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Grayslake Cycling Classic - CycleCriterium


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Grayslake, Illinois
United States
68F / 20C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 8h 00m
Overall Rank = 7/11
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Frosted flakes; Starbucks Redeye
Event warmup:

Rainy, rainy morning - rode course 3 laps - tried to gauge where the puddled water was; light spinning to warm up the legs
Bike
  • 25m 10s
  • 8.6 miles
  • 20.50 mile/hr
Comments:

First ever crit; rainy course - officials announced to take it easy on the first lap. Apparently my easy is different than others, as the lead pack took off. I was in too high a gear to start, so had to really make up time to catch a wheel by lap two; got to a 3 man pack - helped to have people to ride with, but other two were slower riders; when lead group approached to lap us, I took off in a solo - so finished behind the lead pack, but without any support.
What would you do differently?:

Start better, for one - not sure if I could have held the wheel of the front pack, but it would be nice to know. My training has been more for consistent and duration - triathlons, Horribly Hilly 100 - so need to work on my race condition for next year. Will add some different training over the winter for more race speed versus endurance.
Post race
Warm down:

Light spinning lap

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of experience is probably the biggest limiter.

Event comments:

The Grayslake Cycling Classic is very well organized - and with an 8am start, I was home by 9.




Last updated: 2009-08-07 12:00 AM
Biking
00:25:10 | 08.6 miles | 20.50 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 7/11
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Flat horseshoe criterium; 2 90 degrees corners; 3 180 degree turns
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 97
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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