tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596218008988678827.post8153021901332347574..comments2023-03-26T03:42:15.629-04:00Comments on Ohio Sandbagger: BloomingCrossOhio Sandbaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306281392534867583noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596218008988678827.post-5417953015338526822010-10-19T21:06:41.920-04:002010-10-19T21:06:41.920-04:00Make Masters start at 40 and only have one Masters...Make Masters start at 40 and only have one Masters class per category. If 39 year olds can race the TdF they can race Cat 3 open.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159735769515669632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596218008988678827.post-84013603803516632092010-10-19T13:00:04.374-04:002010-10-19T13:00:04.374-04:00Jeff, I hate everyone. Just cause I didn't cal...Jeff, I hate everyone. Just cause I didn't call out someone in one post, doesn't mean I won't later. In fact, I even hate myself and wish every night before I go to bed that I don't wake up in the morningOhio Sandbaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306281392534867583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596218008988678827.post-57699413187528622802010-10-19T12:44:05.844-04:002010-10-19T12:44:05.844-04:00Great point made by Lindsay. Cat 3 women have no w...Great point made by Lindsay. Cat 3 women have no where to go. They get hammered by the front end of the 1/2/3 field or people want to cry about them on here if they race the 3/4. <br /><br />And really if you aren't winning the elite race does it really matter where you finish? If you win the women's 3/4 masters or the men's Cat 3 open you are still behind all the elite level riders. So if someone wants to hang out in the Cat 3 masters and win every race without challenging themselves to move up then let them. It doesn't keep you from getting better as a rider and moving on past them if you work hard enough.<br /><br />It just seems like some people don't want anyone to beat them. So it is that person's fault for sandbagging and not their own fault for not being fast enough.<br /><br />Maybe we can make the OVCX like a 5yr old's soccer league where everyone gets a trophy just for showing up.r2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/05828101102674574193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596218008988678827.post-33124285754884041402010-10-19T11:13:41.089-04:002010-10-19T11:13:41.089-04:00If you're gonna bag on Peter Hills and bag on ...If you're gonna bag on Peter Hills and bag on Corey Green then why aren't you bagging on the racer in between them? 5 races, 5 podiums and 3 "top steps". More than Peter OR Corey. Equal hate for all!jeffmomo68https://www.blogger.com/profile/09820157955685942282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596218008988678827.post-58734404954237701812010-10-19T10:56:21.978-04:002010-10-19T10:56:21.978-04:00The year started with a plan. If you look at past ...The year started with a plan. If you look at past results you will notice a multi-year middle of the pack philosophy to racing. This year started different and the future registrations are being adjusted to account for it.<br /><br />Don't hate on people for actually executing a plan and finally getting success. Trust me it was unexpected and history proves that out pretty well.Gumbo Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02688137899649956823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596218008988678827.post-5549373745729955102010-10-19T09:09:41.661-04:002010-10-19T09:09:41.661-04:00Thanks for the fact checking. I guess I should hav...Thanks for the fact checking. I guess I should have done the points/race calculation like I did for the menOhio Sandbaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306281392534867583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596218008988678827.post-51528478852173758462010-10-19T08:30:13.730-04:002010-10-19T08:30:13.730-04:00Yep, the comment above made me curious about Staci...Yep, the comment above made me curious about Staci Mandrola since I handn't noticed any sandbagger-worthy domination (not that I get much of a view of the domination from my place in the pack). According to crossresults.com, she is still 4 upgrade points short of her 4>3 upgrade. AND since we don't have seperate classes for women's 3's and women's 4's (yet), you can't really call a Cat 3 woman a sandbagger for racing the 3/4's unless she's earned enough points for her 3>2 upgrade. Sure, the Elite Women's class is technically 1/2/3's, but so is the Elite Men's. I'm pretty sure that a Cat 3 man moving up to Elites before he's earned his Cat 2 upgrade is a rare occasion, so why should it be expected of the women? <br /><br />I know a lot of Cat 4 women like to complain about the Cat 3's in the Women's 3/4 class, but we shouldn't blame the Cat 3 women. We should blame the fact that the current OVCX race schedule does not offer an appropriate place for them, and urge the race promoters to offer a Cat 3 women's class next year. Now that we have two time slot's worth of juniors, as well as the men's singlespeed, the Cat 4 women could go with the younger juniors and the Cat 3 women could go with the older juniors and singlespeed men.Lindsay Hall-Stechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610922530479256952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596218008988678827.post-55484201714244191472010-10-19T06:37:07.751-04:002010-10-19T06:37:07.751-04:00Corey Was gone before you called him out, check th...Corey Was gone before you called him out, check the confirmed riders for USGP.<br /> Stacy is just fine where she is. She's done 6 races for her points and # 2 has only done 4.Butchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307042155005051014noreply@blogger.com