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Why would you want to be a A2

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  • 03-03-2013 8:38pm
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    not sane
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭


    Considering that you only need 15 points to upgrade to an A2, and considering that most A2s and A3s are working and have familys etc why would you want to. Put this in context Ryan Serlock who is a pro was doing the navan race. Also I'm a A3 and last year I signed up to do the Swords GP only to find it was handicaped with the A1's and A2's and get this Pro's i.e. An Posts Ronan. Does something need to be done?


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    amjon.
    Registered Users Posts: 403 ✭✭amjon.


    not sane wrote: »
    Considering that you only need 15 points to upgrade to an A2, and considering that most A2s and A3s are working and have familys etc why would you want to. Put this in context Ryan Serlock who is a pro was doing the navan race. Also I'm a A3 and last year I signed up to do the Swords GP only to find it was handicaped with the A1's and A2's and get this Pro's i.e. An Posts Ronan. Does something need to be done?

    Yes, something does need to be done. You need to train harder and stop whining on Boards.ie


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    not sane
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭not sane


    Oh f'''k is that you Ryan


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    buffalo
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    Sure why would you want to be an A3? Sometimes you don't win all the races...

    The whole point of racing is to challenge yourself. No point if it's always easy. Being in a race with professionals would be attractive for me - see if I can hang on to their wheel, get some speed training. And there's a few A2 only races, and even some A2/A3 events.


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    Chips Lovell
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    Why wouldn't you want to be an A2? That's my take. If I was good enough, I'd want to be racing against the best. And you get to do the Rás.


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    not sane
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭not sane


    Sorry should have said I'm 40+


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    531
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    I think I read somewhere that there was a Rás debutant aged 47 last year. No more excuses, not sane.


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    Hmmzis
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    Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »
    Why wouldn't you want to be an A2? That's my take. If I was good enough, I'd want to be racing against the best. And you get to do the Rás.

    +1

    I'd say it's the best cat for a serious amateur racer to be in. It's the lowest cat that is allowed to race in the Ras and it's the highest cat that is allowed to race in the Gorey 3 day (or at least that's how I understand it).

    And in the case of Ryan, I'd love to meet him in a race even if for the sake of seeing the difference in ability right there in front of me. Since some of his training incorporates places where I'm doing most of my training the only comparison I have (sort of) is Strava. As for hanging on to his wheel, I'd need to have a few tons or more of some serious HTFU to even attempt that but it would be good fun trying anyway :D.

    That's what racing for me is about, just to go out and try my best, to see what my body can handle. Trying various tactics and seeing what works and what doesn't. Sometimes I'm quite surprised at what punishment a human can absorb and still be walking the next day.


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    Icyseanfitz
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    why? because it would mean that i would be reasonably fit..... which im not :(


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    velo.2010
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    I wouldn't mind doing an A2 race, yeah I'd get hammered; but keeping a constant high tempo with everyone working would be a lot better than the little or no work in the A3 bunch. Though only new to A3 and still relatively new to open racing I found there were opportunities early on in Monasterevin to get something going but to no avail! No one prepared to work.


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    dedocdude
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    i raced mostly as A2 - ok a few so called 'pros' and full timers hang around for soft pots - so you should use the early season races to get stronger and race fit, do the RM and Ras, then in summer there are plenty of A2/A3 races when the A3's will look at you saying - "not fair racing against these lads" - keep had down @not sane, u will have ur day.


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    RJM85
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    not sane wrote: »
    Considering that you only need 15 points to upgrade to an A2, and considering that most A2s and A3s are working and have familys etc why would you want to. Put this in context Ryan Serlock who is a pro was doing the navan race. Also I'm a A3 and last year I signed up to do the Swords GP only to find it was handicaped with the A1's and A2's and get this Pro's i.e. An Posts Ronan. Does something need to be done?

    Cycling is hard. MTFU.


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    longshanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    This


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    joe50
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    so you can complain about how dangerous the racing is in the a3 bunch


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