Every year Sattley gives me a chance to see if I'm getting faster at something other then going bald. The TT thing is a race against more then just one clock..for aging masters like myself there are two. One clock for the race and one for the how much longer am I going to keep on doing this bike race non-sense??
Sattley first
A couple of years ago when my GF and I made the annual drive up to Sattley, she said" who are all these people, I don't know any of them" the TT breed attracts all types. The flatlanders, Tri guys, and there are always a few specialists that show up to spoil the show.
For me its not so much a race against the clock, but a race against myself and I have high hopes this year with both time and watts in mind.
The one thing I love about the TT's is its just plain and simple.
Here are a few tips.
After a proper 30 min warm-up with a few 1-2 min efforts put the bike on the road and give it a test. Accelerate hard on the rear wheel to make sure there is no slippage. One last gu.
Have bottle half full of h2o for the race.
PSI-120 lbs in the rear, 140 front
No need for a gear larger then a 53x11=42mph at 109 rpm and the closer the better.
Ramp up speed slowly in first 2 k to target speed for way out. Get a feel for the wind by looking at visual cues..flags, grass, etc. If its a headwind understand that you will be faster on the return.
Shoulders and head tucked in.
Cadence 110
Power...
HR...
Feels good???
Pass first rider...don't get excited its only the first 10 min..get the next rider, focus on the pedals, keep aero, get to the turnaround and you can have a drink, check target time for turnaround..stretch the legs, back and beans ... Do the half time math quick..reverse split...get back up to speed steady..now start dialing up the watts..speed...catch a few more riders...now just hold as much as possible for the next 5 k...get to the max hr, start to hyper ventilate, not much air, keep it to the line, one more k= 1 more minute and its over, keep on pedaling to the line and its over.
See plain and simple.
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Nice tips. I'll be doing it twice this year. Once solo while the wife warms up, and then on the tandem.
That should be fun!!
We have been practicing, but she hasn't done a 40K. I hope her little legs will stay powered up.
See you there!!!
I find that if you are running late...
start panicking......
over inflate your tires.....
accidentally ingest too much caffeine....
go out too hard in the first 2k.....
And then just put it in the big meat (55-11) and grind it out......
you end up with the same time and still get beat by some frikin master......
Here is a question:
Why only 120 PSI in the rear?
phew...I am tired already...
cause the disk will beat you up less and you will hence roll faster! But i could be wrong...
Interesting tips -- it seems that the race can be lost anywhere (esp. going out too hard) but it's won in the last few k?
it's won in the training.
and TTs are stoopid.
... except for the sexy skinsuits and spaceball helmets.
i like those.
oh, and the drool.
Ron-twice is not so nice. But doing the tt thing with the lady is cool..
120 in the rear cracks will decrease rolling resistance.
Grasshopper-/junk-thats why they call us masters
Not won in the last few k's, but could be lost in the first few.
OV-just picture it as one of the million crits you won in tt mode. heal up
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