"Mark U." <
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> In an out-and-back time trial, is there a good technique to make a fast
turn
> around the pylon at the turnaround?
>
> Mark
>
my 2 cents about road TTs starts and turnarounds.
1. the few seconds spent in the start or the turnaround will not win the race, but blasting out of
the start or turnaround can cause you to slow down for a while to recover from that effort and
that can cause you to lose. So get up to race pace quickly, but not too quickly. What does this
'quick' thing mean - practice a couple of short TTs to dial in your proper launch speed.
2. TTs are usually held on open roads = keep your head up and watch for traffic, again the start and
turnaround are only a few to several seconds in the whole TT, unless the TT is VERY short,
properly getting up to speed in a TT is not the win or lose problem to be solved.
3. VERY "Late braking" allows you a few 10ths extra time for coasting and thus recovery (but maybe
not on specialized TT bikes that do not corner well)
4. In bicycle racing, in my road experience, the best line through a turn is the line that (1)
minimizes the time spent on the approaching straightaway, (2) maximizes the amount of momentum
you carry through the turn = least effort to get back up to speed, and (3) given that sometimes
bad things can happen, proactively prevent problems.
John Bickmore www.BicycleCam.com www.Feed-Zone.com