RFA did the first Beat the Clock Time Trial of the year. The weather cooperated – chilly and dry. RFA had a 7:44 AM start time so we were up at 5:30 and at the start area by around 6:30 AM. This TT was preparation for the Berkeley Team Time Trial next Saturday which we will do on the tandem. This event is always a lot of fun and the proceeds going to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. There were over 100 riders (filled the limit!) raising more than $2,500 for the Foundation. In the individual aero time trial men’s category (all ages), RFA placed 40 out of 48 with a 27:44 (a personal best). The winning time was 23:10. The fastest 2 man team was 22:02. Overall taking into account men, women, teams and the Merckx category, RFA was 65 out of 103 or the top 2/3 of the entire field. There were two men who came in ahead of me at 27:43 – seconds count.We have been training on TT bikes at our cycling gym but this was RFA’s first full out effort this year on my TT bike. Our training has focused on power building / hill climbing and now we are working on speed as well as the track. It was interesting to see what effect, if any, the track workouts would have on road racing. At the track, we have been practicing standing starts plus doing a lot more sprinting and shorter intense efforts. RFA thinks that the track work really helped his start and turnaround.MEA was still recovering from a medical procedure, so she did not race but volunteered at registration. After the TT, we went out for a 40 mile ride.
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