This was 1,2,3 Category race in the Rhone Alpes (La Drome)
I new the area a little bit from 2010s Tour de La Drome, but most of the roads in the race were new to me.
I didn't really know what to except out of this race with a lot of the strong Dn2 teams looking for a strong race and some other big name teams also there. I was told it was hilly and very testing course.
It turned out to be really windy and add some nasty climbs into the mix.<
The climbs weren't to long but there was 1 section after a tough KOM climb that was really relentless. I was just off the back of backing the front 12. Once the front group turned a corner after the climb it was game over.
I had 1 guy in the front and couldn't chase, a couple of teams gave a reasonable chase but then ran out of steam.
Skipping forward to the finish, I was in the group and did a bit of Sprint training for 3rd from the group.
I am pretty pleased with were im at, just need to be a little more punchy on the climbs, but all good.
Next Weekend: Pan flat race in Dijon
Stay tuned
1 comment:
game over for me too !!
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