Originally Posted by mdcatv

^nicely said wr.

Cedricbosch - i strongly doubt weight lifting would help you vs. Time on the bike. Time on the bike doesnt mean just training your physiological side, it also means skill development. This, being the end of racing season for most, is a great time to focus on skill development.

Some folks just arent good at crits, be it a physiological thing, skill thing (drafting, recovering while under duress, cornering or pack navigation), or psychological (fear, nervousness, confidence). I doubt that being a cat 4 you've done enough crits to make a determination that you're not good at them.

Keep plugging away, race crits, if you still dont like or are not doing well, treat them as training races where you try outlandishly bold tactics to be successful, and if nothing else, it'll help your road racing.