Race Ride Announcement - The Battle of Bull Run Mountain p/b Haymarket Bicycles and You Got Dropped

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The Battle of Bull Run Mountain March 21, 2010

The Battle of Bull Run Mountain is fun race ride celebrating some of the gnarliest roads in Prince William and Fauquier counties. The loop is 62.5 miles and includes a nice combination of flat farm roads, steep hills, and long climbs, including a tough dirt ascent up the back side of Bull Run Mountain. Hardcase tires are recommended.

You’ve heard of a ‘no-drop’ ride? Well this is just the opposite.

Check out the route here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/41677

Sag wagon support will be provided by Haymarket Bicycles.

For more information, just show up on Sunday.

Disclaimer

Ride at your own risk, and follow the rules of the road. The roads aren’t closed, so don’t piss off drivers, get hit, crash, or break laws.

Scoring

• Town line sprints are ON.
• KOM points at the top of Waterfall (2), Foxcroft (2), and of course, Bull Run Mountain (3).
• The finish line is the front edge of the I-66 overpass on Antioch Road.

Category	Start Time	Entry Fee	Prizes
Pro/1/2/3	8:00am	$0	Bragging Rights
4/5	8:00am	$0	Bragging Rights
Women’s 1-4	8:00am	$0	Bragging Rights
Junior	Are you sure?	$0	Bragging Rights
Open	8:00am	$0	Bragging Rights

Location: Parking Lot of Haymarket Bicycles

YGD and HB Permit Number: 1

Permit is NOT Pending.

tick tick tick

MABRA's first race is right around the corner. We've been polishing our lenses and choosing our sniper perches.

Who will it be on Monday morning?

T Shirts Are on the Way

It dawned on us that not everybody is on twitter. We love us some twitter. We've been promoting the heck out of the tee shirts recently on twitter and we've had a pretty good show of support. If you are on twitter and have not found us yet, come get to know the kinder, gentler yougotdropped on the twit feeds. We are making so many friendos.

The tees. We still need to sell a few more to break even so order 'em up before they call collections on us so get on over there to the right part of the screen and order one or two up before they are all gone. We ordered a minimum amount this round so we are limited. This might be the only shirt we do this year. Who knows...we might be into something else, like YGD branded beer coozies. Put that one in the idea jar!

Getting Dropped Before the Race Even Starts

Ladies and Gentleman..Chip Hoover

Douche of the Week - Tony Kornheiser

Today is a no drop zone. Let's get real for a moment. Everybody take a knee.

When I was a young man, I found a $20.00 bill on the floor of a skating rink while I was at a birthday party. For some reason that I still don't understand, I took the twenty dollar bill to the birthday boy's father and let him know what I had just found. I still remember his words "I'll hang on to it until we find the owner." Well, we never found the owner and I never got my twenty bucks back even when I asked him for it on the drive home. This impacted me quite a bit so I vowed that I would publicly out him at school the following Monday to his son in front of all our friends. Sadly, the kid was a lot more popular than me and, on the heals of a birthday throwdown, all the other children rebelled against me. I packed a lot of life lessons by attending that birthday party and getting scammed by a 40 year old. First, finders keepers. Secondly, don't roller skate with thigh high OP corduroy shorts. Third, I learned what a douchebag was.

Mr. McCarthy was probably the first person I identified as a douchebag at the tender age of 10 or 11.

Fast forward X years and we have Tony Kornheiser, a certified loser who somehow got on Monday Night Football and then proceeded to ruin my Monday nights for an entire season. Not only was that bad enough, he now has his own radio show. Yesterday, he promoted running over cyclists with his vehicle. Classy guy. Here is the transcript courtesy of The Wash Cycle. Send hate mail here or call 301-230-3500.

