Timeline for Do I stand any chance in a race?
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| Jul 23, 2020 at 7:55 | comment | added | Chris H | @user7761803 I also suspect that's estimated power from Strava - not bad for comparing between your own efforts on the same bike, but not absolute | |
| Jul 23, 2020 at 7:25 | comment | added | Michael | @user7761803: I was not sure if that’s an estimate based on the speed an incline or actual measurements. Since at first OP is only talking about speed. | |
| Jul 23, 2020 at 6:48 | comment | added | user7761803 | @Michael OP has quoted power figures in the question, so likely does already have one. For OP: it's worth figuring out your FTP and filling in the rest of your power curve (power you can sustain for different durations) - that will give you a handle on where your strengths are likely to lie in racing. | |
| Jul 23, 2020 at 6:32 | answer | added | Amazon Dies In Darkness | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 22:16 | comment | added | computercarguy | Is Lance Armstrong in the race? If yes, probably not good chances. If other pros are in the race, also likely not good. A lot of fat guys and gals, or weekend bikers, then you probably have a good shot. If you just want to win, it's all about who else is in the race. If you just want to finish, that's entirely up to your determination. Also, what are you willing to do to reach your goal? If you give up at the first problem, not so good, or if you are a "fight til you win" person, you could do well. Psychology is often a major part of any competitor. | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 20:06 | comment | added | Captain Man | Is your only goal to win? | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 18:14 | comment | added | FreeMan | How will you measure up? Against the winner or against your expectations? Against the winner, you won't (unless you're racing some 8 year olds), but you may obliterate your own expectations. As a lifetime cyclist, I took up running a few years ago. I decided to run a local 1/2 marathon as my first ever foot race. I set my target at 2:00 full well knowing the winner would be done in under 1:00. I blew my expectations out of the water by finishing at 1:46 and feeling that I could have gone faster. | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 18:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1285998047294627840 | ||
| Jul 22, 2020 at 16:35 | comment | added | RW98Coppi | To remove ambiguity: I am not male. | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 13:45 | answer | added | Andrew Henle | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 11:35 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jul 22, 2020 at 10:36 | answer | added | Weiwen Ng | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 10:33 | answer | added | Gill | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 10:13 | comment | added | Weiwen Ng | @ChrisH I would second that. I was writing under the assumption that the OP was male, then I realized that they hadn’t explicitly stated that. However, it actually makes no substantive difference to my answer. | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 9:37 | comment | added | Michael | Get a power meter, Watts/kg are the only way to properly measure performance and progress. Be aware that a typical road race is about much more than just raw power. A lot of it is tactics, risk taking (crashes are common) and being an “asshole”. | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 9:03 | answer | added | Criggie♦ | timeline score: 44 | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 8:21 | comment | added | Chris H | You don't state it explicitly, but "all of the other people I know who are into cycling are men" implies you're not - do you think you could clarify? | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 8:20 | answer | added | Chris H | timeline score: 13 | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 3:40 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jul 22, 2020 at 3:34 | history | asked | RW98Coppi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |