Now that we are in the summer months a number of you will be racing criteriums - one thing to watch for is group accelerations & the group decreasing in speed.
WATCHING FOR GROUP ACCELERATIONS
One thing to watch out for when racing a criterium : while in the bunch keep your eyes up the front of the bunch because if a rider attacks at the front the pace will increase. Gradually each rider will start to react by following the wheel in front & if you’re towards the back or around the middle you will use less energy because you will have other riders in front of you lifting their speed & you will get an easier ride by tagging the riders in front. Also by keeping your eyes ahead you will notice if any rider gets away from the group.
WATCHING FOR GROUP DECREASING SPEED
Watch for the group decreasing speed so that you don’t have to use your brakes. If you’re towards the rear of the bunch, keep your eyes towards the front of the group & you’ll see the group start to fan out as the speed drops & each rider starts slow. Rather then touching the brakes you will see riders start to drift out so that as not to touch the brakes. Also by looking ahead you can easily back off your pedaling & over the whole race this will conserve your energy.
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