Kevin: Reading: "The center of Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House to the Capitol soon may be reserved for just two things: the president's inauguration and people riding bicycles. A pair of bike lanes are destined to grace the middle of one of the country's most fabled boulevards, an avenue that ranks as a destination with Broadway, Fifth Avenue, Hollywood Boulevard and Bourbon Street. The two lanes will be part of an expanding network of dedicated bicycle lanes in the District, soon to include L, I and Ninth streets NW and more of 15th Street NW. "
Tony Kornheiser: When I read about this early this morning, and I just assumed this would be one of those dedicated bike lanes...
Kevin: To the right
Other Dude: Like you get at the beach, just a little strip
TK: ...on the right hand side, where bicycles are free to go - maybe two by two, but mostly one by one.
Kevin: And they never use them
TK: And I'm fine with those. Then I heard on Channel 4 that these things were going to remove an entire lane of automobiles, which last time I looked the roads were made for automobiles, and that they were going to somehow be in the middle and not on the sides and we were somehow going to be dominated, as if this was Beijing, by hundreds of thousands of bicyclists. And I don't really care what they do on Pennsylvania Avenue, if they can't ride a car on that anyway, but how are they going to get the bikes down there? They're going to have to go through other streets. I think this is a terrible, terrible idea. I don't mind those one lanes, but you get in Rock Creek Park and 3 or 4 of these people start riding abreast, and I swear to you it's all you can do to not RUN THEM DOWN, like Wile Coyote's, run them over. Just stay on the right. Stay on the right. I'm happy to share the road with you, but by share the road what I mean is you have room on the right and I have room on the road. Get the hell out of my way. Am I wrong on this?
Woman: Here's the problem I have. I'll give you bike lanes if we open up Pennsylvania Avenue on one side of the White House and the other street behind...You add this and it's going to make it even worse worse.
OD: These chesty cyclists, I mean they take that right lane and they're already moving over to the middle.
TK: And they all wear...my God...with the little water bottle in the back and their stupid hats and their shiny shorts, they are the same disgusting poseurs that come out in the middle of a snow storm with cross country skiing on your block. Run them down. I mean, let them use the right I'm OK with that.
OD: Or they can ride on the top of the curb
TK: I don't take my car and ride on the sidewalk becaue I understand that's not for my car. Why do these people think that these roads were built for bicycles?
Kevin: Because they're crunchy granola, they just want us to live in a cleaner world.
TK: I know someone's going to hate me for this, am I wrong?
Woman: I'm all for people truly sharing the road. I'm all for people getting their exercise.
Kevin: They don't share it now.
TK: They don't share the road. They dominate the road. They dare you to run them down.
Kevin: Yes they do.
TK: And then when you do, they get angry. What is that about?
Kevin: If you honk, they slow down...in front of you
TK: And so you tap them. I'm not saying you kill them. I'm saying you tap them. Tap them once.
Kevin: Just a spill, not a fatal spill, but a little spill.
TK: If you're not rubbing, you're not racing right? So you pop them a little bit and see what happens.
Kevin: They're so annoying. This is a Fenty move. He's a big cyclist.
Woman: With his security detail of course.
TK: But again, why can't they just.. what's wrong with the little lane on the right. I don't drive in the little lane on the right.
Woman: Here's the argument they would make - because the little lane on the right is often covered up by cars that are parked at the wrong time of day and buses that have pulled into the path...
OD: Tell them to take Metro
TK: Really? Then they can veer out a little bit. My objection to them is when the ride in the middle of the road. They give you the finger. They do all the time. They think they own it. Because they think that you think that you own it. I don't think I own it. I own it. I have a car. I have a large powerful car compared to your stupid little bicycle.
OD: It seems a little discriminatory to me. What about unicyclists? Why can't they have a lane
TK. They can have the same lane on the right. Anything with less than four wheels, or three wheels...
Kevin: ...can use the right lane, if there is one. If there isn't one, take the Metro.
(Group makes fun of segways)
TK: so the whole city is going to be just for bicycles? I tell you, it's Beijing. It's going to be buses and bicycles. That's all there's going to be.
Kevin: There are plenty of paths. The Capitol Crescent Trail gets you to Georgetown and then you can take the Metro from there. Get on a bus.
TK: Yes. What is their problem?

(Group makes fun of leg shaving)

So yeah. Just full of a lot of ignorance, windshield perspective and anti-cyclist comments. I don't see a point in refuting them one by one. They're just so ridiculous.

