8:45 when I saw #509 moving up on the inside, I thought, Ok dude just back off before you hit the turn. But nope, he dove the corner and took out that rider. You can almost feel these moves behind you. And he dives again at 9:32....not saying he's the only rider diving turns, but it is an example of making these unnecessary moves that do not help him move up. You finished higher than he did without making those moves. It's not always in Cat 3 races, you see this at all levels, but the 3s are full of very strong guys with varied skill levels and experience. Nice riding out there.
I appreciate the kind words. There are definitely some handling discrepancies in the pack and I’m excited to move up to the 2s for next year to try and avoid some of it.
Great vid! Awesome that you were able to finish the race safely. That was actually @ten96cycling that got taken down by the guy diving the corner. His vid provides a good breakdown of it and the race itself.
well done - we need more riders like you - guys with situational awareness and skills not 100% built on Zwift ;)
I appreciate it! I definitely do a lot of training inside because of how efficient it is, but nothing beats racing and group rides for handling skills
8:45 when I saw #509 moving up on the inside, I thought, Ok dude just back off before you hit the turn. But nope, he dove the corner and took out that rider. You can almost feel these moves behind you. And he dives again at 9:32....not saying he's the only rider diving turns, but it is an example of making these unnecessary moves that do not help him move up. You finished higher than he did without making those moves. It's not always in Cat 3 races, you see this at all levels, but the 3s are full of very strong guys with varied skill levels and experience. Nice riding out there.
I appreciate the kind words. There are definitely some handling discrepancies in the pack and I’m excited to move up to the 2s for next year to try and avoid some of it.
Great vid! Awesome that you were able to finish the race safely. That was actually @ten96cycling that got taken down by the guy diving the corner. His vid provides a good breakdown of it and the race itself.
Impressive you were able to navigate up from basically last on staging. I may never win the sprint, but I'll always win staging : p
This was me all 3 days, I couldn’t bring myself to get to staging an hour early
DOPE!!!! I made the cover lol
Made sure to tag ya on the Instagram, good riding bro
at 8:50+ rider 509 recklessly dive bombs corner, causes crash, field split
and 509 was on the hoods the entire time through the corner. sketchy mcsketcherson
Do races pay out? I want to start racing. Obviously awards are incentives.
Some do, some don’t. I made a bit of money this weekend from my racing, enough to pay for my registration.
depends on the race. Smaller races don't expect much. Sometimes its just merch.
what kind of sketch crowd is in this field
A huge field, a large amount of juniors, and a lot of people desperate for results willing to do anything for it.