Originally Posted by
LarrySellerz
I want to win spectrum, don't really want to race yet because there are tons of strong but inexperienced cat 5s and 6s out here, the practice crit was sketchy.
Last weeks ride - you kept up with them for, what, 6 or 7 miles? But isn't the whole ride more like 30 or 40? I mean, kudos on keeping up with them, but to "win" would mean keeping up with them the whole way and then still having a crapload of watts left to throw down at the end. You won't get that just from riding with them.
The guys who "win Spectrum" do a lot of other training besides group rides. Structured training, base miles, etc. Spectrum isn't that hard for them.