Tag: power
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2008 River Gorge Time Trial Report
This is probably the most scenic time trial that we do all year. The entire 4 mile time trial is on top of Raccoon Mountain around the TVA pump storage reservoir. Breathtaking scenery and steep drop-offs right on the course! My time was about 10-15 seconds faster than last year. I went out way too…
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2008 River Gorge Time Trial Report
This is probably the most scenic time trial that we do all year. The entire 4 mile time trial is on top of Raccoon Mountain around the TVA pump storage reservoir. Breathtaking scenery and steep drop-offs right on the course! My time was about 10-15 seconds faster than last year. I went out way too…
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2008 River Gorge Road Race P/1/2/3 Report
Quick Summary: 14th in the road race. In the winning move early, but got shelled (along with two pros), chased nearly back on, got shelled again on the Sand Mountain climb, passed by a strong chase group, rode easy all the way to the finishing climb with what was left of the main field. Managed…
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2008 River Gorge Road Race P/1/2/3 Report
Quick Summary: 14th in the road race. In the winning move early, but got shelled (along with two pros), chased nearly back on, got shelled again on the Sand Mountain climb, passed by a strong chase group, rode easy all the way to the finishing climb with what was left of the main field. Managed…
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Tour of Elk Grove – Stage 2 Power and Heartrate
Summary for the weekend: 15th place (Stage 1), 18th place (Stage 2), 17th place overall for the GC. The top 8 places on GC were people who had gotten any time bonuses at all for either stage and then the rest of us were tied for time so they broke the ties by adding your…
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Tour of Elk Grove – Stage 2 Power and Heartrate
Summary for the weekend: 15th place (Stage 1), 18th place (Stage 2), 17th place overall for the GC. The top 8 places on GC were people who had gotten any time bonuses at all for either stage and then the rest of us were tied for time so they broke the ties by adding your…
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Tour of Elk Grove – 1/2 Stage 1 Power/Heartrate data
Some interesting statistics from the race yesterday: Data Value Unit Duration 1:46:55 Sampling Rate 5 s Cycling Efficiency 24.9 % Number of Heart Beats 17655 beats Minimum Heart Rate 115 bpm Average Heart Rate 165 bpm Maximum Heart Rate 189 bpm Standard Deviation 8.8 bpm Minimum Speed 12.1 mph Average Speed 27.6 mph Maximum Speed…
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Tour of Elk Grove – 1/2 Stage Race
Quick summary: 15th place, 101 starters, 86 finishers. The details: Fast, flat race with lots of crashes. I was in a couple of ill-fated moves, and it certainly looked like we were heading for a field sprint. I fought for good position most of the race but somehow managed to be at the wrong place…
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Tour of Elk Grove – 1/2 Stage Race
Quick summary: 15th place, 101 starters, 86 finishers. The details: Fast, flat race with lots of crashes. I was in a couple of ill-fated moves, and it certainly looked like we were heading for a field sprint. I fought for good position most of the race but somehow managed to be at the wrong place…
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2008 Bull’s Gap Time Trial
Quick summary: 3rd place! behind two Masters World Time Trial Champions: Mike Olheiser (2006) and David Grice (2003). I was happy with just about every aspect of my ride except for having a little bit too much left towards the end. Mike’s time of 48’27” shattered the old course record set by GW by over…