tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post4800502833930719791..comments2023-05-04T07:58:03.780-05:00Comments on KC Sandbagger: Roger Dodgerr5http://www.blogger.com/profile/11769651183852212041noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-58617678785376322012010-11-15T19:10:07.906-06:002010-11-15T19:10:07.906-06:00winning the cat 4 race is like being the smartest ...winning the cat 4 race is like being the smartest kid in a special ed class. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-55737767969868167442010-10-19T22:33:48.126-05:002010-10-19T22:33:48.126-05:00Appropriately coming from the wife of Roger, who p...Appropriately coming from the wife of Roger, who personally sandbagged her first year as a 4 all year long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-69331231255442449892010-10-18T19:42:07.084-05:002010-10-18T19:42:07.084-05:00Two wins is an auto-upgrade from Cat 4. The USAC r...Two wins is an auto-upgrade from Cat 4. The USAC rules, under which the license Roger races, say so.<br /><br />I'm sure that when Roger is off doing what he does when he's not racing bikes, he ignores the rules.<br /><br />That said, when you win a series around here, you generally race free the next year in the category one up from the one you won, so I'm not sure how this whole thing works.<br /><br />(But yeah, celebrating when you kill the Cat 4 field is a bit like a few things I won't bother bringing up here.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-2755429888659774212010-10-18T17:35:46.120-05:002010-10-18T17:35:46.120-05:00Some guys dont need to train as much to be competi...Some guys dont need to train as much to be competitve. Therefore, one should race in a category that is similar to one's skill level. No? So, Mrs. Williams, are proud of your husband dominating the 'old-man' 'beer-drinking' 'softball playing' category race? I mean, I am sure Roger himself is very proud to be beating and winning in such a competitive race. Gosh, he even has the celebration at the finish line down. Does he practice that in the mirror in the morning or evenings? Do you offer him tips?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-83692144202640694332010-10-18T16:05:33.881-05:002010-10-18T16:05:33.881-05:00oh geez...wives...seriously?oh geez...wives...seriously?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-69265243166801722322010-10-17T17:31:00.115-05:002010-10-17T17:31:00.115-05:00In defense of my husband (Roger Dodger Bagger), th...In defense of my husband (Roger Dodger Bagger), this is his FIRST semi-solid season racing CX (he has less than 10 starts)!! He has never raced road and has not held a USA cycling license for over 10 yrs. He has been back and forth to Iraq for extended "visits" over the past 5 years and is currently traveling to Georgia for 1-2 weeks a month EVERY month. His "training" is highly UNSTRUCTURED so if you can't beat him in the 4's than either lose some weight or train harder. BTW: he gets put in his place when he races Masters 40+. And yes, he will CAT up when he feels ready!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-61581640508159568922010-10-12T10:15:54.936-05:002010-10-12T10:15:54.936-05:00Crossresults.com is great. As noted above, any &qu...Crossresults.com is great. As noted above, any "points anomalies" do not have to do with field size per se, crossresults.com just doesn't work so well for comparing riders who don't frequently race against each other or against common competitors.<br /><br />I do not plan to resurrect the KC cross rankings.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410276082041165834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-21992461627519081832010-10-11T15:04:27.505-05:002010-10-11T15:04:27.505-05:00what about that worm guy thats killing the 3/4s?what about that worm guy thats killing the 3/4s?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-554080369533756842010-10-09T20:56:41.355-05:002010-10-09T20:56:41.355-05:00the women's 'open' filed in our area d...the women's 'open' filed in our area does not a have a field loarge enough for the points system and crossresults.com to be accurate. but most of the other categories, i.e. the 3's, the master's and the 'open' fields, the points and crossresults.com is pretty accurate. you dont need 40-50 plus racer fields for the system to be accurate. however, you need more thena the 5-10 racers, such as the womens' 'open' field for it to be accurate. crossresults.com work's quite well. at the very least it works well enough to create a 'call-up' system for our races here locally. if their are some people who are not happy with the crossresults.com website, they either don't race enough, they are getting their ass kicked by their contemporaries or they are just plain bitter cuz they 'suck ass'!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-35272669596453225512010-10-09T19:06:24.281-05:002010-10-09T19:06:24.281-05:00Agreed.
