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Christopher
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 Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:38 am Post subject: Time Trial on Euclid |
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This should be fun to watch if you're not racing it, and yeah, they need folks to help out. See details below.
Another chance to get another free t-shirt!
| Quote: | In conjunction with the Bike Lexington Weekend festivities, the McDonald’s Cycling Team is hosting the Avenue of Champions Prologue Time Trial on Friday, May 16th on Euclid Avenue. Racing will start at 7pm with riders starting about every 30 seconds. The start/finish line will be in front of UK’s Memorial Coliseum parking lot where there will also be a family-friendly festival area. The city of Lexington has been kind enough to allow street closure on Euclid for the race, but we are in great need of MANY volunteers (around 40-50). Most of these volunteers will be manning street closures, making sure vehicles and pedestrians do not enter the course. Intersections will have barricades or caution tape blocking them, but we all know people like to go around such barriers for whatever reason. So, if you are available Friday, May 16th from 5:45pm to about 9pm (or when the last rider finishes), please email your name and contact information to: mcdonaldsprologuevolunteers@lycos.com. Also, if you are planning to race, please think about asking a friend or family member to volunteer and help keep your race course safe. If you can volunteer, but for only part of that time, email anyway and we will be happy to utilize you somewhere!
Proceeds from this race will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Thanks!
Melissa Wayland
www.mcdonaldscyclingteam.com
www.bikelexingtonstagerace.com |
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brokebike
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: |
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word on the street is the Lexrides bike tailgating / staging area will be the bank parking lot on the corner of Euclid & Lafayette (diagonally across from Kroger).
I think we should try our best to recreate the rowdy atmosphere of the Rupp parking lot races last year. Who's bringing the hay bales and cowbells? |
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mattb
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| I wonder if they will let fixed gears in the TT? |
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jkizzle
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| im pretty sure you can ride fixed in the timetrial, since you are on your own. you probably just have to have a brake or something. |
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jkizzle
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| anybody else racing it? youll get to see jkizzle in full spandex kit... hah |
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brokebike
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| mattb wrote: | | I wonder if they will let fixed gears in the TT? |
I believe you can... I'll see what I can find out. Get yer big rings out! |
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chadwick2wheels
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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jkizzle, we rockin uk kits or what?
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jkizzle
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| you know it chad, we should pass around your aero helmet too haha. the team tent will be up and phil will be there wrenching too. if anyone needs a hand with their bike, come find me and ill have the glamourous phil gardner of pedal the planet wrench for you |
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sailorjames
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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I've been laid up with a broken foot for the past 5 weeks, I'll be riding simply because I've missed out on over a month of perfect biking weather and soccer. I think my biggest challenge is going to be keeping the bike straight since my left leg is significantly larger than my right  |
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Myke Dronez
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Will there be free Mc Diesel on hand? Are they gonna make us wear helmets too? Brakes? I'd better call up my posse to cork up Euclid for me so I can be real safe like. Maybe I'll just strip down and grease up cause I ain't got no fancy kit.
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Rowbear
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: |
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duplicated
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Rowbear
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: |
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| jkizzle wrote: | | the team tent will be up and phil will be there wrenching too. if anyone needs a hand with their bike, come find me and ill have the glamourous phil gardner of pedal the planet wrench for you |
phil told me last night that he is going to be participating in the TT, is he going to race and wrench?
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politicalhero
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Maybe we can screen a shirt that lex rides folks can put on over their kit or something like that?
The cutters shirts sure were fun last year. |
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elzie5000
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| MFing gang vests!!!! |
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jkizzle
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Rowbear wrote: | | jkizzle wrote: | | the team tent will be up and phil will be there wrenching too. if anyone needs a hand with their bike, come find me and ill have the glamourous phil gardner of pedal the planet wrench for you |
phil told me last night that he is going to be participating in the TT, is he going to race and wrench? |
yeah he is racing. mitchell told me he was going to be wrenching, so maybe he isnt, i didnt hear it from the mouth of phil. its only 2 miles so maybe he is doing both? |
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