Originally Posted by R600DuraAce
Even though cat 5 races are general short. You will suffer like a dog when the pack decided to go all out for 1 minute at 30 mph. Sure you have ridden a lot of centuries but if you haven't ridden at 30 mph, you WILL get dropped.
I am not talking about downhill speed here.
This is true. The difference between tourests and racers is that tourests go a long way at a fairly even tempo and races are balls-to-the-wall for a bit and then some recovery. In order to succeed at racing, you need to train yourself so you can stay with the attacks. Intervals, intervals and more intervals...long intervals...short intervals...up hill...flats...
If you can't at least ride a wheel when the shiznit hits the fan...you will be OTB....