Subject: RE: SBR Utopia Season II - OPENOriginally posted by axteraaI finished 4th of 4 in my race today in a sprint finish. It was a pretty straightforward race - basically we all rode together for 65k and duked it out in the end. I really had no chance though as the other 3 were stronger and more experienced than me. Brutal winds too. AP 224w NP 255w 65 km in 1:55 and change. The crazy part (to me) is that the guy that won did it on an AP of only 182w. He's probably 5 inches shorter than me and 20-30 lbs lighter. Still seems like a big difference to me. Clearly much better at hiding from the wind! At your height, I'm assuming you must produce a really nice draft. Assuming you guys were rotating in the same order for most of the 65k, the guy who was behind you probably saved an additional 5-15 watts compared to drafting someone who isn't 7 feet tall . Something you probably need to be aware of in future races. If you're trying to beat someone specifically (maybe you know the other 2 guys will drop you eventually...or you will drop them eventually), you probably don't want that specific person you're marking behind you getting additional draft benefit. |