WAS IT OVERGEARING?
RACING BICYCLES for the win can often come down to the littlest things. The choices we make based on course knowledge are so important. We think we can wing it...
... until, it's too late.
Hubris can be a killer.
I've experienced this first hand, many times.
Most recently at Rock Cobbler, where I was sure I could just grind out the short, incredibly steep pitches that dotted the course.
Instead, I was ground down.
Which makes me sort of an expert.
Because, when the racers hit the final, hideous ramps of the Angliru I could see the leaders and eventual winner...
... we're still spinning pretty fast.
Even thought they were barely moving forward.
It was painful to watch, even from the comfy couch.
But, the most painful was looking at Pidcock...
... one of the most gifted racers and climbers in the world.
Was not spinning.
He was in a battle with his bike.
And it showed.
Maybe he was just weaker,
and couldn't turn the cranks.
I don't think so.
The next day, on Alto de la Farrapona, he had the same clunky cadence.
Anyway...
- respect the course
- do your recon
- spin to win
... something to think about before our next venture into unknown terrain.
===
162.2 lbs/12.3%
8 hours sleep
5 Rounds: PullUps, Heel and Toe Raises, PushUps, Shoulder Presses, Nordic Curls, Toe to Bars, Dips, Box Jumps, Squats (that's my current order)
10 minutes stretching
120 minutes Reading/Journaling
84/102/7