Update: From the second hour at 32:03

Kevin: OK get this Tony, we talked last hour about the expansion of bike lanes in the District, apparently a right hand bike lane isn't enough for these people.
TK: It's such a plague
Kevin: We've got to move them to the middle of the street.
TK: Why are they in the middle of the street?
Kevin: Well, who knows...
TK: I want to be in the middle of the street. I'm driving a car.
OD: It seems to increase the likelihood that they'll be struck
Kevin: Google doing more for these people, they've come out with their latest product Google Maps for Bikers.
TK: yeah I know.
Kevin: So now you can google map your...
OD: Not bikers. Cyclists.
Kevin: Cyclists.
OD: Bikers ride motorcycles.
Kevin: The Oregonian, which is the newspaper of note in Crunchville, USA - Portland, Oregon. The Oregonian panned the new Google maps for cyclists, saying it was "incomplete and inadequate". Meanwhile a couple of cyclist stories that have broken in the last few hours that are reflective of this category of people. In Brunswick Maine, two men on bikes tried to rob a pregnant woman. In Windsor, Ontario, two men on bikes assaulted a male driver through the window of his car after a road dispute. We've all been there before.
TK: They do that all the time. They go right up to your car and they start banging on your car, trying to make you feel guilty for owning a car and somehow the law does not allow you to run them down.
Kevin: In St. Louis, a woman on a bike riding in rush hour traffic blew a tire, tumbled into the middle of the road in front of oncoming traffic, she was run over by a taxi. She survived, but the taxi driver had to be rushed to the hospital with an injured neck. Meantime, Neal from Rockville wrote in to say that he recommends that you buy a Toyota, as it provides you with a built in defense if you accidentally strike a bicyclist while driving to work.

Discuss

Things to Avoid

These kits

These Legwarmers

One armwarmer (and getting dropped)

Jump high-fiving

Crashing on your jawbone.

Eds. note: Hoping that #447 ended up ok. That doesn't look good at all. All we can say as words of encouragement is that Jens Voigt, who landed on his face in the Tour de France last year after climbing his ass off for over an hour, is currently crushing it at Paris Nice.

Thanks to Kevin Dillard at Demoncats.com for some of these photos.
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Getting Dropped by Google

We have noticed, while out on the streets, that some cyclists might have a bad perception of YouGotDropped. They might think we are malicious, smug, and just plain mean. We want to point out that we are all of those things. But we also have a good side. Take note. We are offering you a public service announcement for free. Before District Cycling. Before GamJams. Before VeloNation. We are on top of our shit.

Google has added bicycle directions to Google Maps. Now you can figure out how to get from point A to point B while you are trying to figure out where your local Starbucks is. We bet all you Iphone nerds can probably make it all happen on your Iphone then show all your friends your route in a boring social situation.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/biking-directions-added-to-google-maps.html

So sorry MapMyRide. Sorry Bilenky. The Eddy Mercx of Silicon Valley just threw it in the big chain ring and the hill is going up. Prepare for ultimate droppage.

Oh..speaking of District Cycling, there he is at Tour of Washington Crit last year making that corner look not so lonely.

Protesting Race Results

We promised ourselves we wouldn't post these xtranormal cartoons but there has been a flurry of MABRA related themed ones coming out recently that are pretty good. It's funny cuz it's true!! lol hahaha rotgl hahahahah @ me you us. fml.

Get Sprung - We got questions?

Trees are starting to bud. Flowers are starting to sprout. Little animals have started to show signs of life and every squirrel in the Mid-Atlantic has started to dart out and play chicken with every cyclist they see. This weekend, mother nature has given us a lot signs that spring is right around the corner but there are signs that spring is right around the corner in world of amateur bike racing too!

Here, an unidentified cyclist has made the pilgrimage to the Snowball Crit in Snowball Crit, Virginia to participate in a bike race. We have so many questions. Is it his first race of the year? Did he have a mechanical? Has he been slaving away all winter long for this moment?

Imagine yourself in his carbon soled shoes. You've kitted up. You line up raring to go to get your race on. You are in there the best you can but the writing is on the wall...you just can't hang. You move to the back and try to surf wheels but that isn't even happening. Then..you fizzle like a bottle rocket. Legs feel like blocks of lead. The lungs are burning. You. Just. Don't. Have. It.

We know the feeling, bud and we are here to help (point you out).

We only wish we could zoom in better. Oh well. There is always next week.

