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We're trying to get all our ducks in a row and are getting there, thanks to much help from many people!
I'll get the flyer to ya asap but Dave has opened registration at www.2wheeltech.com for H-R 2008. So get on it especially if you are a 3, 4, or 5.
Please note that in the interest of safety (#1!) we have made changes:
The men's 5 race will be one lap. That's right, 22 miles of heck for leather racing and then you're done to recover and watch the pros duke it out. believe me, 22 miles of Hillsboro is tougher than 33 of Froze Toes, which is a GREAT RACE.
The women's 4 race will be one lap only, 22 miles instead of 44 miles.
The women's 1,2,3 race will be 2 laps (44 miles) instead of 66 miles.
This will allow us to have these fields fields finish quicker and then we'll have fewer fields on the road to manage. We had to do it! If we could we'd have 13 fields, 3 of them being men's 5's! But it's not possible to do it and score racers and keep them safe.
(Edit) No fees for pre-registration either!
Hillsboro Roubaix 2008 registration opened
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 12:46 PM
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 09:21 PM
man that fillled quick. im glad a team mate sent me an email about it or i woudl have missed out. looking forward to this race.
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 10:25 PM
rich pierce, on Feb 12 2008, 12:46 PM, said:
We're trying to get all our ducks in a row and are getting there, thanks to much help from many people!
I'll get the flyer to ya asap but Dave has opened registration at www.2wheeltech.com for H-R 2008. So get on it especially if you are a 3, 4, or 5.
Please note that in the interest of safety (#1!) we have made changes:
The men's 5 race will be one lap. That's right, 22 miles of heck for leather racing and then you're done to recover and watch the pros duke it out. believe me, 22 miles of Hillsboro is tougher than 33 of Froze Toes, which is a GREAT RACE.
The women's 4 race will be one lap only, 22 miles instead of 44 miles.
The women's 1,2,3 race will be 2 laps (44 miles) instead of 66 miles.
This will allow us to have these fields fields finish quicker and then we'll have fewer fields on the road to manage. We had to do it! If we could we'd have 13 fields, 3 of them being men's 5's! But it's not possible to do it and score racers and keep them safe.
(Edit) No fees for pre-registration either!
I'll get the flyer to ya asap but Dave has opened registration at www.2wheeltech.com for H-R 2008. So get on it especially if you are a 3, 4, or 5.
Please note that in the interest of safety (#1!) we have made changes:
The men's 5 race will be one lap. That's right, 22 miles of heck for leather racing and then you're done to recover and watch the pros duke it out. believe me, 22 miles of Hillsboro is tougher than 33 of Froze Toes, which is a GREAT RACE.
The women's 4 race will be one lap only, 22 miles instead of 44 miles.
The women's 1,2,3 race will be 2 laps (44 miles) instead of 66 miles.
This will allow us to have these fields fields finish quicker and then we'll have fewer fields on the road to manage. We had to do it! If we could we'd have 13 fields, 3 of them being men's 5's! But it's not possible to do it and score racers and keep them safe.
(Edit) No fees for pre-registration either!
no kidding, the 3's got like 100 riders signed up in one day.
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Posted 13 February 2008 - 12:00 AM
Did I miss the flyer on the registration page, or is it just not there yet? I'm not in a rush and am not complaining...just wondering.
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Posted 13 February 2008 - 07:29 AM
It's filled in the 5's and the 4-5's! Will there be a waiting list this year? If so I'd like to get on it.
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Posted 13 February 2008 - 07:46 AM
If you miss out on the roubaix and you have a mtb bike, come down and do the rim wrecker on sunday.
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Posted 13 February 2008 - 08:04 AM
I got on and checked registration at like 7:00 last night, At that time there was 5 spots left in the 4-5 and 50 spots left in the 3-4. Less than 2 hours later they were both completely filled. This is crazy. Awesome Race I gess!!! The only other races that fill up like this are the Gateway Cup races.
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Posted 13 February 2008 - 08:13 AM
I'd love to get on a waiting list or buy someone's spot for the 3/4 race is someone decides they can't make it.
