This was 1 of the 22 events Richardson hosted. The written rules were wordy yet unclear partly because the word “team” was used for 3 contexts:
- The 4 riders whose time actually went into result
- The up to 20 riders who ride with timing chips
- All riders representing the company
There’s no rule against motor. What would the organizer do if I showed up with Ninja?
Riders were not educated on passing. We ended up slicing between riders and going outside of cones to avoid contact.
_goal
Not embarrass myself and the team. Crash-free.
_course
1 lane was blocked off but the corners weren’t well thought out given # of inexperienced riders.
_race
I took off on my 12-year-old QR and the only sperm looking helmet in the whole event. Ashley latched on. I couldn’t imagines the girls accelerating quickly. Beaney probably wasn’t ready on his hybrid. For the first time I realized the ancient helmet had a huge blind spot from aero position.
First right was the only clear turn I didn’t worry about collision. We made the turn without braking. I made remaining turns conservatively and probably paid many seconds for safety.
Ashley took over on Waterview Parkway. He attacked the hill with enthusiasm. Neither of us knew how to pace a 9-mile TT; we went too hard.
The 2 Indian girls at Central right turn weren’t aware we were catching them at 28 mph. I braked. Ashley had to wait on 75 surface road. The right turn was well-marked at Palisades Creek Dr. Ashley stopped looking fluid once we started the long climb. He told me to go, I decided to slow and hope he’d recover. This was supposed to be a team time trial. We barely made half way.
My heart rate was recovered by Campbell; legs didn’t bounce back. Mild head wind. I had the faster bike. I accelerate gradually and hoped Ashley would hang on. He did. I struggled to reach for 26 mph. The final right turn came quicker than expected. I gave Ashley the lead.
Giving the cop and other racers too much room, I turned onto sidewalk at 20.8 mph. I had to jump off a curb, Peter Sagan-like. Wish there's a video. Very happy having no road rash. Heart rate transmitter broke just before race ended.
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Garmin 310xt
Distance: 8.74 mi
Time: 22:42
Speed: 23.1 mph
HR: 165/180 bpm
Official
Distance: 8.95 mi
Time: 22.38
Speed: 23.7 mph
Pace: 1st in division D
Tony Martin: 33.5 mph for 40k at 2017 TT World Championship.
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