March Colavita Time Trial - race #4

The first outdoor time trial of the year. Conditions were cold and not conducive to fast times but 60 people showed up for the 20k TT. My start time was 9:12 so there were plenty of people to try to chase down. Kyle Lyman started a minute behind me and I knew it was matter of when, not if, he would pass me. Kyle did the race on a road bike with clip ons. Team Dayton needs to get him a time trial bike, sky's the limit with this guy.

Anyway, it took about 11 minutes for Kyle to pass me, but by that time I had already passed two riders. I hit the turn a little slower than I would have liked, in route to an over time that I wasn't really thrilled with but it turned out to be the fastest time in the 30-39 age group and 4th fastest overall. My average was 23.8 mph. I beat Jim Matson by one second where he beat me by a couple of minutes at the final TT of 2008. I had never beat him before. That's one more checked off the list of people I've never beaten in a TT. Hopefully more will fall.

I ended last season with a time trial win, so it was nice to start this year off with one. Overall, my power was low and my time was slow, but given my (lack of) training and the weather conditions, I'll take it. This was also my first real run with the new position. I like it. More aero, less power required at previous speeds and less sliding to the front.

Next up as far as time trials go is Blue Streak. Next (first) road race is in 13 days at Hueston Woods.

Closed for the season

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And I forgot about Blue Streak!

http://www.daytoncyclingclub.org/bluestreak.htm

According Speedy-feet's website, there will be six blue streak time trials this year.

Yep, more time trials.

Series 1 for 1

Turned out that even though I missed the final time trial due to rash/sickness, I did end up winning the series. Three other people had faster times than I did, but didn't race the required minimum of three times. So I won. That makes one of four time trial series I intend to win this year. We'll see. On that note, work and sickness has seriously undermined my training for the last two weeks of February. The first real time trial test is March 21, so I need to build for that. The camp that's the weekend prior should be a nice season kickoff.

That's all I have to say.