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Dilworth USA Crits power/heartrate data and quick report
Tough race today. Still not feeling 100% but happy to survive with no cramps and wrist not as sore as the night before. I started midpack and then stayed there for most of the race, drifting towards the back all too often and then fighting my way back towards the front. The key feature of the course was a tight greater than 90 degree turn at the bottom of the hill to take you back up to the start/finish line near the top of the hill. This is the source of all the power spikes in the data — accelerating out of the corner and up the hill. Kristine got some great video, and I will have those uploaded by the morning. Here’s a video of the finishing sprint:
Dist: 33.66 mi (1:16:01)
Energy: 1116.9 kJ
Cals Burn: 1067.8 kcal
Climbing: 1362 ft
Braking: -262.4 kJ (-23.5%)
Min Avg Max
Power 0 244.9 871 W
Aero 0 94.3 670 W
Rolling 0 48.6 65 W
Gravity -563 0.4 577 W
Speed 0.0 26.6 35.8 mi/h
Wind 0.0 12.9 33.9 mi/h
Elev 573 607 638 ft
Slope -6.3 0.00 6.7 %
Caden 4 77.4 111 rpm
HR 120 165.2 178 bpm
NP 333 W; IF 1.111; TSS 156.3
CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0055
168 lbs; 5/7/2011 2:41 PM
79 degF; 1013 mbar
2011 Dilworth heartrate data — lower hr average than normal because of the long downhill
2011 Dilworth heartrate data annotated
2011 Dilworth power data annotated — note the power spikes!
And finally, here are my Strava lap times and the link to the Strava ride file: http://app.strava.com/rides/527470
MI FT MPH WATTS HR TIME Dilworth 0.9 37 25.4 324 153 0:02:15 Dilworth 1 37 27.4 464 166 0:02:05 Dilworth 1 37 27.6 471 167 0:02:04 Dilworth 1 37 27.4 440 164 0:02:05 Dilworth 1 37 25.8 348 164 0:02:13 Dilworth 0.9 37 26.3 362 161 0:02:10 Dilworth 1 37 28.1 445 169 0:02:02 Dilworth 1 37 27.4 438 166 0:02:05 Dilworth 1 37 28.8 457 167 0:01:59 Dilworth 1 37 25.9 393 168 0:02:12 Dilworth 1 37 27 397 166 0:02:07 Dilworth 0.9 37 27.6 405 169 0:02:04 Dilworth 1 37 27.2 386 167 0:02:06 Dilworth 0.9 37 26.1 381 166 0:02:11 Dilworth 1 37 26.8 400 168 0:02:08 Dilworth 0.9 37 25.8 358 165 0:02:13 Dilworth 0.9 37 27 357 165 0:02:07 Dilworth 0.9 37 27.2 377 167 0:02:06 Dilworth 1 37 26.8 422 166 0:02:08 Dilworth 0.9 37 27.8 377 169 0:02:03 Dilworth 1 37 25.8 340 167 0:02:13 Dilworth 0.9 37 27.2 402 167 0:02:06 Dilworth 0.9 37 26.1 360 164 0:02:11 Dilworth 0.9 37 25.8 339 165 0:02:13 Dilworth 0.9 37 24.6 299 161 0:02:19 Dilworth 1 37 24.5 332 156 0:02:20 Dilworth 0.9 37 26.6 356 159 0:02:09 Dilworth 1 37 25.8 343 158 0:02:13 Dilworth 0.9 37 27 353 161 0:02:07 Dilworth 0.9 37 25.4 347 164 0:02:15 Dilworth 0.9 37 26.1 344 164 0:02:11 Dilworth 0.9 37 27 395 168 0:02:07 Dilworth 0.9 37 27.8 397 167 0:02:03 Dilworth 0.9 37 27.2 404 169 0:02:06 Dilworth 0.9 37 28.5 438 168 0:02:00 Dilworth 1 37 29.3 475 172 0:01:57
Spartanburg power/heartrate data and quick race report
Fun, fast course last night in downtown Spartanburg, SC. This was the fifth of seven races of the USA Crits Speedweek. Very smooth race on a short four corner course. The start/finish stretch had a short section of brick cobblestones and a few manhole covers. This was the only part of the course that was rough. Everything else was super smooth, and we flew through 70 laps in 1 hour 15 minutes for an average lap time of just over 1 minute.
