10-lap scratch practice race
06-30-14, 08:42 PM
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10-lap scratch practice race
Here's a practice race that we had yesterday. Yes, I lost to a girl. haha. Posting this 1. For a fun watch of the brand new track in Erie. 2. Anything stick out from what you can see, errors in my riding?
And for the loss on that final sprint: I stopped pedaling after the 4th turn until I saw the girl in my peripheral vision. I went from 85% to 80%, when I should have gone from 90% to 100%. But then it was too late, so lesson learned was, never assume you're done until you're done. I didn't even know she was on my wheel. So I guess you could also say "Always be aware".
Another lesson is never underestimate the power in these girls. Especially when you are 38 and she is 23. ha ha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVuK...ature=youtu.be
And for the loss on that final sprint: I stopped pedaling after the 4th turn until I saw the girl in my peripheral vision. I went from 85% to 80%, when I should have gone from 90% to 100%. But then it was too late, so lesson learned was, never assume you're done until you're done. I didn't even know she was on my wheel. So I guess you could also say "Always be aware".
Another lesson is never underestimate the power in these girls. Especially when you are 38 and she is 23. ha ha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVuK...ature=youtu.be
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oops, I thought I was editing this post and it seems I ended up posting twice. This is the post I'd like to keep. (mod)
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And sorry for the kind of dumb music. I was lazy and just grabbed a few random songs for the background. ha ha
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hard to comment as i can't see what's going on in front of you...
but you lost to a girl
i've had my share of encounters with beth newell
but you lost to a girl
i've had my share of encounters with beth newell
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Ha ha I know. In my own defense, she is a scratch race national champion. The Official Website - USA Cycling
