Ridgeway
Veteran
- Location
- Lausanne, Switzerland
Loved everything about TT’s in the mid 80’s when i was a 16-18yrs old, only did 3 and all on the Chelford TT route but they seemed to have stuck in my mind…
Role forward 34yrs and I’ve just signed up for a local TT in my area and there aren’t many about here as TT’s aren’t such a big thing. The TT route is a short circular route of 2 loops with a total of 24.5km with a fairly flat 260m of elevation.
I’ll just use my road bike “as is” as it’s most likely that that my result won’t encourage a repeat episode 😂 but just wondering about any tips from you experienced TT people ?
So far i was focusing mainly on pacing as i would quite likely go off way too hard and pay the price later on. I also remembered from my 80’s exploits about wearing socks over my shoes🧐
By a fluke of luck the exact route is on ROUVY so I’ve started to practice on it, think I’ll have a bad surprise when reality kicks in…
Role forward 34yrs and I’ve just signed up for a local TT in my area and there aren’t many about here as TT’s aren’t such a big thing. The TT route is a short circular route of 2 loops with a total of 24.5km with a fairly flat 260m of elevation.
I’ll just use my road bike “as is” as it’s most likely that that my result won’t encourage a repeat episode 😂 but just wondering about any tips from you experienced TT people ?
So far i was focusing mainly on pacing as i would quite likely go off way too hard and pay the price later on. I also remembered from my 80’s exploits about wearing socks over my shoes🧐
By a fluke of luck the exact route is on ROUVY so I’ve started to practice on it, think I’ll have a bad surprise when reality kicks in…