Whittlesea Challenge - CycleRoad Race


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Whittlesea, Victoria
Australia
CycleSport Australia
17C / 63F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 28m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Full litre of water and wheaties for breakie. Spag Bol the night before.
Event warmup:

Did a 3km warm-up on the bike (because I started out going the wrong direction!)
Bike
  • 5h 28m
  • 110 kms
  • 20.12 km/hr
What would you do differently?:

Bring more powerbars.
Bring removable sleeves and leggings for the cold hours.
Go with a partner.
Post race
Event comments:

I actually did the race a week early as I'm not available on the actual race day. So a lot less traffic but no stations set up and no volunteers, and no way to repair a broken spoke.




Last updated: 2010-05-24 12:00 AM
Biking
05:28:00 | 110 kms | 20.12 km/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course: Moderate headwinds and crosswinds on the long downhill segment after the first big hill which cut off the top speed reachable without effort on what should have been fast downhills. The first big hill was great - very windy and stayed interesting the whole way up. The longer, second hill was a typical Kinglake long hill, but the short sharp hill afterwards was a quadkiller. The rest of the route was just distance and rolling hills. Mostly endurance.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 60
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1.1
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5