Originally Posted by
billh
I see technical sections as relative rest areas, eg. four back to back 180 hairpin turns, right-left-right-left, then into a sandipt . . . you can't really hammer there. I'm a big power rider, so click it to a big gear and hammer on the straights, passing the little hill climber dudes, who are obviously taking a break.
Yup. The only rest you should get in a cross race is when you have to stop pedaling for technical areas.