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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Italy LSR brevet 6/20 Jun 16^th, 2009, 3:09pm Just a note, the LSR group is starting the Italy brevet at a 5:00AM departure, due to the impending heat... So don't be late, sleepyheads!!!
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evblazer Five Star Member Restricted from Riding Long Distance or Hills Posts: 908	Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20 Reply #1 - Jun 16^th, 2009, 6:43pm I think another reason was to avoid the tour de italia rush.. In fact I think they rerouted the brevets to avoid early birds.
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Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20
Reply #2 - Jun 17^th, 2009, 9:35pm

Quote from evblazer on Jun 16^th, 2009, 6:43pm:

I think another reason was to avoid the tour de italia rush.. In fact I think they rerouted the brevets to avoid early birds.

C'mon EV, you know you love Italy,Tx especially in the summer heat. You remember the 200k route, it's the same route as last years. You can compare the corn fields from last years to this years.

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Bud_Bent Moderator Posts: 3311	Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20 Reply #3 - Jun 17^th, 2009, 10:38pm I had so much fun with the heat on last week's 200k, I just can't turn down a 300k in this weekend's loverly weather.
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Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20
Reply #4 - Jun 17^th, 2009, 10:44pm

Quote from Killer Bee on Jun 17^th, 2009, 9:35pm:

Quote from evblazer on Jun 16^th, 2009, 6:43pm:

I think another reason was to avoid the tour de italia rush.. In fact I think they rerouted the brevets to avoid early birds.

C'mon EV, you know you love Italy,Tx especially in the summer heat. You remember the 200k route, it's the same route as last years. You can compare the corn fields from last years to this years.

While I'd love to take some photos to compare and contrast the differences in the crops my wife will be returning from a 6 day 5 night trip to North Little Rock Arkansas on Friday evening so I think I'd get into a fair bit of trouble if the first thing I did was leave at 3am to get to a 200 or 300k down in italy.
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Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20
Reply #5 - Jun 18^th, 2009, 9:51am

Quote from evblazer on Jun 17^th, 2009, 10:44pm:

While I'd love to take some photos to compare and contrast the differences in the crops my wife will be returning from a 6 day 5 night trip to North Little Rock Arkansas on Friday evening so I think I'd get into a fair bit of trouble if the first thing I did was leave at 3am to get to a 200 or 300k down in italy.
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Wise man, you is!!! You'd best be serving both dinner AND breakfast in bed!!! Smiley

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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20 Reply #6 - Jun 18^th, 2009, 9:54am As much as I dislike a ride start this early that's an hour from my house, especially having to carry light and battery that will be used only for the first ~45 minutes of the ride, I think I'm probably going to do the 200K... Don't think I'm up to a 300 at the moment, even with a south tailwind on the return.
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Killer Bee Five Star Member CA2.0 proto type Posts: 1308	Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20 Reply #7 - Jun 18^th, 2009, 10:43am Well, it's Peggy's birthday(I ain't saying how old) & our wedding anniversary(24 years). So how are we celebrating...a beautiful 300K ride in Italy....Texas.
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Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20
Reply #8 - Jun 18^th, 2009, 11:00am

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Jun 18^th, 2009, 9:54am:

As much as I dislike a ride start this early that's an hour from my house, especially having to carry light and battery that will be used only for the first ~45 minutes of the ride, I think I'm probably going to do the 200K... Don't think I'm up to a 300 at the moment, even with a south tailwind on the return.

Well, you could always do without the lights, and just start a little late. If you leave at 6 AM you'd have 2 hours to cover the 28.2 miles to the next control.

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Well, it's Peggy's birthday(I ain't saying how old) & our wedding anniversary(24 years). So how are we celebrating...a beautiful 300K ride in Italy....Texas.

You married an 11 year old? Smiley

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Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20
Reply #9 - Jun 18^th, 2009, 1:17pm

Quote from AustinSkater on Jun 18^th, 2009, 11:00am:

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Jun 18^th, 2009, 9:54am:

As much as I dislike a ride start this early that's an hour from my house, especially having to carry light and battery that will be used only for the first ~45 minutes of the ride, I think I'm probably going to do the 200K... Don't think I'm up to a 300 at the moment, even with a south tailwind on the return.

Well, you could always do without the lights, and just start a little late. If you leave at 6 AM you'd have 2 hours to cover the 28.2 miles to the next control.

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Well, it's Peggy's birthday(I ain't saying how old) & our wedding anniversary(24 years). So how are we celebrating...a beautiful 300K ride in Italy....Texas.

You married an 11 year old? Smiley

No matter how I respond to that statement, it will be wrong(on all levels),so I won't . Smiley

Of course you always look on the RUSA waiver & see what age Peggy declares.

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Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20
Reply #10 - Jun 18^th, 2009, 2:39pm

Quote from Killer Bee on Jun 18^th, 2009, 1:17pm:

No matter how I respond to that statement, it will be wrong(on all levels),so I won't . Smiley

Of course you always look on the RUSA waiver & see what age Peggy declares.

I wouldn't trust those things since I myself have put the wrong age on them by accident. I either copied the one from the line above or I actually forgot how old I was Smiley

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Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20
Reply #11 - Jun 18^th, 2009, 3:09pm

Quote from evblazer on Jun 18^th, 2009, 2:39pm:

Quote from Killer Bee on Jun 18^th, 2009, 1:17pm:

No matter how I respond to that statement, it will be wrong(on all levels),so I won't . Smiley

Of course you always look on the RUSA waiver & see what age Peggy declares.

I wouldn't trust those things since I myself have put the wrong age on them by accident. I either copied the one from the line above or I actually forgot how old I was Smiley

Dammit EV, you're NOT helping out here. Smiley

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Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20
Reply #12 - Jun 18^th, 2009, 3:24pm

Quote from Killer Bee on Jun 18^th, 2009, 3:09pm:

Quote from evblazer on Jun 18^th, 2009, 2:39pm:

I wouldn't trust those things since I myself have put the wrong age on them by accident. I either copied the one from the line above or I actually forgot how old I was Smiley

Dammit EV, you're NOT helping out here. Smiley

I used to race with a guy who got younger every year we raced, at least according to the results. I never did check to see what type of picture he had in the attic though.

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Re: Italy LSR brevet 6/20
Reply #13 - Jun 19^th, 2009, 9:20am

I'm not going to do the Italy brevet after all... the "burden to benefit" ratio appears to be way out of whack, especially since I would probably be doing most of the last 2/3 solo. I think I'll be riding the GDB airport ride from home and back, instead. A 3 hour-later departure, and a 3-hour earlier return... Wink

Enjoy, and y'all be safe out there, especially in the midday sun... Smiley

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