Originally Posted by
pdlamb
This is my favorite. I'll try to be #3 in the paceline behind the guy who's seeing how long he can stay in front. When he starts to fade, either on the climb or shortly before, that's when I like to attack. If I'm not first at the top, at least I'm in the bunch when we regroup.
Haha, this is my favorite. I'm a fairly slow rider - an average of 14-15mph over 20 miles is HAULING for me. When I group ride with pals, they usually slow down to my pace, or a little above it, and I tuck in the middle of a line. There's a particular 1-mile stretch that is just SLIGHTLY uphill and annoying to ride, but there's a 1mi down, so I usually draft until the crest, then haul ass downhill.
Yeah, overall, conservation and downhill attack is usually my main goal.