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Nate Phelps
 Jul 16, 08 - 6:30 PM |
Brice Praire; Bluff Riders, Masters Nats TT
Brice Prairie TT; Bluff Riders Chrage; Nat's TT June 28-30 BRICE PRAIRIE, WISC. -- Big Ring Flyers captured three overall podium spots Saturday at the Brice Prairie Time Trial near La Crosse. A persistent wind, brief rain and always sluggish-feeling 180-degree turn around added flavor to the flat, and fast, 40Kish course. On the men's side, David Goetzinger finished third overall in the individual time trial with a time of 1:04:30, while Julie Phelps took second overall in the women's individual time trial with a time of 1:12:56, according to preliminary results from the event. In the two-person time trial, Jeff Colbeth and Nate Phelps took second overall with a time of 1:05:53. (Individual TT, men's) 3 - David Goetzinger; 21 - Rick Green; 29 - Bob Barabe ; 37 - Varick Olson (Individual TT, women's) 2 - Julie Phelps (two-person TT, men's) 2- Jeff Colbeth/Nate Phelps Video from the event can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2PtF0uqIcc BRF'er Elmer Colyer (Free Flight Bikes) headed to the Masters National Time Trial in Louisville, Ky this week where he finished 11th in the 50-54 age group. Here is his story in his own words: Master's Nationals: An Off Day and a Bad Ride By Elmer Colyer LOUISVILLE, KY -- This is a race report especially for those who have had an off day and a bad ride at a big race. I have dreamed about and trained for the Masters Nationals for seven months. Last week at the Badger State Games I was exactly where I needed to be in my final peaking process in terms of my wattage and beating Gordy Paulson confirmed it. I really expected to be on the podium (Monday) after the time trial. I pre-rode the course on Sunday. It is like the famous "Bong" course only the rolling hills are much gentler. I like the course and it well-suited my body's propensity to get into a groove and grind away for around 51-52 minutes I thought it would take to complete that 38K out and back course. I knew I could ride the course above 27.5mph on Monday morning at 9:25:30. Ah Monday morning! Cloudy, cool, 66 degrees, but only a 20% chance of rain. Indeed, from 7 am when the first riders started to warm up until 6 pm when it was all over it rained just one hour: an hour, however, that started at 9:05am. I had just finished my 10 minute gradual ramp up to race pace on the trainer when it began. My wife, Nat, glanced out of the car widow. Her eyes spoke what I was thinking and feeling, "Oh crap, this is not good!!" (I have never had even a good race when the temp is in the 60s or lower and even worse in rain. I have a bio-feedback issue that retards my heart rate when it is cold -- a long story for another day.) Six minutes later when I started my final five minute race-pace interval, the pavement was wet and the rain was moderate. A rider just off of course said, don't worry it is only raining for the first (and last) five miles. Wrong! It let up briefly as I rode to the start line and then picked up while I waited in the start house. 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 Down the ramp onto the course. I rode on my wattage mark for the first ten minutes and my heart rate ramped up to my sweet spot. But by then I was soaked. At 15 minutes in my heart rate started to drop. It continued light to moderate rain all the way to the turn around, and by then my HR had plummeted by 8 beats and my power was 21 watts off despite everything I tried to keep it up. With 8 miles to go I was down 13 beats and REALLY struggling to hold a pace 30 watts off my target for the race. Then the rider who started 30 seconds behind me passed me. I cheered him on and thought, "I at least have to keep him in sight for the rest of the race." I did, but I have never suffered so much in a TT. At five miles to go, it stopped raining, but it was too late. I struggled to the finish line in 54:29, 11th place, nearly 30 seconds slower on a 38K TT course than I had ridden at the Wisconsin TT championship course, 20 watts off my pace from the previous week, and 30 watts and over 2 minutes off my goal for the race. The moral of the story: I do not ride well in cool and wet conditions. The great irony: as I finished the course, and the last 50-54 age divisions riders were starting out, the sun was shining, it was 75 degrees and the pavement was dry except in the shady spots. MANKATO, MINN. -- While there was BRF action on pavement, our chronic mountain biker took to the trails around Mankato, Minn. in the Bluff Riders Charge, part of the Minnesota State Championship MTB Series. Dave Oachs finished 19th in the Expert division of the race and currently sits 21st overall after riding three of the series four races so far. |
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