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Did my second 50mile TT on Sunday, getting a PB of 1:57:03 on a not very fast course (lots of T junctions) Happy with that after my injuries I've had this season. Only problem is my saddle sores have made a reappearance with a vengeance right at the wrong time 🙁 I'm in the running for the NLTTA long distance BAR but the trouble is next week it's the biggie, the 12hr. Any advice for the STW massive on what to do regarding the sores ? Since Sunday I've been covering them with suddacream and they've certainly improved but it's on the day I'm more concerned about. I guess it's just a case of slapping the Assos cream on and hope for the best ?
Germoline and lancing works for me. I'm now looking at a reverse BBAR. Saddle choice may also help as my TT bike position much further forward and that relieves pressure, as does extra pressure via the legs lifting off the derriere.
I'm afraid I didn't suffer at all, and used plenty of the Assos.
So I could put this on the wanted add but considering new also - where is the best place to get some super cheap ski bends (I assume this is the correct term for the "j" shaped extensions with an upturned end?) which take shifters. So NOT just clip on bars.
I've got some s-bends on the TT bike already and don't like them but to swap seems crazy money for a pair of bent tubes with some cable holes on them!
I just bought the crazy priced 3T alloy bars for about £30#. Yes I know they are silly money. The TT forum often has some come up used, but normally cut. I swapped from some very short S bends - cut by the last user.
Have the Albi UCI Chrono on Thursday. Bike is ready. Course is "technical". Has a downhill with 90 degree bend. What could go wrong?
Still no final result from the 12hr, but I'm pretty sure I was 20th with 266.6 mi and second on handicap. My CTT results still only have a single entry 🙁
#didnt feel so bad as the carbon HED corsair bars and red alloy brake levers and some custom made elbow pads were all bought for £50 used!
Managed to get the saddle sore issues cleared up enough to start the WCTTA 12hr TT. Kinda knew they'd make a reappearance (which they did, around the 170mile mark) so took some ibuprofen and told myself to mtfu 😀 This was my first 12hr (although I've done some pretty big rides over the years on the roadbike) so how to pace it was a bit of a conundrum. My aim for the race was around the 260mile mark so set off really steady, averaging around the 21mph for the first 22 mile lap I'd set up on the Garmin then build up the pace. The course was split into three circuits, a morning one that had some really rutted roads to contend with, the day circuit which wasn't to bad (well, apart from the two sets of temporary traffic lights that caused a lot of peddling downtime :x) then the finishing circuit that also had a set of traffic lights. Did my pacing go according to plan ? Yes and no really, I think I might've been a touch too conservative at the start. My last 22mile lap was the fastest of the day, in fact it was nearly 5mins quicker than some of the mid race laps. Still, better to do this than go out too fast and blow up. Ended up with 266.36miles, giving me 4th overall. Altogether it was run by WCTTA it was also the NLTTA 12hr championship so was over the moon when I found out I'd won that.
Anyone planning a hill climb season this year?
I've already signed-up to the Lovelo Cinelli on Bison Hill and the Urban Hill Climb. Also planning on entering Catford+Bec again, then the Eastern Counties Champs, and Watford Velo on Whiteleaf.
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Ended up with 266.36miles, giving me 4th overall. Altogether it was run by WCTTA it was also the NLTTA 12hr championship so was over the moon when I found out I'd won that.
Congratulations. That's 0.2 miles under my first 12hr and I was 22nd in the National and 10th on standard in VTTA. It's a very competitive distance.
I think I might've been a touch too conservative at the start
Definitely this. Like any TT, I guess practice makes perfect. I averaged 200 Watts for the 12 hr, but will be looking to up that to 220 next time with a HR strategy of 140/150/145 instead.
Anyone planning a hill climb season this year?
No! Might ride the club climb and the West London Hill Climb.
Congratulations
Thanks ! Quite enjoyed it in a weird kinda way. Think I'll have another go at the BAR next year on quicker courses.
Did my last 10 today on Levens, getting a PB of 20:34 but with a lower power av of over 20w compared to my last best time. Go figure ! Traffic wasn't really busy so that didn't make the difference. Must've been my increasingly expanding waistline on the downhill start 😆 one more race to go next weekend, the inter club 25 then the season is over ! Is it just me or has the racing season gone so fast. Seems like only yesterday that I was doing the March spocos 😥
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Bec HC. Not great. Struggled a bit with a cold last week. Suppose I rode OK considering. 2:10.3 - 26th - 5th vet. I love the atmosphere and camaraderie of hill climbs. For a brief moment, you get to experience riding through a screaming crowd. Certainly beats a lonely wet Sunday on the E2. 😆