Being a German viewer, it's soo cool to see a German team in your videos. They're from my area and ride into podium places in almost all the crits they enter. Really cool team!
Can only 'hope' that happened close to bell lap with no more mechanicals. Do they still give mechanicals in crits? Been a good 30 years since I hung up the wheels.
Nice catch. I once got a free lap to fix that when it happened while I was "avoiding a crash," but a properly torqued stem shouldn't shift IMHO unless it was a big enough impact to cause other damage. I didn't see any evidence he had gone down (unless he landed on other riders, in which case, 10 for the dismount).
This course is not only three miles from my house, we have weekly group rides that start from the bank on the main street. Super cool to see such a high level race in the local neighborhood!
I remember you talking about how a lot people who are racing now have spent most of the past couple years indoors focusing purely on power output and fitness and have zero bike handling skills (not to mention situational awareness) in a previous video. That makes me a wary about returning to group events and racing. I've noticed it more often out on the road, too.
No, it’s the must win at any cost mentality in cycling when you’re not even a pro. I’m sure the rider had great skills tbh, but went for a line that could have got him a win, but got him in the bin.
@@tewaewae let’s be honest, I’ve seen people state that he’s a conti rider from NZ, riders of that calibre aren’t Zwift heroes, but legit, good bike handling riders who’ve won races to get where they are. It’s exactly as you said, white line fever.
Dude you were the only one who seems to understand what it takes to be a good bike Handler. Situational awareness spatial judgment, reaction, body position Etc. the key to being a good bike Handler is knowing all the aspects of how to brake, steer and turn. 👍
God that dive was ridiculous. the way he came off too, it amazes me how easily some people accept sanding off their skin on the road when they lose it, like they're wearing leathers or something.
I have done many, many, crits and some times you get lucky and don’t get taken out by a crash. When you go down you slide and road rash is the result. Unfortunately, broken collar bones occur at times too. I always loved crits because I had a decent sprint.
Clearly you lack a bit of understanding two wheeled Dynamics. It was a good move and it could have been pulled off had the surface been a little bit more grippy ( or if the rider knew it was possibly a bit slippery could have delayed his Turn-in Point and as I mentioned don't know if the rider was on the front brake at all. Also possibly body position could have been a contributing factor as well. Somebody who is really experienced with good bike handling skills potentially could have done better. The mark of a good racer is somebody who walks the course prior to the race looks for any bumps, cracks or debris in critical areas such as the corners. The problem with most of the Roadie mindset is that they just get on the bike and pedal. They need to treat it differently if they want to have the edge over their competitors. They need to cross the t's and Dot the i's. That means leaving nothing to chance. So much focus is on FTP and one legged pedaling drills and not enough on braking steering and turning which become critical components of racing. Yes you need the aerobic power you need to have the understanding of the mental game where and when to attack but you also need to be a stellar bike Handler and most Roadies unfortunately are not. They don't spend enough time learning about bike handling they just think that by racing and training riding that they're going to learn when in fact that is not the case. Anybody who's road racing should be mountain biking or even riding a dirt bike. Look at the best road cyclist's in the world they typically come from a dirt background, whether it's BMX mountain biking or slopestyle. The best Racers who are on the podium and who win championships are good at every aspect of their craft not just one or two aspects. Same is true for any two-wheeled Motorsport.
Not at all impossible it was a good line if the surface was grippy or if he was possibly not on the break it would have been a classic block pass I suggest you start learning about Motocross and road racing instead of just making silly comments and not understanding what cornering is all about
Maybe this perspective helps: At the end of a bike race, everyone is exhausted, the body has shifted priority from brain to muscle, and sometimes that tiny idea you have, that leads to a split second decision, turns out to be a bad idea. This doesn't make you a buffoon.
Reminds me of the old "Superweek" in late 80's. Finish all your races in that series in the pack and the USCF official would give you category upgrade if you asked.
@@roughcutguitars Snake Alley brings back memories of what we thought was our ride leader Dan K's fearless cornering and descents-turns out his new Shimano AX brakes just had no stopping power. But being numb from the neck up, he just rolled with it.
Crazy...that's almost exactly how my racing career (if you can call it that) ended 14 years ago. Setting up for my sprint during last lap and got undercut in a corner. T-boned the guy at 31mph when his bike slid out in front of me (pro - 3 crit). Every time I watch footage like this, heart rate elevates and I can feel my pulse pounding in my neck.
I've had that happen to me in a Strait way!!!!! I was able to Bunny Hop over the Fallen Rider and the rider behind me went down! Less than a Second to React! ✌️👍🙏
A lot of years ago I bunny hopped over a fallen rider. Unfortunately (for him) he had fast reactions and started to sit up. My back wheel hit him in the upper chest,and slammed him back down. I wobbled but didn't fall. I don't know who he was,never recognized him in that slit second, never (as far as I know) saw him again. I hope he wasn't hurt badly.
