Originally Posted by
Hermes
Yes. Headwind and uphill grades slow down the bike hence one loses time by being on that section of the course too long. The secret sauce is know how much extra energy to apply to the harder section and that may vary depending on what part of the course the hard section is located. I like to negative split races such that a harder section at the start is not to my liking.
Secret sauce... I've heard that before :-)
Like you, I don't like harder to begin with. I always go 'too harder'. Dag gum rookie is what I am