Are you trying to make me lose my justification to the finance minister?It was notthe Ridley. It was all you. Good work.
No wonder your were stuffed. Doing night shifts can really knock our bodies around.Gees I don't have much sympathy for any crashes that occur on that course. Those boys were flying round the corners.My back wheel was sliding a fair bit. I realized later I had a slow release puncture but I don't think it really contributed...
A bit unfair given that I've only had a 3 session experience in criterium racing. I think I should have more before moving up. Oh well... Tanya did warn me during the third lap that I shouldn't push too hard unless I want a quick qualification for C.- As they say in the classics. Welcome to C Grade.
Ride faster, the wind blows the sweat awayI think there may be a difference with this particularly brand of bandana. The synthetic strip supposedly stops a saturated bandana from letting sweat running straight down the face, but direct them to the sides. Worth looking into.
Because there's too much sweat, one gets distracted from riding faster... Catch 22.Ride faster, the wind blows the sweat away
You don't have to move up. Joanne Buckton may move you up based on your last performance however.A bit unfair given that I've only had a 3 session experience in criterium racing. I think I should have more before moving up. Oh well... Tanya did warn me during the third lap that I shouldn't push too hard unless I want a quick qualification for C.
For some reason they lost my name on their database. So you are right, Joanne may not take into consideration of my previous two major losses. That's alright. I'll give C a shot this Sat and see what's it like. Given the prize on offer, I guess it'll be painful. I'll use it to get a gauge as to where my weaknesses are.You don't have to move up. Joanne Buckton may move you up based on your last performance however.
You might want to give it another shot if she doesn't and see how you go. Better prizes are at stake this week.
It's about 2kph faster than D grade and there's a little more attacking, usually to no particular result. To do a breakaway in C grade, you really need to have at least one other rider with you.Any tips on C grade strategy? How easy is it to get a breakaway going?
Didn't Lindsay ride his fixie occasionally at Heffron? I remember he used to tell me that the fixie is actually an advantage for criterium given the flat course and drive train efficiency. Maybe he did flip the rear for freewheel but I am not sure.Yes, you need freewheel, fixed is not permitted.
I had a pedal strike in my second race. Now I am really conservative in terms of pedaling through a corner.Personally, I wouldn't want to race a fixie round that course, it is too technical, and when the hammer drops, it is too easy to get a pedal strike when cornering.
May not be such a problem now, as you have shorter cranks, but depends on the height of the bottom bracket.I had a pedal strike in my second race. Now I am really conservative in terms of pedaling through a corner.
Shock, horror, sacrilege!...by all accounts the course is too 'technical' for a fixie.
It's Lindsay who told me "no fixed". Next time I see him I'll clarifyMike, I just checked the UCI and CA regulations re cycles and I can't find anything preventing the use of a fixed gear in a road race.
Having said that, I'd use a single freewheel at Heffron, by all accounts the course is too 'technical' for a fixie.
Perhaps I do the leaning without thinking about it, as I've not grounded my looks while the speedplay equipped rider in front of me grounded 2 corners in a row.Well, the crank is only shortened 5mm (175mm to 170mm). With a leaning bike, the ground clearing improvement would be less than 5mm. I wonder if that's a significant difference?
The technique of leaning the rider is a good one. I know exactly what you meant there, Keiran. Thanks to the tip.
I'd say go D. Seeing what happens in E, you won't learn a lot. In any case, if you hadn't exerted yourself at the front and get distracted during that surge, you probably would have finished with us on Sat. So yes, go D and aim high.With my first ride in a combined E&D grade on Sat. Should I go in D grade again this Sat or relegate myself to E grade, based in expected nos and one race? Do we get a choice on this?
E usually consists of about 3 riders, so it isn't as interesting as D with 8 or so riders.Stay in D grade. You'll be fine and its always better to be in a harder grade.
Me? Pain? No... Never!And with Weiyun not causing pain....
Michael,With my first ride in a combined E&D grade on Sat. Should I go in D grade again this Sat or relegate myself to E grade, based in expected nos and one race? Do we get a choice on this?
Don't know. But the grades all seemed to be evenly spaced by around 2kph. So must be reasonable.thats an alright average speed Weiyun?
Or B and C are a little slow.There's usually 2kph between each grade
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