Comments on: 2015 Rockwell Relay Race Report, Part 1: Cold Fury

By: Troy

Troy — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 22:47:22 +0000

Never put it in print ;). Dave was joking about being hired after we checked your blog at Check-in. In 2013 I wasn’t going to do Rockwell at all. Billy (men’s #2) asked me to join his team with Dave (men’s #3) and Mark (men’s #4). I met Dave that year for the first time at Check-in for Rockwell. We all had great fun (as usual for Rockwell) and we have been friends since. I met Mark a couple of times before but just in passing. I worried a little about only holding Dave’s wheel this year but it worked out we were more closely matched and shared the workload.

By: Jacob JG

Jacob JG — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:33:19 +0000

Found it: "To prevent cramps, Rebecca puts Gu Electrolyte Capsules (with Ginger) into a flip-top Gu Brew canister, which she carries in her middle jersey pocket. When she starts feeling an inkling of a cramp, she pops the lid and swallows a mouthful of tablets! I had never used electrolyte tablets, but it sounded like a great idea. She said the added ginger can help an upset stomach too"

Nailed it. Here's the product link. - FC

By: Jacob JG

Jacob JG — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:30:08 +0000

I also expected the electrolyte tablets to come out.
And now I have have a question regarding those. I remember reading about them (was it maybe in the Leadville story?). So you have a specific brand you use? I have been doing longer and harder rides lately and are experiencing cramping in my calves.

By: davidh-marin,ca

davidh-marin,ca — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:49:56 +0000

Opened my New FC Kit today. Thinking I should have ordered more!

Probably a good time to throw up the link for additional ordering of that ‘over stock’ you talked about.

And @AKChick I think the color is ‘coral’.

By: AKChick

AKChick — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 02:46:29 +0000

LOL Leroy! “Is ‘Cold Fury’ the new ‘Blue Steel.’” Brilliant!!person.

Great report!!! I too was wondering where those electrolyte tablets were. I never leave home without mine on long rides.

Also, received my 2015 FC jersey today! :) I really like the red color! It’s more pinkish than red. :) Very nice! Can’t wait to wear it!

Finally, I love The Hammer. She has the most beautiful smile. It hides the heart of a fierce competitor. :)

By: leroy

leroy — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:37:46 +0000

But now I’m wondering. Is “Cold Fury” the new “Blue Steel”?

By: Sunny

Sunny — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:18:47 +0000

love your story telling. can’t wait for more of the story.

By: Troy

Troy — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 22:47:16 +0000

I should also say this was a very fun and exciting race this year. Your readers will surely enjoy the story. You are very good at telling stories with a good mix of humor and cliff hanging drama.

By: Troy

Troy — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 22:26:17 +0000

Cold fury. . . huh. We definitely didn’t have any of that on my teams at this point. It was the best weather I have seen in the 5 years of Rockwell and a tailwind on Leg 1 has never happened before. We were full of excitement and fun as usual with the race but the weather really helped that out more. Happy to be racing in ideal conditions for once at Rockwell. Such a great day, still happy thinking about it.

We put two teams together and paired riders for fun and based on choice. We did not set up a dominate rider on the men’s to pull the coed. In fact, Marci and Mary are too strong for us to even be domestiques.

To know how we fared on leg 1, Mary couldn’t hold the front pack (sick last couple of days, not an excuse). Maybe she could have fully well, maybe not, never know. We gave her some time to see if she could regroup (smart racer) and work back up. When that didn’t happen we pulled Ryan out of that front pack to wait. Their group never got over 5 riders as they caught drops from the front pack and often was 3 as they dropped riders. They rode a very good Leg 1 time.

Thanks for telling your point of view, Troy! And thanks for avoiding spoilers. I hope you’ll continue commenting throughout the installments of this story; your perspective is adding great balance.

As far as the “we did not set up a domestique rider on the men’s” (I’m guessing your computer auto-corrected “domestique” to “dominate”)…well, some of your riders said things during the race that would have me believe otherwise. And then there’s Dave’s comment to my prediction post….

- FC

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 20:58:51 +0000

Elden, those are impressive power figures in your Strava graph, still hitting 300W at the end (while cramping)! How much do you weigh these days, 70 kilos? Maybe 75?