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Post Race Results Communique
Hello Superior Morgul Classic racers,
First off, thank you all your support making this first year event a huge success. With all the cool photos and videos and emails, I'm still getting chills - or is that just my lack of sleep ;)
Results, we are still compiling them. We managed to address and execute so many race day details during the weekend, but of course you can never cover everything. Lessons learned so far, have a wireless linkup from the finish to registration, have a dedicated staff just for omnium result tabulation, make sure your team database download is accurate, etc. Our hired timing services didn't quite meet expectations but then again, onmiums are never easy to calculate.
After 3 days of non-stop racing action we are still up to 1am compiling results, so our event has not ended, please be patient. Our goal is accuracy, first and foremost. We are not going anywhere and will get everything done and posted.
In the meantime, relish in the fact...
- you were able to race in street sprints, something not done in Colorado since maybe the Mini Classic, 17-20 yrs ago
- we had a new bitch'in crit course
- you were able to race the Morgul road course in a safe environment with tons of road closures. It was a great event all around so be nice and let us get you accurate results.
I hope people don't mean the negative comments, they really hurt after so many people put a ton of time into this event. Don't get me wrong, recommendations are always appreciated to help us with next year. Yes, next year. You have to be crazy to think this will not happen again, welcome to the 2nd generation of the Morgul, Viva la Morgul !
ps -chip timing was used as a test for just two categories in the crit. Maybe full blown in the future.
pps - comparing us to the Boulder Bolder, puh'lease, they have 30 yrs on us, we are a first year event.
Thank you,
Brian Hludzinski
Superior Morgul Classic Race Director
It's all about the racing!
Brian and TEAM (caps because there must have been a ton of you working and volunteering),
You guys put on quite a show. No, it didn't all go according to plan, but I have some weeds in my well-tended garden, too!
For most of us, racing is a hobby. We like the speed, the exhilaration, the training, the camaraderie, the competition, the fitness. We aren't going to the Olympics, we aren't going to turn pro, and we'll never make any money at it. we just want to go out and do our best.
This year's race made a lot of weekend warriors very happy. Quality fields (always more fun to race against the best in your class), quality courses (safe, but technical and challenging), quality activity schedule (party!). And nobody has even mentioned what a great job you did with the weather!
If anything, I'd say you might have over-reached on this one. You had so many things to plan and take care of with a first year event that the rubber band just got stretched a little thin. Nothing wrong with aiming high, so long as you have the resources. So here are my positive recommendations to improve:
Work to schedule Morgul groups to avoid overlap, it got pretty crowded out there when large groups of different classes would intermingle.
Start races on time. When a premium entry fee is paid, having your race shortened (crits are already short enough!) because the organizers aren't ready is very disappointing.
When you offer neutral wheel support have them show up for the early starting categories as well as the pros, we paid too!
Get results out on time and accurate, everybody likes to know how they did, it's an instant gratification thing.
My closing comment is that the overall event score is fully a B+ on technical merit and an A+ on commitment and heart. It's clear you set out to make this a very special weekend and you deserve tons of credit for the accomplishments. Most of us can't see all the hours that go into permits, logistical planning, fundraising, volunteer management, marketing and more but I'll bet there were more sleepless nights than just this weekend. You guys deserve BIG LOUD thanks!
So...we'll wait a little longer for results, just be sure to come back next year with the new, improved version! I, for one, can't wait!
Can't Believe you pulled it off!!
All I can say is "Wow!!" Brian, you have truly moved the standards for road cycling events in CO. I never thought I'd get to race on the same courses as Davie, Marcus, and the evil Russian. What a venue, what a series of great events. You're always going to have your whinny little bitches at these events who did not get their green ribbon for being the best sand-bagging old dude or whatever. Don't take it to heart, that had to be a massive undertaking and you should feel really proud. I was shocked that you avoided a snowstorm, based on how the kop' has gone of late. Boulder Racing rules!!!
Great Job Boulder Racing!
A BIG THANKS to everyone that help put on the event. Without you all none of us would have to races to compete in. Looking forward to next year!
Overall, great job
It was a stellar weekend, with a great RR on a course that we were all excited to race. Sadly, it seems to be human nature to focus on what could be improved rather than give props for everything that went right. So glad to hear there will be a second year! It can't be easy to get the road closures as you did. Congratulations on pulling off a huge event. Can't wait until 2011.
Brian, Really remarkable
Brian,
Really remarkable job pulling off this big of an event over three days. I was only able to do the criterium but I was impressed with the fact that you must have had good repore with the residents in order to run the course down the alley way. You could have just run a typical course along Rock Creek Circle but going down the alley made it interesting. Nice job and congratulations on taking the initiative to put on an event that was out of the ordinary each day.
Results
Good event, loved the crit course and the RR course was awsome too. I hope this event comes back and I will be there to support it again in 2011. Would prefer a short tt to the sprints, but not a big deal.
However the results were a joke. They were never accurate, they were late, and never posted anywhere on the web during the event, or even now (monday night). We paid $110 for the race, which is fine with me. But when you charge a premium, for a premium event, I expect a little more, not much worse than average for a CO race. The race had a dedicated web site, as well as Boulder Racing's own site. Accurate results should have been on one of those sites (if not both and the ACA's site) each day. It is Monday night and still nothing.
Hey Love the venue & the
Hey Love the venue & the concept accept:
You separated the 35+ 3's on Friday night for the sprints, gave out a leader's jersey for the Ommium before the Crit, and then you tell the 35+ 3's that the Omnium points aren't being given out separately (SM3 & 35+ 3 together). Hey, no big deal, but if you're going to do that you need to call that out from the beginning & stay consistent. There were many riders upset over this before the RR as many would not have paid anywhere from $110-$140 to race the entire event! Lastly, the results comments speak for themselves & we hope this feedback is taken to make the event even better next year (timing chips?).
Categories Etc.
That is very interesting. I thought they were separating out the 35+/3s and the 3s. Did they do the same for the 35+/4s and the 45+/4s?
I thought I saw timing chips being used during the criterium. Was that only for certain categories?
The groupings where a little
The groupings where a little cumbersome and unclear, but as mentioned, we can give thema little slack for being a first-year outfit. Next year I'm sure they'll have it dialed in.
Am looking forward tothe city park crit this weekend, though!
Results?
Any results from any of the races over the weekend?
Agreed
I am kind of surprised the results are not posted yet. I noticed that for the criterium they used chip timing. I am not sure they used that for the road race or not but come on for a $70 the road race the results should be posted already to say nothing of the onium. If you ran the Boulder Bolder today you could have your results faster and there were 50 times the number of entrants.