Silly STRAVA Racing

[Andrew_Culture]

Tried to claw back a ranking on a segment the tour of Britain passed through and failed miserably!

 

[Andrew_P]

Got a 5th on Portnalls Rd this morning - I'll take that! I suppose it won't take long before I slip down the rankings... I don't really fancy trying to better today's assault, as I was going flat out from the very start.

Kom on that one isa PIA KOM most of my segemnts!! Well done BTW.

 

[Sittingduck]

Kom on that one isa PIA KOM most of my segemnts!! Well done BTW.

Cheers - BTW, what's 'PIA'? Pain in (the) *rse?

 

[gaz]

Got a 5th on Portnalls Rd this morning - I'll take that! I suppose it won't take long before I slip down the rankings... I don't really fancy trying to better today's assault, as I was going flat out from the very start.

I see Simon is KOM on that, not even worth trying to get it, that guy is a beast.

EDIT: I see Loco knows of him as well :P

 

[Sittingduck]

I am just happy I got top 10 Gaz No chance of a KOM on that one...

 

[Andrew_P]

Cheers - BTW, what's 'PIA'? Pain in (the) *rse?

Yeah,he even admits when there is a favourable wind direction he will pop out KOM hunting... Can't say I blame him lol. Take a look at the speed up here http://app.strava.com/rides/2501971# it really is a drag too, 1.6 miles in a constant drag is impressive, check the comment lol

 

[SportMonkey]

Them Manc commuters have put me in 192nd place on one means I'll have to go back and try

Which one?

 

[Sittingduck]

Yeah,he even admits when there is a favourable wind direction he will pop out KOM hunting... Can't say I blame him lol. Take a look at the speed up here http://app.strava.com/rides/2501971# it really is a drag too, 1.6 miles in a constant drag is impressive, check the comment lol

Hmm, 1m 11s faster than my PR up the Merstham Drag, lol. That boy can shift!

 

[craven2354]

Which one?

http://app.strava.com/segments/1507175

Then again I only averaged 20.6 need to get my arse back down there haha

 

[SportMonkey]

http://app.strava.com/segments/1507175

Then again I only averaged 20.6 need to get my arse back down there haha

That looks like it's worth extending my commute a little for.

 

[400bhp]

Us Mancs need to pick a segment or 2 that we concentrate on.

 

[400bhp]

What are peoples' tactics for doing segments?

Recce 1st, then balls out? wind direction? general hard ride?

 

[craven2354]

I just try my hardest if I know that there there didn't know where that one started/ended to be fair will have a pop at it tomorrow

 

[SportMonkey]

What are peoples' tactics for doing segments?

Recce 1st, then balls out? wind direction? general hard ride?

I just commute.

Wind direction is the pain, annoyingly it's been consistently against me these last two weeks, which mean looping back for that segment I want. If I was proper bashing I'd recce as many as possible, then wait for the right wind.

 

[400bhp]

So you don't know the start/ends of segments when commuting and increase your speed appropriately?