Originally Posted by
WhyFi
There are a lot of good segments where I'm just not going to be in KOM contention, and that's okay. On those, I want to beat everybody I know, though. Or constantly improve my time. Or, if conditions are unfavorable, I want to see that my power and pacing was good, etc, etc. (This isn't to say that I'm looking to pound that segment every time I ride it, of course - everything in moderation, recovery rides are important, yadda yadda.)
Same. I try to get a couple PRs as each new season arrives, but eventually I won’t be as good as I used to be, and it’s great to be able to compare me now to me before and see how my training is stacking up.