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Hour Record Attempt Tonight (U23 US Record)
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Morelock
Apr 9, 21 7:42
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Patton Sims is going to put his mark on the board tonight (4/9) at the Giordana Velodrome in Rock Hill.

He'll be setting the official US under 23 record (the unofficial record from a U23 rider is 47.594km but was done at altitude and without officials) and also attempting to break the Rock Hill Track record (Currently held by Ex-Cyclist - Heath Dotson - at 43.86km)

The Belmont Abbey cycling team will be streaming the attempt this evening (roughly 6:30p.m. Eastern) and I'll update this post with a link to the feed when it's live.



LINK TO LIVE FEED
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
Last edited by: Morelock: Apr 9, 21 13:19
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jaretj
Apr 9, 21 8:41
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Sounds like fun :)
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Apr 9, 21 9:48
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Gear Selection

Frame - VeloFlyer BTB (size 58)
Bars - Aerocoach Vorzug track bars
Crank - SRAM Omnium (165mm)
BB - SRAM Ceramic
Chainring - ROTOR Track (56t)
Cog - Dura Ace (15t)
Chain - KMC (waxed)
Saddle - ISM PN1.1
Front Wheel - Pro 4 Ray (23mm tire)
Rear Wheel - Zipp Super 9 (25mm tire)
Vittoria Corsa Speed Tubulars
Pedals/Power - Powertap P1 Dual
Head Unit - Wahoo Element

Helmet - Catlike Rapid
Skinsuit - Starlight
Shoes - Bont Helix
Socks - Defeet Disruptor
Shoe Covers - Velotoze low
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
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toomanycats
Apr 9, 21 11:34
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With 56 x 15 gearing, how fast is he planning (hoping) to pedal? 100 rpm ballpark?
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Dbeitel
Apr 9, 21 11:51
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Chris

What is the weather forecast to be ?
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plant_based
Apr 9, 21 12:04
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Dbeitel wrote:
Chris

What is the weather forecast to be ?

It’s 50% chance of rain at 7pm
https://www.strava.com/...tes/zachary_mckinney
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GingerAvenger
Apr 9, 21 12:23
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I would guess 100+ rpm too.

A 700c wheel and a 25 mm tire at 100 rpm would be 47.25 kph. 102 rpm would be 48.19 kph.

I hope everything goes well. Patton is a strong cyclist/duathlete. Raced against him plenty.
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Morelock
Apr 9, 21 13:15
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toomanycats wrote:
With 56 x 15 gearing, how fast is he planning (hoping) to pedal? 100 rpm ballpark?


Currently, the "perfect day" pace will be 48km. It's a little touch and go as to how the weather will cooperate atm.

*edit* looks very windy. He is likely going to pace down from the beginning.
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
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Apr 9, 21 13:16
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Due to weather concerns, the attempt has been moved up to 5:45pm Eastern time. I will post a link to the feed directly.
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
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Apr 9, 21 13:19
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LINK to live feed (Start time 5:45pm EST)
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
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Dbeitel
Apr 9, 21 13:37
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Good Luck to him....
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toomanycats
Apr 9, 21 15:10
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I've tuned in, but how is he doing relative to the unofficial record?

Is he on pace for what he was hoping to do?
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Morelock
Apr 9, 21 15:28
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toomanycats wrote:
I've tuned in, but how is he doing relative to the unofficial record?

Is he on pace for what he was hoping to do?

The conditions seemed to be too much for that to be possible. He's ahead of the track record at 30 minutes (and he'll set the U23 record so long as he finishes - but it's looking like roughly 44km if things stay as they are now)
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
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toomanycats
Apr 9, 21 15:29
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That's too bad the weather isn't cooperating, but glad he's ahead of the track record!

Thanks for the update.
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GingerAvenger
Apr 9, 21 15:33
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Appreciate the update. What's going on with the conditions? Is USAC's website incorrect in regards to Luke Mullis' distance set in 2016?
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Morelock
Apr 9, 21 15:39
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Just windy at the moment, the threat of rain pushed the start time up a bit as well.

No his distance is correct. My understanding is the u23 is a new record (and the Junior record will be separate) but don't hold me to that, that's how I understand it.
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
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Apr 9, 21 15:52
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right at 45km - 180 laps and some change.

Congrats to Patton!
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
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mauricemaher
Apr 9, 21 15:52
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Morelock wrote:
Gear Selection

Frame - VeloFlyer BTB (size 58)
Bars - Aerocoach Vorzug track bars
Crank - SRAM Omnium (165mm)
BB - SRAM Ceramic
Chainring - ROTOR Track (56t)
Cog - Dura Ace (15t)
Chain - KMC (waxed)
Saddle - ISM PN1.1
Front Wheel - Pro 4 Ray (23mm tire)
Rear Wheel - Zipp Super 9 (25mm tire)
Vittoria Corsa Speed Tubulars
Pedals/Power - Powertap P1 Dual
Head Unit - Wahoo Element

Helmet - Catlike Rapid
Skinsuit - Starlight
Shoes - Bont Helix
Socks - Defeet Disruptor
Shoe Covers - Velotoze low

Good for him,

It’s nice to see people doing this officially, but (I mean this as a compliment) basically on what would appear a pretty tight budget.

Kudos,
Maurice
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Morelock
Apr 9, 21 16:21
Post #19 of 26 (1863 views)
agreed. Except his aerobars... they are fancy :D
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
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mauricemaher
Apr 9, 21 20:22
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Nice work,

Curious, did he have to pay for officials and time etc or did the “community” get together and co-op/voly this?

Maurice
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Morelock
Apr 10, 21 4:31
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mauricemaher wrote:
Nice work,

Curious, did he have to pay for officials and time etc or did the “community” get together and co-op/voly this?

Maurice


*Edit see below
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
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ddalzell
Apr 10, 21 18:13
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Belmont Abbey College covered the costs and sponsored the event. Fully staffed with USAC officials and USADA. Very proud to host this event for Patton and help him on his journey.
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burnthesheep
Apr 10, 21 18:39
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Thanks for sharing. Great ride for the guy!

I would love a crack at what I could do in 4k or 3k at Rock Hill.

Stand start pursuit workout for tt isn’t same open road. :sadface: Wish I could try track.
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Dbeitel
Apr 10, 21 20:10
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That is incredibly generous of the School to sponsor Patton. The costs for these type of efforts add up quickly.
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Morelock
Apr 11, 21 6:57
Post #25 of 26 (1278 views)
you are semi local'ish aren't you?

It's a haul for me (about 4hours) but not too bad if you make a short weekend (fri evening/sat morning races) out of it occasionally.

Lots of intro classes, can even rent a bike
My Blog - http://leegoocrap.blogspot.com
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