My first race. Advice?
02-18-07, 10:53 PM
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Here is a bit of advice: If you go so hard you puke, make sure it is towards the left. Vomit is a b1tch to clean out of your drive train.
Have fun!
Have fun!
02-19-07, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by cmh
Here is a bit of advice: If you go so hard you puke, make sure it is towards the left. Vomit is a b1tch to clean out of your drive train.
Have fun!
Have fun!
02-20-07, 02:10 PM
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all the talk about the climbs in this race made me remember the best advice i got before a hilly RR: "ride near the front (not ON the front) going into the hills becuase it's a lot easier to stay in the race if you drop from top-ten to mid-pack on the climb than from mid-pack to off-the-back"
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
I've been told to get a short warm-up for road races and just do a slow speed build up then a few intervals to get the heart going, but I always struggled with the first few miles of the race that way.
Thus I'd warm up like it was a crit or even a TT.
Which for me would mean 10-15 spin. 5 minutes of tempo, Then a couple of 2 minute LT efforts, and a couple of 30 second all out efforts, Then 5 minutes easy spin to the line.
02-21-07, 02:49 PM
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Where is this race? I ask cuz it looks like the map of LAST years GVCC spring classic. If so, that race has moved for '07. https://gvcc.11net.com/docs/GVCC%20Classic%202007.htm - This years race(also in April)
PS I see you're in Auburn, are you riding w/ Owasco Velo Club? Joining a club (GVCC) is best thing I ever did as far as learning tactics and situations. Hopefully this year I'll be able to apply some of that knowledge instead of getting shelled on a weekly basis. Good luck regardless.
PS I see you're in Auburn, are you riding w/ Owasco Velo Club? Joining a club (GVCC) is best thing I ever did as far as learning tactics and situations. Hopefully this year I'll be able to apply some of that knowledge instead of getting shelled on a weekly basis. Good luck regardless.
