Workout Of The Day For Monday, 10/26…
If you’ve been following the W.O.T.D, you can probably guess what’s on tap for today…
It’s Recovery Ride Monday.
Hop on your bike.
Spin for an hour or so, or until your legs start to feel fresh(er.) When they do, go home.
Low gear, almost no effort on the pedals.
OK?
Good.
So… that’s the workout for your legs.
How about some work for your head?
First, watch this:
Wow, right? That was pretty fantastic racing!
After you get done thinking “Man… Sven Nys is amazing,” stop and break it down just a little bit more than that.
Nys is amazing.
Why?
He’s got incredible physical gifts.
He has unparalleled bike handling skills.
He’s tactically brilliant.
It took all 3 to win this race.
You might have the handling skills of Nys. Heck, you might even have the potential to reach the level he’s at physically (anybody spray drink through their nose when they read that? 😮 )
If you don’t work to develop his tactical skill, though… you’ll never be the complete package as a rider that he is.
Even if you don’t have the other skills, if you can develop your tactical sense, you will beat other riders. Riders that are more talented, gifted, and physically fit than you are.
Stop and think about your racing this weekend. How did it go?
OK… how did it go tactically.
If you raced in Seattle this Sunday, take a second and try to remember the race, and the race course. Lots of climbing. Long, fast as hell descent. Twistys at the bottom. Super short final pavement section.
On Sunday, both the Master’s 1/2 and Open 1/2 races came down to small groups on the last lap. 5 or six people.
In both of those races, the first guy to the bottom of the long descent won the race… and that meant you had to be first or second wheel at the top of the climb.
The actual sprint for the win happened over a kilometer from the line.
In other words, the local races looked one hell of a lot like the Koppenbergcross.
That’s pretty damn cool.
…and food for thought.
M
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