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26-10.-2007, 05:25 AM
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2007 Lessons learned
okay there's a Goals Galore v2.008 already started. How about a retrospective of the good/bad/ugly or plain mystifying from 2007?
My first thoughts: pay attention to food intake while tapering! 
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26-10.-2007, 08:08 AM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
Stop following the "Training Bible".
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26-10.-2007, 10:30 AM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
Don't fall off
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28-10.-2007, 12:23 AM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
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Stop following any "bible". |
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29-10.-2007, 04:29 PM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
The power meter (if calibrated) never lies. I sadly learn the lesson I already know that poorly managed time equals poor performance.
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30-10.-2007, 03:59 AM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
Don't take 6 months off the bike (who'd a thunk?).
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30-10.-2007, 09:35 AM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
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Obviously, don't mistake L5 intensity for L4 during the first 8 minutes of a 40 km TT.  |
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30-10.-2007, 09:50 AM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
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I thought I knew how to pace a 40km TT but the power meter showed me the error of my ways and now I'm repeating Rick's mantra: VO2 Max is not FTP, VO2 Max is not FTP, VO2 Max........... |
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30-10.-2007, 10:14 AM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
You don't need to ride long distances to compete at long distances.
BUILD A BIGGER ONE OF THESE INSTEAD! 
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30-10.-2007, 11:31 AM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
I'm a relatively newbie to competitive cycling, but I've found there to be truth in the statement "go slow to go fast". However, it specifically applies to cyclists such as myself who have a greater proportion of fast twitch muscle fibers to slow twitch. For cyclists that already have a greater percentage of slow twitch to fast twitch fibers, going slow will be of much less benefit to increasing aerobic speed.
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30-10.-2007, 12:46 PM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
There are more important things than bike racing.
Can't wait to race in earnest in 2008.
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30-10.-2007, 01:20 PM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
With one race and half a season of real training under my belt, I now know:
Hills are not HILLS (bumps in Louisville won't prepare you for a race with a cat 3 climb and 3 cat 4s) Don't ride to another city and back, covering considerably more distance than you ever have before... on a dare. When turning left at an intersection, don't look over your right shoulder. All's well that ends well. I'm looking forward to 2008, my first whole season as a competitor |
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30-10.-2007, 01:44 PM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
The sweet zone is truly sweet.
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30-10.-2007, 02:36 PM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
Another: dieting and good racing results are mutually exclusive...
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30-10.-2007, 04:19 PM
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Re: 2007 Lessons learned
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