tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post4152032279504642978..comments2023-10-31T08:57:16.366-04:00Comments on Tall Tree Cycles Ride Log: Lessons from the Saddle: Part IIMatt Surchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04244780566118768642noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-22342770444954612562011-01-26T17:53:11.241-05:002011-01-26T17:53:11.241-05:00Awesome post Matt very illuminating and insightful...Awesome post Matt very illuminating and insightful !<br /><br /><br />You could write books you know !!!Madmountainmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215474927972800563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-90659400063721955542011-01-25T19:25:54.569-05:002011-01-25T19:25:54.569-05:00"they were the best at being lazy and hiding ..."they were the best at being lazy and hiding for 99% of the race, and then cunning enough to explode at the right time and place at the end."<br /><br />-- that's how the winners do it. One could also apply this technique at work as well. <br />The real go getters spend time muscling away at the start. Pulling everyone along. Then, nearing the end... the smart ones pull out ahead and take the credit for the show. <br /><br />It happens everywhere in life. I've seen this time and time again happening at work as well! <br /><br />strategies is the name of the game. Don't be the sucka that pulls out the first bite... be the one that sits back and enjoys the show. Monitoring moves and figuring out how everyone works. Then at the opportune moment, pull out and conquer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-90648426617437905452011-01-25T07:45:24.982-05:002011-01-25T07:45:24.982-05:00I've avoided crits thusfar, but I expect to do...I've avoided crits thusfar, but I expect to do the odd one in the future, particularly since I hope to do some stage races down the road. I read a great article by Scott Saiffler a while ago where he looked at power outputs in crits. The data showed that winners tended to spend the least energy over the course of the race, then expend the most at the end. Basically, they were the best at being lazy and hiding for 99% of the race, and then cunning enough to explode at the right time and place at the end.Matt Surchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244780566118768642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-75196717205251939692011-01-24T22:15:12.936-05:002011-01-24T22:15:12.936-05:00I wanta know how crits operate...
those are deadly...I wanta know how crits operate...<br />those are deadly in some regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-86208304816398789392011-01-24T22:14:11.476-05:002011-01-24T22:14:11.476-05:00nice post! like it!
good overview of it all!
in ...nice post! like it!<br />good overview of it all!<br /><br />in the A loops, I find, that the top riders hang out near the middle at the start... the hot shots at the front... then near the 3/4 mark.. the top riders start pulling up. The hot shots long gone. At the last 1/4 mile, off they go. Full out... saved that ball of energy until the end.<br /><br />in 100 milers, conservation is key. Yet, yah gotta be up there with the big boyz and girlz and yah gotta keep up the pace for a bit. Then, they get into the groove once the pack is lost. Working in a team fashion for most of the way. Then the last 10km, the race really starts and its gun it for all you got.<br /><br />in staged races, yah gotta play your cool. Yah can't give it hard the first day or by day 3 your dead in the water. Yah gotta smooth out the curves and play the strategic card well. Staying with a good pack off the start while maintaining nutrition for the full 7 days. Having a well maintained bike (almost new) is a key value as well. <br /><br />Racing is tough. Prep time is key. I found anyhow...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com