by paulM
Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:06 pm
Good news that summer arrives this weekend as the clocks change but bad news that those of us road racing on Sunday need to remember to go to bed early and set the time correctly on our alarm clocks!
Good news also that this means light nights and no excuses for not getting out on the road instead of staring at your garage door through a miserable sweaty haze. Sorry I mean turbo training.
So I was thinking this might be a good time to kick off the Tuesday chaingangs. Meet Acomb roundabout on the ring road at 6:15 to follow a long established tried and trusted route to Tockwith, Cowthorpe, Little Ribston & North Deighton to then retrace the outward leg back to Acomb. Its about 30 miles. Usually we ride in two's out and lined out on the way back. Bring LEDs at least for the first couple of weeks. It is good road race training - not so much replicating the intensity of sitting in the bunch - more the intensity of screwing yourself in the break! Go with the mindset that you'll do your turns till you get dropped and very soon you wont be getting dropped! This isnt something that requires posts every week and a letter from your parents if you cant make it. The routes the same every week and it will just happen anyway. See you there.
Good news also that this means light nights and no excuses for not getting out on the road instead of staring at your garage door through a miserable sweaty haze. Sorry I mean turbo training.
So I was thinking this might be a good time to kick off the Tuesday chaingangs. Meet Acomb roundabout on the ring road at 6:15 to follow a long established tried and trusted route to Tockwith, Cowthorpe, Little Ribston & North Deighton to then retrace the outward leg back to Acomb. Its about 30 miles. Usually we ride in two's out and lined out on the way back. Bring LEDs at least for the first couple of weeks. It is good road race training - not so much replicating the intensity of sitting in the bunch - more the intensity of screwing yourself in the break! Go with the mindset that you'll do your turns till you get dropped and very soon you wont be getting dropped! This isnt something that requires posts every week and a letter from your parents if you cant make it. The routes the same every week and it will just happen anyway. See you there.