Jeffrey has been training hard at both
building his power and losing weight and it really paid off in a tough hill
climb road race. Here is Jeffrey’s detailed race report to his coach Bill:
"Around 40 competitors and I got 2nd in a hill climb race. I drafted when
I could, tried to keep in my power range, worked with 2 others for a while
rotating on the front and then followed a guy who got 4th as he tried to drop
me and then he did. Started out hard but felt it was worth the candles to stay
with the lead group and save some energy drafting. Found another big guy and a
tiny one and we just rotated for a while until the real climb began. Then the
big guy got dropped, well he was probably 70 or 75kg max. While I am 93kg. The
other guy was probably around 60kg. When the big guy dropped the little guy
really kicked it and I stayed on his wheel for a while and then dropped back to
a comfortable pace that was sustainable. Kept passing people and passing the
other riders who tried to draft then were dropped. I noticed many people would
get to a flat area and rest, I pushed upped the speed, kept an efficient gear
ratio, using the big ring when I could and kept aero. I wore my skin suit, and
shoe covers, I had my number well attached, almost no drag from it and just
churned out until the end, I think I could have gone slightly harder in hind
sight, but I don't think I would have had a better result. The ride was
gorgeous and a perfect practice climb for the future but a little far away. I
got lots of compliments and oh the final sprint, last kilometer I passed 2
people, one tried to hammer and blew up, I stayed steady, slightly upping the
tempo and then I saw one more kicked it and passed the last guy 150 meters from
the finish. One of the top guys said that was a great sprint at the end, I was
on your wheel and you just dropped me. Happy, fun, exciting and beautiful. A
great well organized event."
Jeffrey is doing awesome and this 2nd place finish puts Jeffrey in 2nd place in the race series as well!
PCG Coach: Bill McLaughlin
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