Learning to love the science of cycling. Each to his own but at this level, who we surround ourselves with makes the difference.
I thought whilst I have a bit of time on my final flight to Geneva, I'd give you a short recap on the past months racing, and travels up to now.
I know reading race reports can be boring, so I'll keep it short and sweet. Eston Classic is a big one for the team, being a KZN based team we take pride in the event. It almost seems as we have to win it. I knew I was in good form, a slight change in metal approach and coach has made a huge difference. The sport has become a science. You see athletes pitch up on a start line and think all they do is train, race and maybe win, I wish! Each and every day is analyze. Tweaking certain elements to gain a watt or two. Yes even I think that's crazy!
Getting back to the event, impyEvents has to be a leader in there field. Understanding the importance of keeping the professionals as well as the weekend warriors happy is a job I'd hate to do. I think they hit the spot every time. Thank you👍
Again there was a massive turn out, if I'm not mistaken 4000 riders😳. The golden rule of winning Eston is to win the KOM. It's almost a given if you win the KOM you will win the race..... Almost😁
I had a big block of training in my legs (thanks to John) I couldn't get away, I tried my luck several times but each time Brandon and Max were there. I couldn't let Brandon beat me in a sprint again😉... In the last 10km, roughly 20 different ideas of how to win ran though my head, over and over again. Luckily I picked the right one😁 and happily defended my title🏆.
Next up was the Clover road tour, I must say I hadn't been that excited to race in years. That soon changed after day one I seriously doubted my road riding ability. After data analysis I realized the cadence destroyed me. On the MTB our AV rpm is roughly 80. On stage one I averaged 97 rpm, by the time we hit the climb I had nothing.
After day one the engine was ready, I haven't felt that good on a bike in years and it just got better day after day. I loved every minute of it and it left me feeling confident heading off to Europe. I must say I'm pretty bleak about missing out on the points jersey by ONE point.
I'll try my best to write something small each day, while I'm in Europe.
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