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[Whorty]

Tour of Belgium stage 1 done. Be aware there is a lead out lap of sorts, about 7km.
Missed the first group and so fell back with 2nd. We caught stragglers. 3-4 Koreans - I think - in group who seemed to work together well and kept trying to drag us along but no real appetite. That said we dropped a few I have raced against and so my game plan was to make sure I stayed ahead of them and so I stuck in group barely allowing my nose in front until the sprint. 2nd out of 7 but I cannot compete with 10w/k at moment. 32nd out of 160 ish.

Which course was it?

Edit - just checked, it's the Greater London Flat. Might give it a go later. Have SS on the trainer so flat courses are fine

 

[bobinski]

Which course was it?

Edit - just checked, it's the Greater London Flat. Might give it a go later. Have SS on the trainer so flat courses are fine

I forgot to lower my settings and even though a flat course had to keep changing gears to find a good Cadence.

 

[bobinski]

Dave has ridden stage 1 twice today and won both , on the face of it, hardly breaking sweat and 4min plus faster than me

Dave, that’s just showing off

 

[Randyberlin]

Tour of Belgium stage 1 done. Be aware there is a lead out lap of sorts, about 7km.
Missed the first group and so fell back with 2nd. We caught stragglers. 3-4 Koreans - I think - in group who seemed to work together well and kept trying to drag us along but no real appetite. That said we dropped a few I have raced against and so my game plan was to make sure I stayed ahead of them and so I stuck in group barely allowing my nose in front until the sprint. 2nd out of 7 but I cannot compete with 10w/k at moment. 32nd out of 160 ish.

And it looks like you had a couple of PRs. Congratulations.

 

[Randyberlin]

My old dear has got some new nipples





















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I can do it one handed now

I have to ask a stupid question. Why both SAE and metric?

 

[bobinski]

And it looks like you had a couple of PRs. Congratulations.

Ta Randy.
HR says it all really, average of 155 and often below, and although watts were decent it was the draft aiding the pr’s rather than all out effort.

 

[CXRAndy]

I have to ask a stupid question. Why both SAE and metric?

Its the Ford F150 Raptor. Oddly it had metric socket to remove rear nipples and non metric threads and metric threads on the front imperial head. The new nipples have imperial heads 3/8, 7/16

 

[uclown2002]

Dave has ridden stage 1 twice today and won both , on the face of it, hardly breaking sweat and 4min plus faster than me

Dave, that’s just showing off

To make you feel worse I was on night shift last night and got to bed at 0600 hrs. Had only 4 hrs kip, and rode both races fasted. Last food at 2330 last night.

 

[bobinski]

To make you feel worse I was on night shift last night and got to bed at 0600 hrs. Had only 4 hrs kip, and rode both races fasted. Last food at 2330 last night.

Fortunately I am NOT the competitive type, no not me

FWIW I am going to ride it again at 5 or more likely 6 so if you fancy a 3rd go?

 

[CXRAndy]

To make you feel worse I was on night shift last night and got to bed at 0600 hrs. Had only 4 hrs kip, and rode both races fasted. Last food at 2330 last night.

 

[uclown2002]

Fortunately I am NOT the competitive type, no not me

FWIW I am going to ride it again at 5 or more likely 6 so if you fancy a 3rd go?

LOL. I'll give that a miss :-)

 

[Whorty]

Fortunately I am NOT the competitive type, no not me

FWIW I am going to ride it again at 5 or more likely 6 so if you fancy a 3rd go?

Hoping to ride at 6 too as there doesn’t appear to be a 5 o'clock ride

 

[bobinski]

Hoping to ride at 6 too as there doesn’t appear to be a 5 o'clock ride

6 it is then.

I will have fasted from 5pm

 

[CXRAndy]

The Giro today the peleton did the last 10 miles in 20min30secs

 

[bobinski]

The Giro today the peleton did the last 10 miles in 20min30secs

I felt sorry for Bennet, boxed in as he was.