At Black Hills Circuit Race
Public Service Announcement - Pull Out
Folks...if you get dropped in a race where there are 3 races happening simultaneously, consider a DNF...
or something beautiful might happen and be captured on digital film such as this masterpiece below:
Yes..this is the field sprint during the Cat 3/4 race at Jefferson Cup. However, the rider in the forefront of the image was in the Masters race. Not sure if he got dropped or crashed (his shifter is bent), but he sure looks like he's still giving it a go..and even has the where with all to stop his wristwatch across the line.
Minor issue with this image. This master racer shouldn't be in the image at all. As soon as the moto passed him, GET THE EFF OUT OF THE WAY!! Glad you all pay that USA Cycling insurance fees in your entries. It's for shit like this. Everybody is just lucky that a crash of epic proportions didn't occur.
Seriously, USA Cycling seems to be getting in the game of making sure people's feelings don't get hurt and letting riders continue on even when they get the Big Dropowski. This isn't Little League where everybody needs to play an inning or two.
PULL RIDERS!! PLEASE. Furthermore..DON'T SCORE THEM IF THEY DON'T FINISH and nobody will have the incentive to finish a race if they get the ol' drop.
word.
or something beautiful might happen and be captured on digital film such as this masterpiece below:
Yes..this is the field sprint during the Cat 3/4 race at Jefferson Cup. However, the rider in the forefront of the image was in the Masters race. Not sure if he got dropped or crashed (his shifter is bent), but he sure looks like he's still giving it a go..and even has the where with all to stop his wristwatch across the line.
Minor issue with this image. This master racer shouldn't be in the image at all. As soon as the moto passed him, GET THE EFF OUT OF THE WAY!! Glad you all pay that USA Cycling insurance fees in your entries. It's for shit like this. Everybody is just lucky that a crash of epic proportions didn't occur.
Seriously, USA Cycling seems to be getting in the game of making sure people's feelings don't get hurt and letting riders continue on even when they get the Big Dropowski. This isn't Little League where everybody needs to play an inning or two.
PULL RIDERS!! PLEASE. Furthermore..DON'T SCORE THEM IF THEY DON'T FINISH and nobody will have the incentive to finish a race if they get the ol' drop.
word.
Tidewater Droppage. Drop early and often my friends
Proof that even fast guys even get the momentary lapse of droppage.
Dan Netzer and Frank Cundiff of Celerity dropped at the start of the William & Mary Tidewater Classic A race due to an ill-timed wheel change. Make sure you watch all the way for the droppage.
They sent this in so I felt compelled to post but on a scale of 1-10 of droppage, this is maybe a 3. Still, folks..this is a good example of what we are looking for here at YGD. If, perhaps, they never got back on and were dropped as a result of lack of fitness, this would be perfect.
Keep the reader submissions coming. Content is a good thing.
Jeff Cup - Droppage from the back
We'll be here all week folks..thank you. Photo courtesy BikeWorks Racing.
JEFF CUP 1/2/3 PROGNOSTICATING
Last week, we were a little disappointed with the turnout of droppage at Black Hills. Sure, there were some DNFs at Black Hills..but it wasn't TOO BAD (er..bad meaning bad or bad meaning good..either way) and most of all..those that got dropped weren't photographed. Or were they?
This year YGD is going to try his best at getting you pumped for the big races of the year but laying it out there for you. We'll do our best to prognosticate. Then, maybe Monday or Tuesday of the following week..we'll get back to the business of posting up funny pics of droppage. Give the people what they want, we always say.
Anywhooo..the big ol' jefferson cup is this weekend. This is the 25th or so annual running of this race of MABRA's historical spring classic. The weather has ranged from snow, rain, sunshine. Wins have been from sprints, big breaks, two man breaks...everything. The course isn't super hard but it has it's spots. Perhaps the biggest area of concern is a short hill about 3 miles from the start/finish area. At the top of this hill, a winery owned by Dave Matthews is on the left. If you get dropped, it's a great place to unwind and watch the rest of the race while sipping on Virginia Cabernet. I'm not saying that I've ever done that..just a tip.
