Originally Posted by
veloboy971
At least last year you could use skinsuit, wheels up to 808's I believe, and aerohelmets, just no aerobars for collegiate.
that's my plan for this coming season.
Originally Posted by
rkwaki
...TT in the lower cats I think it is important from a developmental standpoint. It is a great opportunity to show your weaknesses or holes in your training/diet/regiment as it is truly the race of truth. Little hiding, luck, surprises.
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It can often build confidence and show you are stronger than you think.
This was really the case for me last year. I didn't have any winter base, and thought I was made out of 100% suck for the first 10 races of the year - then did a TT in a SR and went really fast (comparatively).
It gave me the encouragement to keep going the rest of the year, and helped me see that the holes in my fitness weren't comprehensive - just "comprehensively everything beyond 48 miles"
I didn't train hardly at all for TTs last year, even though I thought was going to. Just 2x20s on the road bike and 4x5s... just that base was enough to really kill some TTs last year.