Comments on: Throwing It In the Gutter

By: What Were You Thinking?

What Were You Thinking? — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:24:00 +0000

[...] Oh oh…this is going to hurt. They’re stringing out the entire peloton in the crosswinds and I’m caught in the gutter. [...]

By: Philip Island TIPS

Philip Island TIPS — Sun, 09 May 2010 23:53:48 +0000

[...] wind direction and make sure you anticipate your position based on where the wind is coming from. Riding in the gutter at 50km/hr behind some imaginary draft is no [...]

By: johnwatters

johnwatters — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:01:02 +0000

If you are one of those riders holding on for dear life the trick to surviving is to organise another echelon as soon as its obvious that this is a decisive moment. Swing out into the wind making it obvious that now is the time to join you,the experienced guys will quickly form a working group but be aware that as soon as you get into striking distance of the first group all loyalty will disappear and someone will try to bridge across potentially breaking up your chasing group. Its now time to decide to chase the malcontent and ditch your new found teammates or keep working to catch the front group or limit the losses.

By: Scotty’s Race

Scotty’s Race — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:43:23 +0000

[...] the rolling front echelon while over a hundred other riders are holding on for dear life strung out in the gutter. Now this is bike [...]

By: Bridging The Gap | Cycling Magazines

Bridging The Gap | Cycling Magazines — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:21:53 +0000

[...] Throw It In The Gutter [...]

By: Lanterne Rouge Stage 3

Lanterne Rouge Stage 3 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:07:51 +0000

[...] you want some info on crosswinds and how to tear a race apart, read this previous post that I did on the topic. Love the crosswinds if I’m not on the receiving end of [...]

By: Mistakes When Pulling Turns

Mistakes When Pulling Turns — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:46:55 +0000

[...] with your group as possible. The intent is not to drop anyone at this point. Crosswinds are a great way to shell other riders if that’s the goal, but that’s not what we’re talking about [...]

By: No Hiding From Google Maps | Cycling Magazines

No Hiding From Google Maps | Cycling Magazines — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:51:35 +0000

[...] a little gem pops up on the internet from Google Maps (click on image below). Poor guys in the gutter at the [...]

By: Google Maps | Cycling Magazines

Google Maps | Cycling Magazines — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:51:08 +0000

[...] a little gem pops up on the internet from Google Maps. Poor guys in the gutter at the [...]

By: The Road Cyclist | Tales from racing and training

The Road Cyclist | Tales from racing and training — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:50:06 +0000

[...] attacks and practicing riding in an echelon (pretty essential in today’s weather- life in the gutter was not fun). I have never felt quite so unsafe in a race where the choice was either ride in the [...]

By: Google Maps

Google Maps — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:31:20 +0000

[...] a little gem pops up on the internet from Google Maps. Poor guys in the gutter at the [...]