The weekly group road ride in Jackson, WY is commonly referred to as the Tues Night Worlds and is often the most intense ride I do in a given week. Last night was the third consecutive Tues night ride I have attended and was by far the hardest for me yet. I would say that overall the group is still ramping up to their normal "rip your legs off" speed but there were moments last night when I had to dig deep to just stay in the main group.
Riding two-abreast at 26+ mph on gravel-covered shoulders is a bit nerve racking but I am getting more comfortable each time I go and I am learning to expend less energy in the pack. I still usually make one costly mistake per ride and last night was no exception:
-Dave gets in a 4-5 rider chase group that is working to catch the super-freaks at the front
-Dave takes a long pull at the front just as the chase group reaches the bottom of a climb
-Dave gets dropped by chase group on climb because he is toast from taking too long of a pull at the worst possible time
-Dave crests the climb alone and burries himself in no-mans land trying to catch chase group
It's all good training right?
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