tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134314337267147986.post3071137034997661267..comments2023-09-05T04:02:17.165-07:00Comments on Training with Power for the Track and Time Trials: Thursday Critsl149qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07362280493630645555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134314337267147986.post-62439904490274971832009-07-10T17:27:30.528-07:002009-07-10T17:27:30.528-07:00Of course in a race like this my mistake re: sprin...Of course in a race like this my mistake re: sprinting is to not go off early enough... like with a couple of laps to go :-) In a (much) longer race against tired opponents I sometimes can follow a leadout and take a 2nd or 3rd place... Thats what I'm hoping for tomorrow for the DoveCreek RR... tired guys (80km I think) and long long flat finish.sl149qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362280493630645555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134314337267147986.post-59792191873716146102009-07-10T16:52:35.268-07:002009-07-10T16:52:35.268-07:00That was the second Prime; the third one at about ...That was the second Prime; the third one at about 3-to-go.<br /><br />During the first Prime, I was trying a similar tactic, but made the bad mistake of letting myself go too far backwards in the pack around the halfway mark of the Prime lap, leaving me too far away from the front.<br /><br />This time, I was in the top 20, and somehow managed to jump about 10 riders strung out behind you by slipping along the side of them. Then it was just a quick bridging sprint to catch the guys who went early for the prime. The man I caught at the line (I won by a bit more than a wheel, I think) was clearly gassed, and spent a lot of time looking over his shoulder.<br /><br />For sprinters, the usual error on that course is going too soon. The last major corner is deceptively distant from the finish line.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15514653089603456867noreply@blogger.com