Comments on: Attack On The Lull

By: Scotty’s Race

Scotty’s Race — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:49:37 +0000

[...] everyone was tiring (I sure was!). I hit the group right after a move was brought back during a lull and no one followed except for Henderson. He caught up with me as I was going balls out and came [...]

By: Lingerie

Lingerie — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:00:21 +0000

Amazing display of tactics last week . I liked sillys comment.

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facebook-1216820615 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:03 +0000

By: LSDsnr

LSDsnr — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:42:49 +0000

good to see the old D. Smith still has some lessons to teach. Sometimes the more experienced riders forget how they achieve their results and this is a great discription of how it can be done in which ever grade people are riding.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:17:35 +0000

That is good advice, attack right after a break has been caught or if you are up the road and you see the field is single file trying to catch you, I have employed the tactic of soft-pedaling so that I am recovering and just before they catch me, I swing out wide so that the lead riders are forced to go in front or follow me. In the occasion I tried this, they thought I was done and several top riders attacked and I was able to jump onto the breakaway train as it was leaving! It worked great, however it only lasted for a couple of laps as the peloton was determined to bring us back and it ended up in a field sprint where I still managed to get 2nd!

By: cyclingTips

cyclingTips — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:01:41 +0000

If you're buggared, that means everyone else is probably buggered. You don't need to be stronger than the rest of them. Just time it better and dig a little bit deeper when no one else wants to!

By: Marc G

Marc G — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:15:33 +0000

I have tried this, but i usually find that I am also buggered, and only last half a lap :)
More wheat bix for me.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:04:51 +0000

Bastard of a move that was, for me anyway, worked like a charm though.

By: sillyoldbugger

sillyoldbugger — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:01:20 +0000

Yes, fabulous display of tactics last week CT. Man, that Amir Rusli's fast! The Malaysians will give a few teams a fright at the World Cup tonight (and Friday and Saturday).

By: GFCdomestique

GFCdomestique — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:50:31 +0000

I guess that's why I'm a domestique, I was never any good at chess. My moves were always predictable and way too early (watching Jens too much). But it's great fun inflicting pain with the bike.

I past you going the other way yesterday. How good is the peninsula on a day like that.