Holland road race recon ride Sunday 2/16/2020
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- Domestique
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Holland road race recon ride Sunday 2/16/2020
Me and Erik Boos are looking to do a recon ride for the Holland road race Sunday. I am thinking 10am from Big Bunny plaza in Southbridge. It is about 10 miles to the course so out,two laps, back. There is a good coffee shop in town and Tree house is on the way back to 290 for a post ride brew. One of the local pros from Dudley who is coming requested that starting place. Who is in?
Re: Holland road race recon ride Sunday 2/16/2020
What is the route for that race?
The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.
Re: Holland road race recon ride Sunday 2/16/2020
The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.
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Can we actual race it? Loser buys Treehouse?
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In, obviously.
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- Domestique
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Well, how much tree house? I can barely afford a round.
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- Domestique
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Well, a round for us all.
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Possible, but would meet enroute and I'd have to see what time that means starting. May just wait for temps to hit max warmth for Sunday.
Dave Mingori
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Please report back any intel!
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Re: Holland road race recon ride Sunday 2/16/2020
https://www.strava.com/routes/23917069 This is the route from the start to the course.
Re: Holland road race recon ride Sunday 2/16/2020
Brimfield Road is pretty flat and fast. There are a couple sections of rough pavement, but they are fairly short. RT 20 on a climb I cracked while holding Dave’s wheel. Caught back on on the descent. This could be a trouble area if in a break or are just barely hanging on, but shouldn’t be a problem if in a pack. East Brimfield-Holland Road seems shorter than it is, but there is a short steep climb at the finish. Overall there isn’t too much to blow up on unless you overreach on 20 and can not recover before the climb on EBH Rd.
Re: Holland road race recon ride Sunday 2/16/2020
What Erik said. Bit more detail:
The start on Brimfield/Holland Rds (4.2 miles) begins with a fast descent (taking back the finish climb) but then it's a series of power small rollers. Overall good road, just a couple spots early with some minor rough spots. Good opportunity to string the field out then launch an attack towards the end of it to gain some separation for the turn on Rt. 20.
Rt.20 (2.9 miles) starts with a 1.5 mile drag strip so if a group has separation before this they should be able to hold a gap. Then a .5 mile big power grind (holds a consistent 4-5%). This is too obvious a spot to attack, better to have done something with a group before, as the final .9 to the final turn is a steady downhill 2-4% bomber. Excellent road condition as that stretch of 20 was completely repaved a few years ago with a dedicated bike lane and a separating smaller lane between the bike and travel lane.
The final 3.3 or so is basically a reverse profile of the "out" road. Flat and fast to start, but the final 2-3K has a couple deceiving rollers. Plus this is where the road conditions take a step backwards. Nothing I would call bad, but more cracks and spots you definitely need to avoid. The finish is deceptive. It's ~.5 mile (depending on where the actual line is) and while it never gets to double digits, it keeps steadily ramping up from 2-3% to 7-8% at the finish.
The start on Brimfield/Holland Rds (4.2 miles) begins with a fast descent (taking back the finish climb) but then it's a series of power small rollers. Overall good road, just a couple spots early with some minor rough spots. Good opportunity to string the field out then launch an attack towards the end of it to gain some separation for the turn on Rt. 20.
Rt.20 (2.9 miles) starts with a 1.5 mile drag strip so if a group has separation before this they should be able to hold a gap. Then a .5 mile big power grind (holds a consistent 4-5%). This is too obvious a spot to attack, better to have done something with a group before, as the final .9 to the final turn is a steady downhill 2-4% bomber. Excellent road condition as that stretch of 20 was completely repaved a few years ago with a dedicated bike lane and a separating smaller lane between the bike and travel lane.
The final 3.3 or so is basically a reverse profile of the "out" road. Flat and fast to start, but the final 2-3K has a couple deceiving rollers. Plus this is where the road conditions take a step backwards. Nothing I would call bad, but more cracks and spots you definitely need to avoid. The finish is deceptive. It's ~.5 mile (depending on where the actual line is) and while it never gets to double digits, it keeps steadily ramping up from 2-3% to 7-8% at the finish.
Dave Mingori