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[Whorty]

Exactly that. We started with 55 riders and 40 were within 10s of the winner at the end.
For me it was an endurance ride. I got a new 45 minute season best power of 204 Watts. But I didn't have much for an effort at the end. Hence my 28th place. I'm better at the points races. looking forward to next week.

I couldn't race last night, but our team captain said it resulted in a 40 rider sprint to the finish. Does seem a bit dull, even for someone like me that likes a sprint finish!!

It's why i like the Innsbruck course - the Legsnapper is just long enough to create gaps and make the race interesting without just making it a w/kg race for climbers or a dull sprint finish after a 40 minute procession.
Not sure if I can race next week either, but out of interest, what's the course? Is it points?

 

[13 rider]

I couldn't race last night, but our team captain said it resulted in a 40 rider sprint to the finish. Does seem a bit dull, even for someone like me that likes a sprint finish!!

It's why i like the Innsbruck course - the Legsnapper is just long enough to create gaps and make the race interesting without just making it a w/kg race for climbers or a dull sprint finish after a 40 minute procession.
Not sure if I can race next week either, but out of interest, what's the course? Is it points?

Double span spin in NY .points 1 sprint and 1 climb per lap basically halfway over each bridge

 

[alex_cycles]

Double span spin in NY .points 1 sprint and 1 climb per lap basically halfway over each bridge

3 laps for C/D, 4 for A/B. FTS and FAL on all segments as usual
But at least we're back to predictable powerups

 

[Whorty]

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3 laps for C/D, 4 for A/B. FTS and FAL on all segments as usual
But at least we're back to predictable powerups

That looks a challenge - I may be having my hair cut next Tuesday


I'm most definitely towards the bottom of Cs at the moment, I can't see myself contesting any of the FAL or FTS points. Will be a game of hanging on and seeing how many finish points I can muster.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

The Yumezi Grit races are quite fun this week, even if I'm suffering more than usual on the climbs, as my numbers have dropped since early February.

On Monday I tried using my stage 5 SL8 and Princeton Wake whites, stupidly forgot to recover after the lead-in climb while stupidly thinking our group could catch back up with the leaders, blew up and took just over 42mins to complete.

After looking at the race data, I thought maybe my stage 2 Crux with Zipp gravel wheels would be worth a try, but I didn't plan to try it so soon afterwards on Tuesday! Treated it more like a TT, going relatively harder on the tarmac drag and harder still on the dirt climb, steady on the flat and recovering on the descents.
Just over 2mins quicker!

Starting to wonder if the correct bike depends on your climb ability...
As a heavy pen D racer struggling to do ~2.5W/Kg up the climb section, gravel bike might be the right choice.
But the better your climb ability, the more likely the road bike is the better choice.
Or something!

 

[alex_cycles]

Starting to wonder if the correct bike depends on your climb ability...
As a heavy pen D racer struggling to do ~2.5W/Kg up the climb section, gravel bike might be the right choice.
But the better your climb ability, the more likely the road bike is the better choice.
Or something!

That does make a certain amount of sense. It's not going to be a question of "one size fits all". Certainly the faster you are the more that aero helps and weight matters more over 6% climb (or something like that)

 

[alex_cycles]

That looks a challenge - I may be having my hair cut next Tuesday


I'm most definitely towards the bottom of Cs at the moment, I can't see myself contesting any of the FAL or FTS points. Will be a game of hanging on and seeing how many finish points I can muster.

Don't forget in this ZRL format you get FAL points for all positions. Not just top 10