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Bald jokes ?? hmmm, I'm think old jokes !!!

Thanks for the 2 years Paul !!

Lloyd

----- Original Message -----
From: pwp100@...
Date: Friday, August 31, 2007 1:44 pm
Subject: [tvc] Free, free at last! Season ending results
To: tvc@yahoogroups.com

> Championship finale @ Halsey Valley, way out West. One more
> shameless whine
> about Tioga County! Well, Sheriff Sherwood didn't wait for his
> posse, he took
> no prisoners and brought home the prize. The only sub hour of the
> night as
> well.
> The report from the riders was a nasty headwind out, and a fast
> ride back.
> Talk around the corral was that the course is a good one and just
> might
> replace the old one.
> I'd like to thank all the volunteers that helped me out these last
> 2
> seasons, Dawn for rounding up volunteers, and Lloyd for making
> this computer stuff
> look easy.
> I'll see you out and about.
> Paul
> Letterman's top five:
> Damn it! Grabbed the wrong sheet! Jeff, could you post the
> results? No bald
> jokes, please!
>
> September THursdays are the Hill Climb series. Jeff has graciously
> accepted
> my plea run them. (38b can be the entire course, Jeff).
> CYA
>
>
>
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THANK YOU to the lap counter!

The FINAL points standings will be emailed in a day or two, awaiting for
some reviews for accuracy, etc.

Thank you all for making this another successful season for TVC. Your
participation helps grow this club and the sport. There were several new
faces this year. Let's hope they continue to compete and enjoy the
comradery of the club. Let's see if we can bring in more new members
next season...

The weather was nearly perfect, 75, sunny, low humidity and a slight
breeze. Where did this summer go?

34 riders showed up to finish up the season and settle any suspense.
Adam was off to college so that changed the dynamics a bit. He sure did
have a great season. Adam even raced in the Pro/1/2 at Thater this
weekend. He did well considering he raced Saturday...

After a slight delay because Kurt wanted to have his picture taken in a
pink jersey :) the racing commenced. The pace was slow a few laps, even
had time to check in at home to see what was for dinner. I think
somebody got stung by a bee because next thing I know a couple of riders
sprinted off, I thought this was Thater all over again! Then the fun
began. There was several attacks but nothing was sustained until the
later part of the 18 lap Shangri La Singer circuit. 6 riders slowly
pulled away with the peleton content to let then go and or not willing
or able to stay connected. Maybe we should use a cell phone next time to
connect up... Well, the sun was setting and so was the season. Harold
made an rush to connect with the lead group. Krisko and Van Kuren wanted
no part of the slackers in the group so they battled to the finish with
Krisko edging out Van Kuren with Sergey slightly behind. The avg MPH was
22.5 even with the slow start for 3-4 laps. The rest of the race was let
it rip with testosterone flying all over. After the dust settled here
was the finish:

A Racers

1. Krisko
2. Van Kuren
3. Sergey
4. Sherwood
5. Uhrlass
6. Graham
7. Peeling
8. Meier
9. Kumiega
10. Walker

Sprint 2

1. Sergey
2. Sherwood

B Racers

1. Elmy
2. O'Brien
3. Davis
4. Stahr
5. Campbell, he was riding with the A's for a short bit, time to step it
up

Same finish for both sprints

Women

1. Karla
2. Carrie

Same finish for both sprints

The date for the Annual Banquet is Monday 10/29/07 at the Cellar in Owego, further details regarding menu, the exact times ( I think it will be our normal 7:00 PM start with socializing from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM , but I am not positive), cost, etc. will be forthcoming from Karla.

Lloyd

Folks,

The FINAL RR of the season is tomorrow at Singer, NOTE THE TIME IS 6:00 PM,
not 6:30 PM that was previously communicated.

Joe

Hey everyone,

I just want to thank everyone who came out and pitched in at Thater, be it during setup, tear down, whenever. Whether you were there an hour or four days like a few of us were, it all adds up and without all those hands doing stuff this thing would never get done.

so again, thanks !!

Lloyd

Some (of the better) photos from todays 40+ master race @thater.

TVC'ers - this msg is really directed at the guys from the mainline
team as you'll note that most of the photos are of those guys.  I did
manage to capture some fellow TVC locals in there too with Mark, Dan
and Steve showing up in my lens from time to time.

http://bikeguy.org/thater2k7m40/

-=- jd -=-

It is my understanding (note that I am NOT an official nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night) that Masters category races are held indecent of category classifications and therefore a Cat5 racer can race in the 40+ event. 

While I didn't find an explicit entry, this is from the current USCF rulebook-

1H. Mixing of Classes and Categories

1H1. Eligibility. No rider may race in a category other than that which is stated on his or her license. Masters may compete in any races for their age or younger, but not races exclusively for Under 23s or Juniors. Under 23 and Junior riders may compete in any races for their age or older, but not Masters races.

This clearly says to me that the Albany rider *CAN* race in the 40+ event, but again I'm not an official so please take my advice for what it's worth. 

