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Old 01-09-12, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by teetopkram
I really don't have a sprint...I tend to get to lead out speed and max out there. It sucks, but I can hold this speed for a little bit which allows me to pass some of the sprinters who blow up or give up early and cheaply steal a few spaces in the last 50m.
Work on being sneaky and getting away with 500m or more to go. If the sprinters are looking at each other you might get a good gap before they know what hit them. Then they will wait for the other guy to lead them out. By that time you could be long gone.
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