My second cat 4 race - another video for you guys to watch.



Yer outta luck Swampy, my PM solution is indoor only and pretty non-scientific. I use a power conversion chart based on resistance/speed/tire pressure that Dave, Felt, and a couple other helpful forum members assisted with:
http://www.cyclingforums.com/t/493596/e-motion-rollers-wattage-chart-on-target.

On the road it's all RPE so don't know my real do or die output but he only motivation I'd have to try for those numbers were if I was being chased by a big angry dog or going after a $5 medal ;)
 
Windy road race. Use the table of contents in the beginning of the video or the video description to skip around to the good parts.
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Racing out in horse ranch county...nice.

Good dig. Need the rearview of your attack to see the wheel suckers close it up.

Still no, "Collin must move up!".

Gassed at the finish. I could hear it in your voice with a lap to go that you were getting tired. 186 BPM at the line. Good job!

Did you eat and drink enough during that effort?
 
I think I made the mistake of taking that guys wheel instead of passing him with my momentum. The wind was coming hard from the left and I wasn't shielded well. I think I ate/drank alright; although it was hard to reach for a bottle when I was shoulder to shoulder most of the way. I can't out sprint a lot of riders. If I can get a fast riders wheel, I can stay with them and put in a little punch at the end but if I need to close a gap during the sprint, I usually fail.

I think I'm getting stronger though. I managed to stick with the goon ride today without getting dropped for the first time this year. I'm doing a pretty intense training plan this year with 2+ hour fast rides on Sat/Sun and 2 hour Goon rides on Tues/Thurs. We'll see if it pays off this weekend. I have a circuit race coming up.


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Good luck in the circuit race!

You're climbing well. If anything looks like it's going be a move on the climb (assuming the next race has a hill steep/long enough to weed things out a bit) burn a match there. I think you'll make it stick. Maybe take a pull over the top, but keep it short and let the Wattage Wonders tow the break up the road.
 
I don't know what wind conditions you were in when the lead 3 or 4 dropped you on the flat, but a gear larger may have helped. You were gassed going 110-112 RPM trying to hang.

Was there a stackup or fall among the other group where the police car was blocking the lane on the steep climb?

aaarrrgggghhhhh! All alone on the Apartment Row Climb! (what road is that?)
 
This is the highlights of the race. I'll have a full video up at some point. I had a good spot going into the final 500 meters and then disaster. At the exact moment that a rider brushes past me and I glance to my left, a guy goes over the handlebars in front of me, by the time my glance to the left is over, there's a bike right in front of me on the ground. I didn't even know how it got there til I watched the video.

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The guy popping out at the start of the race and almost causing a crash...

The guy in the middle of the race and causing a self-crash while almost taking down two other riders...poor positioning or squid riding by someone that chopped his wheel?. He biffed it hard. Hopefully, he's OK. It looked like a classic case of wheel overlap combined with guys changing lanes every two seconds to me.

Catapulting over a Vrooman-White Design? OUCH! Collin must get up! (sorry, I couldn't resist!)

The dweeb in the blue/white/orange sure crowded the hell out of you for no good reason. He had a mile of road to his left. The black dude in the white/red stripes jersey that went down in the sprint was busy rubbing on another rider (dunno which of the two was at fault). He popped a foot and went down and left you a bunny-hop obstacle course.


Now...

Did you see the guy on the left going backwards in the gutter as the sprint wound up? He made the smartest move of the race. When the race is all looney tunes from the gun to the line, give it up and live to fight another day. Sit up and laugh at the Cat. Four Fast n' Furious madness.

So what's the damage/carnage report, Collin? You OK? Nothing broken, I hope.

Oh...we do award move up points here at CF for pictures of road rash exceeding 10 square inches (multiple abrasions can be combined to achieve this minimum coverage), stitches of more than three per deep gash and any limb caused to be put in a cast or at least a colorful sling gets bragging rights for the rest of the season and a Free Pass to *****ing about dweeb riders for at least a dozen posts.

For documenting your crash, I hereby award you an official "Yeah, I'm a badass biker dude!" Broken Wings. These are always earned and never given!




Broken or scuffed shimaNO parts are awarded...nothing.
 
I hope yer ok dude.

Btw if anyone's spent any time in the dojo getting tossed they'll notice the rider in black at 0:45 does a perfectly executed leading arm break-fall riding the knife edge of the hand along to the elbow, followed by flipping the lower body to further dissipate the impact, which is the way to go to avoid potentially snapping one's collarbone in half. Unfortunately he also executed a perfectly miss-timed wheel overlap which led to the whole debacle ;P

But I digress, is this a combined 4/5 field?... holy cow!
 
Yeah regardless of category those combined fields offer a disparity between speed and bike handling. The delta of the two is often where the bad **** tends to happen. Glad you came out ok.
 
Originally Posted by swampy1970

Some "interesting" crashes there.
Click to expand...
Seriously.

But kudos to the dude salvaging at 0:18 (also a wheel overlap by the looks of it), and kudos to the dude in sky blue kit who took the side impact from the dude in black (who careened sideways because of wheel overlap) and remained upright. And finally, the dude who caused Collin's spill laying on the ground after the fact (but before said spill) thinking WTF happened? Here's a newsflash... WHEEL OVERLAP!

My goodness!
 
Quote by Swampy:
"Some "interesting" crashes there."

They're about typical.

I've seen the, "I can't find my pedal!" one-legged skate a few times. And who hasn't raced even one time and not seen or participated in the, Honey, I got my front wheel chopped!" overlap crash...several times?

The sprint rub usually results in more spectacular results with more riders going down...although I will say that it usually occurs in tighter pack going to the line.

I'm glad you're (mostly) OK, Collin. The chainring tattoo will need some scrubbing over the next week. Stock up on Nu-Skin, Neosporin, A&D ointment and keep the road rash moist and exposed to air. Cover for your next race or training ride.

I'm still stunned by people that think 2's and 3's (or even 1's and Pro's) are 'better' racers. ********! They're just MORE experienced at crashing.

Quote by Dan:
"And finally, the dude who caused Collin's spill laying on the ground after the fact (but before said spill) thinking WTF happened? Here's a newsflash... WHEEL OVERLAP!"

The sprint crash? I was watching in low-res, but that looked like typical MMA...er...WWF sprint...er...rubbing to me. I'll have to review that one again.

The first near crash with save looked like someone couldn't find a pedal or unclipped? The second crash with shoulder roll was definitely wheel chop resulting from overlap and squid riding. Weird thing was both crashes involved guys old enough to know better...MAMILS.
 
"He didn't slam you, he rubbed you, and rubbin' son, is racin'."

Overlap comes to mind on the first one as there's a rider in black looking down who enters the right of the frame at about 20 secs who seems vaquely aware that something bumped his rear. Either him or the guy in red and black a few secs before. I'm thinking the guy popped out to stay upright and did a pretty fine job of it. It's usually the unfortunate sod in the rear who eats pavement, in my personal experience ;)
 
Not sure what happened this ride. We had 2-3 really strong guys and apparently they didn't get enough help from the rest of us so they took off before we got to the first hill. It made for an easier pace to keep up with.

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Sunday ride. Kind of interesting that we had a champion masters rider who is tall and skinny as a rail and a junior who is a short and stocky sprinter riding together off the front.
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Push me-Pull you in the Deloitte jersey and riding the Dean?

How are you feeling after the cash? You were killing it trying to close the gap.

Pounding the crest at 65 RPM, leading them over the top...good work.

Blowing a stop sign at 20 MPH!

Grinding it out at 60 RPM and 180 BPM...more good work. Good recovery. Harder work than a race.
 
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