Next phase of the Club league on RGT
- Luke Ginnell
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I definitely agree with that to a large extent, but I find that everyone wearing similar/identical jerseys just adds another variable that we probably could do without. If each category wore different jerseys, you'd still have the challenge of working out who is who, except you'd be able to respond more instantly to attacks rather than having to check the list of names and distances on-screen. It won't really matter in one-lap races, but I think it's worth considering for multiple-lap races like Canary Wharf.
"Neal H: I like the suggestion Luke, it's hard to tell the categories apart. But telling riders within the category is important as well, not sure how we'd solve for both"
Yeah it's definitely not a cure-all, there'd still be problems of course, it just takes one mildly vexing variable out of the equation.
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- Dave Mc
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As usual, no one is to go on zero, so the first group to go will be Limit, starting at 1 minute. Semi-limit will go at 2:30, Semi-scratch at 4:00 and Scratch at 5:00. If you should accidentally false start, just stop, wait for your group, and jump on when you're supposed to.
It’s always best to start ever so slightly easy to let everyone in the group get on and then start winding it up, rather than drilling it from go and blowing your group apart. In this race, as with nearly all of them, the group that works together best will take most of the placings.
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- Brian Mc
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Robbie Dolan put the head down from the start and powered away, and would've come away with the win only for another storming performance from Killian O'Brien in the hills! There was a two minute gap in the end to emphasise O'Brien's dominance, but Dolan stayed away from all the chasers to take second.
Luke Ginnell and Padraic O'Flynn led the pursuit from behind, with Ginnell getting a gap over the top of the major climb of the day and holding it to the finish line.
Shaun Kelly and Dave McLoughlin were the next Scratch men and swept up all before them bar Brian McArdle, but having them breathing down his neck was strong motivation to fight for 5th.
1 Killian O'Brien (SS)
2 Robbie Dolan (SS)
3 Luke Ginnell (S)
4 Padraic O'Flynn (S)
5 Brian McArdle (SS)
6 Shaun Kelly (S)
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- BarryR
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- Dave Mc
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If we were going to get the numbers we could do 4 separate races, 3/4/5/6 laps for the different groups respectively, smaller group we could do 2 races again, 4/5 laps.
Alternatively if we are looking like only getting 14 or 15 starters again we could run it all in one race, with 1 minute gaps between the groups and scratch off first, limit last.
If you have any thoughts or preferences please do chip in, if we have 5 from any group who definitely want their own race they shall have it.
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- Dave Murnane
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- Dave Mc
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Limit will go at 1:00 as usual, SL at 2:00, SS at 2:30 and the Scratch group at 4:30.
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- Brian Mc
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Brian McArdle was the unlucky runner up, but unluckier still was Ken O'Neill who was a sure thing for the final step on the podium, before technical difficulties relegated him to 6th.
The beneficiaries all came from Scratch, with Ian Donnelly snatching a tight fight with Neal Hudson on the line, and Luke Ginnell sealing 5th.
1 Killian O'Brien (S)
2 Brian McArdle (SS)
3 Ian Donnelly (S)
4 Neal Hudson (S)
5 Luke Ginnell (S)
6 Ken O'Neill (SS)
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- Dave Mc
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Limit and Semi-limit here:
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- Dave Mc
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- Brian Mc
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In a repeat of round two, Robbie Dolan took advantage of the handicap to put the head down and power away solo to try steal the win outright. A SS chasing group of Darran Kearney, Dick O'Brien and Colm O'Neill got organised behind, but it was Neal Hudson who steadily ate up the lead.
First he splintered the Scratch group, then pulled past Semi-scratch, before steadily eating into Dolan's lead to make the catch around 40' and creating a comfortable gap to cruise home for the win.
Dolan's impressive performance earned him 2nd, while O'Brien bested O'Neill in a tight sprint for 3rd. Kearney held on for 5th, with Shaun Kelly taking the final points.
1 Neal Hudson (S)
2 Robbie Dolan (SS)
3 Dick O'Brien (SS)
4 Colm O'Neill (SS)
5 Darran Kearney (SS)
6 Shaun Kelly (S)
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- Brian Mc
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1 Peadar Corbally (SL)
2 Barry Redmond (L)
3 Fergal Quinn (SL)
4 Aoife Parker Hedderman (L)
Rumours have it that Dave Murnane started, but Sean had booked the turbo so Dave had to quit the race.
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- Fergal Quinn
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- BarryR
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Everything splintered immediately. Peadar Corbally took the lead, with Barry Redmond hanging on to his wheel for grim death for a couple of laps before dropping off. He then hopped on Fergal Quinn's wheel as he came past, and hung on there for another lap or two.
With about 7 or 8 laps to go Peadar came around to lap Barry, who promptly hopped on his wheel again (there seems to be a pattern here) and got brought back up to Fergal with about 4 laps to go. Peadar went away on his own to win by over a lap, while Barry jumped Fergal with 1 lap to go and just about held it for 2nd place.
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- Dave Mc
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I did get to catch the live-streams of both races though, so thanks to Barry and Brian for that.
Next week’s race is a 5 lap CP on Borrego springs, with handicaps stretched a bit longer again from last time. Link here:
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3 riders to move ahead of next week, Peadar Corbally up to SS, Brian McArdle down to SS, and Robbie Dolan up to S. As usual an complaints or appeals can be posted publicly for your peers to judge you ;-)
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- Dave Murnane
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Apologies, flaky laptop connection, no one else to blame. It's a shame, it may have been my final chance to be lapped by Peadar.Rumours have it that Dave Murnane started, but Sean had booked the turbo so Dave had to quit the race.
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