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24h predictions
Hi All,
I am doing a 24 hour road race this weekend. It's a drafting event, but I expect most of the time I will ride alone. Last year Dan Connelly posted a fun formula for predicting distances in 24 hour events: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...e67ddaea50eec1 Last year I did a 10km ITT on similar rolling terrain as the event in 15:40 and managed 594km in the race. Yesterday I did the same 10km ITT in 14:22. I am stronger this year, but the course has changed a bit with a few more hills, so I don't know how that will play out. So anyone care to make some predictions? Joseph |
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On Jun 4, 5:30*pm, Colin Campbell wrote:
wrote: Hi All, I am doing a 24 hour road race this weekend. It's a drafting event, but I expect most of the time I will ride alone. Last year Dan Connelly posted a fun formula for predicting distances in 24 hour events: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...e67ddaea50eec1 Last year I did a 10km ITT on similar rolling terrain as the event in 15:40 and managed 594km in the race. Yesterday I did the same 10km ITT in 14:22. I am stronger this year, but the course has changed a bit with a few more hills, so I don't know how that will play out. So anyone care to make some predictions? Joseph Joseph, Why do you want to do something this crazy - again? It was great fun, and not as taxing as would seem. I had planned to take 10 minute stops (or some such, I don't recall) but after having something to eat, and sitting about for 3-4 minutes twiddling my thumbs, I'd just forget the rest of the stop and get back on. Nothing else to do, right? Heck, you'll be in the dark for probably an hour of this 24.... It's down south in Denmark where it actually does get dark! Not for long, though. Good luck! Thanks! No predictions? Joseph |
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On Jun 9, 8:26*pm, Colin Campbell wrote:
How did you do? 642km. No drafting. It was windy. Denmark is known to be a windy place, but even the Danes were complaining! The math says 632, so I'm ahead by 10km! I really wanted 680, but it was a bit too hilly and windy for that. Joseph |
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, " wrote: On Jun 9, 8:26*pm, Colin Campbell wrote: How did you do? 642km. No drafting. It was windy. Denmark is known to be a windy place, but even the Danes were complaining! The math says 632, so I'm ahead by 10km! I really wanted 680, but it was a bit too hilly and windy for that. Joseph 27 km/h for 24 hours is downright impressive in any conditions. Well played, Mr Santaniello. -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls." "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them." |
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Well? (was 24h predictions)
On Jun 10, 4:19*am, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article , " wrote: On Jun 9, 8:26*pm, Colin Campbell wrote: How did you do? 642km. No drafting. It was windy. Denmark is known to be a windy place, but even the Danes were complaining! The math says 632, so I'm ahead by 10km! I really wanted 680, but it was a bit too hilly and windy for that. Joseph 27 km/h for 24 hours is downright impressive in any conditions. Well played, Mr Santaniello. I didn't use a computer or HRM, so I just went "sort of hard" the whole time. At the rest/food stop, I didn't pay attention to the time. I just ate, and sat for a few minutes. But that added up. The online timing results show I was off the bike for about 135 minutes. So I had an on-bike average of over 29 km/h for 21:45. It looks like everyone who went farther than I did had more on-bike time than I did. That's someplace I could pick up a fair amount by minimizing stops and their duration. At no point was I completely wasted, though I did have a few low points. The last 1.5 hours was on a 3.6km short loop but with a 1km 3% hill, but I still managed an average there of over 34, so I had plently of gas left in the tank. With a little more focus on fewer and shorter stops, and better mental preparedness for the low points (which resulted in some serioulsy slow sections) I think I have it in me for 700km. Drafting (allowed) or aero-bars (not allowed) would also have made a big difference. I doubt I'll do that race again, but who knows. Now I'll focus on Trondheim-Oslo which is in 2 weeks. The goal there is 15 hours (540km), and if the team rides sensibly, it should be possible, and I shouldn't have any problems keeping up. We'll see! Joseph |
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