Let's look at the contenders:
The obvious front runner are the bullies of the MABRA peloton; XO Communications p/b Cisco: These guys lost three of their top riders. Chuck Hutch is doing the same thing in NorCal that he did here and the Tims have moved on as well. But WAIT, The Mexicutioner is back and on a brand new unicorn bike! If you are in this race and you see the name Russ Langely on the start list, you probably cringed..just a little. Then you have DeWald and of course Weiler got his ass upgraded, Escobar..and NINE others who are all capable of making the race hard. Lots of bullets to fire for these guys. Hard to believe that training on a unicorn is so effective.
Some in MABRA might not know about the VeloShine team led by John Delong. But wait, did somebody see Scottie Weiss on the start list? We will be checking out their bikes just to see how clean these wipes can get them after the race.
NCVC this year has a small but efficient crew of guys that have been riding together for a few years now. It looks like they are putting together a nice little elite group of guys compared to the 1,000 Cat 4/5s you see in the other fields.
Kelly Benefits is bringing a full squad to Jeff Cup with Berbert, R, Jeff 'I must break you' Brandon leading the charge.. Oh, and former Navigator pro Tricky Ricky Norton might have something to say before the day is through.
The course is home turf for the boys at Cutaway-3 Sports. The roster is filled with talented riders who I bet are pre-riding the course right now and warning the locals to stop with the bottle braking business that seems to happen the night before every year. Someone should make like Emilio and have a stakeout the night before.
New to the elite ranks in MABRA is Bike Doctor. Will all the Sobe sandbagging talk from last year be legitimized when he flies away solo from the gun? If so, strip him of that jersey! They showed legs last week at Black Hills but are they going to be ready to handle the tactics of an 80 mile road race with the big boys?
Well, that's all for now. Jeff Cup is where YGD got it's start so we're very excited to get this season going. Buy a shirt and support this shit. My brake pads arewearing worn out and I'm entertaining you.
So photographers out there...don't forget about us. It's effin' racing droppage season and YGD is ready to post.
This year YGD is going to try his best at getting you pumped for the big races of the year but laying it out there for you. We'll do our best to prognosticate. Then, maybe Monday or Tuesday of the following week..we'll get back to the business of posting up funny pics of droppage. Give the people what they want, we always say.
Anywhooo..the big ol' jefferson cup is this weekend. This is the 25th or so annual running of this race of MABRA's historical spring classic. The weather has ranged from snow, rain, sunshine. Wins have been from sprints, big breaks, two man breaks...everything. The course isn't super hard but it has it's spots. Perhaps the biggest area of concern is a short hill about 3 miles from the start/finish area. At the top of this hill, a winery owned by Dave Matthews is on the left. If you get dropped, it's a great place to unwind and watch the rest of the race while sipping on Virginia Cabernet. I'm not saying that I've ever done that..just a tip.
Let's look at the contenders:
The obvious front runner are the bullies of the MABRA peloton; XO Communications p/b Cisco: These guys lost three of their top riders. Chuck Hutch is doing the same thing in NorCal that he did here and the Tims have moved on as well. But WAIT, The Mexicutioner is back and on a brand new unicorn bike! If you are in this race and you see the name Russ Langely on the start list, you probably cringed..just a little. Then you have DeWald and of course Weiler got his ass upgraded, Escobar..and NINE others who are all capable of making the race hard. Lots of bullets to fire for these guys. Hard to believe that training on a unicorn is so effective.
Fuentes on his new bike.
Some in MABRA might not know about the VeloShine team led by John Delong. But wait, did somebody see Scottie Weiss on the start list? We will be checking out their bikes just to see how clean these wipes can get them after the race.
