by PhilBixby
Mon Sep 09, 2013 8:32 am
Off to Burton Fleming and the East Coast RR for me - the last vets race of 2013 - along with Tim, Paul W, AndyC, PaulW, DaveC and Muzzy. Cool, bright and breezy, with the wind from the south blowing up the circuit's main hill. Due to the size of the C's and D's entry (50-59yo) the two groups were split, which was unfortunate. I towed our lot through the neutralised zone and up to the top of the hill where the attacks started - about three seconds of recovery meant you went from front to back of the small group. My undoing - as last year - came on the climb on the second lap. I never look at the powermeter during races but downloading the info told the story; strung out along the crosswind and tailwind sections of the circuit meant six minutes or so at 300W before the hill kicked in, and (this season at least ) I can't do more than that. I TT'ed round until the D's caught me, let the main group go by and dropped in just behind a group of four off the back. We worked together (you're meant to stay away from other groups in vets races but I figured I was unlikely to have a major impact on the placings) and picked up much of the remainder of the Clifton contingent on the way to the finish!
Last edited by PhilBixby on Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:29 am, edited 1 time in total.