Mike Briner
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Posted 13 February 2008 - 08:26 AM
Missed the post about this registration and the Cat 3 race is filled. Would like to buy a spot. Contact me please:
Dennis Koscielski
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Can't believe it filled up so quickly, missing one of my favorite races of the year is hard to comprehend.
Dennis Koscielski
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Can't believe it filled up so quickly, missing one of my favorite races of the year is hard to comprehend.
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Posted 13 February 2008 - 09:59 AM
CVTCrunt, on Feb 13 2008, 09:08 AM, said:
Why not split out the 3, 4, 5 cat??
to quote Rich's initial post:
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Please note that in the interest of safety (#1!) we have made changes:
The men's 5 race will be one lap. That's right, 22 miles of heck for leather racing and then you're done to recover and watch the pros duke it out. believe me, 22 miles of Hillsboro is tougher than 33 of Froze Toes, which is a GREAT RACE.
The women's 4 race will be one lap only, 22 miles instead of 44 miles.
The women's 1,2,3 race will be 2 laps (44 miles) instead of 66 miles.
This will allow us to have these fields fields finish quicker and then we'll have fewer fields on the road to manage. We had to do it! If we could we'd have 13 fields, 3 of them being men's 5's! But it's not possible to do it and score racers and keep them safe.
The men's 5 race will be one lap. That's right, 22 miles of heck for leather racing and then you're done to recover and watch the pros duke it out. believe me, 22 miles of Hillsboro is tougher than 33 of Froze Toes, which is a GREAT RACE.
The women's 4 race will be one lap only, 22 miles instead of 44 miles.
The women's 1,2,3 race will be 2 laps (44 miles) instead of 66 miles.
This will allow us to have these fields fields finish quicker and then we'll have fewer fields on the road to manage. We had to do it! If we could we'd have 13 fields, 3 of them being men's 5's! But it's not possible to do it and score racers and keep them safe.
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Posted 13 February 2008 - 10:00 AM
Rich,
Is the masters 40-49 is still 3 laps/66 miles?
Don
Is the masters 40-49 is still 3 laps/66 miles?
Don
rich pierce, on Feb 12 2008, 12:46 PM, said:
We're trying to get all our ducks in a row and are getting there, thanks to much help from many people!
I'll get the flyer to ya asap but Dave has opened registration at www.2wheeltech.com for H-R 2008. So get on it especially if you are a 3, 4, or 5.
Please note that in the interest of safety (#1!) we have made changes:
The men's 5 race will be one lap. That's right, 22 miles of heck for leather racing and then you're done to recover and watch the pros duke it out. believe me, 22 miles of Hillsboro is tougher than 33 of Froze Toes, which is a GREAT RACE.
The women's 4 race will be one lap only, 22 miles instead of 44 miles.
The women's 1,2,3 race will be 2 laps (44 miles) instead of 66 miles.
This will allow us to have these fields fields finish quicker and then we'll have fewer fields on the road to manage. We had to do it! If we could we'd have 13 fields, 3 of them being men's 5's! But it's not possible to do it and score racers and keep them safe.
(Edit) No fees for pre-registration either!
I'll get the flyer to ya asap but Dave has opened registration at www.2wheeltech.com for H-R 2008. So get on it especially if you are a 3, 4, or 5.
Please note that in the interest of safety (#1!) we have made changes:
The men's 5 race will be one lap. That's right, 22 miles of heck for leather racing and then you're done to recover and watch the pros duke it out. believe me, 22 miles of Hillsboro is tougher than 33 of Froze Toes, which is a GREAT RACE.
The women's 4 race will be one lap only, 22 miles instead of 44 miles.
The women's 1,2,3 race will be 2 laps (44 miles) instead of 66 miles.
This will allow us to have these fields fields finish quicker and then we'll have fewer fields on the road to manage. We had to do it! If we could we'd have 13 fields, 3 of them being men's 5's! But it's not possible to do it and score racers and keep them safe.
(Edit) No fees for pre-registration either!
