Originally Posted by
climber7
even in a flat crit?
I've been in breaks that lapped the field on numerous occasions in flat crits, sometimes on big wide open courses. Sometimes multiple times. I've lapped most of the field solo. Granted, I can TT well, but if you can find the right mix and the right moment, you never know.
As Gs noted if I'm on a team that has a sprinter, and it's obvious that the race is going to end in a field sprint, I'll pick my guy up and give him a lead out. Assuming you're not the only guy in your school you might want to explore this...I actually enjoy drooping my guy off and seeing a long single file line of people behind me. Plus it makes things safer and I get a nice interval out of the deal.
Originally Posted by
gsteinb
If you have the genetic potential to improve and factor in by all means someone should try and use those situations to that end, otherwise the risk/reward ratio is too high to justify.
Ayup.