Encounter

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Think I'm becoming hazard to others.... My left cleat unclipped no less than 4 times during the Rodalink West ride tonight...

I saw some of the national team riders in action today. I dunno why, but the way they accelerate and attack out of the pack is just so... I dunno, it's like some art form. While I'm somewhere behind dieing, I see this guy like looking focused, and breathing relaxed, and I can just tell he's going to try something. And true enough, he just takes off, body bent forward parallel to the ground, CG over the pedals, arms in the drops, body perfectly still but bike flying left and right with each stroke. Within seconds, he was 50m off the front, and I was moving at 46kmh. And then someone else followed suit and bridged up to him!

I need to learn how to sprint like them. I just feel wrong when I try to sprint. Like I'm lugging some block of wood with my bike.