Originally Posted by
Jancouver
Zabriskie TT pacing
So Zabriskie won the 2011 US TT Championships. After watching the race on TV today I noticed that Zabriskie didnt go with the pacing rule that is being suggested on this forum. They did 3 laps and his splits were something like 13:10, 13:30 and 13:45. Not sure if the first lap was a full lap as they didnt start from the finish line but still, I dont think that he was holding his horses back the first lap
The Greenville course is a pacing nightmare. On a typical US TT course, your pacing is determined by wind and elevation gain. Some courses should be positively split while others should be negative. Greenville is 3 laps with a lot of hills and technical turns. The fastest way to ride the course is to go hard on the hills and very hard out of the corners. There are downhill sections where you can recover. I believe the first lap is shorter because the start ramp is in a middle section of the course that is only used on the first lap.