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I'll be at the road race in Ishikawa this weekend with my team. Is anyone else going to be there as well?
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WTH are these guys participating in such low categories? Is it just easier for them to podium, and that's why they don't want to upgrade to the next better category?I saw on Twitter that one of the kids in E2 did something like 5.5 watts/kg for 10 minutes and has a better sprint than me despite being the typical sub-60 weight of the average Japanese racer.
WTF? Also, Yukihiro Doi said his peak FTP during his career was 6.0 watts/kg. Shouldn't that be closer to an international pro rather than a domestic pro?!
In any case, 4th is a seriously impressive feat, I have an idea how competitive the field is. Have you been racing long?
Not long, just last year and this year in JBCF. Still learning how to race smart since I don't have the raw power to win from the front.
I think the general gist of things is that young guns are always joining the scene and taking the top spots in E3 and E2, then behind the young guns are the cycling enthusiasts/hobby racers/(pack fodder), who compete for scraps while the young guns are busy with exams or have all been promoted to E1. A good example is this guy: https://jbcfroad.jp/ranking/detail/cyclist/288/3047/
Third at his first race and promoted to E2, then 5 races in E2 before he got the win and promotion to E1, where he has now placed 5th in his first two races.
@baribari Yukihiro Doi did ride the Vuelta twice back in the day, so the 6 W/kg is probably from that era. A couple more categories could be a good idea, though at the moment there are already quite a few non-JBCF races ridden at Gunma CSC and Shizuoka CSC, plus a whole lot of enduro events and hill climbs, for which you don't need to be a member of a team. Check out the JCRC series here as one example: http://www.jcrc-net.jp/ . Many people are aware of the difficulty of JBCF and know to enter these other events to get some technical skills, test their fitness, and gain experience in pack racing before mixing it up in JBCF.
This particular kid was promoted from E3 to E2 after just a couple races, I think. The other guy on his team is already mixing it up in E1 starting from E3. Both are aiming for the pros. I won't be at all surprised if somebody gets cut from a certain pro team to make room for one of them...
@baribari Can you post a link to the twitter post? I'd like to see what I was up against!
If I may ask, what are your power stats? (I just want to have an idea how much I have to gain in form and how much I have to learn about strategy and tactics.)Not long, just last year and this year in JBCF. Still learning how to race smart since I don't have the raw power to win from the front.
The time and money aspect is quite big for most amateurs who aren't university students anymore: my wife is happy to see me racing once a month. But every week? Hmmm, that sponsorship would dry up real quick.I think the general gist of things is that young guns are always joining the scene and taking the top spots in E3 and E2, then behind the young guns are the cycling enthusiasts/hobby racers/(pack fodder), who compete for scraps while the young guns are busy with exams or have all been promoted to E1.
Puh, impressive. And I have to say, even the young guys are decked out with gear. (Not that gear is everything, I'm just saying they are very serious when it comes to cycling.)A good example is this guy: https://jbcfroad.jp/ranking/detail/cyclist/288/3047/
Third at his first race and promoted to E2, then 5 races in E2 before he got the win and promotion to E1, where he has now placed 5th in his first two races.