This is a storied NorCal road race. Rough patched pavement, pot holes, flat road with wind and a bit of climbing.
Strava: http://app.strava.com/rides/464493
First lap, had no problem hanging with the group on the main climb. Half way through the lap though, cut my rear tire and flatted. Fortunately, I had decided to run my clincher training wheels rather then my tubulars. Fixed it and rode the rest of the race mostly solo. 3 laps, 64 miles.
(photo by Allan Armstrong)
Guess I should have opted for GP4000s over the lighter Conti Force rear tire. When I was riding with the pack, was forced to blast through a lot of potholes, broken asphalt and shit like that. Guess you can't really do much other then follow the person in front of you.
At least it was a nice day and a good training effort. That and I wasn't DFL out of the people that actually finished. Lot of DNPs. Ended up 30/46.
In other news, my new race transportation worked out well:
Mazda MX-5 w/ Hard Dog hitch and Kuat Sherpa bike rack.
No comments:
Post a Comment