Subject: OK, I am humbled ...... Did my first bike only TT a few weeks ago. Didn't finsh last and bettered all my Tri race speeds. Thought, hey I can hang with these guys and looked up the first local circuit/road race. Found one literally minutes from home on roads I ride often. This one a 9.5 mile loop which we did 3 times with a couple of additional miles in the run up and finish. 30 plus miles.
I made it to the first puny hill and was dropped like a rock. @ one lap to go the women passed me. (started 5 minutes back ) A few km from the finish the Cat 1 guys lapped me. ( they started 5 min ahead of me ) One more lap would have become real discouraging. Wishful thinking on my part to be able to hanging with this crew. At least I wasn't lapped by everyone :D
Colder than expected...still not spring here. Good layer of frost on the road in the shade, which was half the course. Great learning experience. 100 miles rides are reasonable mornings these days. A 30 mile TT in zone 4/5 isn't. Riding and pullling in a pace line is a great experience. Speed goes from 17 to 25 if you can get some help. Everyone should have their own team! That would make a road races a lot more fun! A team of 1 is a lot of work!
I need drop 50# and get some bigger stumps
Averaged right at 21mph. One of the best rides I have been able to hold in a race. Good experience but humbling. Just hope it helps my bike speed/skills this season! |