hey everyone -
in a few weeks i'm hoping to jump into my first multisport race of the year, and my first du in a long time. sadly i'm not in any kind of race shape, so threatening for any podiums isn't the issue. but it's a weird one:
4k run - 16k bike - 4k run - 16k bike - 4k run.
it's held in zofingen, switzerland, home of the powerman. apparently the swiss ITU guns often come and light it up. bike course is 2 laps, and looks to have a lot of turns and one punchy 40m climb halfway through. run is also 2 laps around the city, so again several turns per lap.
so:
-i'm thinking i'll ride my aero road bike (cervelo soloist) with hed jets and a pair of cinelli spinaci clip ons.
-how do i handle fueling? on the one hand it's a sprint, but on the other it's 12k of running and 32 of riding.
-when to take in fluids? part of me thinks i shouldn't bother with a bottle on the bike, though maybe that's insane.
any pearls of wisdom, ST?
-mike
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https://lshtm.academia.edu/MikeCallaghan
http://howtobeswiss.blogspot.ch/
in a few weeks i'm hoping to jump into my first multisport race of the year, and my first du in a long time. sadly i'm not in any kind of race shape, so threatening for any podiums isn't the issue. but it's a weird one:
4k run - 16k bike - 4k run - 16k bike - 4k run.
it's held in zofingen, switzerland, home of the powerman. apparently the swiss ITU guns often come and light it up. bike course is 2 laps, and looks to have a lot of turns and one punchy 40m climb halfway through. run is also 2 laps around the city, so again several turns per lap.
so:
-i'm thinking i'll ride my aero road bike (cervelo soloist) with hed jets and a pair of cinelli spinaci clip ons.
-how do i handle fueling? on the one hand it's a sprint, but on the other it's 12k of running and 32 of riding.
-when to take in fluids? part of me thinks i shouldn't bother with a bottle on the bike, though maybe that's insane.
any pearls of wisdom, ST?
-mike
____________________________________
https://lshtm.academia.edu/MikeCallaghan
http://howtobeswiss.blogspot.ch/