Tour De Palm Springs - Cycle


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Palm Springs, California
United States
Tour de Palm Springs
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 24m 3s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Made my oatmeal and banana. Stretched the hips a little.


Event warmup:

Parked and rode over to Start and met up with Ron.
Bike
  • 5h 24m 3s
  • 103 miles
  • 19.07 mile/hr
Comments:

Road was very rough at some parts. I tended to lose some distance on the turns so need to learn to go into the turns faster and with more confidence.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

This was more of a Tour race set-up.

Event comments:

This is an excellent training race. Well organized and great SAG stations. I will definitely do this again. Good for beginners to advanced.




Last updated: 2008-12-30 12:00 AM
Biking
05:24:03 | 103 miles | 19.07 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind
Course: Course was great. Very strong headwind and cross wind in the beginning. ONly went 12 miles in the first hour.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5