I started mid-pack and worked my way towards the front, but got swarmed in turn 3 a couple times and found myself back in mid-pack. Then with about 15 laps to go, UHC and Kenda started to set up the lead-out trains for their sprinters. I was still able to move up and passed people as they came off the front or sat up. By the end, I was able to finish 44th. I was happy to finish because I wasn’t sure if my sore leg was going to cramp up and how my wrist would hold up. Both were fine, and I was happy to get some finishing points for the series.
With no crashes, flat tires, or broken spokes, I was able to record power data on my iBike for the entire race.
Dist: 33.29 mi (1:09:38)
Energy: 1221.2 kJ
Cals Burn: 1167.5 kcal
Climbing: 935 ft
Braking: -177.6 kJ (-14.5%)
Min Avg Max
Power 0 292.3 965 W
Aero 0 45.1 768 W
Rolling 0 52.4 67 W
Speed 0.0 28.7 36.6 mi/h
Wind 0.0 13.2 40.0 mi/h
Caden 0 79.5 113 rpm
HR 122 178.6 187 bpm
NP 309 W; IF 1.029; TSS 122.8
CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0055
168 lbs; 5/6/2011 6:49 PM
74 degF; 1013 mbar
Spartanburg heartrate summary
Spartanburg heartrate data annotated. Note the high power average towards the end of the race.
Spartanburg power data annotated. Note the high power average towards the end of the race.
Here are the strava lap times, and here is a link to the complete strava data: http://app.strava.com/rides/524615
MI FT MPH WATTS HR TIME Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.6 477 172 0:01:00 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 31.6 527 173 0:00:58 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 432 173 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.6 450 172 0:01:00 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.6 513 175 0:01:00 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.6 589 179 0:01:00 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 433 180 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 31.1 506 180 0:00:59 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.6 524 181 0:01:02 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.8 433 181 0:01:06 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.8 387 177 0:01:06 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 495 180 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.7 402 181 0:01:04 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.6 516 182 0:01:00 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 472 179 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.8 383 175 0:01:06 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 486 179 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.7 414 181 0:01:04 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 31.1 505 182 0:00:59 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.8 459 184 0:01:06 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.7 464 182 0:01:04 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27 306 178 0:01:08 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.1 530 179 0:01:03 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.6 466 182 0:01:02 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.6 531 183 0:01:00 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.6 554 184 0:01:02 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.2 443 181 0:01:05 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.4 399 178 0:01:07 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.8 433 175 0:01:06 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.7 477 174 0:01:04 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.1 501 177 0:01:03 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.6 492 178 0:01:02 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 543 179 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.7 481 176 0:01:04 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 529 176 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 559 178 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.8 424 178 0:01:06 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 436 179 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 31.1 505 180 0:00:59 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27 396 177 0:01:08 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.4 416 179 0:01:07 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 534 180 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.6 13 27.8 431 182 0:01:06 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.1 477 181 0:01:03 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 450 178 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 481 178 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.6 524 181 0:01:00 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 25.8 391 178 0:01:11 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.2 417 178 0:01:05 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.6 464 178 0:01:02 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27 442 176 0:01:08 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.2 462 176 0:01:05 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.8 395 179 0:01:06 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.7 492 179 0:01:04 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.4 420 175 0:01:07 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.4 352 174 0:01:07 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.2 458 179 0:01:05 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.6 518 180 0:01:00 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.6 476 178 0:01:02 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 27.8 459 179 0:01:06 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.6 527 183 0:01:00 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.1 485 182 0:01:03 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 29.6 515 181 0:01:02 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 535 184 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.7 446 182 0:01:04 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 28.7 500 183 0:01:04 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 498 185 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 30.1 499 184 0:01:01 Spart. Lap 0.5 13 31.1 528 185 0:00:59
