Been racing a little bit with C grade at Footscray Cycling Club and I've been wondering about tactics. In the race everyone seems to rotate through there turns until near the end of the race where they go for the sprint. This seems to work out fine and dandy for the sprinters and those who think they can sprint but for everyone else its a bit dull. I was wondering what others thought about just sitting in on the bunch without working and trying the odd break away. Does this violate some unwritten code of cycling. Would I be ostracised or run off the road. I reckon it would make the race a lot more exciting. Currently I just do my turns and end up having little energy available to manage a break away.
In the A grade criteriums I have seen they seem to do break after break with little or no cooperation with pacemaking in the bunch. This seems like a much more interesting way to race.
Anyone got any opinions, ideas, thoughts on this.
Cheers
In the A grade criteriums I have seen they seem to do break after break with little or no cooperation with pacemaking in the bunch. This seems like a much more interesting way to race.
Anyone got any opinions, ideas, thoughts on this.
Cheers