Legs
usually riding on Zwift...
- Location
- Staffordshire
Did my annual chain-change on the Zwift bike last night (KMC X9 - I don't have expensive tastes). Hopefully that'll make up for the 15W I've lost somewhere...
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Looking back I'm quite pleased with that TT yesterday. I decided to go out hard because it was a mass start and even though there's no draft I think psychologically it's best to get a gap on people or they dig deeper to try and stay with or beat you!
Because of that I felt I was fading badly second lap but actually my splits weren't too bad - 10:04 /321w first lap, and 10:17/316w second lap, so only a 5w difference.
Second race was not my strength - this league is packed with really strong sprinters - and obviously I was knackered. Put a bit of a dig in on the first Clyde Kicker but only got 21st
. After that I mostly just held on for the sprint finish at the end. The group didn't split much - still a front group of 38 going into the last km.
View: https://youtu.be/jPjd3KOj2ZA?si=kJm8ixinwYStFy6s
Because of that I felt I was fading badly second lap but actually my splits weren't too bad - 10:04 /321w first lap, and 10:17/316w second lap, so only a 5w difference.
Second race was not my strength - this league is packed with really strong sprinters - and obviously I was knackered. Put a bit of a dig in on the first Clyde Kicker but only got 21st
. After that I mostly just held on for the sprint finish at the end. The group didn't split much - still a front group of 38 going into the last km.View: https://youtu.be/jPjd3KOj2ZA?si=kJm8ixinwYStFy6s
Play to your strengths
Downhill championship anyone
We should actually try that!
OK well I was thinking of a one-off race! Not sure you could sustain an interesting league championship made up of just downhills could you?!
It's worth trying for a bit of fun though. I suspect the problem will be that the draft will be so high that it will be nigh-on impossile for anyone to actually break away? Don't know till we try though!
steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
You can turn draft off in Club races (you just have to know how). The real problem is finding a route that starts at the top of a hill - or persuading people to cycle up it to the start line in the first place!
This is the race series I have been waiting for!!!
Yes, I tend to have a lower cadence. I really have to concentrate to maintain a high cadence, especially for long climbs