Athens Twilight and Roswell Criterium race reports
Last night when we finally made it back to Birmingham, I couldn’t sleep so I went ahead and analyzed and posted my power and heartrate data. Here are my race reports:
2011 Athens Twilight Summary
Pat Allison and I were the two Tria riders in the race. Pat started at the back of the front group, and I started near the front of the back group, so we ended up starting not too far apart. I was lucky because the guy in front and to the left of me couldn’t clip in which opened up a whole in front of him that allowed me to pass a bunch of people right from the line. I was able to then work my way towards the front by about 20 laps into the race. Pat was just behind me when there was a crash in turn 1. I hit the rider who was on the ground in front of me and flipped up in the air. I came down onto my hand, chin, and knee. I blew out my front tire when I collided with the rider, so I was put back into the race with a new front wheel. Pat also got caught up in the crash. When we got placed back in, Pat went in a lap earlier than me towards the back of the group. I went in a lap later after the mechanics had changed out my flat wheel and gotten my shifters straightened out. They put me back in towards the front 1/3rd of the group. My wrist was really sore, but I was still able to pull up on the handlebars hard enough on the backside hill and fight for position towards the front of the field. I felt great and was always able to pass riders over the top of the backside hill. With 10 laps to go, there was a $100 prime, and as soon as I saw that nobody was sprinting for the prime, I attacked hard up the left side clearing the UHC train just in time to take the prime. I had a lot of momentum, so I went ahead and rolled off the front and stayed away until the top of the hill on the backside of the course. Then I fought hard for position and ended up 26th. Pat used a lot of energy moving back up after getting put back into the race and was still able to fight to finish 47th.
It is so hard to describe the atmosphere surrounding this race, you have to be there and experience it to really appreciate what it is like. With Chad Andrews announcing the race and getting everybody pumped up and over 30,000 people lining the streets, beer gardens, parking decks, hotels, loft windows, bar/restaurant open air second levels all screaming and cheering added to a race that averages 30mph all under the lights, it is easily the biggest adrenaline rush of the entire season. This year’s race was super smooth except for the one crash in turn #1 that unfortunately was just ahead of me. It was definitely the highest average speed for me. My friends Ashley and Stephen from Birmingham (who both graduated from UGA) drove up from Birmingham to watch the race! How cool is that! It was awesome to hear people all the way around the course cheering for me and for my teammate Pat. Thank you everyone!!!! I always tell people that if there is one race of the year to see what fast criterium racing is all about, it would be the Athens Twilight race.
Here are some videos and pics that my wife took:
Just after finishing – evidence of crash – landing on someone else’s chainring
2011 Roswell Criterium Summary
This is normally a safe Pro/1/2 race, but this year there were numerous crashes. I was involved in two of them, and also broke a spoke on Turn #4. That meant that I was in the pit three times during the first half of the race. The first crash that I was in could be described as a fender bender with me running into the back end of the crash. I was able to clip out and catch myself before falling. The second crash was in the exact same spot with riders getting tangled up in front of me on the outside of Turn #2. Neither of them went down, but when they tried to untangle themselves one of them swerved right into me and took me straight into the barriers. My bike stopped for a moment, and I kept going forward flipping through the air. As soon as I knew I was ejected off the bike, I tucked up into a ball and fortunately landed partially on the air cushion that was being used as a barrier. My bike then continued on past me as my rear derailleur had gotten tangled up with somebody else’s bike. I had to walk forward to retrieve my bike. My rear derailleur was really bent, so when I made it back to the pit I was able to get a SRAM neutral bike to restart the race. With about 35 minutes left to go in the race, there was a nasty crash towards the top of the backside hill. It was a Tour de France style crash with the peloton bunched up together and riders in the middle getting tangled up and then taking down everyone near them blocking the entire road. The spectators moved the barriers to help the riders in the back (including me) get around, but when we made it back to the start/finish, the race had been neutralized with an ambulance on the course. I was pretty shaken up from my crash earlier in the race and after not being able to move very far up, I drifted towards the back where I proceeded to cramp up with a lap to go and eased up to cross the finish line behind the main field. There was another crash on the last turn in the last lap, but I was so far back I didn’t see what happened. I just saw riders picking themselves up off the ground after it was over.
Here is a video that my wife took early on in the race: (Look how big the field is!!! I guess that might explain why there were so many crashes)
Also, here are couple good pics that Dave Gearhart got of me in the pit at Roswell…
After breaking spoke, mechanic bends derailleur back into place and gives me a new rear wheel.
