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Peter Salt
Bittersweet
- Location
- Yorkshire, UK
You should join me in taking last place in the 'C' cat. race tomorrowComeback boy!
This racing lark
Is easy
Quite a few sandbagging, but came 4th on the road. Exclamation triangles in the first few laps
A mans gotta know his limitationsYou should join me in taking last place in the 'C' cat. race tomorrow
https://images.app.goo.gl/zQ3KeaCRgkEasGYP9
Legs
usually riding on Zwift...
- Location
- Staffordshire
If you're up earlyish tomorrow and in search of a few minutes of pain, you could join me for a Hill Climb on Fox Hill. No drafting, all riders start together, 166 entrants so far... what's not to like?
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Comeback boy!
This racing lark View attachment 616535
Is easy
Quite a few sandbagging, but came 4th on the road. Exclamation triangles in the first few laps
Glad your back in the mix Andy 👍
mjd1988
Guru
You mean aside from all those words you've just said?
Legs
usually riding on Zwift...
- Location
- Staffordshire
Whether it was a weak field or what, but its nice to have a little victory.
Certainly boosts the morale
Love that termCarl, stop sandb(r)agging in the C's and come join me and the other lower B's you like to banter withI promise a warm welcome...
My problem is still my 20 min + numbers. 1 min and 5 min I'm ok, can get into the lead C group and hang on to mid B's on flat courses, but what I can't seem to do is get the longer term power up. Could well be linked to the asthma?
I think after this league I need to work in the 20+ minute power and see if I can get myself into B proper. I'd really love to, but I'm barely putting out 3 w/kg over the duration of a race these days.
berty bassett
Legendary Member
- Location
- I'boro
very good result Andy - bet that was a real buzz - still on the weight loss regime ?
Cheers Lee, it was a buzz. Such a long time I had butterflies on the start.🦋 Dropped 500W off the line, shot off into distance, thought this is bit too much, nacked off and settled into the pack. Rode with 3 higher cat riders, but eventually lap 9/12 wasnt able to match their 4-5Wkg up the climb. Solo'd final laps whilst watching other sandbaggers dropping 8W/kg up the cobbles chasing me down.
Yes I'm on long term weight reduction. Im slowing down in weight coming off, but I can pickup the pace by longer fasting. I'm trying to balance this with weight lifting, cycling and Ive taken up a bit of walking too- not with the bike 😄
That’s a bit too early for me @Legs.
It would be good getting a regular Saturday race or series that a number of us were entered into.
I was thinking of the 0930 DBR SufferDay League V race. Looks like all cats start together for 73km on Makuri.
Don’t leave me!
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Love that term
My problem is still my 20 min + numbers. 1 min and 5 min I'm ok, can get into the lead C group and hang on to mid B's on flat courses, but what I can't seem to do is get the longer term power up. Could well be linked to the asthma?
I think after this league I need to work in the 20+ minute power and see if I can get myself into B proper. I'd really love to, but I'm barely putting out 3 w/kg over the duration of a race these days.
Everyone's better at giving advice than taking it and no doubt that includes me…
But, my advice is that if you can stay on the pack in a B race then join B races and then I’d expect your 20 min power number to go up. That’s just going on the premise that the average 20 minute power number in the B pack is higher than in a C pack. So if you race in C your number is less likely to improve as it’s often governed by the packs pace rather than you’re own capability.
But if you’re happier in C then obviously that’s your call too.
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