CramCycle wrote: » Knocking out 250W without much stress for half an hour in work. Based on not being clipped in and not receiving much in the way of pressure. This leaves me severely undersetimating my W/kg at 3, which as far as I can tell, puts me in the bottom half of A4. Key thing taken here, not back of A4. Must try and get time on the Wattbike and get an accurate measurement.
tegerman wrote: » Wouldn't be so sure. There were three drags per lap last year (including this years one) and the group stayed together pretty much whole way round. But yes, it will be torture
dahat wrote: » Just back from a quick loop of the circuit and 80km round there will be torture imo. Two very fast parts but the draggy parts will hurt and I'd expect the group to be in tatters after the first lap.
InTheAttic wrote: » Will do. Yeah I've registered. All the better if the group is split. It's safer. I'll let those "early-bloomers" go and won't even try to make my way to the front this time. It's a long season and i'll get my legs in time.
dahat wrote: » Not the easiest of circuits and sure to be spit imo. If ya see a TCR in your group hit me up as I won't be up the road this time. It's pre registration only and limited to 80 riders which is a relief.
InTheAttic wrote: » I'll be there on friday. Do you have the strava segment for the race? Or for anyone who has done it before, how tough a circuit is it? Still building my legs so want to find a group I'm comfortable in and just get the training efforts in.
dahat wrote: » Thanks, really enjoyed it and looking forward to more. Carrick next week but that's a whole different ball game, lumpy 80km and no one day allowed so it might be a bit more sensible.
dahat wrote: » So today was the day I made my A4 racing debut at Ras Luimni and boy was it hairy at times. An early crash maybe 5km in then a few more through out with one particular nasty one very near the line, hope the lad is ok as he was motionless when I skipped past. At 40km of 62km I had enough of a stop start pace in head and crosswinds so I went up the road with another lad for mayne 10-13 km which I enjoyed and if we had maybe one more it may have lasted longer. Overall a messy race with 137 A4 around narrow roads. Normalised power came back at 323 watts from a Stages power meter, a bit shocked tbh.
harringtonp wrote: » Good stuff. I remembered today why I decided to give the race a skip. Nobody hit the deck in the A3 as far as I know but on the last leg of the first lap the speed suddenly picked up over 50 km/hr. Something happened further up the line and there was mad braking and skidding. Went into the rear of the bike in front and even though somehow managed to stay on the bike, bust 2 spokes and that was end of race. The same happened a foreign (polish) guy further up the line in the same incident: he bust a front wheel spoke but also stayed on his bike.
Kaisr Sose wrote: » Second that! You are a man of your word. You don't happen to have a TCR attached to that Stages...?
CramCycle wrote: » Well done dahat, that is what A4 racing is meant to be all about, giving it socks and going off up the road. Staying away for 13km with only one other person, has to be said, a good start.
Inquitus wrote: » Watts/Kg is a big deal, if you can hit close to 4W/Kg then you'll do very well in A4 and end up in A3, don't know what you weigh.
dahat wrote: » Normalised power came back at 323 watts from a Stages power meter, a bit shocked tbh.
InTheAttic wrote: » But damn... it was fun!!
Miklos wrote: » This might seem like a dumb question but if you've got your numbers pinned on and it starts raining can you stick on a gilet or jacket if they're covering up your numbers?
dahat wrote: » That bad a circuit? Is it narrow or just on bad surfaces?
harringtonp wrote: » Haven't done it in a few years but from memory surfaces were good and it wasn't too narrow. Section I never liked was the last one which is the R513 from Hospital and this is mainly because it is a busy road and with riders not staying on their own side of the line there is a lot of the concertina effect. May well do it this Sunday
InTheAttic wrote: » That's enough to put me off this race so! Being in the bunch for the first few kilometers at newbridge last weekend gave me a sense for how lethal being in the bunch is. But damn... it was fun!!