Power and heartrate data from Athens and Roswell
Here are my Athens Twilight lap split times from Strava:
http://app.strava.com/rides/496428
Name MI FT MPH PW HR Time Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 12.3 64 110 0:03:03 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 26.2 371 166 0:01:26 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.7 454 178 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.3 433 179 0:01:17 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 510 180 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 31.8 461 177 0:01:11 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.7 463 177 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 31.3 528 181 0:01:12 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 32.2 511 181 0:01:10 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.3 429 181 0:01:17 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 440 181 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 27.5 468 183 0:01:22 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 32.2 503 183 0:01:10 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.7 466 181 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 27.5 395 183 0:01:22 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 472 180 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.7 389 182 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 457 181 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.9 451 182 0:01:13 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.7 443 182 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 32.2 476 181 0:01:10 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.1 470 180 0:01:15 Athens (1 lap) 0.8 21 6.2 204 164 0:06:03 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.9 446 179 0:01:18 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.1 468 180 0:01:15 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.9 470 179 0:01:13 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 473 181 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.9 414 178 0:01:13 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.1 471 179 0:01:15 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.1 461 181 0:01:15 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.1 438 181 0:01:15 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.1 451 181 0:01:15 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 479 179 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.3 438 185 0:01:17 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.7 449 177 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.3 491 181 0:01:17 Athens (1 lap) 0.7 21 29.7 436 180 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.3 348 175 0:01:17 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 32.2 412 178 0:01:10 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.2 454 178 0:01:20 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 375 173 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.7 466 173 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 450 176 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 27.5 431 176 0:01:22 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 27.9 363 175 0:01:21 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.1 413 179 0:01:15 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.3 445 179 0:01:17 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.9 400 176 0:01:18 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.6 368 171 0:01:19 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.7 383 167 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 27.2 364 168 0:01:23 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.7 410 173 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.9 367 173 0:01:18 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.6 402 169 0:01:19 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 400 169 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 458 173 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.9 409 175 0:01:13 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 406 174 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 27.5 394 174 0:01:22 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 456 176 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 31.3 417 174 0:01:12 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.9 453 175 0:01:18 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.3 487 176 0:01:17 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 443 175 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.2 407 176 0:01:20 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.9 413 176 0:01:18 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.6 409 186 0:01:19 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.3 413 179 0:01:17 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.3 456 178 0:01:17 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 28.6 379 178 0:01:19 Athens (1 lap) 0.7 21 28.9 408 177 0:01:18 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 29.7 405 177 0:01:16 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 31.3 431 181 0:01:12 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.5 457 183 0:01:14 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 30.9 510 185 0:01:13 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 33.2 545 187 0:01:08 Athens (1 lap) 0.6 21 2.6 72 137 0:14:16
And here are my Roswell lap split times from Strava:
http://app.strava.com/rides/502567
Name MI FT MPH PW HR Time Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 26.6 367 155 0:02:05 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27.9 429 166 0:01:59 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 29.7 472 169 0:01:52 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 30.2 470 171 0:01:50 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 13.9 388 166 0:03:59 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 29.7 448 168 0:01:52 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27.7 426 166 0:02:00 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 29.1 427 170 0:01:54 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 28.9 463 172 0:01:55 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 13.8 176 151 0:04:01 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27 394 165 0:02:03 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27.5 406 167 0:02:01 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 26.6 385 168 0:02:05 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27.5 400 171 0:02:01 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 28.1 420 171 0:01:58 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 29.4 437 174 0:01:53 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 29.1 475 172 0:01:54 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 28.1 411 169 0:01:58 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 28.9 409 168 0:01:55 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 9.2 197 152 0:06:01 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27.7 434 163 0:02:00 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 28.6 481 172 0:01:56 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 28.9 448 171 0:01:55 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 12.2 192 153 0:04:33 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 26.6 390 156 0:02:05 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 29.7 487 169 0:01:52 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 26.8 363 171 0:02:04 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27.5 454 171 0:02:01 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 28.1 432 170 0:01:58 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 28.6 483 169 0:01:56 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 26.6 410 168 0:02:05 Roswell(1 lap) 1 22 27.5 492 169 0:02:01 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27.9 444 171 0:01:59 Roswell(1 lap) 1 22 29.1 452 168 0:01:54 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27.2 419 166 0:02:02 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27 417 168 0:02:03 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27.7 463 175 0:02:00 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 29.1 449 168 0:01:54 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 29.9 514 168 0:01:51 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 27.2 413 165 0:02:02 Roswell(1 lap) 0.9 22 21.7 208 148 0:02:33
Athens, Roswell power and lap data
I am too tired to write up my race report tonight, but I wanted to go ahead and upload my power and heartrate data. I’ll be working on a full race report tomorrow!
