Time trial pacing tips required

SBezza

donkykong wrote:

ok, 5,4,3,2,1 ure off, just take it really steady for the first mile aim for 3-4 mins for mile 1, build up to full steam by this time ure minute man may have come storming past you, but you havent reached your peak yet whilst he,s about to pop, i,ve seen it loads of times, and i,m a regular 20 to 21 minute man and i don,t use a computer or heart monitor, i ride on feel,

Bit of a waste spending 4 mins to do the first mile, think you might be quicker if you went off a more suitable pace. Not like a rocket ship admittedly, but faster than 4 mins for a mile, especially if you are a faster rider. If you are a 20 min 10 man, unlikely you will ever get past by your minute man

Also if you ride with no computer, how do you know it has taken you 3 -4 mins to do a mile :?

sturmey

<<< Bit of a waste spending 4 mins to do the first mile, think you might be quicker if you went off a more suitable pace. Not like a rocket ship admittedly, but faster than 4 mins for a mile, especially if you are a faster rider. If you are a 20 min 10 man, unlikely you will ever get past by your minute man

Also if you ride with no computer, how do you know it has taken you 3 -4 mins to do a mile >>>



+1
15mph for the first mile is Cycle Touring Club pace. Yet the poster claims he then converts this into a 20 minute ride!
My a*se!

I am still getting over the hilarity of his last fairy tale which he he recounts thus:

I have a Dolan Aria, with a mavic disc, and a mavic 5 spoke front. first time out on a 10 mile tt i did a 19-39 then on a 25 did a 52-27 using 56 x 11-18
just pedal thats all you need to do

Just another sad bullsh*tting person..

stonehouse

I followed this strategy on Saturday's TT, had the slowest time I've ever done!

danowat

So I thought pacing a 10 was tricky!

First 25 today, and it was an eye opener compared to a 10, deliberately took the first 2 miles slow(er), and picked up from there, at the end it became apparent that I probably paced it a little to conservately, still, its always a learning curve, managed a 1:00:53.

markos1963

danowat wrote:

So I thought pacing a 10 was tricky!

First 25 today, and it was an eye opener compared to a 10, deliberately took the first 2 miles slow(er), and picked up from there, at the end it became apparent that I probably paced it a little to conservately, still, its always a learning curve, managed a 1:00:53.

Wow Dan, 53s off a gold standard for your first 25, I think you need to be telling us some tips!
Was gutted I couldn't race today due to work, reckoned it would have been a good introduction for me. Went out this afternoon on a training ride and did 1:13 on mixed back roads. Would have been very happy with a sub 1:10 today at the race.

peejay78

my strategy for saturday was make the most of the tailwind, get up to speed quickly, hold it on the way out, hit the turn hard, (or multiple turns, it being the uh30) and hold as much power back up the slope, into the slight headwind as i could. ended up with a PB of 21.18, breaking the 28mph barrier for the first time.

danowat

markos1963 wrote:

danowat wrote:

So I thought pacing a 10 was tricky!

First 25 today, and it was an eye opener compared to a 10, deliberately took the first 2 miles slow(er), and picked up from there, at the end it became apparent that I probably paced it a little to conservately, still, its always a learning curve, managed a 1:00:53.

Wow Dan, 53s off a gold standard for your first 25, I think you need to be telling us some tips!
Was gutted I couldn't race today due to work, reckoned it would have been a good introduction for me. Went out this afternoon on a training ride and did 1:13 on mixed back roads. Would have been very happy with a sub 1:10 today at the race.

It was a very good day for it, ideal conditions really, the event was very well ran and marshalled too, so a good job from VCN