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Posted 13 February 2008 - 10:41 AM
All, I appreciate your patience and trust. Work has been very stressful this year and I have not been as organized as I like.
Why fewer fields or less miles or both? We are trying very hard to appreciate the dangers present in road racing after a young lady was killed in a race in Illinois last year. She placed 6th at Hillsboro last year. So in the interests of safety, order, and scoring, we are reducing the numbers of fields and some distances so we can manage the race as well as it can be done.
Oops on the flyer not being published yet
I did intend to have the flyer out before pre-registration opened. But there were 2 old guys involved, me and Dave Ploch who runs www.2wheeltech.com. We both sometimes find ourselves down in the basement of our homes, wondering, "Now what did I come down here for?" So we had a miscommunication and pre-registration opened before I intended and before the flyer got out. Old guys.
No waiting lists, sorry
We don’t keep and manage a waiting list. The logistics are very difficult. It takes a lot of time to manage all the communication, who is in, who is out, and we don’t have the personnel to do it. We all work regular jobs and in a guy's mid-50's, losing that job is not good.
On race day, we don’t know that “no shows” are “no shows” until registration closes. Once it’s closed, we can’t open it up- there are 100 emergency details that have to run like clockwork as we wind down to start time.
I don't get to race the race either
If you are disappointed that you won’t be able to race, I know how you feel. It’s "my" race (actually my team's race and a few other guys helped me plan the course) and I’ve never been able to race it, because I manage it. My team says they will arrange it so I can race, but I'd be so stressed and exhausted by the time it begins, I'd have nothing, nada, and get shelled. At least I'd have an excuse, though! I'd love to feel how it is on some of those downhill chicanes, in the pack.
Thanks for your support for the Hillsboro race and I hope we or another team is able to put the race on again next year.
Here's a link to the flyer. The Masters is still 66 miles cause we want you to experience that feeling of wondering if you actually have one more lap to go, or not, because it seems like it must have been 3 laps already.
flyer link
Why fewer fields or less miles or both? We are trying very hard to appreciate the dangers present in road racing after a young lady was killed in a race in Illinois last year. She placed 6th at Hillsboro last year. So in the interests of safety, order, and scoring, we are reducing the numbers of fields and some distances so we can manage the race as well as it can be done.
Oops on the flyer not being published yet
I did intend to have the flyer out before pre-registration opened. But there were 2 old guys involved, me and Dave Ploch who runs www.2wheeltech.com. We both sometimes find ourselves down in the basement of our homes, wondering, "Now what did I come down here for?" So we had a miscommunication and pre-registration opened before I intended and before the flyer got out. Old guys.
No waiting lists, sorry
We don’t keep and manage a waiting list. The logistics are very difficult. It takes a lot of time to manage all the communication, who is in, who is out, and we don’t have the personnel to do it. We all work regular jobs and in a guy's mid-50's, losing that job is not good.
On race day, we don’t know that “no shows” are “no shows” until registration closes. Once it’s closed, we can’t open it up- there are 100 emergency details that have to run like clockwork as we wind down to start time.
I don't get to race the race either
If you are disappointed that you won’t be able to race, I know how you feel. It’s "my" race (actually my team's race and a few other guys helped me plan the course) and I’ve never been able to race it, because I manage it. My team says they will arrange it so I can race, but I'd be so stressed and exhausted by the time it begins, I'd have nothing, nada, and get shelled. At least I'd have an excuse, though! I'd love to feel how it is on some of those downhill chicanes, in the pack.
Thanks for your support for the Hillsboro race and I hope we or another team is able to put the race on again next year.
Here's a link to the flyer. The Masters is still 66 miles cause we want you to experience that feeling of wondering if you actually have one more lap to go, or not, because it seems like it must have been 3 laps already.
flyer link
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Posted 13 February 2008 - 11:20 AM
rich pierce, on Feb 13 2008, 10:41 AM, said:
The Masters is still 66 miles cause we want you to experience that feeling of wondering if you actually have one more lap to go, or not, because it seems like it must have been 3 laps already.