Athens Twilight heartrate summary
Roswell Criterium heartrate summary
2011 Athens Twilight heartrate data
2011 Roswell Criterium heartrate data
I had crashes in both races that stopped my powermeter from working. In Athens, I had a front flat and the replacement wheel did not have a speed sensor. The speed data that I have for Athens is from my Garmin using the GPS. There was a lot of interference which led to speed spikes in the data. The power data is from my iBike, which won’t work without a speed sensor. Same thing happened in Roswell except this time it was my entire bike that no longer worked, and I had to switch to neutral bike. Luckily, I remembered to take my Garmin off and put it in my jersey pocket for the rest of the race so I could get heartrate and speed data – but no power data.
---------Athens Twilight 2011 ---------
Dist: 11.00 mi (0:24:10)
Energy: 367.4 kJ
Cals Burn: 351.3 kcal
Climbing: 442 ft
Braking: -115.2 kJ (-31.3%)
Min Avg Max
Power 0 253.4 2372 W
Aero 0 125.7 4439 W
Rolling 0 49.9 63 W
Gravity -948 -72.9 554 W
Speed 0.0 27.3 34.3 mi/h
Wind 0.0 15.0 84.5 mi/h
Elev 438 471 510 ft
Slope -57.4 -0.80 12.8 %
Caden 4 76.9 105 rpm
HR 124 179.7 187 bpm
NP 318 W; IF 1.058; TSS 45.1
CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0055
168 lbs; 4/30/2011 7:28 PM
79 degF; 1013 mbar
-------- Roswell Criterium 2011 ---------
Dist: 17.69 mi (0:40:01)
Energy: 586.7 kJ
Cals Burn: 560.9 kcal
Climbing: 428 ft
Braking: -95.6 kJ (-16.3%)
Min Avg Max
Power 0 244.3 1225 W
Aero 0 64.1 1494 W
Rolling 0 48.5 67 W
Gravity -531 -35.0 486 W
Speed 0.0 26.5 36.7 mi/h
Wind 0.0 13.0 49.1 mi/h
Elev 819 840 863 ft
Slope -6.1 -0.39 7.3 %
Caden 0 80.8 117 rpm
HR 84 165.7 177 bpm
NP 294 W; IF 0.981; TSS 64.2
CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0055
168 lbs; 5/1/2011 4:45 PM
85 degF; 1013 mbar
2011 Athens Twilight power data
2011 Roswell Criterium power data
Finally, here are the links to the Strava data for both races:
Athens Twilight – http://app.strava.com/rides/496428
Roswell Criterium – http://app.strava.com/rides/502567
Texas Tough USA Crits Finale Race Report
Zoomed in view of the start/finish stretch before the start of the Cat 2/3 race.
Race report
Raced and fought hard to a 30th place finish out of a strong field of about 100 starters. I got caught up in a crash near the middle of the group about 10 laps into the race ultimately skidding to a stop holding onto the original rider who went down – a United Healthcare rider – who had just stood up as other riders squeaked past us. The hardest part of the race was when we were put back in one lap later at the very back of the peloton, which was being led by the entire Hotel San Jose team as they were chasing a six-man break that had gotten away without them because of the crash. About 10 laps later the pace had eased up, and I was able to work my way up to near the front of the group where I stayed for the remainder of the race. In the end, I missed a seven man move that escaped on a $1000 prime lap. One lap later, I moved into position to keep ahead of the “swarm” on the downhill, when Ben Zawacki from Team Ion attacked off the front to chase the group of seven. I had an opening, and so I launched off the side of the group, thinking that if I could reach Ben then perhaps the two of us could make the bridge — but Ben already had a great gap by the time I attacked, and I couldn’t close any so I sat up after the downhill to conserve energy for the finish. In the end I fought hard for position, finishing 18th in the field sprint, which meant 30th for the race with twelve riders off the front.
