Originally Posted by
cyclinfool
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Tell me again why we do this...
Because you want to be the man.
Next time you will own that hill.
I went on a group ride last night. I had just got back from 4 days of riding 75 to 87 miles a day across PA. My legs were sore and I did take Wednesday off so I thought I could get some of the hurt out by riding along with the B group. Well the ride started and I ended up riding with the front runners (A group) and stayed with them over the first two climbs and rollers for 14 miles. I love the dynamic of fast group rides. I didn't plan on racing this weekend due to the long rides earlier this week, but my performance indicated I could race. I made an instant decision to race this weekend and told a couple guys in the group that "I'm going off the back and don't worry about me". I rode back to near the starting point then rode Z4 up a long hill two times. My Wed workout, which I skipped, was supposed to be 4 long hills in Z4. I figured that the two hills during the ride at Z5-B counted as two of my Z4 hills.
The same question as you, why do we do this?