MGP Cycling | CRCA Club Race #2 - B Field (Cat 4) @MGPCycling | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Hey everyone! This is my race analysis of the April 2nd, 2022 CRCA Club Race #2, B Field, in Central Park. As I've mentioned before, I have about 52 races on the calendar so far this year so I'll be doing this moving forward. Please leave a comment, like, and subscribe if you enjoy the analysis and would like to be alerted to future ones I will post! :)
Today's race analysis is much shorter than normal since I cut out about an hour of the race. I get into the "why" in the intro section :)
It also explains why for the first 16 minutes or so of the video I may sound a little "muted". It was a snorefest for most of the race, so I guess my commentary reflected that lol
BREAK ATTEMPT STATS (13min in or so, in the timestamp section)
15sec @ 830w punch away
30sec @ 740w sustained acceleration, the "whoa" moment
1min @ 624w over Harlem Hill
5min @ 389w Harlem Hill through the Three Sisters
10min @ 339w Harlem Hill through Getting caught
10min Normalized Power: 405w
10min Heart Rate (avg): 172bpm
As always, if you like what you're seeing and hearing please like / subscribe / leave a comment below. I do this for fun and for my own learnings, so any feedback is most welcome.
Lucarelli & Castaldi: lucarelliandcastaldi.com
Century Road Club Association (CRCA): crca.net
CRCA Teams: crca.net/meet-the-crca-subteams
VeloJawn: velojawn.com/service/coaching
Green Mountain Stage Race: gmsr.info
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 intro, strategy, race background, escape velocity
9:20 skipping ahead an hour into the race. sweet mercy that first hour was just god awful lol
10:28 discussing my mindset at this point, watching a break attempt go followed by another
12:43 prepping for my all-in solo attack, damn the field to hell lol
13:13 explosive break away attack, wind direction, break tactics discussion, pulling away
22:22 end of my break attempt, and discussing a brilliantly timed counter attack
23:35 the beginnings of my frustration with the field. I was the ONLY one that got chased on the day
24:43 discussing my power profile and the first power test I did last November. Coggans 1min/5min/20min test
27:10 discussing selective courses vs non-selective courses
28:00 discussing change in tactics post power test from my coach
29:40 field lets yet another tiny break go, to my ever increasing chagrin lol
30:13 discussing the value of teammates in a field, particularly on a non-selective course
31:01 discussing joining a team, and how I can help a team, not just be helped by a team
31:39 shout out to @NorCalCycling, Jeff Linder. Learned a TON from his videos and team tactics with Terun and Mike's Bikes
32:06 the last of my teeth grinding at the field letting yet another small splinter break attempt go, lol
33:30 getting back to the discussion around @NorCalCycling and Mike's Bikes tactics, race team specialties
34:19 Announcing that I am looking for a team that needs a team-oriented break rider! :)
35:13 back to the end of the race, talking about my power profile again. Cat4 sprint, Cat1 1, 5, and 10min power lol. No points left to get, so I decide to just try a sprint
36:10 discussing the next race analysis video coming in a couple days after this. talking about how one of my friends reached out after I told him about this race and said he'd work for me in the next race, which happened to be race #9. That video will be dropping a couple of days after this one. My friend is a Cat3 :)
37:45 discussing other racing channels like @TheVCAdventures , @nationsnumber1beast, etc. finishing up with you able to see my god awful sprint, and why I don't rely on that at all. reminder that I'm looking to join a team :)
Hey everyone! This is my race analysis of the April 2nd, 2022 CRCA Club Race #2, B Field, in Central Park. As I've mentioned before, I have about 52 races on the calendar so far this year so I'll be doing this moving forward. Please leave a comment, like, and subscribe if you enjoy the analysis and would like to be alerted to future ones I will post! :)
Today's race analysis is much shorter than normal since I cut out about an hour of the race. I get into the "why" in the intro section :)
It also explains why for the first 16 minutes or so of the video I may sound a little "muted". It was a snorefest for most of the race, so I guess my commentary reflected that lol
BREAK ATTEMPT STATS (13min in or so, in the timestamp section)
15sec @ 830w punch away
30sec @ 740w sustained acceleration, the "whoa" moment
1min @ 624w over Harlem Hill
5min @ 389w Harlem Hill through the Three Sisters
10min @ 339w Harlem Hill through Getting caught
10min Normalized Power: 405w
10min Heart Rate (avg): 172bpm
As always, if you like what you're seeing and hearing please like / subscribe / leave a comment below. I do this for fun and for my own learnings, so any feedback is most welcome.
Lucarelli & Castaldi: lucarelliandcastaldi.com
Century Road Club Association (CRCA): crca.net
CRCA Teams: crca.net/meet-the-crca-subteams
VeloJawn: velojawn.com/service/coaching
Green Mountain Stage Race: gmsr.info
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 intro, strategy, race background, escape velocity
9:20 skipping ahead an hour into the race. sweet mercy that first hour was just god awful lol
10:28 discussing my mindset at this point, watching a break attempt go followed by another
12:43 prepping for my all-in solo attack, damn the field to hell lol
13:13 explosive break away attack, wind direction, break tactics discussion, pulling away
22:22 end of my break attempt, and discussing a brilliantly timed counter attack
23:35 the beginnings of my frustration with the field. I was the ONLY one that got chased on the day
24:43 discussing my power profile and the first power test I did last November. Coggans 1min/5min/20min test
27:10 discussing selective courses vs non-selective courses
28:00 discussing change in tactics post power test from my coach
29:40 field lets yet another tiny break go, to my ever increasing chagrin lol
30:13 discussing the value of teammates in a field, particularly on a non-selective course
31:01 discussing joining a team, and how I can help a team, not just be helped by a team
31:39 shout out to @NorCalCycling, Jeff Linder. Learned a TON from his videos and team tactics with Terun and Mike's Bikes
32:06 the last of my teeth grinding at the field letting yet another small splinter break attempt go, lol
33:30 getting back to the discussion around @NorCalCycling and Mike's Bikes tactics, race team specialties
34:19 Announcing that I am looking for a team that needs a team-oriented break rider! :)
35:13 back to the end of the race, talking about my power profile again. Cat4 sprint, Cat1 1, 5, and 10min power lol. No points left to get, so I decide to just try a sprint
36:10 discussing the next race analysis video coming in a couple days after this. talking about how one of my friends reached out after I told him about this race and said he'd work for me in the next race, which happened to be race #9. That video will be dropping a couple of days after this one. My friend is a Cat3 :)
37:45 discussing other racing channels like @TheVCAdventures , @nationsnumber1beast, etc. finishing up with you able to see my god awful sprint, and why I don't rely on that at all. reminder that I'm looking to join a team :)