Then we have the following photo:

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that once said that a picture tells a thousand stories. Maybe it's not so Chinese or ancient but there are many things going on in this particular photo to highlight. We keep getting sucked in by the Fat Frog rider on the left. Is he holding an imaginary machine gun? Is he sparring or shadow boxing before his race? Is he giving the photographer an Elvis salute? It's wonderful!

WHO is this rider? We want more of him.

Thanks to Kevin Horvath's photos on his Facebook page which we got because he friended us. Then we took them without asking him. Peace out!!

Warning - Nice weekend

After a winter of snow, more snow, ice, and even more snow along with the snowmelt, sand, salt, and tree limbs poking out onto the roadways for weeks after, this weekend is looking tip top. This weekend, with temperatures reaching 50 plus degrees is going to be damn nice. We bet half of you are getting erect just thinking about getting that base layer of sun on those tan lines of yours. Sickos.

Before you get those legs all oiled up, we wanted everybody to be prepared. There will be yellow jacketed, Trek Madone riding, saddle bag the size of Texas using Freds littering the roads of the Mid Atlantic with their rudimentary bike handling skills. Some of them might be even be on reecumbulators. Some might have steel 'classic' bikes with downtube shifters and chain guards. It's hard to really pinpoint any particular style since these individuals rarely carry any. Warning: stay clear of all these individuals. If you get close, they will infect you with thoughts of triple chain rings, bento boxes, and excessive gel and energy drink consumption. One major concern is that many will attempt to race you when you pass them. Be careful and follow these guidelines.

Move past at a quick pace and several feet away. This usually avoids any threat of connection. However, they will mumble something under their breath inaudible to you. Don't feel threatened by this. If they do end up latching on, don't accelerate. Go your normal speed. Pop wheelies. Act retarded. Start scratching yourself like you are infected with an STD. Then ask them if they want to hug. Generally act like a crazy homeless person. Whatever you do, do not talk about racing, training, being fast, or anything associated with bikes or roadbikereview.com.

It's also the perfect weekend for many fair weather bike racer types who systematically 'race into shape' avoiding potholes or the threat of precipitation at all costs, namely the threat of getting the bike dirty or their body temperature below 98.6. They will decide that it's March and it's finally time to start training, or at least do a group ride. These people might be more infectious than the FREDS. They will join group rides. Most will get dropped. They will later talk about that they were out to go ride long anyway. Many on a blog. You can notice these individuals by multiple layers of clothing since they are not used to temps below 60 degrees, maybe a little extra pudge around the belly and backside, lack of leg definition, and most importantly, a super expensive and very clean bike. There is a good chance they have a power meter as well. Power tap most likely.

These individuals will be excited and ready to talk. Be careful. You might be chatting it up with them, talking about beer or the horrible winter while the pace picks up and you get dropped! They might talk about the fun things they do other than cycling. Don't get infected by these fair weather riders. Be attentive. Ride at the front. There will be plenty time to catch up with these individuals in the parking lots after the races and you are collecting your prize money while they are talking about excuses and how they missed moves.

On second thought, avoid these people all together, unless they own a bike shop or sponsor a team.

Sometimes money can't buy happiness

or can it?

Snowball Crit, Someplace Too Far to Drive, Virginia.

wheels = $2,000 plus?

frame = $1,000 plus?

srm = $2,000 plus

Cat 5 helmet swagger includes non fitting non matching helmet leads me to ask quetions...

Why is helmet tilting sideways? Is he grimacing or smiling? Is he off the front or back? Why am I such a dick? He-Man or Thundercat? Pepsi or Coke? Ding or Dong? Am I getting off topic..again? Where are my meds?

Velonews advertising department should write a personalized letter thanking him for his purchases. Wow.

Identity Revealed

A lot of people email us and ask who we are. Our identity can't remain hidden forever so we made a video explaining things.

MUSTACHE MARCH STARTS NEXT WEEK!

Mustache March is closing in. You Got Dropped is looking for the best mustache during MABRA spring classics.....GET YO FACIAL GAME ON!!