NCVC this year has a small but efficient crew of guys that have been riding together for a few years now. It looks like they are putting together a nice little elite group of guys compared to the 1,000 Cat 4/5s you see in the other fields.
Kelly Benefits is bringing a full squad to Jeff Cup with Berbert, R, Jeff 'I must break you' Brandon leading the charge.. Oh, and former Navigator pro Tricky Ricky Norton might have something to say before the day is through.
The course is home turf for the boys at Cutaway-3 Sports. The roster is filled with talented riders who I bet are pre-riding the course right now and warning the locals to stop with the bottle braking business that seems to happen the night before every year. Someone should make like Emilio and have a stakeout the night before.
New to the elite ranks in MABRA is Bike Doctor. Will all the Sobe sandbagging talk from last year be legitimized when he flies away solo from the gun? If so, strip him of that jersey! They showed legs last week at Black Hills but are they going to be ready to handle the tactics of an 80 mile road race with the big boys?
Lastly, we have Joe Dombrowski from Bontragor-Livestrong aka One Man Gang. We all remember his Haymarket days of riding away from the field at Vint Hills as a Cat 3, then winning Jeff Cup a week or two later...then unable to drink the champagne he won. right? The kid is the real deal. Can he slip into the winning move again or is he too much of a marked man?
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| Joe rocks this mohawk and wrassles in the off-season to prep for UCI races around the world. |
Well, that's all for now. Jeff Cup is where YGD got it's start so we're very excited to get this season going. Buy a shirt and support this shit. My brake pads are
Team Bike Doctor and You Got Dropped Collaborate on Black Hills KOM Challenge
..cut and pasted from GamJams because they write better than we do.
Team Bike Doctor and You Got Dropped Collaborate on Black Hills KOM Challenge
Team Bike Doctor asked the Twitterverse on Tuesday, "Who will be Strava king of the mountain on Sunday at Black Hills?" DJ Brew (Clean Currents p/b Don Beyer KIA (nee Volvo)) is the current segment leader, having blazed the finishing hill in only 21 seconds during a recon mission of the course two weeks before last year's inaugural event. Alexis Zink (NCVC / United Healthcare) holds the women's KOM at 41 seconds. No stranger to punking Strava segments, Zink owns several dozen Strava records in the Bethesda and Potomac region.
Called "the zone 2 deathknell (sic)" by a local cyclocross celebrity, Stravauses the GPS in your Garmin, iPhone or other device to record rides for virtual comparison against other riders.
The Black Hills Circuit Race runs on Sunday March 25th in Black Hills Regional Park in Boyds, MD. Slots are still open in the juniors and women's races. If you have registered but haven't done any VO2 max intervals yet this season, well then we can't help you.
First Drop of 2012!!!!
OMG! I'm so excited. Almost...giddy.
A fan recently posted on facebook pictures of the Snowcone race on the facebook with the first droppage of the season. They even tagged You Got Dropped (thanks). Looks like Dan King is off the front (again) with the grouppo compacto. Even with the groupo compacto AND what looks to be a flat course, there is a victim of the drop in the background !
ULTRA NON FITNESS DROPPAGE!!!
Remember kids. Only YOU can prevent droppage. Do threshold intervals at least once a week and jump on a group ride every now and then to lessen your chances of ultra bouts of droppage. Also, stay away from the leftover Russel Stovers.
Also..it's hump day. Here you go!
Now Jan got the Ban
Jan Ulrich received a retroactive ban and was stripped of a TDF podium. This is SO GOOD FOR CYCLING!!
Season is right around the corner. Droppage soon. Oh yes...the droppage.
I can't argue though..he was looking a little different during his last TDF effort. Here is the not so famous picture of Jan after that infamous warmup session in the bike shop.
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Also, this picture has something to do with Tom Boonen. Belgium is a great great place. 
Season is right around the corner. Droppage soon. Oh yes...the droppage.
I'm Doing Something Wrong
This is a far cry from my Service Course. Pedlnaround's HumpDay for life!!!
