The BIGGEST mistake I have made in a crit to date

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This was a bit of a mistake. I didn't want my mate to ride in A Grade alone so I self promoted myself up to A Grade, before a bunch of guys signed up at the last minute. Check out this video to watch me in the box for a good 20km of hard crit riding. Hope you enjoy.
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@kurtroese7993 3 ай бұрын

Just got into road cycling and Its been great watching your videos! Combination of great filming, editing and vibes are awesome

@joshkwan 3 ай бұрын

Thank you mate! I appreciate it :)

@JonathanBays 3 ай бұрын

Great video of a Crit and well done in A grade. Know those trying a new grade feelings well. I was in a race with exactly the same problem the legs and head knew how to race and I could fight for the best position on the last tight corner but had nothing left and no sprint so had to wave them all past me well elbow flick as you say in fact. My racing days are well past me now but living it again through you in your video was great. I was a 68kg climber now i'm just a 78kg fat old bastard, such is life as Ned Kelly said before they hanged him.

@joshkwan 3 ай бұрын

Glad I can give you a bit of a taste of crit riding again. Thanks for the comment :)

@cannon1156 4 ай бұрын

Hands off the bars over the line is an automatic DQ

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

Hahaha I was told this by the commissaire after the race. No post ups allowed

@Lwmuth 4 ай бұрын

If you are at the back just before a hard corner, open up a little gap just before the corner. Everybody in front of you needs to inevitably slow down while turning but you dont. Take your choice line and connect to the group in front after the corner. That way your bike handling can cover your tired legs.

@RichardLi-vf2xo 4 ай бұрын

On ya Josh for trying A grade for Thomas. Well done both of you, plus MB!

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

I will now demote myself back to B/C grade haha

@Albin111 4 ай бұрын

I wonder if you raced against my friend Jerel?

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

Perhaps 🤔

@eltonlin5747 4 ай бұрын

Well done champ 👏👏

@ModerateCyclist 4 ай бұрын

Love a good B does A video! Good effort mate.

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

I don’t know if I’m even B grade worthy haha

@ModerateCyclist 4 ай бұрын

@@joshkwan based on this race I think you are ready. Winning in C means it’s time for B!

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

I’ve had a 2nd and 3rd in C Grade. I want to get a win before I go B 😬

@nickbowd 4 ай бұрын

Great work mate. Kudos for signing for A even if it was a mistake and still going ahead with it. May have come last but holding on is still impressive. That’s proper solid training. If you keep getting racing in like that you’ll totally get stronger. I’ve done that crit before. That sprint every lap is a real killer. Just really drains on you.

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kudos! I did have second thoughts but may as well test myself. Hopefully I’ll get to do it a couple more times if my schedule allows. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@zenaslr 4 ай бұрын

1:51 I was one of the C graders who clipped their pedal earlier that day 😅

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

You did good to save it haha. I had a small scrape on my left pedal but nothing too serious.

@MagicalCurrent 4 ай бұрын

I’ve podiumed here a few times in A grade, if you can master that corner it’s always better to sit on the front and control the exit at your pace!!!

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

I reckon that’s what I’ll aim to do when I race here again :P

@robertmcfadyen9156 4 ай бұрын

The ability to podium was slightly easier during the COVID 19 period and remains the case ever since . A friend's children were in the Lidcombe Club and they quit during the pandemic and never returned . This video shows how much the road cycling involvement levels have fallen since 2019 . The sport has many problems . If the sport had more participants , Josh , you would find it harder to get noticed or win anything . Modern knowledge and rider aids / components / frame design are like a mild golf handicap .

@robertmcfadyen9156 4 ай бұрын

@@joshkwanIn my day , bicycle technology was analogue except very basic Sigma / Cateye bicycle computers and cadence measurement was still a bit of a luxury .

@robertmcfadyen9156 4 ай бұрын

You didn't look as aggressively set up on your bicycle as some of the other riders . Bicycle selection would have helped given the winds experienced . A Giant TCR aero top model , for example , may have given you a slight advantage given that most other riders in the group had similar style models .

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

Sir, this is a Wendy’s

@Simon-Simon-Simon 4 ай бұрын

nioccceeeee not that bad - those corner efforts - like intervals once riders suss you out and how you ride - A grade is not to be scared off tho you have to be experienced

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

Yea I agree. I was being tested to the maximum haha. Great course though, will be keen to do it again.

@bishalthapa9572 4 ай бұрын

Hey Josh, when was this race? It'd be fun to come watch the future races as I live locally.

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

It is on Thursday evening. E, D and C grade race at 5:45pm. And B and A grade are at 6:15pm. This race is actually a bit hard for me to get to on time. But I’ll try and do it before they end for the season.

@DerAngriff 4 ай бұрын

Hey Josh, really enjoying your clips. The format, the edit, the cycling kit, observations and experiences etc. How'd you get into cycling?

@joshkwan 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for following the channel and watching my videos! I got into cycling a few years ago because I started a new job on the other side of the city. It was only 10km away so I bought a cheap hardtail mountain bike off Gumtree. The rest is history :)

@DerAngriff 4 ай бұрын

@@joshkwan ah. A hardtail to hardcore roadie guy a bit of a transition. Probably the most common vector into road cycling. The work/school commute.