Paradise Results, and 20k Individual Time Trial
Posted by FLATOUT JIM in race report, racing
Full results from this weekends Paradise Sprint are online for anyone who wants to check out how the field looks. For me 28th out of 85 makes me no longer a middle of the packer.6th out of 13 in my age group, but there was a clump of 4 of us within 2 minutes of each other. Check out the results , pictures are coming.
Tonight was my third 20k ITT. The conditions were fair. Cool and overcast, but the wind was blowing opposite to the normal direction, so we had a tail wind going out, and a headwind coming home, but home was downhill, so it made for some fast times.
After Sunday, I thought it would be tough, and I was right. My legs were not sore, just tired. But once I started, I just put the tired feeling out of my mind, and hammered. At the quarter mark, I thought my legs were going to explode. I had to slow a little, but managed to pick it up again to clock a good first half. Coming home was a little slower than normal due to the wind, but still fast. I was only passed by 4 riders, 2 of them right at the finish. That’s a huge bonus for me. The final tally was just really close to 38 flat. That’s almost a 2 minute improvement from the last 20k ITT, and almost 5 minutes faster than the season opener.
I left before results were announced, so I am not quite sure where I placed, but everyone had fast rides, so I expect to be still pretty far down the list.
If I can keep improving my 20k times, I should be close to my PB by end of the summer, and I am looking foward to some good times, and some good rides between now and then. For now, I have an extended long weekend starting tomorrow, thanks to Canada Day, or for a lot of people, Memorial day. One more hard ride tomorrow morning, then a couple of days rest.
