Athlete like to train alone sometimes. But to motivate themselves and push their limits, there is only one way, and that is to test their mettle against their peers, not for money or prizes (we are amateurs after all), but for BRAGGING RIGHTS!
What do athletes do? Week-end basketball players have tournaments. Runners have marathons. Soccer players have AYSO.
Cyclists have "Cat" competitions (but you need a USCF licensee for that). So what about non-"cat" week-end warriors? Fret no longer. We now have the Distance and Elevation "competition".
WHO: Open to 2009 paid-up AdoboVelo club members only. WHAT: Riders accumulate MILES and ELEVATION GAIN during our weekend rides and also organized rides (TDF, Palm Springs Century, Solvang Double, Death Valley Double, etc). At the end of the year, we will honor the top finishers (no prize money, only BRAGGING RIGHTS, maybe a T-shirt). SAG volunteers and Century Organizers are eligible for points too (so if you're injured or sick you can still accumulate points while helping the club, a double win-win).
WHEN: Competition starts Dec 6, 2008 (Saturday), and Ends Nov 30 2009. So if you are riding the TDF this coming DEC.6, you get points immediately (100 MILES, 9.500 feet gain). You must finish the ride. Volunteers get same miles too but not vertical gain. HOW: If you like to participate (and we highly encourage everyone to do so), you MUST place your name in the SHOUTBOX and we will add your name on the SPREADSHEET.
To add to the entertainment factor, it's great if you create have a "nickname" for yourself (like AGIMAT, PICACHU, LEGSTRONG, DARNA, TISOY, KAPATID, etc. Of course it's only OPTIONAL.
What's not counted: You may have various reasons to do solo rides, secret rides, weekday rides, splinter group rides. They don't count here, because we can't verify them, but more important, the official weekend club rides are being promoted, that's why.
Remember, this is by honor system. NO CHEATING, and It's YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to provide us with your accumulated WEEKEND and ORGANIZED RIDE miles and elevation gain on the SHOUTBOX Only. We'll check the rosters of organized rides to verify completions (Death Valley, Palm Springs, Breathless Agony, etc). So ADD your NAME | SAG SUPPORTERS:
You will get same miles as riders of any organized ride where you were a Volunteer.
For example: You will accumulate 100 miles of TDF 100 miles ride and ZERO on Vertical Gain.
RIDE DIRECTORS:
Those who organize a century ride for (example: TDF, TDEROSAlie. TDEortiz) will get DOUBLE the miles. WHY? It's twice as hard, twice as stressful, and personally expensive, that's why.
FRANCIS IGNACIO has agreed to be excluded from competition (because he's the sure winner given the four TDFs, 508, doubles, and triples that he will do). But just for fun (and for your motivation), we'ill put him on the leaderboard and try to chase him. |
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