More Trials on Road Bikes
If you see any of similar equipment on ebay in the next couple weeks, I'd take a pass!!
Finger Bang - This weekend in doping news
In case you haven't heard, Alberto got the shaft. The old 'clenbuterol in my Spanish steak' argument didn't hold for the Finger Banger and his results from 2010 on have been revoked.
So now Andy Schleck will be elevated, 2 years later as Tour de France champion. Hooray!
The Friday prior, Lance Armstrong got the W from the feds on his case, mainly because Armstrong has some excellent lawyers. I don't care what anybody says. Does this look like the face of somebody who would take drugs?
Whatever these guys have done..or not done..it's always a good reminder that Finger Bang is an excellent song and super catchy.
Straight Outta Bike Friday
Several years ago, I did the 7AM Group Ride from Rock Creek Park. As many of you know, it's a spirited ride and getting dropped is often a possibility for even a strong rider. A guy, who is on travel, rolls up on a Bike Friday. He gets up all the hills with the front group and even mixed it up in the sprint finish. Impressive.
I hadn't thought about that fellow for awhile...until now. Some young whipper snappers took some travel bikes and got their BMX on...all for the sheer joy of getting stupid. I'm debating what's more impressive. I'm sure both parties had equal stoke. Happy Friday, bisshes!!
I hadn't thought about that fellow for awhile...until now. Some young whipper snappers took some travel bikes and got their BMX on...all for the sheer joy of getting stupid. I'm debating what's more impressive. I'm sure both parties had equal stoke. Happy Friday, bisshes!!
Gap to Laceration
Resorting to BMX tricks on YGD seems like cheating to us in order to post material but this is a goodie...very painful to watch and I love a good horror flick. Enjoy your road bike my friends.
Gap to Laceration from Matthew Spencer on Vimeo.
Gap to Laceration from Matthew Spencer on Vimeo.
Haymarket Winter Bike League Announcement
Hey! Happy New Year. The Haymarketeers are doing another round of Haymarketing out in Haymarket on January 15th. You can meet in Haymarket and ride with some Haymarkerters throughout Haymarket. Jared from Haymarket Bicycles is organizing all this since last year's Winter Bike League was so Haymarkety.
Details are at the Haymarket Winter Bike League Facebook Page. So Zuckerburg it up and search for Haymarket Winter Bike League while you are on Facebook today.
Details are at the Haymarket Winter Bike League Facebook Page. So Zuckerburg it up and search for Haymarket Winter Bike League while you are on Facebook today.
PA Cross Droppage
Our boy Anthony Skorochod from http://www.cyclingcaptured.com/ sent us a classic cross droppage picture from the PA State Championships of Stephan Kincaid aka Geronimo doing what he does...lap people...even his own teammates.
...and we also found this little gem in cyberspace proving that Geronimo K. also works part time as a doctor at the local hospital. Rubber gloves can only mean one thing... Everybody looks way too happy here.
don don dooooon!!!
Who Has Been Trainin?
I have. SO....Watch out MABRA!!!
PS..only one more day until I can shave off this beard. #movember.
Ugliest Kit Ever?
Ok...we all know that the HUB Cycling Kits were probably the ugliest kits that MABRA has ever seen. Bega still wears his matching orange crocs at cocktail receptions hosted by CAAWC (courier alumni association world championship organization).
On the pro level, there are so many to choose from. Of course, our favorite is the Footon team from 2010. This is probably the tip of the iceburg. Who else? email yougotdropped@gmail.com or post in comments and we'll have some fun this winter looking at ugly stuff together.
Maybe Cross is King
No doubt Timmy JJ is a pimp but now we have eased into the foray of daddymackness with this groupie pic. Well done, sir and congrats on your victory at Jingle X.
While you are here, we got a fresh new batch of YGD tees in for the holidays. Buy one for yourself, your significant other and even yo momma! Over that way --------> Our operators are standing by.
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