tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post695668865053981509..comments2024-03-19T05:40:22.017-04:00Comments on Sprinter della Casa: Training - Long, Hot DayAkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-65421086654309050802010-06-29T12:03:14.952-04:002010-06-29T12:03:14.952-04:00Never imagined I would try and take a lead out fro...Never imagined I would try and take a lead out from you. I don't know if you went too hard or if my legs are too old, but I'm pretty sure I account for the gap after the Navone guy. It was great to ride with you again, but I think I will look for a taller, slower building leadout next time. <br /><br />Your OLD teamate from Belgiumbrasschaatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-41475338980423132432010-06-17T22:59:03.920-04:002010-06-17T22:59:03.920-04:00I don't remember much about the actual kits, o...I don't remember much about the actual kits, other than Pawling and Bethel (since both seemed to be most active). I hope to make it down there again soon, but I'll be doing the A race (and probably tasting some of that B race medicine I dished out).<br /><br />Since I notice teamwork and sketchiness, if I didn't notice anything about your riding, it's probably a good thing.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-70486199480742637742010-06-17T17:49:32.006-04:002010-06-17T17:49:32.006-04:00Aki-
I was in that B race. Actually it was my fir...Aki-<br /><br />I was in that B race. Actually it was my first race but hopefully I didn't pull any of the sketchy moves you mentioned. I was in the black Trek Fairfield kit. I was spit out the back of the group after stupidly taking a hard pull in my first ever crit. Oh well. Been doing well in the 3 races after that. If you happened to have noticed anything feel free to give me hell.<br /><br />JPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-88826566179728790762010-06-14T11:28:17.986-04:002010-06-14T11:28:17.986-04:00I agree that my leadout did change the dynamics of...I agree that my leadout did change the dynamics of the last sprint. However, since it was a points race, and there seemed to be a pattern developing, I don't think it altered what would have happened. The same guy won a bunch of sprints early on, then another guy won a few, then the first guy started coming back strong.<br /><br />I had a goal in doing the leadout though, and I explained it to one of the riders of the team there at a later date. Basically the leadouts in the race were simply riders lining up while going the same pace as normal (25-28 mph). They didn't go fast enough to discourage any other type of movement. I wanted to go a bit faster, maybe 30-32 mph, to illustrate vividly what happens when a leadout is faster. I went faster than I thought, but at the time I was just trying to not cramp.<br /><br />The guy who ended up winning that last sprint (the last of maybe 6 sprints for points) won the race on points. However, if the guy in second had the legs, he'd have gone as well (I'm pretty sure he's a Cat 4, and I've raced against him in the 3-4 races in Bethel). It seemed that he wasn't able to contest the last couple sprints effectively - he may have left his legs on the road after making lots of efforts early on.<br /><br />I hope that the various teams take that lesson into account and it makes for more effective leadouts, and therefore safer sprints.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-36366863729615364792010-06-07T07:18:20.318-04:002010-06-07T07:18:20.318-04:00Sounds like a good day on the bike. My one issue ...Sounds like a good day on the bike. My one issue with this is getting involved with the sprint in the "B" race. You mentioned you didn't want to contest the sprint or chase breaks.<br /><br />Providing a leadout was in effect changing the dynanmics in a race you didn't belong in. Your leadout shelled most of the field and probably wasn't a good thing to do.bigCranknoreply@blogger.com