________________________________

        From: BCStopDWI [mailto:BCStopDWI@...]
        Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:27 PM
        To: tvc@yahoogroups.com
        Subject: [tvc] Chris Thater Memorial
       
       

                This is Jim May's Secretary - I've got a rider from Albany that is a Cat 5 & wants to ride in the Masters 40+ - does anyone know if he qualifies? He doesn't want to drive down from Albany if he isn't going to be allowed to race - I can't get a hold of any of the officials - they're on their way here - if anyone knows the answer please email us!
        
        Thanks,
        
        Michele

               

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Hi Gerb,
I recorded 10:30 to 11:30 last night and hopefully got something.  I
checked
this morning on the News 10 website and there your are!  Click on the link
below, then click "PLAY" in the yellow "Watch the Video" box.  Good-job!

http://www.news10now.com/content/sports/?ArID=117436&SecID=32

Next week is FINAL TVC RR of the season, at Singer at 6:30 for DOUBLE
POINTS, pizza and soda provided afterwards. Heck, will maybe throw in some
desert. Somebody said the brownies last time were tasty, I think somebody
put some hash in them :)

Attached is updated points sheet. Had to make some changes, to include Mike
Canestaro in results, he is TVC member. Please let me know if any
discrepancies. The top 3 A's are separated by only 10 points! Wow, that is
close...

Weather was a bit threatening but only a few drops fell, maybe it was from
the bike in front of me :) Cool at 60 degrees in August! Other than that was
a fine night to do a final spin up before the Thater races...

15 hearty cyclist showed up to battle, let's say battle Andy. 6 RUUD racers
gave Andy a challenge by attacking and counter attacking and more attacking.
Heck, he looked like he was in cruise control saving energy for the Thater.
Andy did a solo attack early on and had 500m lead. He kept looking over
shoulder to see if anybody was going to answer his move. The peleton seemed
content to let Andy ride solo hoping he would burn a lot of energy and tire.
Forget that, this is the end of August and you better have your racing legs
or your toast! Well, a veteran that Andy is, he did sit up and the peleton
finally caught on to his wheels. That is when the fun began. Throw in 2 drop
chains and a flat, the evening was not uneventful. As soon as the slackers
caught Andy there were several attacks. Andy answered the bell every time.
The final attack was by Jeff. Andy snagged his wheel and they both rode into
the sun set, well how about into the evening. Sure gets dark early when the
clouds are thick. Jeff said he could whip Andy in a Sprint! Oh, maybe I
misunderstood Jeff, he said Andy would spank Jeff in a sprint and sure
enough that is what happened. Good tune up for Andy! The rest battled it out
for the race shortened course due to construction. The mattress marker was
to close to finish!!! Here are the results:

A Racers

1. Van Kuren, piece of cake
2. Poulin, pleased as punch with 2nd
3. Gryus, let me pull this train
4. Woodruff, I want 2nd place
5. Peranich and Walker tied, where was the camera?
7. Morgan, I'm coming
8. Snow, could have snowed last nite
9. Danvers, AVK eats this up
10. Meier, wait for me! I will get new tires...

Sprint 1

1. AVK
2. Woodruff
3. ???

Sprint 2

1. Peranich
2. Snow
3. AVK

B Racers

1. Campbell, of course
2. O'Brien, I'll take that
3. Davis, don't start without me

Sprint 1 and 2

1. O'Brien
2. Campbell
3. Davis

No women tonite!!!

Lloyd,

I will be able to assist in some way in setting up.  I need to find housing for two female or a husband/wife for Saturday night.  Two of them are staying with me and I need another site.  It is only for one night and it is a women's team that is coming in for Sunday.  Get back to me ASAP if you can help.  I reside in Hilcrest and it would be cool to find someone else close by so the team could be close together.  We could also get together for a pasta party or something at my place.  Hope to hear from someone out there.  Have a great day.

Wayde

----- Original Message -----
From: Lloyd <lecampbell@...>
Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 8:08 pm
Subject: [tvc] Volunteers for Thater
To: tvc@yahoogroups.com

> Hey everyone,
>
> It's hard to believe but it's time for Chris Thater. We're looking
> for
> anyone who can help out with setup on Thursday and Friday, with
> Friday
> being the big day. Friday will consist of putting up any of the
> remaining tents. roes and fencing, banners, and this year we are
> doing
> the hay on Friday also. So the more people we can get that day the
> faster things will go. If you can help out on Thursday also, or
> only on
> Thursday, that too would be appreciated.
>
> Also Sunday after the women's race is underway we'll start tearing
> down
> and keep going till 7:00 PM or so. So anyone who can help out with
> teardown, again your help is appreciated.
>
> To all the members racing, good luck, and I'll see eveyone there.
>
> Lloyd
>
>

Hey everyone,

It's hard to believe but it's time for Chris Thater. We're looking for
anyone who can help out with setup on Thursday and Friday, with Friday
being the big day. Friday will consist of putting up any of the
remaining tents. roes and fencing, banners, and this year we are doing
the hay on Friday also. So the more people we can get that day the
faster things will go. If you can help out on Thursday also, or only on
Thursday, that too would be appreciated.

Also Sunday after the women's race is underway we'll start tearing down
and keep going till 7:00 PM or so. So anyone who can help out with
teardown, again your help is appreciated.

To all the members racing, good luck, and I'll see eveyone there.

Lloyd