ed073

Never met a Szechuan banquet he didn't like....

Wilchemy

While you are continuing your "preparation" during the year, remember two important things that you will need to be ready for when racing crits....1) Surges in pace - when attacks go, and also out of corners - they can sap your energy pretty quick if you're not used to them.....2) Bunch riding skills - hard to gain these apart from riding in a bunch.

Wilchemy

mmm...Sichuan food is good...especially the genuine stuff over in Sichuan province itself. (You just don't ask too many questions about what sort of meat it is )

ed073

Don't drop back further than the 1st 1/3rd of riders.

It gets molto hard at the back due to the "concertina effect" out of corners and as blokes fatigue, they'll start dropping off the wheel and you'll waste more energy going around them.

If you work on your cornering, it will help you heaps....you can save a lot of energy by blasting through turns and the freewheeling gives you a bit of time to recover.

531Aussie

too right!! There's a slight downhill corner at the northern end of Sandown, through which, if there's a strong sou'easter, the speed is pretty hot and I lose about 5 bike lengths! I was so embarrassed one time that I made sure I was at the back.

do 70kg guys corner faster than 90kg guys?

ed073

Robbie is the best I've ever seen. Some of the last corners he's ridden at the Bay crits defy physics.

classic1

I've seen the Pom Roger Hammond race on a really tight circuit in Traralgon. Very impressive around the corners - took lengths every time he attacked. Mind you, hes a friggin dwarf- low centre of gravity

ed073

Best English-speaking 'crosser?

Thoughts?

classic1

Isn't that like being best brazilian leg spin bowler?

I don't mind the cross but don't know much about it. All my heroes were six-day riders when I was a kid.

ed073

me and a mate wanted to start a Vic cyclocross race series when we were teenagers in the 80s....talk about pushing sht uphill. Glad it never made it past idle banter...

I love six dayers...

Sercu
Doyle
Clark
Thurau
Allan
De Wilde
Tourne
Gunther
Veggerby
Frost
Freuler

all legends

classic1

I've been out training with Tony Doyle.

The old man know Doyle, Blackie and sunshine fairly well

ed073

I've got an anicent Winning at home witrh a feature in it about Doyley and Clark.

He looks brilliant on the fixed wheel....I'd envy the Team Eveready kit and his immaculate bike. I thought the little bunk they get to rest in at a race was the coolest thing ever. Full of exotic gear we never saw here and cycling acoutrements...


Crikey....I need to get out more.

classic1

lol. You're not the only veg. I think I have that Winning. Is it the one where there's a photo of Gary Wiggins and Tom Sawyer looking like death warmed up in their cabin?

ed073

Not sure....but there is a picture of Doyley during a warm-up spin with the caption

"Tony Doyle does his warm-up ride to the tunes of Tracey Chapman"


Ewwww.....

classic1

I meant to mention that I have a Maastricht six day program from the early 80's autographed by all the riders (Sercu, Pijnen, Thurau etc), plus teams pursuit great Udo Hempel and to top it off Peter Post!!

ed073

Crikey!!

all you need is for Hesslich and Hubner to be putting on a showcase sprint as well....

climbo

you'd better get used to it real quick.

classic1

Nah. For some reason the 6dayers always look the best on the bike. All smooth, fantastic positions on the bike. Plus in the 80's they nearly all rode with silver rims which looked the business under lights.

I've seen a video of Wiggins and Doyle winning Bremen. Sht it looked hard, but every rider looked class.

classic1

lol.

62vette

I reckon you should just get into the racing now, learn the ropes quietly and keep up the secret training. Racing experience is invaluable, and it will improve your fitness faster than training alone will.

531Aussie

I'm due for a hard day today but it's too hot for me so I'm just gunna roll along the beach for a perve!

crank'n

wont be to hot arround christmas day, I here snow is on the way,Oh well, the crickets on boxng day or the Sydney to Hobart .Forcasting beach weather over here

531Aussie

Crankn lives!! Crikey!

Wilchemy

Sheeet, it seems like TAT part V is beginning to grow legs again!

Johnny_Monkey

Forecast is 36C for Perth on Xmas day isn't it? It's always bloody hot there on Xmas day.


Supposed to be 0C here on the 25th. Hopefully it will snow.