Points Through March 1
MenOverallGrand Prize: $1,000 at Marc Allen Mens Store
Donny G 33
Evan M 32
George S 29
40-49 Grand Prize: $750 at Marc Allen’s
Eric W 26
Mike Sa 12
Bryan C 8
50+ Grand Prize: $500 at Marc Allen’s
Tom H 25
John B 20
Mike M 18
Women Overall
Sarah T 32
June P 27
Betty B 21
40-49
Maureen D 16
Elizabeth H 4
50+
Betty B 21
Scoring System: 5 points per win, 4 points per second place. 1 point for fastest ride in category. 1 point for fastest ride per night (m/w)
The data elves have been hard at it since the wee hours and we have fastest times from last night!
The times continue to tumble (without Race and Software Commissar Matt playing with the code) and there is a clear pattern of faster times in racer’s second rides of the evening…faster yet are the grudge matches, but they don’t count in the Fastest Times scoring. So, having won the vaunted Ameriprise Jersey for last week’s time, Donny G was beaten this week to fastest time – in a non-grudge race – by Evan M…
Fastest Overall – 2 Bonus Points
Evan M 21.242 sec.
Sarah T 26.573 sec.
Fastest 40 – 49 - 1 Bonus Point
Mike Sa 22.703 sec.
Lynn Sa 27.143
Fastest 50+ - 1 Bonus Point
Tom H 24.115
Betty B 30.789
I was taken to task – and rightfully so – for errors in my points tally last week. Indeed, I did find a transposition of points assignment from one of the Feb 8 match-ups (blame Sister Mary Edonna and her ruler). So, you’ll see different standings now because of those corrections. Additionally, two riders were gracious enough to race twice last week in the intra-category match-ups. I have given each of them an additional bonus point. It does not have an impact on any category standings. A pdf of the tally sheet for all races to this point can be downloaded below.

Men
Overall
Donny G 28
Evan M 25
George S 25
40-49
Eric W 21
Bryan C 8
Mike Sa 6
50+
Tom H 24
John B 15
Mike M 14
Women
Overall
June P 27
Sarah T 25
Betty B 16
Maureen D 16
40-49
Maureen D 16
Elizabeth H 4
50+
Betty B 16
Thanks, again to Chris Di Fronzo and Eric Tunstall from Ameriprise for hosting us on Feb 22.
This week’s contest for Fastest Times was a race for the Ameriprise Jersey (men) and the Ameriprise Warm-up (women). Sub-category winners receive an Ameriprise gadget bag. Prizes will be awarded this coming Monday night (March 1) – so don’t forget to be there!

The Vaunted Ameriprise Jersey
Ok! On to the results!
Fastest Overall – and Two Bonus Points
Donny G 21.248
June P. 25.385
40-49 – and One Bonus Point
Mike Sa 21.969
50+ – and One Bonus Point
Tom H 23.952
Thanks to Ameriprise for their support of RI VeloSprints and the U.S. Open Cycling Foundation. Remember, each visit with Eric or Chris generates a $50 donation to the Foundation. That $50 covers Cycle-for-Health program materials for about 50 kids. We’ll reach over 10,000 Rhode Island kids through the Cycle-for-Health programs we’ll deliver in RI schools between April and June.
Contents:
Current Standings
Sponsor Announcement
RI VeloSprints on YouTube
Cycling Shorts
A coupon for Dash Bicycles!
You can find it right here.
Down!
To the right!
There is a link under “Results Reports” called “Individual Race Times – All Racers, All Races – Through Feb 8.”
This is a report by racer, by event night of each of your times.
Remember – we changed gearing after Tournament #6 (Jan 4) and that chopped 1.5 to 2.0 seconds off almost everyone’s times.
Also remember that sensor synchronization was improved for Tourament 10 (Feb 08) and that COST most everyone a second or so.
Download, analyze, enjoy!
Cheers!
Dick
President’s Day is a day to celebrate the great leaders who have helped to make and keep us all free.
Be free – all of you – on Monday night.
And, if you choose, share with someone – or share here – the freedom that you enjoy because you are a cyclist!
Cheers!
Dick
OK! Before we get to fast times @ McFadden’s a little tech talk.
Fast times last night were a bit slower than prior fast times – by almost a second.
Some might blame it on reduced neuron conduction rates due to the extreme cold we are suffering here in RI. Some may say that there is increased moisture in the air and that the increased friction slows everyone’s cadence. But we know that Matt Moritz, Race Commissar has been tweaking the software to better sync the sending units with the start timer. So, better synchronization means apparently longer race times. But that’s not all Matt has been up to. Last night, we employed start LED units on the stems. These provide the racers with visual START indication that works for those who prefer a head-down start position. Please make your comments about the START LEDs if you raced last night above.
So…to the times…
Overall
Evan M 21.481 sec.
June P 26.155 sec.
40-49 Years Old
Eric W 24.982 sec.
50+ Years Old
Tom H 23.994
Betty B 30.662
Evan M and June P will each receive 2 points to their point tally (out tomorrow) for being fastest in their category (“Youth”) and fastest overall. Betty, Eric and Tom will each receive a single bonus point for being fastest in their category.
Points Through February 1
Men,Top 3 Overall Grand Prize: $1,000 at Marc Allen Mens Store
Donny G 18
George S 15
Chris F 14
Women, Top 3 Overall Grand Prize: TBD
Maureen D 16
Sarah T 15
June P 14
Men, 40-49 Grand Prize: $750 at Marc Allen’s
Eric W 12
Andy W 4
Bryan C 4
Women, 40-49 Grand Prize: TBD
Maureen D 16
Elizabeth H 4
Men, 50+ Grand Prize: $500 at Marc Allen’s
Tom H 12
Al H 5
Mike M 5
Women, 50+Grand Prize: TBD
Betty B 11
Scoring System
5 points per win
4 points per second place
1 point for fastest ride in category
1 point for fastest ride per night (m/w)
The times continue to tumble! Here are the fastest times from last night!
Overall
Donnie G 20.934 sec.
June P 25.277
40-49 Years Old
Eric W 23.762
Maureen D 26.772
50+ Years Old
Tom H 23.147
Betty B 29.470
Each of these racers will receive one bonus point to their score tally. Tally’s published on Thursday.