Rapha Roller Race II - Saturday 17th November 2007

Photo's and report coming very soon.

Winston is beavering away on his PC at the moment.

well done twosheds

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rollapaluza/

Some photo's.

Full results and more photos

http://www.movingtargetzine.com/article/rapha-roller-race-ii-results

we have our own report and essentially the same results as Bill on our site now, I do have all times for the knockout rounds too...but I'm starting to fall asleep now so will do that later...

http://www.rollapaluza.com/rapha2.html

if you've got photos, we've started a flickr "roller racing" group if feel like posting them there...

http://www.flickr.com/groups/449258@N25/

hippy, you are listed as "Fat bastard Hippy" on the OFFICIAL results on the BRITISH CYCLING website...hoho:

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2007/20071117_rapha_roller_race.asp

winston hippy, you are listed as "Fat bastard Hippy" on the OFFICIAL results on the BRITISH CYCLING website...hoho:

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2007/20071117_rapha_roller_race.asp

yeah, thats his name?!

winston hippy, you are listed as "Fat bastard Hippy" on the OFFICIAL results on the BRITISH CYCLING website...hoho:
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2007/20071117_rapha_roller_race.asp

I don't remember signing on with that name.. hmm.. must have a word with the organisers.. :P (supposed to be "fat cnut hippy")

Fame in the UK, I'll have to show me mum! hahaha (when dogs has finished with her, of course)

Fat Bastard Hippy's pics and vid

I can't get that vid to play...is it any good?

Caspar Simon rides in a way that contradicts a lot of what I have seen and learnt about roller racing:- Hands on drops & back arched, it must make him more aerodynamic I suppose.

But you can't criticise success, certainly not by the sort of margin he wins by........

I'm gonna try his methods and see ;)

Why would you want to be aerodynamic on a roller? You're not moving through the air.

hippy Fat Bastard Hippy's pics and vid

Good photos but please don't use gay encoding that stops people with out mplayer 2 watching. [\rant]

mashton [quote]Caspar Simon rides in a way that contradicts a lot of what I have seen and learnt about roller racing:- Hands on drops & back arched, it must make him more aerodynamic I suppose.

But you can't criticise success, certainly not by the sort of margin he wins by........

I'm gonna try his methods and see ;)

Why would you want to be aerodynamic on a roller? You're not moving through the air.[/quote]

Are the cogs turning yet mashton?

mashton [quote]Caspar Simon rides in a way that contradicts a lot of what I have seen and learnt about roller racing:- Hands on drops & back arched, it must make him more aerodynamic I suppose.

But you can't criticise success, certainly not by the sort of margin he wins by........

I'm gonna try his methods and see ;)

Why would you want to be aerodynamic on a roller? You're not moving through the air.[/quote]

Well spotted! ; )

winston I can't get that vid to play...is it any good?

It's just a phone vid of the last race, the drunken 2000m one. I'm probably laughing too much for it to be good.
You could try downloading the link directly or I could get you a copy somehow (cd, etc?) - it's 165mb straight from the phone.

It's straight from my phone. Tell Sony coz I don't give a shit. :P

Safa Brian loves his 2k races. He has demanded one at both events he has raced in.

Bloody colonials, they've got a bleeding mind of their own!

You could have a head-to-head Kilo event, a Pursuit..

Recreating a Madison could get a bit messy :)

it's easy on a four-up rig.....we have secured one for our use, but it needs some work on it first....later in the year maybe.

Madison - do you have to grab your partner's stationary cranks and 'sling' them into action?

your team mate is not allowed to start until your hand on the dial passes his...

So no broken arms then?

Can we have a derny-paced event?

Or, get loads of sets of rollers, a dial with loads of hands, and ride the devil :D

yes...no problem...will be £300 a ticket.