Originally Posted by
ridethecliche
3rd wheel in the final turn means nothing if there's a good chunk of road left.
Yeah, I live for that good chunk of road. My ideal tactic lately has been to go so early that people are like
If they hesitate at all, I'm gone.
Originally Posted by
carpediemracing
Just looking at the bare statistics (excellent position in last turn, not excellent finishes), it seems to me that you're trying too hard to get good position. If you burn half/all your sprint getting to third spot, you're going to explode just when everyone else is getting going.
Exactly. I launched from 10th place today at 850m. That's as far up as I could get without hurting myself.
Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
Yeah, I thinks its pretty clear I was too far up, particularly given the head wind.
I don't think I really intellectualized how far it was out of the last turn to the finish.
So are you really looking for a bunch sprint? If you're going to win a race, will it happen in the last 50m? I had similar results before I learned of my 1' power strength. I've never won from a bunch sprint, in spite of being able to out-drag-race most sprinters on a training ride.