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    Rod Smith
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    My two cents. To make it fair, how about a team consisting of the top five men and top five women from the BAFS challenge? To make it fair for the other teams in the challenge because I think the top ten riders from BAFS would win easily. I was on a team that finished fifth last year and we had several on the team who didn’t ride very much.

    #964306
    vvill
    Participant

    I’m fine with whatever “competition”/challenge, it’s all good motivation for me. I forgot about the March Madness idea. A short comp. might be fun too.

    @Rod Smith 45913 wrote:

    My two cents. To make it fair, how about a team consisting of the top five men and top five women from the BAFS challenge? To make it fair for the other teams in the challenge because I think the top ten riders from BAFS would win easily. I was on a team that finished fifth last year and we had several on the team who didn’t ride very much.

    I don’t get why it’s unfair to win? I seem to remember the top 3 or so teams had some monster mileages.

    #964321
    ShawnoftheDread
    Participant

    Man, why’s Rod trying to bump me from the team?!

    #964323
    dcv
    Participant

    I’d like to sign up for the slacker team

    #964326
    rcannon100
    Participant

    I hosted an FCCycles team last year. For fed agency identified teams, we did pretty well. For local teams, we had a damn good team. And personally, I road many (slow) miles

    I love the idea of sporting a team of ringers. No threat against me; I aint in Tim or Consular’s league. But the idea of some homeboys and homegals out there beating up some poseurs from Portland??? I think that’s great!! Do it. I will say watching all the local teams, and seeing the BikeArl teams do REALLY WELL – was a lot of fun last year.

    And yes, if we want to run our own side competition — particularly as the season gets warmer and the ability to go out for a saturday ride and just never come back grows — I’m all for it. I greatly enjoy these pointless endeavors.

    B
    A member of the 11th Place Team, in a Freezing Saddles competition consisting of 10 teams

    #964335
    ShawnoftheDread
    Participant

    @dcv 45934 wrote:

    I’d like to sign up for the slacker team

    The guy who’s in the top 15 despite starting the winter with a broken femur wants on the “slacker” team.

    #964337
    TwoWheelsDC
    Participant

    Just fed my Garmin into Endomondo, which shot me up to 29th place overall. Also joined consularrider on the DoS workplace, putting it in 4th overall, despite having only 2 riders. The DC area did really well last year, but hopefully we can crush it this year.

    #964344
    dbb
    Participant

    Last year the teams were filled fairly evenly. To improve BikeArlington’s showing, it certainly would make sense to create teams that would shoot right to the top. As it was, the teams did amazingly well.

    #964345
    americancyclo
    Participant

    This would bring a whole new meaning to the A,B,and C team designations from last year.

    #964347
    KLizotte
    Participant

    Any interest in an all women’s team out there?

    #964352
    Arlingtonrider
    Participant

    I’m with those who favor of creating a team of our best riders that shoots right for the top.

    #964366
    dbb
    Participant

    Make room on the B/C team for me!

    #964385
    rcannon100
    Participant

    Last year the Federal Cycling Commission pounded the miles and dropped most of the other federal agencies that participated. A good number of us our federal desk jockeys. Would you be interested in the different represented federal agencies forming teams, joining the NBC, and having our own rivalous competition as well?

    #964404
    Mikey
    Participant

    @rcannon100 46002 wrote:

    Last year the Federal Cycling Commission pounded the miles and dropped most of the other federal agencies that participated. A good number of us our federal desk jockeys. Would you be interested in the different represented federal agencies forming teams, joining the NBC, and having our own rivalous competition as well?

    I’d be happy just to join your team.

    -Mike

    #964414
    Dirt
    Participant

    Does this mean that I need to join EndoMondo again?

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