DNF Question
03-24-18, 03:37 PM
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2 different kind of group rides. That's why I've started calling my tuesday night ride a race ride. Because that's what it is; a race with no officials and no rule enforcement. Group rides, sure go out and hammer with your buddies, but we all meet up at the tops/bottoms of the hills and ride together.
They both have their place!
And my opinion about DNF's. I wish that officials would be more harsh about pulling people in some crits/CRs. Just because it's a wide road with lots of space doesn't mean you aren't getting in the way. If I'm off the front, I should not have to drag my breaks in corners because i'm catching the "[2nd, 3rd...] chase" that's a full lap or two behind. If you're gonna race for fitness be in the right category. It's not racing if you're off the back 2 laps in.
They both have their place!
And my opinion about DNF's. I wish that officials would be more harsh about pulling people in some crits/CRs. Just because it's a wide road with lots of space doesn't mean you aren't getting in the way. If I'm off the front, I should not have to drag my breaks in corners because i'm catching the "[2nd, 3rd...] chase" that's a full lap or two behind. If you're gonna race for fitness be in the right category. It's not racing if you're off the back 2 laps in.
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03-24-18, 03:41 PM
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All this time while solo, we're catching and passing people from any of the other fields that have gotten themselves over their heads in whatever field they [wrongly] thought they could hang with.
03-24-18, 03:54 PM
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the route out of town went a half block from my apartment, so my last time I just turned off there, went home..
03-24-18, 03:58 PM
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03-24-18, 04:41 PM
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Weird situation at RMR. (About 1 mile course(?) for those that haven't raced it. A group goes off 1 minute ahead of the B group i'm sandbagging in). My breakaway got passed by the A chase. Let them go. See that we've only got a small gap to the b group peloton. I drop the hammer, recatch the chase that just passed us.
All this time while solo, we're catching and passing people from any of the other fields that have gotten themselves over their heads in whatever field they [wrongly] thought they could hang with.
All this time while solo, we're catching and passing people from any of the other fields that have gotten themselves over their heads in whatever field they [wrongly] thought they could hang with.
just saying that any course where multiple fields are jammed on there at the same time = probably too long to really be a crit.
03-24-18, 04:49 PM
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03-24-18, 07:38 PM
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Even as a 2 I was struggling on that ride. Yes, I could go fast here and there, bridge gaps and whatnot, but any sustained climb and I was in the hurt locker.
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"...during the Lance years, being fit became the No. 1 thing. Totally the only thing. It’s a big part of what we do, but fitness is not the only thing. There’s skills, there’s tactics … there’s all kinds of stuff..." Tim Johnson
03-29-18, 12:21 PM
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Bike racing? A DNF is inevitable, just make sure that it is 100% justified. But justification is subjective. It's just a personal thing.
I am older know, and have a more realistic outlook on things, but always try to maintain this philosophy to the best of my ability and circumstance.
To sum it up, yeah it matters.
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