Re: Bicycle race training technique

On 2/12/2025 1:59 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:

Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 04:36:08 -0500, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
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Riding among cars and trucks is likely to cause one to inhale CO.

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We were discussing testing for CO inhalation for better performance in
bicycle racing.  Bicycle races are normally not conducted in heavy
traffic.
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No though UK Time Trials are often on large roads, the fastest of them are
fast because of that ie getting drag from the passing traffic!
 These generally aren’t the sort of roads people normally go looking for a
leisure ride but for a race..
 Roger Merriman
 

+1
When I was young the British TT records were all faster than Olympic/World TT records.
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