<A HREF="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2003/apr03/apr01news1">http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2003/apr03/apr01news1</A> Mike D....
PLMHayes@...
Apr 1, 2003 10:44 am
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Watts-Bar Nuclear Evacuation Team 24 Hour Ride - Flèche Vélocio March 29-30, 2003 1. Prologue On October 26th Bill Glass hosted a meeting at his house to...
Kind words Dave and Kevin, but I was by no means the only one taking pulls! This did indeed turn out to be much more of a challenge than any of has had...
... I felt really badly about that the whole night and still do. It's one thing to add bonus miles to your own ride, but something else entirely to cause an ...
Roadkill
roadkill@...
Apr 1, 2003 2:11 pm
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... You shouldn't. Nobody designated you as navigator and I was the one who made the initial wrong turn. These things happen as you well know!! ... I'll...
What a hoot! Gotta love the UCI. Larry "The rules were originally framed prevent use of fairings and frame designs that have only aerodynamic and not...
... I've ridden a few day-rides in this area when my parent's in law lived in Cleveland TN. There are a number of long ridges running in a SW-NE with roads...
Mike, I think I addressed most of your questions in my ride ... Yes. I wouldn't want to ride Audax style all the time, but it makes for an interesting ride...
Jeff, Thanks for the blow-by-blow. To most of us randonneurs 230 miles in 24 hours doesn't sound overly difficult but it only becomes relatively easy after ...
PLMHayes@...
Apr 1, 2003 10:49 pm
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I will not add another trip report of the Georgia fleche, but will address a couple issues and add my lessons learned. This is tough for me because I do not...
"Perhaps moving this to late April or May would be a big improvement." or June or July PLMHayes@... 04/01/2003 05:48 PM Please respond to garandon To:...
greg.masterson@...
Apr 2, 2003 12:06 pm
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I'm still a bit surprised about this ride. Most of us have done double centuries in under 14 hours. The recommendation for PAC Tour training is 12 hours. With ...
Roadkill
roadkill@...
Apr 2, 2003 1:58 pm
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Those of you wanting a Share The Road license plate need to contact Senate Rules Committee members NOW. It helps if you live, work, or ride in their district,...
For you anciens out there . . . How many days before the start would you recommend planning to arrive in Paris? Any reason not to fly direct from Atlanta to...
Haynes, Davy
Davy.A.Haynes@...
Apr 2, 2003 7:57 pm
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... I suppose it's feasible to arrive Sunday am and make the bike check on Sunday pm but that would leave most people still jet lagged by 10pm on Monday. If I...
Hi Davy, When I was racing, one of the things that affected me the most was the time changes and the effects of long trips in airplanes. I found that I would...
... I'd arrive Friday at the latest. ... No. ... Orly is closer to the start/finish and maybe easier to get around in than Roissy - CDG, but I don't think any ...
Roadkill
roadkill@...
Apr 2, 2003 9:28 pm
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... David, I'm still looking into options, but here's the issue. You and Tom say that there are better alternatives to Des Peres, but then everybody says all...
... I didn't mean to make a positive statement about that, as I haven't gotten around to making any bookings. I just sugest you compare prices, that's all. If...
Roadkill
roadkill@...
Apr 2, 2003 10:02 pm
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I find it hard to believe that a city the size of Atlanta has all it's rooms booked for an event that will have only 3500 entrants. Maybe for the hotels ...
Haynes, Davy
Davy.A.Haynes@...
Apr 2, 2003 10:28 pm
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No? But just like Claus a lot of other travel agents book rooms for their clients, package tours. etc. Paris is a big tourist destination. Good luck with your...
Cary Way
c.way@...
Apr 3, 2003 12:35 am
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< One memorable indignity - Claus mades us wear hideous yellow t-shirts in the airport. It made us all easier to spot, but I felt like a real Bozo. I sure as...
hello Mike, and everyone... First, congratulations to both teams for rides well done! And thank you captains! We, the Nashville team, had the benefit of...
Alan, Thanks for the input. My theory about riding as a group or audax style, particularly if you're planning a "reasonable" pace, is that you schedule ...
PLMHayes@...
Apr 3, 2003 9:45 am
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<< Who wants to stay with the GA Randon/Audax Atlanta crowd if we book direct without Des Peres? >> Hi Tom. I'm in. Let me make two suggestions: 1) If Hans is...
<< My theory about riding as a group or audax style, particularly if you're planning a "reasonable" pace, is that you schedule departure times instead of...
from Mike Rachelson ... PBP starts in a village outside of Paris called Saint Quenten en Yvelines (I am sure I misspelled that) which is near Versailles....
Mrveloman@...
Apr 3, 2003 12:10 pm
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I don't much care for yellow except for jerseys. Count me in on the AA hotel plan. Mark Wolff / Planning Technical Leader Mark.E.Wolff@... ...
RE: [garandon] Re: PBP QuestionsMy brother and I both plan on going to Paris, and would like to book with the AA group. ... From:...
kkaiser23@...
Apr 3, 2003 12:23 pm
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... If a ride were starting in Forest Park, would you want to stay in Roswell? ===== De l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace! David Bundrick...