The course was a nice 4-corner around the American Airlines Center arena in Dallas. The course had a short (but steep) 6% uphill immediately after the start/finish and a longer but more gradual downhill on the back side of the course. The uphill was with a tailwind and the downhill was into a headwind/sidewind blowing from the west on the most exposed part of the course. I got a call-up before the start, and that is the first video posted below my heartrate/power data. Two helicopters were hovering over the course to stream the race for a local news station. Also, there was a giant jumbotron screen for spectators – so it was an exciting race to end my 2010 season – although I am planning on racing the Alabama state time trial (Oct 2) and the Tour de Cullman (Oct 23) for some good fun and training!
Trip details
This race was a crazy trip for Kristine and I as we made the 650 mile drive (one-way) from Birmingham to Dallas on Wednesday after I finished teaching my Wednesday afternoon class. Then Thursday night after the race, we “turned and burned” and drove the 650 miles back to Birmingham to make it back in time for my 9AM Friday class. We were gone for a total of 40 hours, 22 of which was spent driving, about 3 hours of racing and warm-up, a few hours during the day on Thursday hanging out with friends, and only 8 hours of sleeping. We shared the driving on the return trip, spent the night with awesome friends at the Christian missions organization (Mercy Ships) where the two of us met which was on the way to Dallas, and had an all-round great time.
TopoCreator map of our return trip from Dallas back to Birmingham
Texas Tough, Dallas, TX, USA Crits Finale 2010-09-16
Dist: 38.22 mi (1:24:04)
Energy: 1207.3 kJ
Cals Burn: 1154.2 kcal
Climbing: 549 ft
Braking: -13.9 kJ (-1.2%)
Min Avg Max
Power 0 239.4 793 W
Aero 0 112.3 661 W
Rolling 0 36.3 50 W
Gravity -508 0.5 436 W
Speed 0.0 27.3 37.8 mi/h
Wind 9.1 16.3 31.5 mi/h
Elev 363 375 387 ft
Slope -4.5 0.01 6.1 %
Caden 0 78.2 115 rpm
HR 128 178.9 192 bpm
NP 271 W; IF 0.979; TSS 134.2
CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0039
173 lbs; 9/16/2010 5:56 PM
87 degF; 1012 mbar
Annotated heartrate data corresponding to the graph below …
- The race started with a neutral lap – riders inches from the pace car completely surrounding it on both sides, too!
- The wreck in Turn #4 ten laps into the race
- The hardest part of the race, hanging on and trying to move up with Team Hotel San Jose drove the pace chasing the break
- Easier – fighting to stay at the front
2010 Texas Tough USA Crits Finale Heartrate Data
Annotated power data corresponding to the graph below …
- The wreck in Turn #4 ten laps into the race
- Bridge attempt late in the race (about 6 or 7 laps to go)
2010 Texas Tough USA Crits Finale Power Data
Note the drafting differences (i.e., difference between the white line and the blue line) in the two different parts of the race. In the first red circled area, the pace is super fast and I am just hanging onto the rider in front of me. In the second circle area, you see more places where I am attacking or moving out into the wind to try to continue to move up or maintain position at the front of the race. I love being able to see this data on my iBike, and over time I am hoping it will help me figure out how to better mete out my energy for crits.
Videos from the race – Kristine took these videos on her iPhone.
Call-ups at the Texas Tough Grand Prix
Start of the 2010 Texas Tough Grand Prix
Early lap in the 2010 Texas Tough Grand Prix
Middle lap in the 2010 Texas Tough Grand Prix
The start/finish stretch underneath towering hotels and high-rise condiminiums
Racing in downtown Dallas, TX
Spending the night with friends from Mercy Ships in Van, TX
Eating breakfast at the iconic Dinner Bell restaurant in Van, TX
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