Snow Angel Fat Bike Race was fun. The snow cover was good, the course was groomed perfectly and it runs through a really nice golf course. The music and food at the clubhouse were good too. I will do it again.
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I was planning on doing the 100 mile version of the Rode to H-ll, but I found out that they no longer offer that distance. What would a good Fall gravel century be?
Lowell Classic has 100 miler….
Also
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Ann Arbor Spring Series just released their dates for 2025 - April 27, May 4, and May 18.
Do you live in Ann Arbor too?
Thursday night road race in cleveland from 4/3 every other week for 6 weeks
Wed night Crit in columbus starting 5/7 for 6 weeks
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Nah, west side. But it’s only a 2 hour drive.
Thanks. Gravel Grinder Nationals was moved from VA to IN. It’s June 28th, which is much earlier than is ideal for me, but I signed up. Regarding preparation, I did tell my wife which suit I want to be buried in (just kidding). I will need to get some miles in my legs, but now that the weather is improving I will do some longer rides outside.
Not hear to debate what is / isn’t Midwest but in that general region what tires are ppl running for spring classics? Ie Rough Road 100, Barry etc?
I know the whole wider is better argument but is a 32 GP5000 still the rec for something that is mostly road with a bit of light gravel? Or are ppl going to 35,38,40 now?
For RR 100 (assuming the weather is decent), I’m gonna run my pathfinder 47’s on the Alex rims I mentioned in the other thread…after that, I’ll mount the TB for the season / main races of the year on the Enve wheels and my Thunderos on the Alex wheels.
I have been running 35’s that would blow out to 39mm for the last 3-years, this year I moved to a 40 that blows out to a 43mm. This is also the limit on my bike.
I honestly think a 40-44mm tire will almost cover most race events in our area, tread style is more personal. I think generally speaking in our area, if you need more than a 44mm you may as well bring a MTB that has more gearing.
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Rough Road 100 is barely a gravel race. If it is dry, and you want to be competitive, I think the 32 GP5000 set up tubeless is the right setup.
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Big River Gravel has their 1st of 4 races on 3/22. Hell Of The Wind. their races are well structured and run with awesome atmosphere at the end with beverages and Casey’s pizza for everyone.
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Anyone here done the RAMBA 24 hour or the Wausau 24?
I have done Wausau twice, and am registered again this summer. It is a great event.
Any Barry-Roubaix experiences they want to share?
I can share a brief recap for the 36-miler.
- Got to line early was 10th row back
- Was able to be 5th wheel in the race before Cook Road
- Rolled the sisters as best I could only fading back a little
- Fell off after the brutal attacks on gun lake (BR Gun Lake Hill Strava segment)
- Pulled the group back to the front group on the down hill by hastings/duffy road.
- Did not make the move on Sager
- Tried to recover (did by end of Sager)
- Road with a nice big group the the finished
- Got a PR for the course (not sure if course was fast or not, I know my weight is down and setup is faster)
That is the basics, that said - the race didn’t seem as sketchy as last year but I focused on staying at the front and riding with priority. I did have (2) could have been bad situations where one rider feel on me after rubbing wheels with someone next to him, but I was able to keep us both up and the other situation was about 2 miles out coming into the finish I got pinched hard between two people and then a few second later someone shot off to the left having to put a foot out.
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Did the 100 this year, an hour faster than last. Course was faster (except the sand on Deep Lake Road was a bit worse.) I did about 25w more NP and AVG than last year, and now I’m only ~25 min off mug pace. With a good course, next year could be my year.
The 100 is really becoming one of my fav midwest races behind Lumberjack.
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So many crashes this year, and this dude just randomly cut a tree down into riders? WTF.
WTF?! That looks totally intentional. Or just massive stupidity. Another bullet point on my list of reasons not to do this race.
Did someone cut a very small tree down in front of a group of riders?