Belgian racing

KOGAN · June 2007

hi

I really dont know what I have let myself in for. tommorow i have a junior 120km race in belgium with 199 other competitors. My last (and first) race in belgium was earlier this year and was very brief as i was brought down in a crash after 30 mins. Anyone got any tips to survive this? The pace isnt to much of a problem its just the sheer danger!

cheers

(a worried) KOGAN

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PeteinSQ · June 2007

Someone I know (sort of) has done quite a few junior kermesses(sp?) in Belgium. He says that the races are much more physical and that you have to really fight for position. You also get quite a lot of swearing. So I suppose you just need to be equally agressive to hold the position that you want.

Good luck.

aarwcp · June 2007

elbows out son! it'll be good for ye....

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Unknown · June 2007

my mate snapped his rip in his last race in Belgium...

Unknown · June 2007

I don't think you need to be aggressive, rather assertive. If someone tries to move you out of the way just lean back on them. They'll probably try again so resist for the second time, after that they'll know you're not a soft touch.

Swearing helps too, regardless of language barriers. [;)]

Unknown · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by KOGAN

hi

I really dont know what I have let myself in for. tommorow i have a junior 120km race in belgium with 199 other competitors. My last (and first) race in belgium was earlier this year and was very brief as i was brought down in a crash after 30 mins. Anyone got any tips to survive this? The pace isnt to much of a problem its just the sheer danger!

cheers

(a worried) KOGAN

check out my new site
www.freewebs.com/danielkogan
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Yes Daniel, if you end up in echelons which at the back become more single filed lineouts off the back end of an echelon where the indecison about forming new echleons starts for riders spat out, remember its the riders behind you who have the responsibility to ride round you on the windy side (thereby giving you much needed shelter), so don't swing out into the wind if you are losing wheels , no matter what the abuse from the riders behind you to move out the way-just stay right in the gutter-its their problem if they were behind you, not yours..having the shelter of 50 guys riding round you taking the wind off you for 30 seconds can sometimes give the breather one needs to make the next sprint to hold that echelon. And if need be, use the convoy of team cars etc as much as possible if you go out the back, break the rules if you can't see a commisaire in sight

________Our behaviour is a function of our experience.

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Mark.Scp · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by KOGAN

hi

I really dont know what I have let myself in for. tommorow i have a junior 120km race in belgium with 199 other competitors. My last (and first) race in belgium was earlier this year and was very brief as i was brought down in a crash after 30 mins. Anyone got any tips to survive this? The pace isnt to much of a problem its just the sheer danger!

cheers

(a worried) KOGAN

check out my new site
www.freewebs.com/danielkogan
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gl Kogan xD

Mark

In sport, losing is the end of the world .....
la marmotte xD

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