Pre Race Warm up Technique For Tour OF Bright.

Monday's Ride

After a number of consecutive carb loading (beer loading) sessions I was keen to get out and hit the dandy's for some serious km's. Short sleave jersey and knicks seemed like a good idea until about 10mins into the ride, but I battled on and then dealt with a less than convenient punture, but it would take more than rain and a puncture to stop me.
It was cold and cloudy in the dandy's with no other cyclists about, 1 in 20 was a nice warm up before shooting across to Belgrave in search of Terry's Avenue. Admittedly I was a bit shocked as I turned into Terry's, and instantaneously was questioning the the 23 I had on the back. It's a tough couple of climbs; the first section peaks at about 19% and lasts for about 600m before a flat section and short descent afterwhich you hit the second section which is about 1.3 km long and averages 12.8% (pictured).
In attempting this climb, I would recommend possibly taking something larger than a 23, especially if you're riding hills like I am at the moment (which can only be compared to a brick trying to roll up hill). In addition I rode Terry's in the wet, this is not recommended, I was millimetres away from eating a face full of handle bar when the rear wheel slipped and nearly put me on my arse. Starting off on such steep grades ain't great.
Throw in a loop of the Wall and it makes for a quite a productive ride, too little too late for TOB.
[Warning: Riding Terry's Avenue may develop confusion amongst cyclists as to why The Wall is called the The Wall]

Every second counts - part 4

OK - this one's a little creepy but for the purest it is just another string to the bow.

In a game where every second counts we look to all aspects of riding fast, from training to equipment. Under the banner of equipment we look at weight and also aerodynamics. In fact, it is aerodynamics that deservedly gets the most attention.

So for this little hint we look at the magic of the skinsuit. Take this one for example: it's so thin it's scary. Made of a material than is so much like our real skin, it can only go towards the makings of a go fast TT.

Remember - if it's good enough for Lance, it's good enough for me.

Note that only one Lance skinsuit has been made - the wearer of this is able to gain well over the standard goal of 1 second per kilometre.

I hear that the Schumacher skinsuit is readily available but you'll need to delcare it at customs.