We’ve noticed everyone has taken a liking to talking about the race. So we’re giving you a place to do that, and just that.
Feel free to use this area to discuss anything and everything about the Little 500 — Qualifications, Spring Series, the race itself.
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33to1 
Men’s Top 10:
1. Phi Psi (sorry but TP results look too good)
2. BKB
3. Phi Delt
4. Chi Alpha
5. Gray Goat
6. Cutters
7. Sig Ep
8. Jet Blach
9. Fiji
10. Bears
Potential Entrants: Forest, A Sig, IUDM, Ghost
Big Announcement Coming Friday, letters will be unscrambled then
MVSIOEPTAMRAEETSPSTEL
Might have to bet on Mcnutt just because of the new Dave Blaze video.
3 Podium Teams Correct: 6pts
2 Podium Teams Correct 4pts
1 Podium Team Correct: 2pts
P-1 Correct: 6pts
P-2 Correct: 4pts
P-3 Correct: 2pts
Pick Exactly 4 Yellow flags, 2 for the women (Push): 3pts
Over 4/2 Yellow flags: 1pt
Under 4/2 Yellow flags: 1pt
Crash in First 10 Laps, 5 for women, Y/N: 2pts
Crash in Last 10,5 Laps Y/N: 2pts
Correct on Dixie Highway: 4pts
Correct on O/U 8.5 (5.5 for women) Teams Finishing on the Lead Lap: 3pts
O/U 2:22 on Back Home Again in Indiana: 1pt
**Tiebreaker** Elapsed Time of Race
Did I have a brain aneurysm watching the Phi Delt video or was that just me?
Good luck in today’s race Gavin!
I’ve seen enough. Fire Ryan Knapp.
Been saying it for years
Melanzana – “Hey, we’re gonna ride off the front”
The field – “Nah, we’re cool with 2nd place”
1:53:05 after crash Phi Delt throws bike at CSF and hits him in the head.
AFTER causing the crash… seriously?
“Throws a bike” or “digs bike up as fast as possible to stay in the race”?
Phi Delt lives rent free in your heads, and the amount of people that don’t like them is a really small list. There’s a reason they’re winners and you’re on 33to1 an hour after the race.
I’m not sure people “hate” phi delt. Just think they are pointing out the very real fact that Phi Delts poor bike handling has caused crashes back to back years. Doesn’t mean Kulik wasn’t the strongest in the race. Chill bro hahahaha.
I’m not sure people “hate” phi delt. Just think they are pointing out the very real fact that Phi Delts poor bike handling has caused crashes back to back years. Doesn’t mean Kulik wasn’t the strongest in the race. Chill bro hahahaha.
Phi Delt didn’t cause any wrecks last year, you should probably go back and pay special attention to FIJI losing their wheel and crashing right into Phi Delt.
Phi Delt causes one crash in this year’s race and all of the sudden, Xavier Martinez gets to craft his own narrative of Phi Delt’s “poor bike handling” as a “very real fact”? That’s rent free.
That being said, it actually was BKB’s poor bike handling that ended Gray Goat and Phi Psi’s race on lap 199 this year…lol
BKB’s poor bike handling was to blame for this year’s lap to go crash. Crap handling AND crap exchanges cost them their chance to even compete on the last lap last year as well.
You never go full retard…
Forget Gavin’s mishap, Jake Richards ran that team into the ground ages ago…
And once again not ONE of the 33to1 armchair experts got their “pReDiCtIoNs”correct. Cycling ain’t all about pedaling harder than the guy next to you.
Once again IUSF FAILS the Little 500 riders by delivering a racing surface that deteriorates with every lap. At lap 17 the broadcast people were commenting on how the track was starting to break up. And don’t confuse the lack of yellows with it being a safe race.
The lack of yellow flags and pack wrecks show that the track WAS running safe. It was a very sunny 85 degree day and the track was slow from the start but did not deteriorate much from start to finish. There were multiple lines in the corners including the laps few laps. The track condition did not impact the race or race results. The track is what it is and is what it is not. It is no longer a fast smooth hardpacked surface that allows 30 second laps but it did provide safe hard racing decided by fitness, positioning and savvy.
Just rode in my first little 500 and it might’ve been the best experience of my life. Anyone have any training tips so I can come back next year a different animal?
