Martin's training diary - Tuesday 20 May 2008

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

posted by: Martin

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Time of Day:	7:00 pm
Distance:
Time (total):	about 55 min
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Weather:	low 50s, cloudy, windy at the start, not so bad at the finish
Workout Type:	race

Course:	flats - points race
Results:	Masters - tie for 2nd official results
Comments:	This is one of the best courses that Rory has! After a 'neutral' (meaning you can go fast but there are no points) lap every lap is worth two points for the first person across the line and one for second. This means there is NEVER a bad time to attack and attack we did. Unfortunately we kept getting a fast rider in the breaks that could sprint but would not pull... Oh well, that happens and you have to deal with it. We managed to win almost all of the sprints but these hangers-on would got second too many times for my liking. Twice I got away with one guy and no matter what he just would not work. But of course he absolutely killed himself to hang onto my wheel. After towing him around for an entire lap I finally got him to take a couple of 10 second pulls but it was not enough and we got caught. Towards the end I got away with Dave H, Alan W, Alistair L and this sprinter guy. After many laps the pack finally caught us (too much dicking around I guess) and so we decided to set it up for Mick G. Although not the smoothest leadout it worked. Alan took it around the last corner, Alistair took it from the start of the last straight and I did the final pull. It was hugely satisfying! Now we just need to get Jim K on board so he won't try to sprint past Mick and pull loads of other riders with him. :)
Equipment:	Ti Cycles Hyak, 42/53, 12-25, Zipp 404 wheels