In Australia handicap races are quite popular. For those that don't know what a handicap is, it is an all in race where the slower grades are let go first and then the faster grades.
This type of racing is really difficult as each bunch is essentially broken away and trying to stay out in front away from the faster groups behind. It really forces you to work and they tend to weed out any baggage. This type of racing becomes even more difficult when small groups of 5-8 riders are let go at a time as you have no where to hide in the bunch.
I was wandering if handicaps are run or are popular in Europe and the US or is it more of an Australian thing, and if it is an Australian thing, why are we so obsessed with running them?
This type of racing is really difficult as each bunch is essentially broken away and trying to stay out in front away from the faster groups behind. It really forces you to work and they tend to weed out any baggage. This type of racing becomes even more difficult when small groups of 5-8 riders are let go at a time as you have no where to hide in the bunch.
I was wandering if handicaps are run or are popular in Europe and the US or is it more of an Australian thing, and if it is an Australian thing, why are we so obsessed with running them?