Rozebeke Kermis RaceReport
Pre Race
Nutrition
- Cereal
- Leftovers from the night before
- Juice
- Water
Preparation
- Took mental notes from yesterday’s race
- Pre-rode the course a bit
Goals
- To put into effect what I had learned from the first kermis
- To (hopefully) finish with the rest of the pack
Pre Start (At the race)
Warmup
- 1 Hr @Z1-2
- Ride to race
- Lap of the course
Jersey Pockets
- 3 SIS gels
- 1 bag of Extreme sports beans
- Phone
The Course
- Super hilly, with one super punchy uphill and one more steady Vo2 type effort
- Not as many twists and turns, but there was one chicane on a small farm road that was a bit trippy
- Beautiful course 10/10 will do a ride over that way in the future
Race Summary
Started out chill-ish like the day before but for more of a half lap than a full lap. Super punchy especially with this one screaming descent into a sharp left-hander. Then a bit later on there was this really difficult 3 minute climb we’d rip up every lap. Super fun, but also super hard. With that kind of effort every lap I hung in for about an hour which I believe was 6 laps. Even though I was much better about positioning today I was losing wheels out of the insanely punchy climbs simply because I could not hold the wheel. I guess I have yet to get that sort of effort into my legs.
Race Data
Post Race Notes
What I Did Well
- Moved through the group a lot more comfortably
- Made sure to follow good wheels (Hagen’s Berman, Alpecin Fenix, Lotto)
What I Need to Work On
- Eating food when I’m hungry
- Really fighting for the wheel through a corner
- Not letting any gap open up at all
