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Riding the Tour of St. Louis Individual Time Trial

Friday, June 18, 2004

Bob Wooldridge posted his account of riding in the Tour of St. Louis Individual Time Trial on his blog, RAW Data:

TT's are all pain, nothing more nothing less. Warmup well and then suffer, that's the key. Sounds like fun doesn't it?

About the mile and a half mark, something strange happens. A Dogfish rider passes me. It looks like Mark Nagey who I know is a very strong cat 3. If he's in the race, he passed at least two people before he got to me. Then Jim passes me looking solid. I notice that his cadence is slower than mine. I'm running about 94 - 95 so I shift to a harder gear and try staying in the 80's a bit. This could be more efficient but harder on the leg muscles. . . .