First C-Race win. +89 Race score!
Edit: nvm looks like my competition was mostly D group even though I was within the racing score bracket. Well new score should fix that haha
In my last post, I made a comment that despite pushing a higher W/kg than anyone else in the race, I came in 12th. The advice I received was to take advantage of my weight (54kg). So I did!
I was in the lead group at the start but I noticed that despite sitting in the draft, I was still pushing a much higher w/kg than any other rider just to keep up with them on the flats and declines. It wasn’t a high effort, but I knew that if I stayed with them, I would be at a disadvantage if it came to a sprint.
So early in the race—on the first hill—I decided to break away. Even if I couldn’t maintain it, I figured I’d wear the other riders down a bit. Some people tried to push about 4.5-5w/kg to close the gap but didn’t make an effort for long. I was doing maybe 6-7 w/kg. I imagine they reasonably assumed it would be unsustainable. At the top of the hill, I had about an 8 second gap and that grew to the 40ish second-finishing lead.
What I struggle with however, is that I still don’t know when I’m able to rest as a light rider. I have to push on the uphill because that’s the only advantage I have, but then I also have to push on the flats and declines because if I don’t, heavier riders will effortlessly catch up to me. In this race, once I had a 30-second gap, I began to take it easy. But I still had a 3.1 w/kg average. Significantly higher than anyone else in the race. Whats the deal. Pls help. Thanks!