"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Anyone have any pre race rituals?

I'm too new to have any right now I pee myself a bit and listen to fergie on the trainer, that's about it. Just curious?

Pooping a lot.

I ride around intimidating other racers saying "You looking at me?".

Oh man, after my race at Poor Kids last weekend I hit the "porta pottie" and my team mates looked concerned after I got out. Definitely need to have a pre race poop next time.

Pooping a lot.

Yeah, I seem to have that one too. Weird, but it feels great afterward.

Right before a time trial starts I have an Enervit cheer pack. That stuffs like EPO.

Per peoples advice I'm going to eat more before my crit and not take in any calories during the crit and no more than a bottle of water.

Not necessarily a ritual, but I MUST have long finger gloves on when I race otherwise I feel naked.

I eat a few plain, untoasted bagels on my way to the race and one RedBull per hour. If I have two races in a day, I'll stretch and enjoy another bagel or two, if it's a hot day I can leave them on my dash and they'll be toasty by the time I come around.


::EDIT:: Sometimes I substitute the RedBull for a large cup of light roast coffee of the day from Carbiou; light roast has more caffeine in it, or so I'm told. I drink it black. I only drink black coffee before races and rides.

Not really.... I normally empty my bladder, eat a banana, pin on my number, have a chat, and then race. With crits I normally ride to the start so that's my warmup. Road races do require driving usually so everyone rolls around a bit on a side street before the start. I'm considering taking a trainer with me to road races this winter.

Not necessarily a ritual, but I MUST have long finger gloves on when I race otherwise I feel naked.

Man when I did my first race last weekend I realized I forgot my gloves...on the start line :rolleyes: I was not stoked.

people drink multipile red bulls before racing?? i've read one too many articles about people who have died from drinking red bulls and then exerting themselves...

i usually just eat a box of baking soda pre race...

I'm totally random.

On Saturday's crit, I felt guilty because I only took an 8-minute warmup, averaging only 150W. It's hardly a banner crit warmup, but I attacked the gun and got things started off right. I felt great in no time.

Last year, for one crit, I hit a 5" power record during a 45 minute warmup, which was more than I'd planned to do. Still had great legs for that one too.

I dunno I just have confidence that whatever my fitness is, my body will work at its potential, regardless of what I do before the race.

people drink multipile red bulls before racing?? i've read one too many articles about people who have died from drinking red bulls and then exerting themselves...

i usually just eat a box of baking soda pre race...

Things like redbull are terrible, concentrated crap in a bottle.

Things like redbull are terrible, concentrated crap in a bottle.

I don't know if they would be as scary as my Enervit cheer pack or not. On the ingredients list there is something about crushed shells.

Hey do any of you guys have a warm up plan for on the trainer before my crit saturday? I have a video with a warm up routine from Vision Quest but I was wondering if any of you guys had any interval routine or warm up routine thats good before a crit. I know I need to go hard before my race on teh trainer.

I'm too new to have any right now I pee myself a bit and listen to fergie on the trainer, that's about it. Just curious?

yep (http://myshavedlegs.blogspot.com/2007/06/race-report-rubber-on-road.html).

I sacrifice a virgin before every race.

I sacrifice a virgin before every race.

sacrifice as in sacrifice, or sacrifice as in deflower?

which is bannable?

I eat a few plain, untoasted bagels on my way to the race and one RedBull per hour. If I have two races in a day, I'll stretch and enjoy another bagel or two, if it's a hot day I can leave them on my dash and they'll be toasty by the time I come around.


::EDIT:: Sometimes I substitute the RedBull for a large cup of light roast coffee of the day from Carbiou; light roast has more caffeine in it, or so I'm told. I drink it black. I only drink black coffee before races and rides.

You know caffeine constricts blood flow, right?

Always Take a Huge Dump then shower prior to any race.....Otherwise you find yourself oreoccupied with the Turtle.....

