RIVeloSprints

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.