I suck at cyclocross racing

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I suck at cyclocross racing

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Күн бұрын

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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@jeffvolimas5819 Ай бұрын

Great course.

@SwimBikeRunStu Ай бұрын

Yeh the course was awesome. Would be interesting in the middle of winter when it's all muddy 🙈

@Lazy_Jay_Racing Ай 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 😁👍👏

@SwimBikeRunStu Ай 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.👌

@davegoddin Ай 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

@SwimBikeRunStu Ай 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.

@sagsdothedu Ай бұрын

Great video. And great training too.

@SwimBikeRunStu Ай 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.

@itsTJM Ай бұрын

Keep up the good work Stu!

@SwimBikeRunStu Ай бұрын

Thank you. Il keep trying. 👌

@UtahRunning Ай бұрын

I had no idea this was a thing. I’m sure I would be rubbish at it, but the course looks really fun!

@SwimBikeRunStu Ай 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 👌

@Sheppey10 Ай 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 😫

@SwimBikeRunStu Ай 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 👌

@Sheppey10 28 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!

@TheFloridaBikeVlogger Ай бұрын

you're only ever racing yourself but most importantly, have fun!

@SwimBikeRunStu Ай бұрын

I dunno, I'd like to try an beat my pals 🤣🤣

@TheFloridaBikeVlogger Ай бұрын

@@SwimBikeRunStu I hear you. bragging rights are everything!

@Run_Like_a_T-Rex Ай 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.?

@SwimBikeRunStu Ай 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.