That's really a poor analysis from an armchair bloke. Why don't you explain talk to the rest of us, technically with regard to the physics and biomechanics of how he would have hit the barrier.
Another awesome video Jeff. And your quality is just getting better and better. The drone shots are 👌🏻👌🏻 EDIT: ha that Hustle rider that came on your inside when it slowed and took 2nd was a buddy of mine. Crit racing...just crazy!
ROBBED! "That's Racing" is correct. On a positive note, that was the winning line and move... it's an indication of great instincts and that your wins will continue to come. Racing is awesome, except for the crashes.
That dude was squirrelly all race, everybody knew to avoid him in that corner. A good team could protect its leader. Rubber side down. I need to watch some dubs....let's go
#132, following right behind #97, clipped the apex similarly close but had plenty of grip, even enough to evade the crash. #97 probably could have made the corner if they had just taken a slightly later, wider entry (they had the space!) and maybe relaxed their body a bit more. #97 looked real stiff and upright through the corner compared to everyone else. Easy to make mistakes like this and not be inch-perfect when tired at the end of a crit, but it would have been the difference between a good result and crashing.
Whatever the change was in the surface finish when the rider lost it was nasty. He hammered into the corner and right at the apex there was a bump or a glossy bit of road or something and the bike just stepped out. I reckon it was more bad luck than bad planning there. There was a grotty bit of road leading out right where he lost it.
I've tried crits 2x and crashed out both times. So a 2 hour round trip per race just to crash wasn't my jam. I think I went into the races thinking I was better than I actually was and got humbled for it. That and or I just shouldn't have been there in the first place, I don't know but it is what it is.
Crit racing is scary. I have great respect for anyone who rides these races and mixes it up with the bunch. For me, I'd either be trying to stay alone at the front -- which I don't have to fitness to accomplish -- or hanging off the tail and just finishing with the rubber side down. But what would be the point of that.
By far the best coverage of Intelli. Always been curious abour this racee but coverage has beeen subpar, and I didn't want to drive 3hrs to watch a few crit races. Try out Tour of America's Dairyland next year!
In Belgian racing there is nog such thing as chilling at the back, the second we drop out of the first 20 riders we have to push so much extra watts and it kills you over a 70km race😅
I was recently in a crash at wells ave B race in Boston( Cat 3/4) and I’m still trying to figure out exactly what happened. It was the first corner of the last lap and a rider snuck up the inside and stuck there handle bars in front on mine with little to no gap between me and the wheel in front of me. We hooked went down and I separated my left AC joint in my shoulder. Blame I think could go both ways because he was more experienced but I had the the firm position on the wheel. Could you elaborate on cornering and etiquette of when you should be trying to make that move or when you should back off and give up the wheel. Does the inside line get right of way? Would love to learn from this experience so I don’t get hurt again. I learned a lot from this Channel. Great vids thanks
Its really a matter of respect in a race. Apart from experience, if you have the inside line, but i think i can squeeze in and you wont fight me off or squeeze me out im going to take it. If you show defensiveness to your position/line they'll likely back off. Like he said in the video sometimes you cannot give an inch because people will take it and not give it back. based on your explanation i would think the other rider is at fault for pushing into your line, but i wouldnt say its a massive offense, seeing as it was the last lap.
Tbh mate at a certain level of racing I don’t think you guys should be racing all that competitively. Unless you’re on the world tour or are your way there, there’s no reason to be taking huge risks. That’s what I don’t like about criterium racing as a hobby, the risk to reward ratio is just off
@@HkFinn83 You are right on some regards. But a life with no danger is no life at all. The guy who took me out also had stage four cancer so I think he was throwing caution to the wind
I had just experienced that same situation 2 weeks ago and I was so freaking furious on the rider that wiped me out. I was so sure I had it. I even kicked the wheel of his bike out of frustration and apologized afterwards. Lol.
Hey Jeff, I know you started the year on the Reserve wheels with the pirelli tires set up tubeless. What wheels and tires are you using now? they look different. Curious why you switched it up.
THat was a great move by the rider that jumped the leadout. If he'd just straightened out a little he might not have crashed. There was room, and this is the type of move you need to win these races. It just comes down to bike handling. You're a hero if you pull it off, and a dingus if you can't keep it upright and crash out a bunch of other people.
@Norcal Cycling back in my race days some years ago whenever I tail gunned with a teammate I seem to “ALWAYS” Cramp up with about 2 laps to go. I think it had a lot to do with maintaining such an easy effort that when I stepped up the speed it was too much fast twitch, adrenaline, & power going on, so I did better at just racing in the field 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Had my first crit race This weekend finished 9the place i could had easy top 5 but there was no Bell for the finale lap so i thought there was another lap rookie mistake i guess
Have you ever thought about posting more videos of your off season training? Would be kinda hype watching you progress power wise in an off season coming into a racing season.
The Miamiteam has something to talk about because this could have taken out the yellow jersey. they slow down with under 1k to go and lost the race because of it.
