Velocity was May 1,2.. but never got around to write a blog about it.. here’s the quick and short:
Saturday morning, 10k TT: didn’t get enough of a warmup in, and misjudged the length of the course a bit… but came in 10th, about 30s back.
Saturday afternoon:
25min + 3laps crit. plenty of corners plus a steady headwind on the back section.
I really need to improve my bike handling to hold speed through the corners. Less braking, better lines…
With a field of 50, my goal was to just try and stay near the front and avoid any crashes.
Did pretty well until about 4 laps to go… when I got caught out in the headwind section and let a gap open.
Chased like mad until the finish…but couldn’t bridge and lost 29s to the field and GC.
Sunday morning: 68km road race, flat but with 6 corners and a steady north wind.
The team plan (we had 5 guys), was to trade attacks and try to get Juventus, who had about 6 guys in the top 10 GC to work at the front.
I got caught up on the excitement and didn’t fuel for the first 2 laps. I completely ran out of gas on the last lap and rode a long quite painful loop back to the finish line. Most shelled I’ve ever felt from a race.
Ended up 10mins back from the field.
Lessons learned:
- Fuel more.
- Recovery between stages in a stage race is vital.
- Improving my bike handling will allow me to use a lot less energy.
- Tactics… lots of choices!
You rocked it, Babe, and I Love You! xo
