I suck at cyclocross racing. A few of us from the Coventry triathletes headed over to race the berryfields summer cyclocross. Thank you for watching the swim, bike, run, stu KZfaq channel.
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@jeffvolimas5819Ай бұрын
Great course.
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
Yeh the course was awesome. Would be interesting in the middle of winter when it's all muddy 🙈
@Lazy_Jay_RacingАй бұрын
Well done Stu... What I'm seeing when you take corners is high entry speed and slow exit speed! Switch this around and you will be faster as you can get back on the power sooner ... You did exactly the right thing by making it practice rather than focusing on racing.. the more corners you take the more you can learn and find the best lines.. it usually better and quicker to start wide and turn in later than you think! Learning to trust your tyres for grip is a huge advantage as you can then start to push in to the corners and gradually carry more speed through to the exit. You were right to follow the wheel of the rider Infront but you didn't actually do that.. most corners you seemed to drift in towards the inside on the approach and that left you nowhere to go but straight and then brake so you could turn.. If you were to slip and fall in a corner then most likely you will be ok as it's grass and no real damage will result. Be brave, find the grip, keep going and remember it's just a game 😁👍👏
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
You are speaking absolute facts. Confidence is something I lack 🙈 Thank you for all the advice. I need to go away and work on it.👌
@davegoddinАй бұрын
Looks like a fun course! I'm no cornering expert, but it looked like you were turning in a bit early, which meant you had to scrub off speed to stay out of the barriers on the exit. Corners definitely improved as you went through the race though, nice one
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
I think you may be right. I think turning in early is the big mistake. Then it pushes me out wide. I just can't believe how bad I am at cornering 🤣 Means I have to do more races to practice 🙈 I can only get better from here.
@sagsdotheduАй бұрын
Great video. And great training too.
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
Thank you. Yeh it's good to do some things outside of your comfort zone in training. 👌 Work harder on this than a session on zwift.
@itsTJMАй бұрын
Keep up the good work Stu!
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
Thank you. Il keep trying. 👌
@UtahRunningАй бұрын
I had no idea this was a thing. I’m sure I would be rubbish at it, but the course looks really fun!
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
Yep it's a weird thing. 🤣🤣 Most races are in the winter when its nice and muddy so it's rare to have a summer dry one. A good fun way to get better at cycling 👌
@Sheppey10Ай бұрын
Great vid Stu, it is mad how much of a difference the corners make! Keep it going and you'll perfect the corners eventually. Only gone and sprained my ankle again last night! So out again for a few weeks 😫
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
Yeh it's easy to loose time in corners and with this many corners you can see how much time I loose 🙈 Lots to work on but it's a good laugh 👌
@Sheppey1028 күн бұрын
@@SwimBikeRunStu Yeah! I guess as soon as you miss one, its then hard to get back on track. Looks great fun, I need to invest in a bike!
@TheFloridaBikeVloggerАй бұрын
you're only ever racing yourself but most importantly, have fun!
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
I dunno, I'd like to try an beat my pals 🤣🤣
@TheFloridaBikeVloggerАй бұрын
@@SwimBikeRunStu I hear you. bragging rights are everything!
@Run_Like_a_T-RexАй бұрын
Enjoyed this even as a non-cyclist. I’d say cornering may be more in your head than anything else. Leave the brakes alone and find a cornering technique that works for you. Everyone is built differently so sitting on someones wheel may not be the best thing to do. They could also be sat there thinking “I’m shit at cornering”. Positives are that you enjoyed it and looked mega strong on the uphills. As a complete leyman, I wonder how much of the cornering stuff could be sorted by bike set up to help centre of gravity, foot position to drive out of the corner etc.?
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
Thank you. Glad you didn't mind watching some cycling 👌 It's definitely my favourite thing to do, although I've got lots to work on 🙈 Enjoying it though.
@IronDan2121Ай бұрын
Not as bad as me 😢😂
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
I dont think that's true. If I remember the last race we did, you beat me 💪🤔
@alexw5150Ай бұрын
Mount / Dismount practice needed for me, so much time lost 🙈
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
It's a about the decent thing about my cx racing 🤣 Between us we could be pretty good. Let me know if you see any more summer cross races.
@cowtidetv1597Ай бұрын
Looks like fun .. what type of bike are you on .. gravel ?
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
It was great fun. Not as much fun as in winter with all the mud. Just on our cyclocross bikes 👌
@DogburnАй бұрын
Maybe watch more F1?
@SwimBikeRunStuАй бұрын
The only thing the F1 is useful for is to send me to sleep 😴🤣
@DogburnАй бұрын
@@SwimBikeRunStu but you'll be dreaming of corners