I will join the Chiba CX on January 5th.
I watched the first lap of this race last year. The course and conditions may differ but I made some quick intial notes below.
What do you think
@GrantT ?
Cheers, Andy
>>chiba course notes
・start / grass 1
grass climb from the start
winding uphill, inside line
look for compact grass track
big ring?
grass downhill
two off the bike jumps
pust the bike up the slope before jumping back on
flat grass winding for a few hundred metres
tight right angle left with narrow exit
another tight left and right
・asphalt 1
asphalt
bunnyhop onto grass
more asphalt
ride down the steps
・beach
soft sand
grass again
deep soft sand
how far can you ride it?
decide point to get off
push bike
can ride again on compact sand near the water
get onto hard sand first before jumping on for faster transition
・off the beach
dismount again
push initially
deep soft sand
ride again or keep pushing?
which is faster?
probably best to run to grass before jumping back on
*try to be first out of this section
soft sand before
cocrete ramp up to grass
・forest 1
single file through the trees
no chance to move up
if in a group, draft and rest
space to move up after 200 metres? or no space?
tight left and right
・asphalt 2
asphalt again
chance to move up
・forest 2
single file through the forest
tight lefts and rights
・grass 2
wider on the grass
chance to move up
climb and then fast descent all on grass
・forest 3
short forest section
・goal
6 minute laps so 5 or 6 in total
・summary
the climb at the start is key for initial good position
difficult to move up in the forest sections
follow the wheels here and micro recovery if possible
the beach transitions are a chance to move up and crucial practice points
the second asphalt section is a chance to move up
the second grass section too
then the climb at the start of each lap
I watched the first lap of this race last year. The course and conditions may differ but I made some quick intial notes below.
What do you think
@GrantT ?
Cheers, Andy
>>chiba course notes
・start / grass 1
grass climb from the start
winding uphill, inside line
look for compact grass track
big ring?
grass downhill
two off the bike jumps
pust the bike up the slope before jumping back on
flat grass winding for a few hundred metres
tight right angle left with narrow exit
another tight left and right
・asphalt 1
asphalt
bunnyhop onto grass
more asphalt
ride down the steps
・beach
soft sand
grass again
deep soft sand
how far can you ride it?
decide point to get off
push bike
can ride again on compact sand near the water
get onto hard sand first before jumping on for faster transition
・off the beach
dismount again
push initially
deep soft sand
ride again or keep pushing?
which is faster?
probably best to run to grass before jumping back on
*try to be first out of this section
soft sand before
cocrete ramp up to grass
・forest 1
single file through the trees
no chance to move up
if in a group, draft and rest
space to move up after 200 metres? or no space?
tight left and right
・asphalt 2
asphalt again
chance to move up
・forest 2
single file through the forest
tight lefts and rights
・grass 2
wider on the grass
chance to move up
climb and then fast descent all on grass
・forest 3
short forest section
・goal
6 minute laps so 5 or 6 in total
・summary
the climb at the start is key for initial good position
difficult to move up in the forest sections
follow the wheels here and micro recovery if possible
the beach transitions are a chance to move up and crucial practice points
the second asphalt section is a chance to move up
the second grass section too
then the climb at the start of each lap