Always Take a Huge Dump then shower prior to any race.....Otherwise you find yourself oreoccupied with the Turtle.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCD (Linky)

I don't know if they would be as scary as my Enervit cheer pack or not. On the ingredients list there is something about crushed shells.

It probably reads crushed souls.

To the gym to lift upper body weights. Like to show up to the race with my guns blazing..:rolleyes:

So many of these posts make me wish that I was taking a bite of Filet Mignon while reading them (for the record, I prefer Sirloin)...

I rub one out, followed by a shot of tequila.

My only ritual is to get there early. Real early. I like to have plenty of time to check in, warm up, etc. If I get rushed, I get flustered and that's not good.

My only ritual is to get there early. Real early. I like to have plenty of time to check in, warm up, etc. If I get rushed, I get flustered and that's not good.

Amen. I hate being rushed as well.

listen to fergie on the trainerno wonder you got problems

I pee in the bottles of my teammates who are Cat 5's :D

I pee in the bottles of my teammates who are Cat 5's :D

It's cool man when I was picking up my team kit this morning I found your order and paid a prostitute with the clap to walk around in your bib shorts for an hour.

More routine, less ritual.
Hate being late, but I ride my best races when I show up late (like, getting to the race and seeing my category warming up.)

Fanatical about packing car and NOT losing stuff.

And when I was announcing races regularly, I'd always ask the field "Anyone need to use the bathroom? Riders ready..." and pull the trigger.

It's cool man when I was picking up my team kit this morning I found your order and paid a prostitute with the clap to walk around in your bib shorts for an hour.

Nothing a round of antibiotics can't handle.

It's cool man when I was picking up my team kit this morning I found your order and paid a prostitute with the clap to walk around in your bib shorts for an hour.
Touche! Especially well timed since I left to pick up my kit right after posting that.

But out of curiosity, how did you know she had the clap? ;)

Touche! Especially well timed since I left to pick up my kit right after posting that.

But out of curiosity, how did you know she had the clap? ;)

Look, I don't want to talk about it.

just as a handy aside, Assos saddle cream may indeed have antibacterial properties, but it's not strong enough to get rid of the clap. don't ask me how I know.

if it's a C or B race, I like to twist one up and play a little Marley for a while.

Where's the bottom of this thread? Dunno, but I've gotta feeling that we aren't quite there yet....

just as a handy aside, Assos saddle cream may indeed have antibacterial properties, but it's not strong enough to get rid of the clap. don't ask me how I know.

if it's a C or B race, I like to twist one up and play a little Marley for a while.

If I ever smell someone budded-up in one of my races, I'll personally take 'em out myself...

My tradition: Showing up late. It happens every time. :(

Yeah, I seem to have that one too. Weird, but it feels great afterward.

That explains why they smell so horrible at 8 a.m.

Take two captagons, put bike shoes on, grab a pair of handlebars, crank Deep Purple's Machinehead up to 11, close eyes, visualise smashing opposition.

I rub one out, followed by a shot of tequila.

+1, gotta calm those nerves! Sometimes i'll even hotbox the truck. :p

I get angry

Or I roll around with some buddies looking for hot chicks. Calms the nerves.

I pour exactly 1 ounce of warm chicken's blood on the start/finish line and place a curse on all known sandbaggers.

I typically walk through the wheel pit dropping tacks.

ritual is for wussy

not too many rituals other than I always bite the head off of a live canary during the national anthem

If I ever smell someone budded-up in one of my races, I'll personally take 'em out myself...

Funny you should say that. The most for-real offensive smell I've ever inhaled during a race is cologne. Dear God it's like 30x stronger when you're at threshold. I never could find the guy but I had to aggressively change position in the field b/c the smell was inflaming my lungs.

But back on topic. Why you gotta be hating? It's just a plant.

Got no problem with the plant.
Got no problem with people smoking it.
Got no problem with people in races rubbing elbows with me.
I will have a problem with someone combining all the above.