Oh how I hate that course. All grass. Slow. Power sucking nightmare. Elevation change, nothing overtly techinical, not many transitions, no sections where speed is a factor. Location of me eating shit and rolling a tubular, I usually get lapped there. But hey it is a good opportunity to see how Bold Hines and Aspholm are doing, and who else is up there when I do get lapped. Usually hot, sometimes wet and slick... (can i get a #TWSS?)
And hey. You know? I wasn't going so bad at the end of the year last year. Hmm. Maybe if I can start somewhere in the middle with my form instead of at the absolute bottom, maybe there is hope for a stronger end of the season.
Kind of exciting.
Who ever did this Crossresults stuff is a fucking genius.
And K Buck? 45+ now? bastard. and that f'n kid Cort Cramer is registered for 35+! Damn.
Maybe I should get the trainer out of mothballs for tonight to get some intervals in after dinner... it is CX pre-season after all.
last TT is tomorrow night... then time to mothball that bike (unless for some reason I consider doing the Bob beal TT).
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Give Williston some credit. Even under ideal conditions, the course was hard. I thought it was awesome. Super fast, but still hard pedaling all the way around. Isn't that the way it is supposed to be? If there is a deluge then you'll have something to crow about.
That course is brutal no matter what the conditions... i didn't try and suggest otherwise.
even dry there is so much friction you have to pedal the whole time. Downhills have enough chicane action to keep speed from helping too much.
But it is not a Reuter designed course...
If all the courses were as good as Williston, then maybe there wouldn't be so much bickering about starting position.
the position races are fun too. different. Catamount is a full on watt fest. Might as well be a TT. Blocking, tactics and the rest are nearly completely out the window.
having the skills/torque to ride the run ups doesn't gain you much, the corners are not overtly complicated... Just pure power.
nothing wrong with that, I'm glad they are not all the same, that said the starts are less terrifying than the downhill edition of Gloucester.
Is there definitely one more TT left?
Ya, I know what you mean about Williston. That place is so tough, no matter what the conditions. You gott go though, so you can get some points for G-Star.
Me? Verge Points? Interesting.
Weather permitting tomorrow is week 8 (last one) of the BikeWorks TT.
Williston is the best for the mass start, everyone has a shot and it is not crazy like some of the others. The log climb is a good test of skills & super salmon downhills
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