hippy
January 30th 05, 05:13 AM
Scene: Racer boy has just emptied his local Brumby's
bakery and washed the lot down with some Farmer's
Union Iced Coffee. He now prepares his weekly
Glenvale race report..
A couple of days off the bike in Mildura meant that I
wasn't sure how today's race would go. I felt good so I
figured that rest was actually a benefit rather than a
hinderance. I was also highly motivated, having returned
to Melbourne early just to race.
The first 40 minutes went well with quite a few breaks
trying to get away and failing. I was sitting comfortably in
the bunch (except for one or two chasing efforts - Rickster,
lets just say I 'prefer' not to chase :)).
D grade had just sprinted so we didn't have too long to go
until we got the '3' laps sign. In prime position for winning
the bunch sprint, I noticed two riders off the front on the
main straight. In a moment of, uh, boredom, I guess, I
decided to be a hero and bridge the gap to the breakaway
(of course this was timed for maximum exposure to the
crowd! :D ).
I made it easily with no one else coming across (wish I
could do the same in those sprint training sessions!) and
yelled some encouragement to the other riders to get them
into attack mode. We started working together. I think
Blackburn's Scott Setford came across after me(?) - we
ended up with four guys, anyway.
Swapping turns we are still in front of the bunch with a lap
to go. The gap is getting smaller but we might just make it!
Approaching the last corner, just before the apex, we're
caught! Fark!
I keep the pace up in the hope that some of the bunch
sprinters die off before me but I've used up too much juice
in the break. I'm done.
Debrief:
"Why the hell did you throw away your 'soon to be' winning
strategy for a breakaway attempt??!!!!!"
With the juice I had left at the end, the sprint could've been
very good for me.
Share the Love:
A big two-fingered salute to the Brunetti(?) "team" on the
Colnagos with the Cosmics. Thanks for chasing us down to
set up the sprint for your mate who didn't win anyway!
You wont be getting any favours from me.
Must check those 'teamwork' rules.. anyone wanna work
for me for a share of the money? :-)
http://thehippy.net/nucleus/index.php?itemid=201
hippy
bakery and washed the lot down with some Farmer's
Union Iced Coffee. He now prepares his weekly
Glenvale race report..
A couple of days off the bike in Mildura meant that I
wasn't sure how today's race would go. I felt good so I
figured that rest was actually a benefit rather than a
hinderance. I was also highly motivated, having returned
to Melbourne early just to race.
The first 40 minutes went well with quite a few breaks
trying to get away and failing. I was sitting comfortably in
the bunch (except for one or two chasing efforts - Rickster,
lets just say I 'prefer' not to chase :)).
D grade had just sprinted so we didn't have too long to go
until we got the '3' laps sign. In prime position for winning
the bunch sprint, I noticed two riders off the front on the
main straight. In a moment of, uh, boredom, I guess, I
decided to be a hero and bridge the gap to the breakaway
(of course this was timed for maximum exposure to the
crowd! :D ).
I made it easily with no one else coming across (wish I
could do the same in those sprint training sessions!) and
yelled some encouragement to the other riders to get them
into attack mode. We started working together. I think
Blackburn's Scott Setford came across after me(?) - we
ended up with four guys, anyway.
Swapping turns we are still in front of the bunch with a lap
to go. The gap is getting smaller but we might just make it!
Approaching the last corner, just before the apex, we're
caught! Fark!
I keep the pace up in the hope that some of the bunch
sprinters die off before me but I've used up too much juice
in the break. I'm done.
Debrief:
"Why the hell did you throw away your 'soon to be' winning
strategy for a breakaway attempt??!!!!!"
With the juice I had left at the end, the sprint could've been
very good for me.
Share the Love:
A big two-fingered salute to the Brunetti(?) "team" on the
Colnagos with the Cosmics. Thanks for chasing us down to
set up the sprint for your mate who didn't win anyway!
You wont be getting any favours from me.
Must check those 'teamwork' rules.. anyone wanna work
for me for a share of the money? :-)
http://thehippy.net/nucleus/index.php?itemid=201
hippy