Victorian Pursuit Championships
Sunday 20 December, 2009
I know I haven't really been training for this, but can I please just have a good ride! Thanks!
It kind of worked! It wasn't the fastest ride of the day, and it was pretty much the same as what I rode in Sydney a couple of weeks ago, in fact, so similar that the times were about the same as last time. And, yet again I rode a faster final than I did qualifier, so I can't really complain! Unfortunately, it wasn't faster than before.
On the upside, there was a visit to the podium, and that is always good :) Another IP bronze. (I don't have a good photo of that :( ) And it was nice to do that in front of my mum, my brother, his fiancee and my 2 nieces! Congratulations to Helen Kelly who rode a stellar race, and to Miranda Laidlaw who surprised herself with how fast she could go for the silver.
More importantly, I have identified some things to focus on to make me a better pursuit rider. Small technical things that I think can be improved rapidly to make my pursuit better. I experimented with a couple of things for this race and they seemed to work quite favourably, although they will need a bit of refinement, although I am pretty happy with the initial response. This is the type of challenge I like (damn that inner scientist!!), but it will have to wait until after January 6 to become a priority!
I hope you all had a good weekend. I have 2 more days in Victoria, a trip to see my mum and dad today (Monday) and some training over the Nationals TT course on Tuesday before heading home, and back to the office on Wednesday.
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