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Solid job @UmneyDurak, holding onto a strong wheel in that final lap can be tough.
So what did you mean by previous post?
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Which would normally be dumb, but he was going for omnium points. Blue/white guy should've known that his team mate is the guy we're trying to gain points on, and should've tried to take the prime away.
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It's going better. Fitness seems to be the best tactic.
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Hey Domestique, I like your video's, great production value.
I do feel your positioning is what cost you in the end though. You were third or fourth wheel thoughout it seems, and often not ideally tucked in.
Also, it seems that your team tried a tactic, and sticked to it. That is great. And great learning. The attack-and-counterattack is a fun strategy to do. But it does mean that in the second to last lap you had to commit to it. Your teammate was just caught, that was the moment for you to go. At 4:49 was another moment to go. But of course, you have to have the legs for it.
Great fun though!
I do feel your positioning is what cost you in the end though. You were third or fourth wheel thoughout it seems, and often not ideally tucked in.
Also, it seems that your team tried a tactic, and sticked to it. That is great. And great learning. The attack-and-counterattack is a fun strategy to do. But it does mean that in the second to last lap you had to commit to it. Your teammate was just caught, that was the moment for you to go. At 4:49 was another moment to go. But of course, you have to have the legs for it.
Great fun though!
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Good videos @The Domestique @collin2985
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I assume these are practice crits and he's just having fun, and captions like "the group is not interested in my advice" are tongue in cheek. Alternative possibility is that he's one of those pack general type of guys that everybody wants to stab to death, but I prefer the first interpretation.
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I assume these are practice crits and he's just having fun, and captions like "the group is not interested in my advice" are tongue in cheek. Alternative possibility is that he's one of those pack general type of guys that everybody wants to stab to death, but I prefer the first interpretation.
This field has a tendency to chase everything that moves, including guys who have no fitness or attack at odd times. I was simply reminding them they a lap 2 attack has little chance of success.
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it was hard to move up towards the end, and I started my sprint too far back to have a chance.
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Not my video (but from a friends tail cam)
from burlingame 35+3/4s..last 20 minutes
highlights
me and @hack riding side by side like besties at about 2:50
me crashing like an idiot at about at about 4:15, i get pushed back in at about 8:05
me avoiding a crashed dude at about 15:00
the aftermath of hack's spill around 19:00
it was a fun course actually and we moving pretty good for some old cat 3's and 4's
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Maybe a clipped pedal and a bit of wobble before the crash. There's a bit of rounding on the inside of that corner and if you weren't ready for it you could easily clip a pedal or get a bit of bounce when seated.
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Did you mark who the others were who lapped the field? Are you responding to *every* break, or just break attempts by those who've lapped the field? If it's the former: why?! I assume you're only responding to attacks by those who've lapped the field, right?
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No. We knew who had lapped. Tim, the guy we chased, was one of those guys up a lap. That's a really good reminder for all of us. It's hard to remember sometimes when you're suffering, who's up the road.
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It was a bit less, but same deal - not a good deal. My son does it because he likes to, but winning is not so significant for juniors, and not winning/just riding is a very high opportunity for crashing. He rides the front, so a bit safer and I can deal with it, but that may be less than the best position to win.