Cats Hill Pictures

Richard Adams

Results at the end, though I didn't seem to hear the 2nd place rider
clearly and will correct that when I can.

http://www.dragonswest.com/CatsHill/CatsHill.html

(Please note, any mistakes are due to the fact that I'm damn tired.)

John Forrest Tomlinson

I didn't realize Sierra Nevada's uniforms were green. Seems like
several US pro teams are into green this year.

JT

Tom Kunich

"John Forrest Tomlinson" <usenetremove@jt10000.com> wrote in message
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> I didn't realize Sierra Nevada's uniforms were green. Seems like
> several US pro teams are into green this year.

Just Healthnet, Webcor and Sierra Nevada. That is the three controlling
teams. And yes, that was REALLY dumb. At least you can tell Sierra Nevada
because it is a pale green like the labels on their beer. BTW Great beer.

Arthg

Looks like that road has been repaved since the last time I rode the race
('85 or so)

"Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message
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> Results at the end, though I didn't seem to hear the 2nd place rider
> clearly and will correct that when I can.
>
> http://www.dragonswest.com/CatsHill/CatsHill.html
>
> (Please note, any mistakes are due to the fact that I'm damn tired.)
>




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Richard Adams

According to their site they raised enough money to have it repaved on
Mar. 8. I could just hear those tires gripping that fresh, sticky
asphalt all the way up.

Arthg wrote:

> Looks like that road has been repaved since the last time I rode the race
> ('85 or so)
>
> "Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message
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>
>>Results at the end, though I didn't seem to hear the 2nd place rider
>>clearly and will correct that when I can.
>>
>>http://www.dragonswest.com/CatsHill/CatsHill.html
>>
>>(Please note, any mistakes are due to the fact that I'm damn tired.)
>>
>
>
>
>
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gwhite

Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message news:<c7ke1j$7co@dispatch.concentric.net>...
> Results at the end, though I didn't seem to hear the 2nd place rider
> clearly and will correct that when I can.
>
> http://www.dragonswest.com/CatsHill/CatsHill.html
>
> (Please note, any mistakes are due to the fact that I'm damn tired.)


This is one of my favorite races, but I couldn't make it this year.
Thanks for "taking me there" Richard.

Sidenote: Dave Z. was up at the Santa Rosa Tuesday Night crit last
week, and so was Levi. Odessa showed up too with her long hair
Chihauhua. I wanted to pet her puppy but was too shy.

Stewart Fleming

gwhite wrote:

> Sidenote: Dave Z. was up at the Santa Rosa Tuesday Night crit last
> week, and so was Levi. Odessa showed up too with her long hair
> Chihauhua. I wanted to pet her puppy but was too shy.

Modern-day Johnny Carson.

Tom Nakashima

"Stewart Fleming" <stewart.fleming@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message
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>
>
> gwhite wrote:
>
> > Sidenote: Dave Z. was up at the Santa Rosa Tuesday Night crit last
> > week, and so was Levi. Odessa showed up too with her long hair
> > Chihauhua. I wanted to pet her puppy but was too shy.
>
> Modern-day Johnny Carson.
>

Pretty funny, I saw that Tonight Show episode with Raquel Welch and her
white persian cat.

Richard Adams

gwhite wrote:

> Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message news:<c7ke1j$7co@dispatch.concentric.net>...
>
>>Results at the end, though I didn't seem to hear the 2nd place rider
>>clearly and will correct that when I can.
>>
>>http://www.dragonswest.com/CatsHill/CatsHill.html
>>
>>(Please note, any mistakes are due to the fact that I'm damn tired.)
>
>
>
> This is one of my favorite races, but I couldn't make it this year.
> Thanks for "taking me there" Richard.
>
> Sidenote: Dave Z. was up at the Santa Rosa Tuesday Night crit last
> week, and so was Levi. Odessa showed up too with her long hair
> Chihauhua. I wanted to pet her puppy but was too shy.

Wow, cool. Bummer I would have to miss out on a race like that,
considering the 100+ miles to drive there after work through rush hour.
I'd probably be toast by the time I got back home, too.

BTW, that picture of Eric and Mike was taken with my PoS 4 year old
digital camera which regularly takes lousy action shots. I can't get
over how well that one turned out. I was tracking them which I hit the
shutter button and things just clicked. What you don't see are the 70
lousy pics I didn't put up. ;-)

Benjamin Weiner

John Forrest Tomlinson <usenetremove@jt10000.com> wrote:
> I didn't realize Sierra Nevada's uniforms were green. Seems like
> several US pro teams are into green this year.

They were red and white last year, but green makes more sense
since it's like the color of the beer label, not that I've
had enough practice to memorize the beer label or anything.

Eric Wohlberg (Sierra) and Mike Sayers (Healthnet) were in a
two man break for almost the whole race (Wohlberg has won this
race twice). They were only caught with about two to go, then
Jacques-Maynes attacked with one and a half to go. He had a
six second gap with one to go and stayed away with time for
the victory salute. McCook took the sprint for second.

In the women's 1/2/3 race, Karen Brems (formerly Kurreck, Alto Velo)
and Kathryn Curi (Rona) were in a break for most of the race, had a
gap, then somehow managed to get barely caught on the last lap, but
must still have been at the front of the field rounding the final
corner - Brems managed to win the sprint anyway, it was close.
Brad Anders must be happy.

LGBRC says that one reason the pavement was so bad on the hill
until repaved is that nobody ever drives up/down it because it's
so steep. Apparently asphalt requires some level of auto traffic
to bed in.

Richard Adams

Benjamin Weiner <bjw@mambo.ucolick.org> wrote in message news:<40a169c9$1@darkstar>...
> John Forrest Tomlinson <usenetremove@jt10000.com> wrote:
> > I didn't realize Sierra Nevada's uniforms were green. Seems like
> > several US pro teams are into green this year.
>
> They were red and white last year, but green makes more sense
> since it's like the color of the beer label, not that I've
> had enough practice to memorize the beer label or anything.

A likely story. Paul Kimmage wants to know if he can come over and
ask you a few questions, oh, and check your BAL.

> Eric Wohlberg (Sierra) and Mike Sayers (Healthnet) were in a
> two man break for almost the whole race (Wohlberg has won this
> race twice).

IIRC Mike was over the top of the hill first a couple times when Eric
came unclipped, probably while shifting just as it flattened out.
When Eric was leading Mike up the hill, though, he looked every time
like he was capable of lapping the field again.

> They were only caught with about two to go, then
> Jacques-Maynes attacked with one and a half to go. He had a
> six second gap with one to go and stayed away with time for
> the victory salute. McCook took the sprint for second.
>
> In the women's 1/2/3 race, Karen Brems (formerly Kurreck, Alto Velo)
> and Kathryn Curi (Rona) were in a break for most of the race, had a
> gap, then somehow managed to get barely caught on the last lap, but
> must still have been at the front of the field rounding the final
> corner - Brems managed to win the sprint anyway, it was close.
> Brad Anders must be happy.
>
> LGBRC says that one reason the pavement was so bad on the hill
> until repaved is that nobody ever drives up/down it because it's
> so steep. Apparently asphalt requires some level of auto traffic
> to bed in.

I wonder how they flatten that stuff out without the equipment sliding
down the hill. When hot tar can be slippery.