Entire State of North Carolina Gets Dropped by MABRA's Elite

We, at YGD's international headquarters aren't mathematicians. In fact, we cannot even spell mathematicians without using spell check. However, we can decipher that there were only 6 residents of North Carolina that finished in the results, top 28, at the Way Too Early For Sane People to Bike Race Wolfpack Classic in North Carolina.

This is grade A bullhonkey, tarheels. We expect more from a state that gave us Jesse Helmes, Duke University Lacrosse, and the Furniture Capital of the World..

North Carolina - hardly snow on the ground, usually about 15-25 degrees warmer throughout the winter.

Mid Atlantic - 30 degrees is a balmy day this winter. Lucky that roads don't have piles of salt and sand on them or an iceburg

North Carolina - This is your home state. Represent!

Mid Atlantic - We don't give a hoot about no Wolfpack Road Race.

At the end of the day, MABRA dominated out of it's home turf so.... North Carolina cyclists..YOU GOT DROPPED!!!


Wolfpack Cycling Classic Results Raleigh, NC Wolfpack Cycling Classic Top of the Hill Road Race Sunday February 14, 2010
Pro 1/2/3 Results Name Team From

1Steven GordonKingsnorth International WheelersWarrenton, VA
2Spencer GaddyIon Sports Nutrition p/b United HeaCharlotte, NC
3Bryan VaughanHaymarket BicyclesBurke, VA
4Christopher HongTeam ExergyCambridge, MA
5nicholas inabinetTeam VilleBoone, NC
6David FuentesSonoma/Battley H-DHerndon, VA
7Isaac HoweTeam Mountain Khakis f/b Jittery Joesconcord, nh
8David OsborneArtemis;, MD
9Jared NietersHaymarket BicyclesHaymarket, VA
10John DeLongSubaru-Gary Fisher Elite Road TeamBlacksburg, VA
11Owen McDonnellHTR Inside-Out SportsChapel Hill, NC
12Kevin GottliebLateral Stress Velo Inc.Alexandria, VA
13Thomas WronaRaleigh All Stars p/b Southeastern Pinehurst, NC
14Paul MicaNCVC/UnitedHealth GroupBethesda, MD
15Todd HancockUnattachedRaleigh, NC
16Zachary NaveBarley's Taproom- GreenvilleGray, TN
17Ryan BodgeYour Ad HereWashington, DC
18Brian SullivanDIY Music p/b Asheville Youth CycliCharlotte, NC
19Ryan SimpsonHaymarket BicyclesManassas, VA
20Timothy BrownWashington, DC
21Michael RaynorDIY Music p/b Asheville Youth CycliRaleigh, NC
22Gonzalo EscobarFalls Church, VA
23Jacob FlorenceTeam Metro p/b Greenville Cycling CBoone, NC
24Lucas HarvilleSeigler SportsVirginia Beach, VA
25Evan WynnDIY Music p/b Asheville Youth CycliAsheville, NC
26Gregoire FaberWashington, DC
27Adam Brittonvillgreenville, sc
28John ZacconeUnattachedColumbia, MD

caption contest #2

What is this dude doing?

A - Giving a yougotdropped salute

B - Looking douchey

C - Pretending he's Mark Cavenhunk but only in last place

D - All of the above

are any of our readers even more witty? submit your crackalacka.

photo courtesy of http://eightplustwo.com/. Change your logo back.

6 Months Without a Race Makes One Weak

to tradezone or not to tradezone

will we have to wait one more week

to test out zoom camera lenses from the trees?

we wait for notice from promoters

people racing in the south

people racing in the west

all we see is snow

snow and potholes and sand

and brick walls in basements

our legs are weak

ingrown hairs

indoor turbo trainer awaits

kill the groundhog

snap snap snap

viewfinder

click click click

stealing images from internet

hains point

closed

group rides

canceled

oh lawdy lawdy...

where can we get our fast on?

Yahoo!

You would think that a team sponsored by an internet company, whose company's sole mission is to be awesome at internet stuff would have a good website.

Well, they don't..,,

http://www.ycyclingteam.com/y-cycling/

That's all we have to say this evening. Keep waiting for the good stuff.

YouGotDropped Investigates!! - Ugliest Kit in Area

Ok folks, we are going to back off the polls for a minute. We don't want to oversaturate our audience with the same ol same ol so we are switching gears (see what we did right there?) and getting all Project Runway all your asses.