Spend your time pushing big gears with very low cadences. Little 500 is all about leg strength. If you are able to swim at all you should exclusively train and race long course triathlons. You have absolutely found the best place on the internet to obtain L5 training advice.
It’s more about arm strength. Do a lot of pushups
Mr Bofa Deez,
I would gladly help if you arent trolling
Not trolling, definitely looking for any and all advice. Would love to get in contact if you wanna drop a spam email or smth I can send u my number, hopefully you’re being serious
Mr Bofa,
It’s the same person as “Nuts” from above. Please email Hank and he will put us in contact.
Lets get this train rolling
Turns out “Finish the Mission” really just meant choke in dramatic fashion, throw a tantrum, and then blame someone else for the 3rd race in a row…
Took you 3 whole days to think of that one? Goodness buddy. Hopefully you weren’t that slow on the bike.
Jimbo koolie . I pissed on your bike.
Not funny. Bkb and phi delt deserved best bromance and would never do that to each other
Jimbo koolie. I pissed on ur bike.
1). Why did the broadcast decide to replay the crash during last lap of the men’s race?
2). Can somebody fire Charlie Hammon and his “analysis”?
3). Melenzana would have lapped the women’s field five times in a 200 lap race.
4). Alpha Sig fans booing Phi Delt while being down multiple laps is hands down the funniest thing from this year’s races.
5). Gray Goat will never win a Little 500
6). Lots of young coaches are putting some vet coaches to shame…
7). The Greeks showed up…and it’s great for the longevity of the race.
Congratulations to all of the riders, and the winners of this year.
Lil 5 is the mail bill for your order please thank you for checking in with you today
With that being said, zana sucks toes
Andrea leaving IUSF for IUF. Last day is 6/22.
For talking so big and mighty on here you guys sure seem to get your asses HANDED to you by our alumni. A great cyclist in Bloomington will always just be a mediocre cyclist in West Lafayette.
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen all day. Everyone knows West LaLa is best known for its butter faced girls and cringey beta males
How would I go about starting a cycling team? Like what kind of money, resources, etc. would I have to put in? I’m relatively new to the scene and been thinking about it for a while now but I really have no idea what I’d be getting myself into. Anything would help a lot.
Call IUSF, ask for Hank.
Heard a rumor that Shepard and Strobel lick each others buttholes after races. Can anyone confirm?
I can confirm. But I should also clarify… it’s not only after races.
What do y’all think about State Bicycle Co supplying the new 2023 L5 bikes? Anybody heard of them before?
L5 is uniquely hard on bikes. Especially the right crank and back rim. Time will tell whether State designed a bike to withstand this event or looked at it as an order for 150 of their lowest end city bikes with the rear hubs swapped.
TNRS happened and not a single post? Not sure what’s more dead, this or the race itself.
Rumor mill Central, Courtney Bishop to Alpha Chi Omega and Acacia spin off…….let’s go!!!!!
Courtney, it’s not a rumor if you post it yourself
Not if it’s the voices in his head.
Word on the street says Goode isn’t doing little 5 anymore
Gavin stop posting about yourself
RIP HANK
14 day effective mourning period begins now
Wear plaid
I heard Trent likes it in and around his mouth.
Judah will lead cutters to a win.
BKB sucks. More likely top 15 than top 3.
Hopefully Judah goes for it with 10 to go and give them a chance. Otherwise it;s gonna be a greek year.
Judah ain’t that strong bruh
Cutters think they’re hotshit after going try hard for fall series. Mfs need to try hard for some bitches
Dude fuck off with the Cutters bro I’ve literally never seen anyone on that team win anything relevant 😂😂😂 y’all stay sleeping on us it’s cool tho we’ll see you in April
Without Kulik here pull every lap of miss n out and shush the tears directly out of his eyes, Gavin’s chances of not washing himself (and Phi Psi) out in the final turn and maybe getting on the podium are significantly better
BKB +600
Whoever Hank Duncan is we know ur a cutter lol
Accuse the person posting of posting about themselves.
Remember when biggie said “you look so good, I suck on your daddy’s dick”
Honestly, relatable 😩
Carson Etnyre got them EPO legs
Boom clap the sound of my heart
Thanks for the compliment
Which teams are putting up the biggest training weeks this winter?
