Originally Posted by Thylacine
Man, I know SFA about racing, but is Jongewaard mentally deficient or something? In the Com Games he went too hard too quick and cracked, and at Sea Otter looks like he did exactly the same. I mean, 12th is insanely awesome, but with his track record of over-training and going out hard, you have to wonder how he'd go if his was a tad more....err....tactical?
Jonewaard has raced like that for a long time. why hes going so hard hes blowing up early is a mystery tho, he rode with strong tactics with Uni SA in the tour down under, so why it doesnt translate into MTB is a mystery.
that said, i found that when leading the race ont he weekend, its a wierd situation. i tend to go out v hard on lap one then settle down into quick, but sustainable ( i hope) pace. in the 1st race i went too hard and exploded halfway into the 2nd lap. this time i eased off and was much more sustainable, but i got caught regardless. part of me wonders if id upped the pace a little, and assuing that lapped traffic complied could i have held a gap?
im going to race the CCCC road race on the 23rd and having no idea about road tactics, while admittedly it will only be E grade as its my 1st RR hit out, this is going to be an adventure into the wild unknown.......