{"id":2443,"date":"2011-02-07T13:48:58","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T11:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2011-02-07T13:48:58","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T11:48:58","slug":"sa-tt-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/index.php\/sa-tt-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"SA TT Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Warming up for SA TT Champs while coach Ian Rodger deftly wields the microphone and spray bottle. I will have to wait for the TV show to hear what he said- Jack Parow was pamping in the iPod.<\/p>\n

More pix from CycleNation.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

I was quite disappointed in my ride.\u00a0 Like I said in the previous post, we needed a few more weeks to sort out pacing, position and most importantly more sustained efforts. (as opposed to relatively short intervals) A warm up race or 2 would have helped. I started conservatively,\u00a0 but when I tried to build from 10km, the hammies started catching fire- I turned on 415W avs, but on the way back my hammies were raging and I had to back off the pace till about 25km- losing a lot of time, confidence and combativity. (ie I psyched myself out and gave up. Not the usual Caveman routine)<\/p>\n

At 30km Daryl Impey (winner) caught me by 1 minute. By then my hamstrings had recovered a bit, and I rode with him relatively comfortably till the finish. 390W avs at end. Pretty pathetic considering what we’d done in training.\u00a0 We learned a few things and will come back stronger and better prepared. (probably US TT Champs)<\/p>\n

2nd to 5th was only 20sec apart and I was only 2.5sec out of 2nd. I’m sure I could have puckered up and found a few seconds. Like I once heard a French coach yell at a youngster: “You do not think DURING the race, you think AFTER the race.” Old guys still learn lessons.<\/p>\n

Results from Cycling SA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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5,4,3,2,1, partez*<\/p>\n

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*French for “laat jy trap, boetie!”<\/p>\n

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Went with the frozen Camel Bak bladder under the shirt and nozzle out the front of collar. Cooling and aerodynamics.<\/p>\n

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The aluminium foil keeps the ice frozen for a bit longer.<\/p>\n

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Specialized Team mechanic Dylan van der Merwe making sure all works smoothly.<\/p>\n

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Rehashing with team mate Burry Stander, who finished 2nd in the road race 2 days later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Warming up for SA TT Champs while coach Ian Rodger deftly wields the microphone and spray bottle. I will have to wait for the TV show to hear what he said- Jack Parow was pamping in the iPod. More pix from CycleNation.co.za I was quite disappointed in my ride.\u00a0 Like I said in the previous […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[131],"tags":[1754,444,1771,962,1806,1063],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n