Group skills/rotating paceline
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:49 pm
With the weather looking not so great over the next week, this is only a feeler for interest and route suggestions. Once the weather clears up I will post an actually ride.
I think it would be beneficial to have a few rides where the point is to practice group riding skills at an easier pace. For the first of these I would want to set up a rotating paceline on an open flat loop and ride as a group for about an hour. A rotating paceline is simple, but is a skill that most cyclists (even experienced racers like myself) should work on. The goal will to be smooth as a group, riding at an endurance pace.
https://youtu.be/f1rXCcNG1GM
Any suggestions for routes? I have a couple in mind that I will post soon.
Any suggestions for other ride formats would be welcome too, I am thinking either Monday or Thursday evenings would be good for an easier paced group ride. This wouldn't be a weekly thing, but I do think having a few group rides where the focus is group skills instead of having a hammer fest would be good.
Of course MRC Covid-19 protocol will be in place for the ride(s).
I think it would be beneficial to have a few rides where the point is to practice group riding skills at an easier pace. For the first of these I would want to set up a rotating paceline on an open flat loop and ride as a group for about an hour. A rotating paceline is simple, but is a skill that most cyclists (even experienced racers like myself) should work on. The goal will to be smooth as a group, riding at an endurance pace.
https://youtu.be/f1rXCcNG1GM
Any suggestions for routes? I have a couple in mind that I will post soon.
Any suggestions for other ride formats would be welcome too, I am thinking either Monday or Thursday evenings would be good for an easier paced group ride. This wouldn't be a weekly thing, but I do think having a few group rides where the focus is group skills instead of having a hammer fest would be good.
Of course MRC Covid-19 protocol will be in place for the ride(s).