Barbes66
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I'm up for the odd Friday ride though next Thursday is vax day so it'll probably be the week after.
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keithaitch
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Great I'll add you to the list Craig. Good luck with the vaccine, I'll felt crap for a couple of days but then fine.
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keithaitch
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Guys Otr racing is looking for one or two people to fill out the TTT team that I'm a member of for the mrett series. It's a six week series, six man event and races are about 40 minutes usually weekend evenings around 17:00/18:00 uk time but the day and time is agreed among the team. It's a great event, I really enjoyed the last series....anybody want to join me?
berty bassett
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Really don’t think I could be relied upon weekends as good chance if the sun comes out , I will be outside
Plus I am rubbish at ttt
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keithaitch
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You are rubbish at everything but that doesn't seem to stop you showing up and beating me. Good luck this afternoon hope youare mere inches behind me at the end.
berty bassett
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I do like your honesty 😂
I don’t mind being inches behind you at the end boss - have you seen the size of my nose - part of me will be first across the line 👍
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keithaitch
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I think we are all still learning how to best ride in groups on RGT and for example how not to get dropped from groups on RGT for reasons other than lack of legs! it's still happening too often for me. Today I realised three things.
Pro tips from a complete amateur #1. (an occasional series from somebody who knows very little!)
when you move towards the front of the group because you've applied some power I used to ease up on the pedals. This though causes you to loose power and you can then get swamped and start yoyoing back and forth. My revelation was simply to change down a gear or two as I approached the very front of the group and this reduced my speed very slightly, enough for me to not overtake the front people but just allowed me to sit on their wheels nicely and then I changed back up when nicely adhered.
Pro tips from a complete amateur #2.
Having ascertained the size of the group by going to the back I then sat around the middle applying some power if my position ever dropped below the half way mark of the group to take me back up towards the front. This worked well on the flat, descents and on the climbs. This stopped me from being in danger of accidently getting dropped.
Pro tips from a complete amateur #3.
On bends you can easily get dropped if you are on the outside of the group. If it's just one bend then be prepared to absolutely hammer it out of the bend. If it's a series of bends with changing directions then it's worth going into the red to ensure that you don't get dropped on the 4th bend when you suddenly find yourself on the outside.
More tips when I think of something !
Pro tips from a complete amateur #1. (an occasional series from somebody who knows very little!)
when you move towards the front of the group because you've applied some power I used to ease up on the pedals. This though causes you to loose power and you can then get swamped and start yoyoing back and forth. My revelation was simply to change down a gear or two as I approached the very front of the group and this reduced my speed very slightly, enough for me to not overtake the front people but just allowed me to sit on their wheels nicely and then I changed back up when nicely adhered.
Pro tips from a complete amateur #2.
Having ascertained the size of the group by going to the back I then sat around the middle applying some power if my position ever dropped below the half way mark of the group to take me back up towards the front. This worked well on the flat, descents and on the climbs. This stopped me from being in danger of accidently getting dropped.
Pro tips from a complete amateur #3.
On bends you can easily get dropped if you are on the outside of the group. If it's just one bend then be prepared to absolutely hammer it out of the bend. If it's a series of bends with changing directions then it's worth going into the red to ensure that you don't get dropped on the 4th bend when you suddenly find yourself on the outside.
More tips when I think of something !
Barbes66
Über Member
Good tips. 1 & 3 particularly. I would also add a fourth. Or a 1a. When hammering it at the start and you appear to get a flyer, don't ever relax until you're completely sure it's reached a steady pace. I've been dropped a couple of times thinking I was safely in the front bunch only to be swamped as you describe in No. 1.
mjd1988
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Do you have to be a paid member to do the race series?
Nope, just register for the ride in the app.
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keithaitch
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Should I add you to the team. This series you don't have to do all of the races but if you are there and you get one of the best three times on the team then it would count towards the team's result. All I'd need to know is your RGT name.
mjd1988
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Yeah doubt I'll make many of them as it's not a great time but feel free to add me just in case as I would like to try some - Michael Doris
berty bassett
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Have I got to change name at all for tonight
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keithaitch
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No M.Cavendish will do nicely. Btw any tactics for tonight or just the usual try and stay with the front group sitting in the wheels as much as possible and try to learn how to sprint (me, not Andy). Apparently there is a very short double digit kick about 0.5 kms into the circuit. If I'm not needed a lead out for Andy(in which case I'll give it my all for as long as I can at the kite hoping to string things out) I'll give it a go there on both the penultimate and final laps.
berty bassett
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My tactics are to hold on as long as I can then watch the group drop me like a stone
