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[13 rider]

Alex was race 1 exactly the same course as last week ? ,Trying to work out why I was slower this week despite producing more power 🤔
Race 2 ,I not sure what happened I was feeling ok in the bunch ,pace wasn't too high but we hit that kick at 5km and I pushed to hold the group was just dangling at the back when the guy in front kicked at 7.w/kg over the top to close a gap and I had nothing left to close the gap myself so solo from there

 

[CXRAndy]

Looked like unlucky positioning Phil going into the incline.

You might have been able to slide back positions if you were nearer the front and still been in the pack cresting the bump

 

[13 rider]

Just watch Alex video,I agree position could have been better and certainly ended up on the wrong wheel . Erwin is a watt monster and his number went red when he kicked Ive got no answer to that a lesser ride I might have held the wheel on we may have got back on but I burnt too many matches with the way the race surge from 2w/kg to 5+w/kg that dosnt suit me

 

[alex_cycles]

Alex was race 1 exactly the same course as last week ? ,Trying to work out why I was slower this week despite producing more power 🤔

It was, I was also a few seconds slower and I think my power was similar. Let me check.
Yep 313 last time, 313 this time (Mr boring ) I was 2:53 last time and 2:59 this time.
I wonder if we started from a different pen? I wouldn't have thought that would make a difference, but who knows?

Race 2 ,I not sure what happened I was feeling ok in the bunch ,pace wasn't too high but we hit that kick at 5km and I pushed to hold the group was just dangling at the back when the guy in front kicked at 7.w/kg over the top to close a gap and I had nothing left to close the gap myself so solo from there

Always a bit dangerous right at the back in a mixed ability group. You never know who's got what and what they're going to do with it.
I stayed with the fast boys up the first half of the KoM and then they dumped me and the four I'd dropped caught me at the top, so I gained nothing from that effort. I was well chuffed with 4th in race 1 though

 

[13 rider]

It was, I was also a few seconds slower and I think my power was similar. Let me check.
Yep 313 last time, 313 this time (Mr boring ) I was 2:53 last time and 2:59 this time.
I wonder if we started from a different pen? I wouldn't have thought that would make a difference, but who knows?

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I felt I paced this week's much better understanding what's required ,rather than last week's when I went out too hard and was dieing at the end . With it being so short I wouldn't have thought pacing played that much importance so I was intrigued why I was slower

 

[alex_cycles]

I felt I paced this week's much better understanding what's required ,rather than last week's when I went out too hard and was dieing at the end . With it being so short I wouldn't have thought pacing played that much importance so I was intrigued why I was slower

The simple fact is. YOU WEREN'T

Looking at the video evidence. In today's race we started in the back pen and it took us about 9 seconds to reach the front pen...

2 weeks ago we started in the front pen, so there you have it...