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[Norry1]

Forgot to change to the TT bike for Race 1 - not sure how much difference it makes.


View: https://youtu.be/cl2DnLMPEnY

 

[13 rider]

I think we started from different pens this week . I put out 13 more watts than last week but only took a second of my time . Strange one this week legs felt awful warming up despite a day of the bike yesterday after 20 consecutive days but managed more power in race 1 , annoyingly averaged 299w for the 2 mins still hunting 300 .

 

[alex_cycles]

Well done all Friday Smashers. Surprised to see Martin in both races, but that was a good thing. I doubt the TT bike makes more than a second or two difference on a race that short. You made me work very hard on that final climb to stay ahead of you.

Phil and I still hold the attendance prize. Current league standings are...

 

[alex_cycles]

I think we started from different pens this week . I put out 13 more watts than last week but only took a second of my time . Strange one this week legs felt awful warming up despite a day of the bike yesterday after 20 consecutive days but managed more power in race 1 , annoyingly averaged 299w for the 2 mins still hunting 300 .

I think we were front pen, so can't have been any further forward last week. I was a second faster in race 1 with slightly less power
Must have been different wind conditions.

I suspect what we're seeing is the difference in WHERE you apply that power. If you push more power on the "climby" bits you probably gain more from that than doing it on the flat.

 

[13 rider]

Just checked Martin's vids last week we turn left out of the pens this week it was right , both front pens but who knows if there's a distance difference

 

[Norry1]

Race 2 - Phil, I think I answer all your Message comments verbally at the end


View: https://youtu.be/jN6CrFFjFBc

 

[alex_cycles]

Just checked Martin's vids last week we turn left out of the pens this week it was right , both front pens but who knows if there's a distance difference

I've just looked at my vids from last week and this week. I was 12s to the start line both times.

 

[alex_cycles]

Race 2 - Phil, I think I answer all your Message comments verbally at the end


View: https://youtu.be/jN6CrFFjFBc

Very interesting to watch that final climb from your point of view. My goal in escaping with the early burst was to get you right out of the draft. Obviously from in front, I couldn't tell where you were wrt line (apart from the moving of the distance marker), but for the most part the twisty course did the job for me. It seemed like each time you almost got back in the draft there was another bend.
I guess I could have done the "look back" thing, but I was more focussed on working really hard to stay ahead.