Trainers for crit/road race warmups?
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Trainers for crit/road race warmups?
(Almost) everyone at TTs warms up on trainers. What about your crit/road racer types? or is it considered odd.
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I rarely see people on trainers at any races but Crits.
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I use a trainer at road races. Although, I generally do not do crits, I plan to participate in a stage race and plan to warmup for a crit and TT the first day and a road race the second day.
I just prefer a trainer to the road. I think you get a better warmup and I can listen to music. If the weather is wet, you can warmup under a tent.
At our mass start races, the pace is fast right from the start and many races do not allow warmup on the course. A trainer is my choice for all racing formats including the track.
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1A2. A bicycle race is a competition among persons using bicycles where awards are given on the basis of relative performance.
1A25. A race series is a sequence of race events of the same type (such as road, criterium, time trial, track or MTB) conducted in a single state generally on a regular basis at the same location, time, and day of the week.
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Uh....I do about 10 a year. Out of the 80+ people usually at TT's, I see maybe 5 of them on trainers.
Therefore, and read it closely this time;
Meaning, 99% of people at TT's around here are warming up on the road.
Therefore, and read it closely this time;
I rarely see people on trainers at any races but Crits.
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I use a trainer before our road races - because most of the time it's 100% from the gun to shed the slow guys before things settle back down. If I'm not warmed up, those initial surges hurt more than I'd like.
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Lots of people here (NorCal) use trainer or rollers for crit/road race warmup. I've seen people warming up on trainers or rollers for hillclimb road races. Usually the short ones, but I've seen guys on trianers/rollers before stages of the Everest Challenge (the stages are 5-7 hours for the faster riders). If you warm up well on a trainer or rollers it's awfully conveinent.
I warm up really poorly on a trainer so I have to find a road instead. I've always been able to find something, but sometimes it's not very good. There's an increased risk of a last minute flat when you warm up on the road. If it's cold out you will be warmer on a trainer.
Don't worry about what other people think. Do what works for you.
I warm up really poorly on a trainer so I have to find a road instead. I've always been able to find something, but sometimes it's not very good. There's an increased risk of a last minute flat when you warm up on the road. If it's cold out you will be warmer on a trainer.
Don't worry about what other people think. Do what works for you.
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I'm guessing you don't know who the Duke is, or you wouldn't be talking down to him.
Most college racers warm up on trainers, for whatever reason, maybe because it looks pro. I have a picture somewhere of about 15 Navy racers all lined up in a perfect row on their trainers, with their coach walking in front of them talking tactics.
I don't own a trainer, so for crits our team usually shares them. I feel like I can get a better warm-up on a trainer, and not have to worry about making it back for the start. Just takes a couple more things off my mind before the race.
For road races I usually ride on the road to warm up, since it isn't as important to be warmed up really well. There is also more room around road races to ride, and nicer roads. Getting outside a crit course and back on can be tricky at times.
Most college racers warm up on trainers, for whatever reason, maybe because it looks pro. I have a picture somewhere of about 15 Navy racers all lined up in a perfect row on their trainers, with their coach walking in front of them talking tactics.
I don't own a trainer, so for crits our team usually shares them. I feel like I can get a better warm-up on a trainer, and not have to worry about making it back for the start. Just takes a couple more things off my mind before the race.
For road races I usually ride on the road to warm up, since it isn't as important to be warmed up really well. There is also more room around road races to ride, and nicer roads. Getting outside a crit course and back on can be tricky at times.
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Well, the fact of the matter is that the many times that I raced against Rock Racing, Kelly Benefits, Bissell, Kenda, HealthNet, Jittery Joes, Toyota United or Astana (well...once), and many other pro and amateur teams, I don't think I saw a single person warming up on a trainer before our races.