[Prevent slacking.] I look for times when I'm producing zero watts, ... Now I pedal on long descents or in tailwinds. I can do the same training ride in three-and-a-half hours that took me four without a power meter. |
All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend. |
At the end Kirk Albers (Jelly Belly-Pool Gel) put in a huge effort that helped bring it back. |
Commit yourself to quality from day one... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly. |
Everyone was riding fast today. There were a lot of attacks, but no one managed to break away until those four riders. But that was (60 miles) into the race. It was a very nervous race, but also safe. |
I actually felt like I was the best runner today, ... But I had to work twice as hard as these mountain bikers, Ryan, Barry and Geoff, on the descents. |
I actually felt like I was the best runner today. But I had to work twice as hard as these mountain bikers, Ryan, Barry and Geoff, on the descents. |
I look for times when I'm producing zero watts. Now I pedal on long descents or in tailwinds. I can do the same training ride in three-and-a-half hours that took me four without a power meter. |
I made a note to myself not to let that happen again this time. This is not a good course to let someone open up a small gap, so I made sure I was always sitting second wheel. Stay with whoever was attacking, and be ready to close down a gap if need be. I didn't care if that meant the whole group stayed together. |
I was just leading out J.J. and Page, but we opened up a gap. |
I'm about as concerned as Jack would be if he read that I was practicing to compete in the Masters |
It was loud, and it looked extremely bad. |
It's always a tricky race to call with the tactics, ... This race has been different every year. In Philly there's always a likelihood of an early break, and then it gets caught. It's pretty typical. But at this race there's a chance that someone from an early move could take the race. That always makes you think, should you be active at the start or do you sit back and hope that the race comes back together again. |
It's always a tricky race to call with the tactics. This race has been different every year. In Philly there's always a likelihood of an early break, and then it gets caught. It's pretty typical. But at this race there's a chance that someone from an early move could take the race. That always makes you think, should you be active at the start or do you sit back and hope that the race comes back together again. |
The course takes its toll. These climbs are the hardest. They're not very long, but there aren't any other races I do where my forearms are cramping and my fingers are locking on me by the end. We're using muscles in our bodies that we normally only use when we're doing a field sprint. |