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"hippy" wrote in message ... 40.1kph! That can't be right?! Doesn't sound too far off the mark for C Grade and that circuit. I can remember one race last year at Glenvale Cres. when the speeds on a couple of laps where up around the 50km/h mark but the overall avg was below 40km/h. What was your max speed during this race? No wonder I'm shagged out after racing.. hippy |
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"hippy" wrote in message ... "flyingdutch" blah Wrote: I figure I'll do what I have to here and ride this afternoon in what should be a ripper of a day after I've sorted out this tyre/tube thing. Hope y'all had a good one. just got in. a pearler!!! Just Geoff, Tony and Moi Cool guys! I achieved my goal today of sticking with the Glenvale C bunch until the line. Another couple of months training at higher intensity and I'll be in front at the line :-) well done!! Keep up the good work. Damn those bunches are huge there now! I think crit racing in Melbourne is about to enter boom times. Maybe at the expense of road racing?? With the cost of petrol going up it's possibly going to start affecting the numbers travelling distances to attend road race fixtures. From what I have heard the attendances at road races have declined quite a bit in the last few months. Is this related to fuel costs I don't really know. Damn the pace is high! One dude pedal hit and another stuffed a corner totally and hit the curb, right in front of me. Looked good as he did the superman impersonation.. it probably helped coz he would've landed on grass.. One of the problems of C Grade... It's a mix of the experienced and the not so experienced pretending to be experienced. **** Happens!!! but the last thing you need in a race it someone needlessly creating it. It's even worse when you end up the victim of someone else's stupidity and they ride away unscathed. Thankfully things tend to get better as the season moves on and everyone's experience level improves. hippy |
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"flyingdutch" wrote in message ... hippy Wrote: Speed and gearing.. I'll just get the Polar data.. hang on.. 55min, HR: 172/193, 36.4k, 28.4kph 40.1kph, Cad: 107bpm, 23degC 40.1kph! That can't be right?! No wonder I'm shagged out after racing.. hippy what do the numbers represent?, exactly? -- flyingdutch Speaking of numbers... the answer to your question you put to me on sunday regarding the hill at the Donvale School. Its an avg gradient of 10% for the first part of the climb (300m) to where it levels out. Its 5.8% avg from the bottom of that climb to the top (1km) which is just after the left hand turn at the T intersection. The first 100m of the climb is 13%. The good thing about this hill when you compare it to some of the others is you get a good 60km/h+ downhill on the approach. It's still a pretty tough one though. My total ride on Sunday was 81km. Max speed was 79.3 just rolling down the fruitshop hill in a tucked position. Geoff |
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"Geoff"
"hippy" wrote in message 40.1kph! That can't be right?! Doesn't sound too far off the mark for C Grade and that circuit. I can remember one race last year at Glenvale Cres. when the speeds on a couple of laps where up around the 50km/h mark but the overall avg was below 40km/h. What was your max speed during this race? Not sure.. but I can find out. I didn't contest the sprint so my max before the '3 lap sign' will be a good indicator of the 'normal' lap speeds. hippy |
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hippy Wrote: "Geoff" "hippy" wrote in message 40.1kph! That can't be right?! Doesn't sound too far off the mark for C Grade and that circuit. can remember one race last year at Glenvale Cres. when the speeds on couple of laps where up around the 50km/h mark but the overall avg was belo 40km/h. What was your max speed during this race? Not sure.. but I can find out. I didn't contest the sprint so my max before the '3 lap sign' will be a good indicator of the 'normal' lap speeds. hippy C grade was averaging between 42 and 44kph all last summer, wit sprints in the high fifties. Now that there's big bunches there is les attacks, so the overall speed is slower (and everyone gets to finis together). I don;t think petrol is the concern, it's more related to time in m case. I can ride to Glenvale, race and be home again in 3 hours wherea it takes 2hrs each way to get to a road race, which is usually 2 to hours long (ie. 6 or 7 hours out of your weekend). Crit racing is bi becuase you can race and then head off to a BBQ for a few beer afterwards (or have them in the car park if you're a vet) -- Shabby |
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"Shabby"
C grade was averaging between 42 and 44kph all last summer, with sprints in the high fifties. Now that there's big bunches there is less attacks, so the overall speed is slower (and everyone gets to finish together). Maybe it was just the size of the bunch that made it feel fast? I don't pay attention to race speeds - I'll have a look at my Polar data tonight.. Crit racing is big becuase you can race and then head off and heavy people actually stand a chance, unlike the often-hilly road races. to a BBQ for a few beers afterwards (or have them in the car park if you're a vet). Why are only the vets allowed beer in the carpark? hippy |
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hippy Wrote: Race Glenvale or Dalmore or Dunlop or METEC or Nyadale.. No silly hills. Well, METEC and Nyadale have little 'bumps'. Nyadale is not a bump!!! I almost died when I rode a Nyadale in my first race ever. That was 2.5 years ago, I guess.. A question- what does BR mean? In the context of BR16 or whatever -- Etxy |
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Etxy wrote:
A question- what does BR mean? In the context of BR16 or whatever. BR=Bunch Ride. There were some attempts to come up with a better name, but after 16 weeks BR seems to have stuck. DaveB |
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hippy Wrote: Why are only the vets allowed beer in the carpark? cos we're mature and responsible (3.5 days to my first crit, 1st race ever - if I get up in time -- aeek |
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"DaveB" wrote in message
Etxy wrote: A question- what does BR mean? In the context of BR16 or whatever. BR=Bunch Ride. There were some attempts to come up with a better name, but after 16 weeks BR seems to have stuck. Us cyclists are a creative lot aren't we? ;-) hippy |
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