As the skies temporarily opened up in MABRAland this week, there were tens of cyclists everywhere you look. Out in Montgomery County, the PoPo was laying the smackdown on the group rides citing that people shouldn't be going so fast in the winter. Tim Rugg got so dropped

on the 7am last week, he didn't even have time to notice the hot lady cop. We are just assuming she was hot. Was she hot?

But was she really pulling everybody over because of the bad road etiquette that our silly little group rides have towards the typical Potomac Range Rover/H3/H2/Acura/Lexus/BMW toting resident or are the police upset with our fashion sense?

It dawned on us during one of these rides that there are some uglier than yo momma joke kits rolling around MABRA. YouGotDropped investigates!

HUB Racing - Nothing draws attention to untoned, pasty legs more than burnt orange. Our theory is that this is the same color orange you may find in bike courier vomit on a Friday evening at the team's bar sponsor Asylum Bar. The color is good for the team director to find his racers in any situation out there but for the love of God, consider something less irritating to everybody else during group rides. Bega, shave your beard also. You look homeless. And stop cutting us off in that red Matrix. And stop smoking in it too. By the way, every elite cycling team should have a dingy bar as a sponsor.

Bike Rack/District Velocity - It appears that this team/club might

be changing this year, or at least they are starting to have more neutral District Velocity club winter wear so far. This pleases us. However, the 1990s tribal tattoo band thing is played out. We are wondering if any of the members have the logo tattooed as a tramp stamp. Seems to us, it would be perfect. I bet Tim Brown at least considered it.

Artemis - Evelyn Egizi has, for years, been trying to get more women to get into bike racing (awesome). Nothing says give it a try more than squeezing yourself into purple spandex.

Carytown Bikes - Every so often, our friends from Richmond come up to play and they bring neon green bikes, jerseys, shorts, glasses, helmets, and whatever else they can spray paint. We aren't sure if it's the color that annoys us or if it's the kit design. Maybe both.

Georgetown - We said we wouldn't pick on juniors but college is a time to learn what the real world is all about. These kits, are amazingly ugly. We are not sure if they purposefully left them off their website or if they are too busy spending 8 bucks for a sandwich at Dean and Deluca but these kits are bad. Checkered shorts. Blue. Grey. Red. We are confused. Can somebody send a photo? Please. yougotdropped@gmail.com.

Swashbuckler Brewing Company/PaRenfaire.com - I remember the first time I saw this kit. I LOL'ed. If you've raced in Lancaster County then you probably have seen these ugly ass kits. Yellow. Orange.Red. Blue. Did Rainbow Brite throw up on the order? For a bunch of guys that seem terrified of not being man enough and overcompensate by posting pictures of super hot almost naked chicks on their site, moto crossing, shooting guns, and snuggling up with each other in the woods once a year, it's a lot of rainbow for a kit that isn't world champion. Again, we are confused. Help us baby jesus...er Timothy Gunn.

So there you have it. Just a snapshot of some bad design put on fabric. What does this have to do with getting dropped? Nothing. It's our blog. We can do what we want. We know there is more out there. Drop us a line and let us know!

NINJA ATTACK!!!

Peace Offerings - Caption Contest

Our good pal Kyle hasn't posted his Hump Day blog posts anymore. Besides his inept ramblings on being pack fodder, this was his blog's absolute best feature. Allow us to pick up the slack while he pulls himself together. Consider it a peace offering for what is to come for 2010. Feel free to leave captions in the comment section. The only prize you win is admiration among your peers.

Another Poll - Toughest Races in MABRA

Lost River aside, what are the toughest races in the MABRA region? What Monday to you fear being featured on YouGotDropped after a weekend of hills, speed, or cornering?

Are there races that we are missing that should be added to the poll?

We are trying to generate some interaction with all you A types. Let's move it people.

Winter Training = No Drop Zone?

It's cold in most parts of the nation. What did you do over the weekend in order to not get dropped in 2010? discuss among yourselves!

Who will it be?

Who will be the first to be dropped in 2010 and which race will it be at?

Any guesses?

We want to hear from you!

It's been too quiet on the MABRA front.