How to Race if You're Not a Sprinter - Race Analysis

[@richiekidd5045]

Your podcasts are great guys. Ut these videos are awesome! Thanks for the insights.

[@frankiii4587]

Damn.....great freakin' Crit techs here.....wish I'd seen this when I was more active. Thanks Gents.....great work.

[@baribari600]

Dude at 2:47 is riding a steel frame! Representing the old school...

[@TrainerRoad]

Steel is real!

[@hots2215]

LUL xD

[@CamsJungleAquaria]

He’s also twerking for us. Great show

[@legestrom]

Let this serve as a PSA to buy new cleats for the season if yours are worn.

[@kajet666]

sell them to a non-drafting triathlete - we don't really ever do 500 watts in a race :)

[@irvingabbott6]

You guys need to do one with the William’s brothers

[@bigwil91]

the video I've been looking for!!!!!!!

[@lexington476]

Peacocks, you gave me a new term. I've gone off the front like that a few times a few times, I know I can't stay off the front, but I also know they won't chase me down, as the rest of the pack knows I'm no threat to win or stay off the front.

[@TrainerRoad]

Just keep playing those mental games!

[@HeathyRoidz]

My has me trainning November, December, January and February for the first race of march

[@herbsmanherbs]

Average 321 watts for an hour? Mad! That's nearly threshold for me!

[@julians5037]

It's maybe a bit easier for him because he is 93/94 kg...

[@ojanssensande]

13:32 Sockgate! It almost connects to the cycling shorts

[@elmoe01]

I think he's wearing compression socks.

[@7OGBEAR7]

You can tell Jeff is racing when you see his "ugly" seatpost Lol Jk love Nor Cal cycling!

[@zobayer1]

4:04 Its even easier these days with the fantastic pink jersey :D

[@linglingjr]

I'm just binge watching these trainer road videos now and had to pause it when i saw the pink jersey with the go pros. There he is!

[@dandima-ala492]

Thank you, TrainerRoad! Please include an overlay of kph in your future videos. Cheers!

[@cehlers41]

Naw, this is America :)

[@dandima-ala492]

Both mph and kph 👍

[@ClockCutter]

You find it hard to make the simple conversion of mph to kph, do you? 1 mile = 1.6 kilometers. For those who are mathematically challenged, you can get a very close approximation by taking one half of the original speed in mph and add it to one tenth of the original speed in mph, assuming you are at least adept enough to work with the easy fractions of 1/2 and 1/10, and then add this sum to the original speed. So, to convert 30 mph to kph, add 15 to 3, which is 18, and then add 18 and 30. 30 mph is approximately 48 kph. Should you be both mathematically challenged and routinely anal, requiring a precise conversion, you should resort to a mechanical devise, like a simple calculator, or, better yet, just STFU.

[@cehlers41]

@@ClockCutter wow someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Go back to sleep.

[@ClockCutter]

@@cehlers41 Won't be difficult to fall asleep again after reading your comment. Thank you.

[@Bokuma01]

Surely hanging out off the back puts you at a high risk if the field splits?

[@BDelmo12]

Move back to Colorado and teach me how to push that power homie

[@YouTubesucks..]

Brian Delmotte Right!

[@Eucal]

Can we also get kmh next to mph?

[@TrainerRoad]

Our Race Analysis videos moving forward will display both mph and kph :)

[@swampfox946]

Given how you ride 210 lbs shocks me. How tall are you?

[@MrBusunglueck]

19:32 is the moto official serious?

[@TrainerRoad]

What we aren't hearing in the audio is likely the moto announcing that they're passing with a LOT of honking. The moto officials are usually very good about that. ;)

[@cnay2983]

Anyone else noticed Jeffs Franken Felt

[@reflectionsdetail]

you keep taking that left hand turn tight inside, I would think you should be able to carry more speed outside and still be in a good position for the next right-hander. Isn't it better to conserve speed than position?

[@TrainerRoad]

Thanks for the question reflections detail! Race strategy is never perfectly cut and dry, and there are certainly multiple approaches that can be successful. If you'd like to discuss specific details discussed in this video, we have a community discussion designed specifically for that purpose in our Forum :) You can view this discussion here: forum.trainerroad.com/t/how-to-race-if-youre-not-a-sprinter-race-analysis/12171 Cheers!

[@martyvaughntechreviewsandt6772]

I found the NorCal video from this race and it is super cool to see this same race from the two different perspectives! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2O5nHtrjLyFZrs

[@lexington476]

Cool nice course. Definitely not a four corner crit.

[@TrainerRoad]

Its definitely more interesting isn't it?

[@lexington476]

@@TrainerRoad i am seeing that chicane and thinking a line from Star Trek the original serie Doomsday Machine where Commodore Decker says "180-degree turn hard about, we're going to attack"... Yeah I'm a athlete as well as a big nerd 😎😀.

[@ceb11even56]

11:36 those socks are not legal

[@velosapien]

The image from the rear camera is reversed.

[@TrainerRoad]

It’s reversed so it makes sense, if they come up on the left side of the rear camera they come up on the left side of the video. We think it’s better that way.

[@velosapien]

if that's the case then this is wrong then: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIG5nJlofdiHnZY

[@mikegrindstaff5117]

Where and when was this race?

[@TrainerRoad]

It was the Cal Aggie Crit in Sacramento on January 26th. You can learn more about the race on their Event Page: facebook.com/events/2019-cal-aggie-criterium/500399160450826/

[@notydino]

What camera is pete using?

[@TrainerRoad]

We're using the GoPro Hero 5 Black :)

[@notydino]

@@TrainerRoad how you get all the metrics on it?

[@TrainerRoad]

Balee Tong Garmin verb edit software

[@izmael_kneafcy]

Prime example right there why I would never use MTB cleats in a P1/2 race. You pull one of those suckers out and see you later alligator. 26:00

[@cehlers41]

How do you know he was using a mtb cleat?

[@izmael_kneafcy]

@@cehlers41 When I was watching the video I noticed this rider roll through a couple of times and saw it fairly quickly. I would have to watch the video a second time to say I am 100 percent, but I am 95 percent sure.

[@TrainerRoad]

cehlers41 We know the racer. His brother works for TrainerRoad. He said he can’t afford road clips. We have some extra at TR that he can borrow so next race he should be on Speedplays :-D. That should help keep the peloton safe! The dudes got MASSIVE power.

[@adrian.m258]

Have you ever sprinted with SPDs? I run mine at near minimum release tension and I’ve never unclipped during a sprint. Just crank up the release tension and you’ll be fine.

[@MegaMatthewMartin]

#peacocking

[@scotth3354]

You could just as easily titled this video ‘how to race’, given that almost no one is actually a sprinter in the truest sense.