Commute:
D: 6.7km
A: 30m
HCC Crit:
I
went in expecting to hurt, so I suppose I should be happy that I had
the fitness to finish the race. I didn't though, finish that is, I spent
myself on the 2nd last lap to shut down AJ who was solo off the front.
Preceding
that leg dumping exercise, I had a painful day. I rode attentively when
DK went up the road, riding the surges and the emotions they brought
alike. After one surge, I watched Cam Clamp roll up the side, I knew he
was going to hit it, so followed his wheel. His hit was never really a
hit though, so I was surprised to find that we were off the front of the
bunch, and into the gap.
DK sat up as we caught him,
and not even a hand in the back could convince him to keep going. I
(rightfully) assumed he'd been doing all the work in the 2 man break, and was thus a touch pooped.
Back
together again and I had to take a bit of time on the back to rest
physically. To get that, I had work mentally. To get the best wheel over
the top, to not loose wheels down the descent, and to take the best
line/speed through the final turn. Getting any of them wrong just put me
deeper into the cave.
That basically brings us back to the end of the race. When we were given 3 laps to go, I rolled myself forward and asked how many were up the road. It was just AJ, and he was in sight, so knowing that I had several mates behind me, I punched out a lap, lap and a half to bring it all back to a sprint.
Probably not the nicest thing to to do another mate, AJ, but he's a great rabbit to chase and thus ensure the quality of my final effort.
Strava link.
D: 47.2km
A: 478m
PMPW: 87kg
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