Grace Washburn fucking a dilf
So sorry you got dumped.
405 for 20…. Sounds like someone is juicin’
that guy loves ERG mode
Dude weighs like 210lbs
Damn how do you know bro? U stocking him and trying to guess his weight?
“stocking” him? Seriously?
https://www.grammarly.com/
*169 same weight as your thicc Midwest mother @Bonemeal
Sad that he doesn’t have the team to back it up this year
Sad that he doesn’t have the team to back it up this year
Already know Carson is “Salty Dawg” due to his 3rd-grade level spelling. No wonder he’s taking a 5th year. That stupidity really shows on the track.
Cinzano is looking like an upcoming team to watch out for. One of their riders can bench 165lb for 1 rep
Hank Duncan 5 secs after becoming race director: “It’s my goal to keep tradition alive”
Hank Duncan 5 seconds after consulting Celine Oberholzer: “Goodbye Schwinn”
#GIRLPOWER
Schwinn informed IUSF prior to last year’s race they would no longer supply bikes. Celine had no say in that decision.
Hank Duncan 5 secs after seeing a cool animal at the zoo: “That was a really cool animal at the zoo”
Hank Duncan 5 secs after seeing that the corndog line is long and they’ll probably run out: “Well that sucks. I really wanted a corndog.”
Goodbye Roadmaster? Goodbye Mongoose? Who cares as long as the bikes are equal. Lets ask panaracer for some 38s for the current track too!
Let’s see, They are 6-7 pounds heavier.
Realistically who is good besides Delts, BKB and Cutters? Just a fan that wants to know who to watch for during the mens race.
I’d watch SigEp, Delts, Cutters, and Phi Psi(with Carson). Only thing BKB is good at is crashing out the field…
1. Cutters. As much as I dislike these guys, you would have to be a fool not to put them at or near the top right now. Lots of depth. Lots of experience. Judah has a great Little 5 career ahead of him if he can get his alcoholism in check. Maybe Torin and co can figure out how to get over themselves and not fumble the bag for a third year in a row.
2. Delts. Nobody has any delusions about what Herbst is capable of on the track. While the star power of his team has diminished since his 2021 race win, his supporting cast is still strong enough to get him to the end of the race. I’m sure that the switch from independent to greek will be a source of some growing pains, but I’m sure these guys can drink away their problems with Roy’s tabs on their Delt funded team budget.
3. BKB. This team might have the most fitness depth of any team in terms of raw wattage per kilo. Unfortunately, BKB hasn’t yet learned that Little 500 isn’t a power test. With that said, Gavin Goode has shown that he is one of the strongest men in the field. If it wasn’t for the chip Phi Delts left on his shoulder last year, he might have already fucked off to FIB. But I guess he just can’t let late race crashes and 2nd place MNOs be his legacy on the cinders.
To be honest, the top 3 could be in any order. But this is my hunch.
Honorable mentions:
SigEp and Phi Psi. Some star riders with experience, but nowhere near the depth of the top three. Won’t have the firepower to make any race defining moves but could be a real contender if they make it to lap 200.
Pre-season women’s power rankings?
Zana will not be a threat this year since they lost their 4 year D1 athlete. Grace Washburn may bring the team back but she’s too busy kicking people off the team.
Theta is looking solid this year but with a La Valle, they aren’t winning shit just like the other 2 #ExchangeWith1toGo
With Teter and Ski’s results over the fall, they seem like the 2 top teams
From what I’ve heard I think zana is still looking strong this year. They return abby green a former D1 athlete and member of the race day team last year. I think they have picked up some more ex D1 athletes. Maybe someone can confirm this?
they have some rowers and a water polo player. One of them is carson’s twin sister. Not sure which one though
I’m going to win little 5
“No one ever built a reputation on what they were going to do.”
– Henry Ford
I’ll see you in April motherfucker
You lost me at “I’m…”
over or under: $30,000 is the difference kids spend on race parts vs what the race actually ends up raising for charity
$30,000 per team or the entire women’s & men’s fields?
Men’s and Women’s, as a whole.
Who’s dick is Gavin sucking this year now that Jimmy is gone
Probably Nats
Qualtrics surveys for literally everything. Nothing could ever go wrong with that…