WW- 446 loop

Wednesday Worlds is on the 446 loop this evening. It'll likely be a poor turnout due to ITTs happening at the Little 500 track but those of you that ride will smash it hard I have no doubt! 5.30p at the gates and 6pm out on the course.

Note..

Whomever removed my nice 2003 Little 500 bike front wheel and replaced it with a crappy 2007 with two broken spokes- thanks a lot. I'll admit it's a nice move but I'll be stalking the area between Jordan and Myers hall in perpetuity watching for you.

ITTs

ITT list can be found here (if anyone needs it in PDF form then email me). Looks like the power 'hour' runs from 7:50 to 9:20 with the main heats between 8:15 and 8:45. Look for the mens winner to ride at 8:35 (Ellis, Young, Bailey, DRR) and the womens at either 8:20 (Brown, Metherd, Kent, Davis) or 8:30 (Half, Arnesen, Van Kooten, Balbach). Should be fun!

Marian Crit

Away from Little 500 there's a nice little race on saturday up in Indy at Marian University. It features both Collegiate and USAC races throughout the day. It's an altered course this year that loops around Major Taylor Velodrome and hopefully they won't have the apocalyptic weather conditions of previous years! Register early for cheaper and get out and race!

Quals report

IDS report

IDS video

IDS slide show

IDS Quals 'fall' slide show

You should also follow Nathan Hart on Twitter as he had some good stuff on saturday.

Quals 2010

On a day that was somewhat lacking in drama the Cutters cemented their clear favorite tag for the Mens race as they returned to the pole after a few years break. Kappa Kappa Gamma put down a marker that their program is back to relevance by taking the pole by a very slender margin over perennial Quals contenders Teter.

Full results Mens, Womens here but what did we notice during the day-

1. Awesome crash on the Cutters first attempt. Eric Young going so fast that he washed out in a loose turn 3. 'Patches' Schroeder almost lost it on the final lap of the pole attempt. Were the Cutters too fast for the track?
2. Hoosier Climber repaid Jim Kirkham's prediction and killed their exchanges to finish in the top 10.
3. SNU went last on the day on third attempt and showed no nerves to finish mid pack to push LAMP out of the race.
4. Was there a little justice in SDT missing out for the women? In 2006 knowing that a successful 3rd attempt would get them in the race they qualed with a ride over 4mins that was within the limit if not within the spirit of the rule (Pi Phi and Gamma Phi went to a 4th attempt). This year their 3m19s wasn't enough to get in and they become only the second womens team not to make it.
5. Good to see Beta back toward the top of the pile
6. Greatest celebration was the DZ scrum after being successful in their 3rd attempt!
7. Most unusual action of the day was from PIKE would only had two riders as they waited for their 3rd rider to find an ID. They proceeded to essentially practice exchanges before black flagged their first two attempts. It seems the ID wasn't found and they exited the race on time after a two person 3rd attempt.
8. The post-exchange forward roll of the first AOPi rider and the Greg Bortz (Acacia) pirouette were the best 'moves' of the day!
9. An angry Gray Goat team who didn't get their full warm-up due to an issue at registration yet managed to qual in 3rd.
10. There were 8 all rookie teams and Chi-Omega topped the lot, showing natural talent is much better than experience or coaching!

Friday ride

From Ryan Kiel- A few of us will be rolling out for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours from Sample Gates at 2:30 this afternoon. Also, it is supposed to warm up throughout the afternoon! Join if you would like.

Quals day coverage

As BVN will be in the press-box (coaching teams over the mic....slow down, slow down) for much of saturday there should be plenty of updates coming from Bill Armstrong. Follow the @bloomingtonvelo twitter feed or check out the side bar on this site. I'm sure the IDS will be there and their twitter is here.

Last Day for Fantasy L5

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WW

Forest loop. 5.30pm at Samples Gates. Down Beanblossom. Please lets keep it under truce until we reach the TOP of the first hill on old37 (cow/pig-farm hill) so as to make it a slightly more inclusive ride.