Tonight's Cyclopathon around 👑 highway was a bit of a thumping. I held onto the main group for 3 laps. Managed to go with the attack on the fourth climb, but it put me into the red. With my legs dead from weights, I had to back off, attack on the downhill, which allowed me to get back to the leaders. Just as we started to climb again. I had nothing left, another rider came by me and a limped my way to the finish image sort of tells the story
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See you on the start next week ,I've gone and got myself promoted . Smaller field than normal about a dozen but only 6 finishers on zp the normal Foudre group didn't show , it wasnt bonkers from the start but not far off already separations on the 1st climb . Became clear there were 3 good climbers ( me included) and we crested first each lap ,people got back on the downhill but each lap the group got smaller . Steve did well to hang on to when we were down to 4 but got gapped and just couldn't get back on before the climb started again and then the gap just grew . The 3 of us stayed together until right to the end despite those 2 attacking I gambled on having a better kick ,which I was regretting as we turned left on to the finish kick as 1 guy had gone early but I had enough to come round him for the win 🏆. Steve hung on for 5th ,3rd on zp the 4th placed guy had being chasing him for about 2 laps and just got him
Andy you were still 15 sec quicker than me
We were quite quick up until lap 3 into 4 then my legs buckled. We will be evenly matched Phil
steverob
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The weird thing about our race was that I could hold on fine for the long drag, but for some reason the pack decided to attack the short sharp bit just before the line every lap and that's where I always got gapped. They weren't sprinting it, but they did go at about 5 w/kg compared to the 3.5 for the rest of the climb. Then it took me all of the downhill to catch back on, which I managed for the first 3 laps, but the 4th was too much.
I felt I had to go with the attacks on the sprint as I am paranoid about being dropped on the downhill not sure the other guys felt the same ,But as a lightweight it's easy to relax over the top and get dropped .
50/50 next week Andy 50% favours me uphill 50% favours you Downhill
steverob
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- Location
- Buckinghamshire
Usual video below. Didn't get Phil's finish tonight cause I was concentrating too hard on my own battle for 4th (which I lost).
View: https://youtu.be/cRW-13Ir6n0
View: https://youtu.be/cRW-13Ir6n0
alex_cycles
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That's the only place on the course where the lights have an advantage over the heavies. So if they have a kick they're gonna kick there.
Following the breakaway guy I got 5s on the rest of the pack from there.
I was doing it to Sheridan today my 67kg to his 94kg and he was getting me back on the roller at the opposite side of the course just after the descent.
You won't like it ,Bologna up and down
alex_cycles
Veteran
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- Oxfordshire
Next week is one lap of Bologna up and down, finishing just after the Arch
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Good opportunity for a 10m power max effort
steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
And what power do I set for the remaining three minutes of the climb? 😉
steverob
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- Location
- Buckinghamshire
Ahem…
Is it any bike choice?
