Georgia Cup Crit - Cycle

Gainesville, Georgia
United States
71F / 22C
Sunny

Total Time = 27m 48s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Ate lunch with my Mom between the TT and the start of this race.

Event warmup:

Rode for about 30 minutes on the course to get a feel for the corners. Mostly easy with a few laps at "race pace" to get the cornering down.

Bike

27m 48s
12 miles
25.90 mile/hr

Comments:

Well at least I didn't get dropped although I did get lapped (so did the rest of the field by two guys on a breakaway). It was a fun race. There was a wicked headwind on the backside that hit you like a brick wall when you rounded the curve. It played a role as that was where the peleton split for the first time. I am just happy that I held on for deal life until the end.

What would you do differently?:

More high intensity training, more time at or above LT. This was a fun race for me and was basically a hard track type workout on the bike.

Post race

Warm down:

Coasted and soft pedaled a couple of laps after the race was over.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough LT work, not training for this type of race, no teammates.

Event comments:

Highly recommend doing one of these races.

Last updated: 2006-04-09 12:00 AM

Biking
00:27:48 \| 12 miles \| 25.90 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:
If you have ever done a crit then you know the first few laps are crazy stupid fast. I think we were doing 28-29 on the first two laps.
Wind:	Strong with gusts
Course:	Flat rectangle around downtown Gainesville with a sneaky little hill on the back short side followed by a small incline to the Start/Finish line.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:	96
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Too hard	Drinks:	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	5
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4

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Rocket Man

2006-04-09 3:57 PM

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2006-04-09 7:44 PM

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De Cracker

2006-04-10 6:06 AM

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Subject: RE: Georgia Cup Crit

Riding that race without a few compadres was right down studley. The speed is fantastic and what better way to prepare for some 1st place bike splits. Man I would love to try that, heck I'd like to just train for it. Congratulations, that was a great effort.

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brian

2006-04-10 10:15 AM

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