The Official 2018 VQ/CC thread

This just popped into my inbox.....

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Got that too. Been watching the forecast obsessively, and the rain amount and timing was less favorable this morning than yesterday.

I just can't believe that the forecast is literally dry for days, rain saturday, and then dry from there on out. I'm coming down for the weekend anyway, if it gets cancelled I'm heading down to ride Noble on Sunday.
 
Serious question for mtnbikej or other WS members - is there some reason that they just can't push back the cutoffs in the event of weather? I think that's the big issue here, everyone getting hung up in the wet glop on Blackstar and not making the cutoffs, ie last year. I'd think it would be easier than trying to re-wrangle volunteers for the following weekend.

Not being difficult or demanding something special, just curious if that's been explored.
 
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jasonmason said:
Serious question for mtnbikej or other WS members - is there some reason that they just can't push back the cutoffs in the event of weather? I think that's the big issue here, everyone getting hung up in the wet glop on Blackstar and not making the cutoffs, ie last year. I'd think it would be easier than trying to re-wrangle volunteers for the following weekend.

Not being difficult or demanding something special, just curious if that's been explored.
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A lot of the time cutoffs are designed to get the volunteers off the mountain before dark. Not everyone has a cush spot like bottomnof Motorway or The finish line.

We have had instances where volunteers have had flats/mechanicals up on Main Divide.

Some towards the end of the route barely get out as it is.

This also allows us time to search for missing riders in the event that something happens.
 
jasonmason said:
Serious question for mtnbikej or other WS members - is there some reason that they just can't push back the cutoffs in the event of weather? I think that's the big issue here, everyone getting hung up in the wet glop on Blackstar and not making the cutoffs, ie last year. I'd think it would be easier than trying to re-wrangle volunteers for the following weekend.

Not being difficult or demanding something special, just curious if that's been explored.
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And most of the people made the cutoffs last year. Those that didn’t continue on, chose to do so. They may have felt their times wouldn’t be fast enough so they quit.

I swept up Maple Springs last year....on 2 riders didn’t make the 4 Corners cutoff.
 
mtnbikej said:
A lot of the time cutoffs are designed to get the volunteers off the mountain before dark. Not everyone has a cush spot like bottomnof Motorway or The finish line.

We have had instances where volunteers have had flats/mechanicals up on Main Divide.

Some towards the end of the route barely get out as it is.

This also allows us time to search for missing riders in the event that something happens.
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That all seems very reasonable. I guess it's easy to forget how much time it takes the volunteers to sweep everyone, clean up, and get back down the course.

Thanks!
 
mtnbikej said:
And most of the people made the cutoffs last year. Those that didn’t continue on, chose to do so. They may have felt their times wouldn’t be fast enough so they quit.

I swept up Maple Springs last year....on 2 riders didn’t make the 4 Corners cutoff.
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What a crazy day that was. I know I was pretty close to missing the cut off for VQ at HJ (maybe 20 minutes?) and in normal years I'm not worried about it at all. I also spent probably 20 minutes fixing my drive train in the valley of B* (after the downhill) and then another 15 to 30 at Motorway doing the same thing.

I will say that more people went right down Silverado than went up Maple while I was at the bottom of Motorway.

IF (and that is a big IF) it was to get pushed a week, I may be off the IR list and able to give it a go. I'm improving a lot each day. :thumbsup:
 
Posting from WS announcement
MPORTANT UPDATE: Vision Quest & Counting Coup RESCHEDULED due to high rain probability.

NEW DATE: Saturday, April 14th.

Race Packet Pick-Up at The Path Bike Shop in Tustin will remain as scheduled for Wed, 4/4 & Thurs 4/5 between 5 pm - 7 pm.

Spread the word please!!
 
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