And last year's KC cross rankings pul...Agreed.<br /><br />And last year's KC cross rankings pulled from crossresults put most of the Cat 4 women's field ahead of Women's Open, which may have been the first indication that the system makes no sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-88759353011202650112010-10-09T15:52:26.823-05:002010-10-09T15:52:26.823-05:00Women's Masters 40+ can and do smoke most of t...Women's Masters 40+ can and do smoke most of the Men's 4's...old, maybe but not slow.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-43005939458418685272010-10-08T14:15:51.093-05:002010-10-08T14:15:51.093-05:00Data drift and field numbers around here make thos...Data drift and field numbers around here make those rankings pointless.<br /><br />Open looked good last weekend, 3s were light because 4s are full of baggers. There's more than one way to bag ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-66729262640582348612010-10-08T13:37:41.311-05:002010-10-08T13:37:41.311-05:00Yo Winkler are you gonna compile KC cross rankings...Yo Winkler are you gonna compile KC cross rankings again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-86208346731128544092010-10-06T20:35:37.735-05:002010-10-06T20:35:37.735-05:00I race Open as a Cat4 n00b. Eat it.I race Open as a Cat4 n00b. Eat it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-56633971103186005942010-10-06T16:59:19.677-05:002010-10-06T16:59:19.677-05:00There should be one category on race day... the hu...There should be one category on race day... the human category.<br /><br />GO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-28070877492171868242010-10-06T11:28:09.092-05:002010-10-06T11:28:09.092-05:00is our buddy jt hiding out in the masters still?is our buddy jt hiding out in the masters still?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-17563333475217713202010-10-06T10:56:03.153-05:002010-10-06T10:56:03.153-05:00someone doth protest too much! i say BAGGER!someone doth protest too much! i say BAGGER!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-12130686031154464602010-10-06T09:07:18.627-05:002010-10-06T09:07:18.627-05:00Also straight from USA Cycling ...
CX category ba...Also straight from USA Cycling ...<br /><br />CX category based on road or XC category:<br /><br />Pro/1 (road) or Pro (MTB XC): CX 1<br />2 (road) or 1 (MTB XC): CX 2<br />3 (road) or 2 (MTB XC): CX 3<br />4/5 (road) or 3 (MTB XC): CX 4<br /><br />Roger racing Cat 4 Sunday after he upgraded via points after Saturday's ride does not make him a sandbagger.<br /><br />A bunch of the people racing the various Cat 4 races both days who came in with higher road/MTB categories than Cat 4 is the issue here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-63816113769619786732010-10-05T23:38:26.397-05:002010-10-05T23:38:26.397-05:00Straight from USA Cycling...
Requirements for upg...Straight from USA Cycling...<br /><br />Requirements for upgrading via points:<br /> <br />4-3: Experience in 10 races or 10 points in 12 months<br /><br />3-2: 10 points in 12 months (two wins is an automatic upgrade)<br /><br />2-1: 20 points in 12 months (two wins is an automatic upgrade)<br /><br />Does'nt take a genius to figure this outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-85679056431240570142010-10-05T16:04:39.011-05:002010-10-05T16:04:39.011-05:00Re: 20 across
The convention/rule seems to be lim...Re: 20 across<br /><br />The convention/rule seems to be limiting the starting grid to 8 per row. Making it 20 wide might make any turn first turn a bottleneck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-85906684620282567502010-10-05T15:46:35.060-05:002010-10-05T15:46:35.060-05:00I can top that.
Assuming we go off last weekend&#...I can top that.<br /><br />Assuming we go off last weekend's model, women can:<br /><br />Masters 40+ 4 (if you're old and slow)<br />Cat 4 (if you're younger and slow)<br />Juniors (if you're really young)<br />Open (if you're whatever we're left with)<br />Single Speed<br /><br />And there are like 20 women altogether!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-3531096467554700122010-10-05T15:34:40.257-05:002010-10-05T15:34:40.257-05:00Okay so, if you're a Cat 3, there are 6 option...Okay so, if you're a Cat 3, there are 6 options this weekend:<br />Masters (if you're old)<br />Juniors (if you're young)<br />Cat 1/2/3<br />Cat 2/3<br />Cat 3/4<br />Single Speed<br /><br />How's that for diluting the Cat 3 field!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-59321563515766931872010-10-05T15:14:00.161-05:002010-10-05T15:14:00.161-05:00Why couldn't we go 20 across or something Sund...Why couldn't we go 20 across or something Sunday. Anyone?<br /><br />http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JN6I2SNzLvM/TKoof1UUtSI/AAAAAAAAA_E/yrm69_18rOY/s1600/cat4start.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-7244326715150435912010-10-05T13:59:21.504-05:002010-10-05T13:59:21.504-05:00If you want to get ready for non-KC CX nationals, ...If you want to get ready for non-KC CX nationals, crazy-ass bottleneck tight first corners are standard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249514842140772209.post-67720337803925149852010-10-05T13:22:56.016-05:002010-10-05T13:22:56.016-05:00Great race. But I have a question? Is it normal to...Great race. But I have a question? Is it normal to have such a tight set of turns so close to the start? If you weren't in the front 5 you were screwed. The front of the 4s were in the sandpits by the time I got over the hump.Slow Dudenoreply@blogger.com