Did a really fast training group ride the other night, which was kinda like a crit. Golden Cheetah showed my W' going to -10 during the ride (from 30kJ baseline). I didn't know it could go that low. Wasn't quite able to hang onto the lead group the final lap, because I had done the work to bridge on the lap before and the young fast guys next to me just sat on my wheel.
Anyway, there's only 1 week of crit racing left. I don't know if it's worth it to try 1 crit and then be done for the year. But I could learn and it could give me an idea of what to train for. But I'm pretty sure I'll not be able to hang with the pack. The guy who won last night's crit in the C race just rode away from the pack, and packs an FTP ~ 400w.
I think I need one higher level of fitness. But good thing is that I'm now able to do the fastest group rides I've ever done. I'm moving up in group ride categories.
Last edited by Radish_legs; 09-02-15 at 02:34 PM.