...and just like that, I've been asked to participate on the elite team's TTT squad this year. Only thing is, I've never ridden a TT bike more than a few blocks, and I just picked one up (borrowing) last night. Also the race is in 3 weeks. Not gonna have enough time to really adapt but should have enough time to tweak the position and do some pratice runs.

For those not in the know, the TTT (team time trial) is a race where you start with a 4-man team and try to cover a course (24 mi, flat) as quickly as possible. Time is marked as third rider across the line so you can "burn" one by making him work disproportionately in the first half. For a race like this you pick a speed (say, 30 mph) then work out how long each rider spends on the front due to their ability. For some riders, it might be 10 seconds, for others, might be 60.

This should be fun! Time to start practicing. I did one of these as a brand new racer in college on road bikes and it was a total **** show, riders accelerating too hard at first, getting dropped etc. But fun! It will be even more fun to do it with more fitness, skill, experience and practice.