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[Closed] Just rode my first crit race - how did yours go?

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..at Castle Coombe last night, great buzz and loved it. A really friendly bunch beforehand, with tips and guidance (and help when I realised I had a puncture in the pits!!).

And then it started.

I wasn't quite prepared for the frenetic pace of it - I stuck with it fine for the first 25 mins or so. The average was about 43kph and as I was nearer the back (to see how things worked) I seemed to end up having to accelerate lots out of corners and eventually got caught in the wind as it went round a corner...and then that was that.

I loved it though and will be back, hopefully further up the group to stay out of the wind and keep the speed running. Think/hope I've got the fitness and pace from fast club group rides to stay in the group. Time will tell...

Is this par for course in your first race??!


 
Posted : 19/05/2017 11:26 am
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Is this par for course in your first race??!
yes, I believe so

... though my riding mate won his first (and 2 of his 1st 4) 😯


 
Posted : 19/05/2017 11:29 am
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58 pages of it here...

http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/so-i-want-to-try-road-racing-build-a-bike-specifically-for-this

🙂

Is this par for course in your first race??!

It can be.


 
Posted : 19/05/2017 11:33 am
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..it went straight onto the bike forum


 
Posted : 19/05/2017 11:34 am
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ah thank you ! I hadn't seen that thread somehow.


 
Posted : 19/05/2017 11:35 am

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