Originally Posted by
genejockey
Dude. It's not just fitness. It's bikehandling, tactics, SPECIFIC fitness, etc. If you can't beat Cat 4/5s, you're not any better than they are. This is why I don't race IRL - I don't trust MY bikehandling in a crowd, let alone everyone else's. I'm too old to break bones because somebody else crashes and I go down as a result.
Ooh I know, I'm not saying I'm any better or suggesting that I'm close to winning spectrum. I just don't want to race in cat 4/5 right now because I really don't want to crash. I can learn tactics and skills on the group rides. Need to wheelsuck harder.
I think spectrum is 60 miles