RONDAL wrote:
zedzded wrote:
exxxviii wrote:
Great post. I was sure you were going to tell a crash story. Criteriums are pure mayhem. I may have to seek out a masters race. I miss that.What's interesting about crits, at least from this race, is that not necessarily the fittest/fastest wins. Not sure how it works up the higher grades.
As I wrote back on page 2, crits (and racing in general) are often about doing the LEAST amount of work possible for the highest placing possible. If I have my way when racing, you won't see or hear from me until 200m to go. If you're going to go to the front and do work, you better make sure that you are making others do just as much work or more, otherwise you won't be a factor at the end. If you want a pure show of fitness go race TT's. Otherwise tactics are as important as fitness.
Yup for sure. I'm keen to race again. Might do one more D race, then go to C. I think B would be too quick for me.