TimKendall
Speeding Up
- Dec 28, 2009
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All,
I have my first race in a little more than 20 years this coming Sunday... Inuyama Crit. I've heard that the course is a s flat as they come, despite the city name.
I need a little advice on Tactics here in Japan. I am in a Vets/masters Category, so I am assuming that most will have experience of riding in a bunch. Of course, this assumption may be my first mistake!? Secondly, the race is quite short at only about 16km, so I am assuming that the pace will be high, which also suits me over this kind of distance. I am thinking that somewhere between 38 and 40kph will be the average speed, is this in the right ballpark? If it is much slower than this, is it worth attacking relatively soon?
Any ideas, would be useful.
Cheers
Tim
I have my first race in a little more than 20 years this coming Sunday... Inuyama Crit. I've heard that the course is a s flat as they come, despite the city name.
I need a little advice on Tactics here in Japan. I am in a Vets/masters Category, so I am assuming that most will have experience of riding in a bunch. Of course, this assumption may be my first mistake!? Secondly, the race is quite short at only about 16km, so I am assuming that the pace will be high, which also suits me over this kind of distance. I am thinking that somewhere between 38 and 40kph will be the average speed, is this in the right ballpark? If it is much slower than this, is it worth attacking relatively soon?
Any ideas, would be useful.
Cheers
Tim