yes, I was having fun just holding on to you two for dear life. Now i know what they mean about getting into the break.
yes and as the leader board only shows a couple of people you don't know if you are being caught by one person or a group. It would be interesting to do a rerun alone and see how far behind @microkid we are as he did do it alone, the difference in the two runs is the drafting!
Yeah, the wind was killing me
Drafting seems to be a big factor with those high speeds, late start meant coming down all alone 😭 Still, a time on the board to hopefully smash on Saturday.
Well that was a novel experience, not only seeing other riders 30 seconds after the start of a race, but being involved in a little break away group for second place finish. No chance of catching @microkid though - he's a beast on these downhill jobs.
Yes, false starts are a bugger. Best to quit and come back in. The scenery is beautiful, as is next week, when we turn right and climb up to the top of the peyresaude.
Yes, now the drafting works I think the tactic of you are stronger, as you were tonight, is to actually sit in for a bit, then explode and try to get a 5m gap to stop the others drafting you. But they can then work together and pull you back. It's a real dog fight with three and what's worse is you know that you can't allow yourself to be dropped by the other two or you are dead.
Ooooo yikes
Looking forward to next week and to try and take some time back from the downhill kid.
