No Cherry Pie for You!

This picture is the closest I got to the winner’s prize. I didn’t figure in the break or spend any time at the pointy end of the field, but the day was a success. I got to enjoy a beautiful day in Napa, raced my bike and broke the string of DNF’s that characterized the end of my 2009 season.

The first race of the year is always filled with unknowns as no training can completely replicate the demands of racing. 30 seconds into the race, I was discouraged at how hard I had to pedal just to stay with the field and felt the impending doom of droppage.

During the first lap, I heard someone with a bad case of brake rub. I hoped I could find the rider and warn them and at least fulfill a good deed for the day before popping off the back. Then my teammate Keith appeared and told me that my brake pad holder shifted vertical and was rubbing my tire. Unbelievable! I spent the morning washing and prepping my bike for the season opener and this happens…

I limped to the wheel pit and got some help from the Williams Wheels guys (thanks!) and was allowed back into the field. The fix was temporary so I only used my front brake for the rest of the race.

Yahoo! Cycling Team put on a clinic, animating the race, winning and filling the top ten. If you google “bicycle racing”, you should see a picture of the Yahoo! squad after today’s mastery. I imagine you would get the same result if you Yahoo’d Yahooded googled “bicycle racing” on Yahoo.

Fun times and fired up that the 2010 season is underway!

Post pit stop Video:

Race stats:

Cherry Pie Criterium – P12

Duration:               1:00:53 (1:02:31)
Work:                     917 kJ
TSS:                       80.3 (intensity factor 0.896)
Norm Power:          287
VI:                           1.14
Distance:              26.699 mi

———————————– Min —- Max —- Avg
Power:                    0          966      252      watts
Heart Rate:           112      181      170      bpm
Speed:                    1.9       39.5     26.2     mph

Peak 10s: 670 watts
Peak 30s: 523 watts
Peak 1min: 429 watts
Peak 5min: 330 watts
Peak 10min: 292 watts, 324w normalized
Peak 20min: 274 watts, 304w normalized
Peak 60min: 252 watts, 286w normalized

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