Gerlach Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 F_R_A_I_L, what was your group time at the right turnoff ""half way mark"" from the R304 to the R44? If i look at the photos, this was the group the me and a other rider on a scott were busy chasing down, and we just catch up with this group at the turn.
Guest Frail4Life Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 F_R_A_I_L, what was your group time at the right turnoff ""half way mark"" from the R304 to the R44? If i look at the photos, this was the group the me and a other rider on a scott were busy chasing down, and we just catch up with this group at the turn.I can only give you True time of any said pic.I dont have a watch at the moment.If i understand your direction correct turning right into R44, was 09h13/14.My finishing True time was 10h12.
Tiny K Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 I don't understand all the complaining of wheel sucking, if you are strong enough to being pacing for 90% of the route then trust me you are strong enough to drop those wheel suckers, ride away from them, just do it! Believe me, I tried, but sitting slip is a lot more easier than sitting on the front... Tankman and milky4130 2
milky4130 Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Injections are illegal, not the actual vitamin B. In any case, it hasn't been proven to actually work over and above eating vitamin B.interesting...so just because it comes in a vial its illegal? Anyway I pop the Vitamin B pills so i have no worries then.
Gerlach Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 I will say between pic G0060227 and G60238 . on the R304 and then you turn right of there between the farms .
milky4130 Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Believe me, I tried, but sitting slip is a lot more easier than sitting on the front...have you heard of guttering, there is no slip there only the strong will come out alive.
milky4130 Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Believe me, I tried, but sitting slip is a lot more easier than sitting on the front...Also you are not going to do this alone, identify your 5 strong riders & work with them, chat to each other & strategise.
Tankman Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Believe me, I tried, but sitting slip is a lot more easier than sitting on the front... Yup, especially in that wind. Not that easy to drop the wheel suckers in a headwind ... a bit easier in a crosswind when you can gutter. But still easier to wheelsuck than hand out the pain!
Velouria Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Yup, especially in that wind. Not that easy to drop the wheel suckers in a headwind ... a bit easier in a crosswind when you can gutter. But still easier to wheelsuck than hand out the pain!We dropped guys going up hill, dropped guys in the crosswind, dropped guys on the rollers. Only the truly dedicated wheelsuckers were there at the end. I always have a good chuckle when they burst out of the bunch with a few kms to go, only for their enthusiasm to dwarf their ability. Five hundred meters later and they're on the back of the bunch again looking rather sheepish. Gerlach 1
DJR Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 .................for their enthusiasm to dwarf their ability. ........... That's funny, you should write another proper race report soon! MissyT 1
Omar Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 We dropped guys going up hill, dropped guys in the crosswind, dropped guys on the rollers. Only the truly dedicated wheelsuckers were there at the end. I always have a good chuckle when they burst out of the bunch with a few kms to go, only for their enthusiasm to dwarf their ability. Five hundred meters later and they're on the back of the bunch again looking rather sheepish. you should be riding league , u might win it!
X-Man Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Awesome pics Frail! I was in the bunch with you.. You a strong lad!
Velouria Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 That's funny, you should write another proper race report soon! Thanks DJR - I'm planning on one for the upcoming Cape Rouleur. Race reports for these one day road rides are usually quite difficult to write - between the snot flowing from my face and the testosterone haze in the bunch I often can't remember exactly what happened. Three hours of sitting on the pointy end of my saddle, gradually slipping into the pain cave and then it's all over - just as my legs are warming up... you should be riding league , u might win it!Thanks for the vote of confidence, but let's be honest - I'm never going to win in a head to head with those race snakes. I'm too big, too fat, and too slow. It's so much more fun being a big fish in a small pond than being cannon fodder for the guys with real talent. Been there, done that, got tired of riding the last half of the race on my own Wannabe and Woofie 2
Tankman Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 We dropped guys going up hill, dropped guys in the crosswind, dropped guys on the rollers. Only the truly dedicated wheelsuckers were there at the end. I always have a good chuckle when they burst out of the bunch with a few kms to go, only for their enthusiasm to dwarf their ability. Five hundred meters later and they're on the back of the bunch again looking rather sheepish. With the way you were punishing your Titanium SingleSpeed on the R44 the other, I am not surprised you dropped those flies left, right and center. I am also a firm believer in ... Know your limits but know your enemy's better! Yes the elite guys have different tactics and being able to wheelsuck through a storm is vital ... because their aim is to actually WIN the race. The rest of us mere mortals are surely riding to finish as fast as we possibly can. The more wheelsuckers that contribute, the quicker this would happen. No? NEWSFLASH: If the number on my back are two or three letters down the alphabet from yours, no matter what you try in that last 50 meters, sprint, spoeg or plak, especially since you were nowhere to be seen in the last 30km while we were pulling you along at leisure ... I already rode 2 or 3min into you and I am still beating your wheelsucking ass. In the end, I see the wheelsuckers as motivation. Motivation to ride harder because guess who is getting the better workout, the guy in front or the guy in the pack? RegardsA slow but steady mid-pack rider that learned a long time ago, there is always someone faster out there!
Wannabe Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Snip Snip. A slow but steady mid-pack rider that learned a long time ago, there is always someone faster out there! Ja, right. Tankman 1
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