Out and back with a climb on the way up and descent after the turnaround. Tom Zirbel of Bissell won it with a time of 32:50. ACR's standings:
Tuttle 36:39, 72nd place
Turner 37:19, 101st place
Lunning 38:15, 138th place
Race recap and full standings are here on cyclingnews.
Individual Time Trial today. Out and back with a climb on the way up and descent after the turnaround. Tom Zirbel of Bissell won it with a time of 32:50. ACR's standings:
Tuttle 36:39, 72nd place
Turner 37:19, 101st place
Lunning 38:15, 138th place
Race recap and full standings are here on cyclingnews.
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