Time for New Cleats

You know it is time to get new cleats when you unclip twice in a 30 minute race. Yikes.

The first time my right foot hit my front wheel. The second time there was no wheel contact. Unfortunately, both times I dropped back significantly and had to chase back on. That seemed like one of the fastest 4/5 races of the year last night. I unfortunately did not make it back into the top 20, though I feel like I worked harder for longer in that race than any one yet.

I need to get better at moving up. I’m not sure what I’m missing at this point. Last night, even though I felt the effort in my stomach, I could tell that my legs had plenty in them. So I think I could have moved up, but I just never seemed to get a “good” opportunity. Whatever that actually means… I am starting to believe there is never really a good opportunity, you just have to make one.

I would occasionally move up some, and then next thing I know I had slipped back. There is just something that I’m not thinking of or looking for or something. I don’t know. If I get anything out of the remaining few Driveway crits this year, I hope that I figure out how to move up to the front and defend that position.

But it was a good night, all-in-all. It was nice to actually ride out there and ride back, getting a little extra mileage is always good. 

Hopefully I can get a short spin with the aero-bars on this afternoon to keep the legs loose and make sure the bar position isn’t terrible. Packet pickup closes at 6 (weak) so I don’t have too much time to work with.

Happy Friday, everybody!