Mock Race (dated : 29 Apr 2010)

Spectrum racing folks had a mock race today ..
Here is the nurration of it from Shakes-beer :)
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Had a great ride. Amrish and I raced Ravi and Mohan on the TT road. I think doing a mock race occasionally (I don't know how well the training plan will pan out) is a really *good* idea. The dynamics of a race are so different from any of the training rides we do.

Coming to the ride itself, we started really strong. 9 kms into the race, Mohan's front wheel overlapped Ravi's on a fast corner and down our man went. In a heart-stopping moment I saw Amrish jump over Mohan. Thankfully, my brakes were good enough that I did not run over Mohan's head. Those couple of seconds are so clearly imprinted in my head. Mohan's helmet took some beating and his yellow jersey's torn at the shoulder. He got away with scratches and probably a stiff neck for the next few days. We had done the 9 km at 37.5 kph. We took the next couple of kilometers easy and then re-started the race. As I had expected, Ravi and Mohan sprinted to the finish :) Amrish did a great job of pulling the whole lot of us for a loooong way near the fag end. I had done the 19.5-odd km @ 33.4 kph at the end.

Lessons:
* Mohan's a sport and a really tough cookie
* Amrish's reflexes are awesome
* Ravi's sense of race strategy is pretty acute
* I've got pretty decent brakes!

Have an awesome day, folks.