Hare & Hounds first timer
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Ride for yourself at your comfortable pace. Pick your own lines. Don't ride like the devil and try catch the faster guys ahead. If you fall, take your time to catch your breath. Hydrate hydrate hydrate. Don't smoke in the pits, take a mat to refuel on, check the riding instructions to see whether your rear tyre meets FIM requirements before turning up. Check your spokes are all tightened.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
How did you do?
Depending on the length of race depends on tactics. 2hr races and you have to be on it from the word go, IME, 3 hrs you can pace yourself a bit, and best to avoid falling off in last hour or so, lose so much time getting up and back on and going again when your knackered.
longer events, up to 10 hours I have done, and it is important to keep hydrated, and stay on the bike. I even mean refuelling, swinging a leg over a 1.1m seat height 8 hours in when you are over 40, can easily lead to cramp in your hips!!
H&H stuff is great fun through and feel proper nice when you finish! Hope it went well!!
Depending on the length of race depends on tactics. 2hr races and you have to be on it from the word go, IME, 3 hrs you can pace yourself a bit, and best to avoid falling off in last hour or so, lose so much time getting up and back on and going again when your knackered.
longer events, up to 10 hours I have done, and it is important to keep hydrated, and stay on the bike. I even mean refuelling, swinging a leg over a 1.1m seat height 8 hours in when you are over 40, can easily lead to cramp in your hips!!
H&H stuff is great fun through and feel proper nice when you finish! Hope it went well!!
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