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Brendan Parker
Veteran
- Location
- essex, england
No legs tonight really struggled from the off. Well done all.
Brendan Parker
Veteran
- Location
- essex, england
Didn’t feel flat to me tonight 😂
Turned into a tough enough race didn’t it. I was expecting a 20+ bunch sprint but the cat B race split on the final lap going to l’Arc du Triumph. I was on the right side of it with 8 others. Surfed the wheels as best I could and it was strung out for the last km. I finished 3rd by a fair bit behind 1 and 2 but overall happy enough ( if you can be finishing 3rd out of 9 in a select group.)
The lad in 2nd displayed strange behaviour all night - his avatar sprinting him up through the pack every 30 seconds and he would go off the front briefly, then freewheel for a bit, the sprint through again. Either very skilful at burning VO2 matches or something fishy. 🐟 😂
The lad in 2nd displayed strange behaviour all night - his avatar sprinting him up through the pack every 30 seconds and he would go off the front briefly, then freewheel for a bit, the sprint through again. Either very skilful at burning VO2 matches or something fishy. 🐟 😂
No, same in C ... crazy racing. The 4 or 5 Bs pushed on the ups to create a break and it was hard to hold on. Breaks happened on the 1st time through the sprint banner, to come back together on the descent ...... next time up the ride to the sprint banner it went crazy again and the elastic broke and a group of about 12-15 of us got away. 3rd lap, same again and a few dropped off so about 12 of us now. Bs still pushing hard at the front. 4th/final time up the ramp to sprint banner and I popped out the back
Partly poor positioning on my part as I was too far back and couldn't close the gaps when they opened. 2 of us who were dropped rolled down the nice descent, played cat and mouse to the final 500 mtrs where he tried to go and I blew him away
Poor chap was clearly on his last legs to be out sprint by me 
Spartak
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Fast start to the B race in my opinion, I managed to stay on until the gradient up the Champs started.... Then got dropped in style and spent the remaining 25 kms riding solo... #billynomates
Did manage to briefly take 1st place before I was dropped... 😂
Did manage to briefly take 1st place before I was dropped... 😂
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That isn’t a flat course. It’s horrible!
D followed the same kind of pattern as previous ones. 3 or 4 sandbaggers make the pace too high for 95% of the Cat which means I win as I can hold on the longest.
I feel bad for the other riders. I have a bit of rapport with a couple of the regulars and we all know it’s ruining it for them. They just can’t keep up with the Cat C baggers.
Anyway, enough doom and gloom. I bagged another win meaning my best 6 races give me 300 points.
Nice to see a couple of CChat badges there, and of course @IrishAl! If only there was a prize for most points...
And that’s probably the last time I’ll enter D. It’s been fun but it’s time to see how I fair by going up a league. Hopefully that means not coming last every week!
Well done everyone raving tonight, it’s quite a tricky course.
D followed the same kind of pattern as previous ones. 3 or 4 sandbaggers make the pace too high for 95% of the Cat which means I win as I can hold on the longest.
I feel bad for the other riders. I have a bit of rapport with a couple of the regulars and we all know it’s ruining it for them. They just can’t keep up with the Cat C baggers.
Anyway, enough doom and gloom. I bagged another win meaning my best 6 races give me 300 points.
Nice to see a couple of CChat badges there, and of course @IrishAl! If only there was a prize for most points...
And that’s probably the last time I’ll enter D. It’s been fun but it’s time to see how I fair by going up a league. Hopefully that means not coming last every week!
Well done everyone raving tonight, it’s quite a tricky course.
😂 you need to forget about getting these selfies out in front of the pack and sit in and manage your effort...no superhero efforts to get that no.1 photo 😃
Definitely dodgy trainer antics by the chap in 2nd but at least he worked hard for his medal 🧐😅
Spartak
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I was attempting a breakaway... 😂
The old sawtooth technique
Brendan Parker
Veteran
- Location
- essex, england
Every day a school day ! Thanks for sharing ... I didn't know that
BurningLegs
Guru
Yeah that’s a nice tip. Especially for low power riders like me. My W/KG figures are far more flattering than raw power!
Brendan Parker
Veteran
- Location
- essex, england
No good for you mate it only goes to 9.9w/kgYeah that’s a nice tip. Especially for low power riders like me. My W/KG figures are far more flattering than raw power!
