If you have never time trialed, you need to. Outdoors, in the traditional setting, it's pretty simple; Start (with as much ceremony as your budget allows) from point A, then ride as hard as you can till reaching point B, usually the same location. You do this for time as the name suggests, with usually the fastest guys, gals, masters, and juniors going last to add to the drama. Not a lot of rules to worry about. No pacelines, no drafting, no blocking violations, no aid stations, not a lot of crashes, and few team cars. Just you, your bike and your engine.
It is fun.
Indoor time trialing, dare I say, might be even more fun. In 2006 CompuTrainer introduced software to allow up to eight riders to simultaneously ride a pre-set course, on their own bikes, in a group setting, while seeing all relevant race data displayed on a big screen in real time. Eight times the fun, especially in the middle of winter when it has been raining non-stop for a week.
The latest addition to the ever expanding CompuTrainer Multi-Rider family is in Redmond, Washington. The VO2 Performance Center, operated under the expertise of Ben and Cindy Bigglestone, is staging an indoor time trial event once a month thru spring. The opening rounds are January 27 & 28. Distances vary, between 15 & 25 miles, heats are at 11am, 1, 3 and 5, with a very modest fee of $15 per heat. Directions and registration can be found on their website.
RCVman might be in LA for the opening of the Westlake Center, CA MR facility that first race weekend, but we plan on getting across the pond to visit and chat with Ben and the gang at our earliest opportunity. Stay tuned for an interview, some juicy CT MR pix and a video or two.
In the meantime, please file this under IMPORTANT:
It's just YOU, your bike and your engine.
Pic: The VO2 Performance Center MR facility mid heat.
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I received a tear off calendar for Christmas called the "Inspired Athlete" and the first quote is from Booby Knight: "Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win." More to come...
Woody Hayes: "Paralyze resistance with persistence."
Darel Royal: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
I like it. RCVman: "An athlete without inspiration is like a hill without a rider."
As soon as i saw that pix of the bike and the gear i knew what trip that was. I remember you buying the bike and your gear for that "TRIP HOME". I had all the faith in the world in you for that ride and also won some money on that.
Hey D,
Haha, yeah we stole stole cabbage from Dock. That was a great trip, one of these days we'll do 'er again. Did you check out he specs on the Tour Divide? Now THAT is a ride!!!!!
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