Rolf wrote:Kevin F wrote:If you google the winners name you see he is a nation level sprinter
WTF? Now we know... hopefully he'll show up at Mt Newton
there is no way that guy can haul those legs up a hill.
No, Matt
rides hills too. But he's been recorded putting out 1899 watts in the past - a fact the marshalls may be interested in when considering who to yank up into A.
You're not kidding he can do hills, how about a winter assent of Mt. Logan? If this is a description of you, would you sign up for a "B" level race in a little town like Victoria?
From Matt's blog:
"After eight months of serious training, Matt entered his first National Championships, walking away with two bronze and one silver medal. Not too bad for a rookie. His success continued throughout the ’05 season, with Matt standing on the podium for every race he entered in Canada and the US. His alarming rise through the ranks caught the eye of the Canadian National Team, and in Jan 06, he was invited to join the team for a training camp and subsequent World Cup race in Los Angeles. A year of devoted training had paid off, with Matt placing 8th in the 1 km Time Trial at his first World Cup, only 17 months after taking up the sport."
I had a great time in the "C" race. I could only really handle the first short break with Mike then my "pointless attack" for a couple of laps, and I was done. I thought I was over my cold and cough, but 10 minutes into that race and I was feeling like my lungs were about 10mL. Well that and the fact that I've been riding about once a week for the past several months
Excuses aside, I had tons o fun and learned a lot. It was so cool to have Mike L. pull up beside me and say "next time around, right here, let's break away!" or something like that. And then we did! Of course I couldn't stay with him, but I did manage to break away again for a few laps and that was cool. After that, I was just on survival mode for the last couple of laps.
Total respect for you A's and B's who did that for twice as long and way faster. That must feel awesome!
Our average was about 35 km/h with my breaks hitting 45 and my final "sprint" hitting 49.
Question for you that have raced before: how do you deal with guys that won't take turns pulling? I fall into the trap of feeling like I could go faster, move to the front, then when I pull off, no one comes through. The guys who placed 2nd and 3rd behind Mike seemed to do this and they both had the legs to rocket past at the end.