castle combe series

[ayceejay]

Original post. Sure. Always happy to

Premier skill would be once you're surrounded mid pack-trying to get out cleanly and sharpishly.

Second most important one is when you stand-you drop back 4-6 inches naturally compared to riders behind. So your wheel is drifting back and is something to be avoided if you want to keep the annoyance down. So working on power before you stand

Then there is naturally drifting when you turn and look behind you. Getting used to echelons or even just pacelines if its been a while and double echelons should you find yourself not in it and need to make another.

Holy shamoly there is at least a shovel full there.

 

[the_mikey]

 

[JasonHolder]

First half of race

Second half of combe race.

Give it a pop @e-rider
I dropped a lap halfway through. Started getting pretty painful on the outside line. Jumped back on and dropped out @Bell to avoid any issues*

 

[e-rider]

First half of race
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Second half of combe race.
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Give it a pop @e-rider
I dropped a lap halfway through. Started getting pretty painful on the outside line. Jumped back on and dropped out @Bell to avoid any issues*

well in TTs I can only average 22.5 mph at the moment but I guess being dragged along in the bunch would increase that but I'm not sure I would recover from the increases in speed very well - it looks like the speed goes above 30 mph once per mile (I assume when someone attacks?)

 

[JasonHolder]

well in TTs I can only average 22.5 mph at the moment but I guess being dragged along in the bunch would increase that but I'm not sure I would recover from the increases in speed very well - it looks like the speed goes above 30 mph once per mile (I assume when someone attacks?)

You'd do fine I think. I led the first lap pretty much@24-25mph which is a lot of power for myself being skinny and a begginner again, and didn't remain sheltered for the first 30minutes of it as I kept getting spat out the side. After I collected my thoughts and focused on ways to make life easier 30+mph middle bunch was much easier to maintain. I'll place next race probably.

That said, sometimes you just have to bite stem and get the fast spurts out the way no matter where you are in the bunch.

It helps to have your head cut off (huge drag contributor)

lol

 

[montage]

You'd do fine I think. I led the first lap pretty much@24-25mph which is a lot of power for myself being skinny and a begginner again, and didn't remain sheltered for the first 30minutes of it as I kept getting spat out the side. After I collected my thoughts and focused on ways to make life easier 30+mph middle bunch was much easier to maintain. I'll place next race probably.

That said, sometimes you just have to bite stem and get the fast spurts out the way no matter where you are in the bunch.

It helps to have your head cut off (huge drag contributor)
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Tell me more about those premier bunch skills you were talking about earlier

 

[JasonHolder]

Tell me more about those premier bunch skills you were talking about earlier

They need working on as i said earlier. And currently not so much about getting out of pack fast but staying in it and not ending up leading an edge pace line.

I'll be changing my training plan to something similar as you described ^ earlier to up the anaerobic endurance or rather just higher repeatable power.