What happens when a Triathlete tries a Criterium 

This has honestly made my day, thanks so much guys. I’ll have to send in some more footage of me getting my head kicked in as I moved up categories 😬🤟

Not for nothing, but it looked like he was also handling the corners pretty well for a first time crit dude. Very impressive.

370 for 35 mins is nuts.

Horrible racing tactics, yet extremely fun watching Dan act like a boss. I would love to see more of Dan using his power profile with some good tactics

I mean idk, 2nd place in a Crit is pretty insane for just going full gas the whole time... Also huge power move to attack the guy he broke away with lol

I don’t race, just a casual cyclist, but love to watch racing. Really and enjoy and learn from this channel.

“Drafting is allowed” 😂😂

Thats me every time: Hey im gonna hide in the bunch and see what happens. Legs: THE F*CK WE ARE!!!! LEEEEEEEERRRROOOYYY JENKINS...

I can average about 12 mph on my trek marlin 4.

Dan.. Unleash Hell, when the time is right. The start of the race is never the right time. Insightful video as always! I feel sorry for anyone racing against Dan, even moreso when Dan gets more experienced, skilled, and patient in crits.

Coach: "So what you want to do is go hard for a lap and a half, then settle in and mark your competition. Take mental notes and cover attacks. Share work with others, steady rotation pacelines, don't forget to fuel. Triathlon Dan: "Go 100% full gas from gun to checkered flag? Gotcha!"

A great to see some footage of a guy I follow. His bread and butter is the bike the man's a beast on it so not surprised at this at all.

Some of Dan's speed readouts HAD to be wonky....like maintaining 35 MPH solo into a headwind. If not, he might as well skip the next steps and take on the Tour De France. Definitely impressive regardless.

It's not unusual for a trained athlete to show up to a race for the first time and demolish the field. I've seen this happen at collegiate races when triathletes from the same university showed up to the home race to race C or D categories and went solo from the flag drop. They also trained with us on Wednesday worlds, so they were just as strong as A or B riders. Still, and not to sound more discouraging, those power numbers and crit racing on a windy day are quite impressive. The weekly race series in Britain is fun!

This race video made me want to train more! Thankyou dan and thankyou norcal!

I was laughing at the HULK SMASH tactics, and it all worked out! Great job Dan.

A classic example from Jeff "position beats power". But all in all, what a beast! Congrats mate!

Just for info - cat 4 crits like this one are the EASIEST crits we have in England. There is no cat 5. For someone trying to get into crit racing there are ridiculously high barriers to entry fitness wise!!! My FTP of 240 got me dropped after 1 lap in the last crit I did

That was awesome to see. Look forward to seeing him hitting Alviso and lapping the field. Some more experience and instead of dropping 1-2s at each corner on those behind I expect he'll be going solo yolo the whole time. He's got the legs and the pumper to whitewash the field.

Im looking forward to this man's races

bro is crazy got 2nd while pulling 90 percent of the race

As a triathlete of 8 years, I'm learning to stay in the draft. Also trying to figure out when I should go because I don't have an impressive sprint.

Once upon a time I had an experience where a magazine writer/nationally ranked triathlete jumped in the Cat IV field on a weekend stage race (I'm talking about you Tom D.). He didn't bury us too bad in the TT, but jumped with three laps to go in the afternoon crit and rode away from the field. (late 80's when we had 90+ riders in Cat IV races) We marked him on the road race next day so he couldn't get away, but neither could anyone else. A strong athlete is a strong athlete, and if they race their strengths & train their weaknesses, they will do well. Fortunately for the rest of that season's racing, USCF mercifully quickly upgraded him to III then II.

Beast. Love it, good for him!

omg this footage is so crisp and HD

Dan should do cyclocross with those starts 👌 I start that way too, just for fun. Spd pedals 😉👌

Great commentary 👌

Haha WHAT a start :D No messing around

Dylan Johnson would approve of these crit tactics.

I like this race. Kept the pace high, no noodling like usual cat 4 races.

I really had to pause this video when I heard WHAT IN THE ZWIFT 🤣 that had me dead

This guy is unhinged! Crazy power!

Jeff, in many Triathlon races, drafting is legal, i.e., Sprint Triathlon (20 km bike) and Olympic distance Triathlon (40 km bike),so short distance triathletes know how to draft mostly.

For an endurance athlete, triathlete or not, power peaks are a non-issue because recovery is quick enough. Plenty of shots available. Problems start if you're sustaining a high power for a long time. Basically they need to know what power is sustainable and keep it at that level with a few peaks and valleys rather than keep it constant above sustainable.

Cool course

Powerful rider to be certain.

This guy was me when I started riding this dam RB 😃

Pick the footage where Dan wins, Norcal. It's brilliant

that coned off section looks nuts, how many head-ons just missed out there??

Dan is the man !!!

as someone that raced triathlons and moved to crit racing, it took a while. power is not the issue, its the technical ability. cycling is so different to triathlon. triathlon is just a time trial with 3 sports, there is not racing. cycling is actual racing. why i switched after 30 or so races it became boring.

@1:36 I didn't realise Caleb Ewan was racing local crits these days!

that course looks fun as fuqqqqq

no doubt, even among road racers, cries are a special. A 1/2 mile course with 4 or 6 turns... must be at the front, and cab corner to an extreme. yea, use the weak guy until he cracks. Dan's a beast.

Gave the race away. Live and learn (race and learn).

As a MTB rider the first time I saw a Crit start I thought it must have been a warm up lap

Ripped everyone a new one. But.... horrific tactics!

Professional triathlete? They know how to ride in groups, the train in road bikes and the olympics triathlon you are allowed to draft.. I think he knew he was sandbagging and did the right thing, push everyone. I actually liked how he raced given he is sandbagging. If he is just a random triathlete man, he was pro watts, and still is sandbagging.

I know I didn’t just see him spike up to 53-54 mph the last 300 meters of the race😦

Dan Dan Dan

Around the 12:20 mark his speed spiked to 56 mph... 😆 strong rider for sure

textbook sandbagger lol

The hell did Dan blast everything solo for though lol. It would work if he at least he had a tt bike and not a regular bike

Never done a crit but... This gives me confidence that I would be a decent crit racer..my peak is 1600+ and I can sustain around 500w for a few minutes. Thoughts?

Suspect 80km/h in the final, 🙄 may be a hidden peter sagan on him, in his glorious time.

Hey People What is necessary to be able to display the stats on the screen

83kph sprint? is it flat? damn thats amazing

Answer to the question in the title: he (or she) goes for a run after...

Metal meets bluegrass

Eat off other people's plate. -U10

What category was this?

After seeing this video i think im gonna try Traithlon too 😅

This guy must have some experience with riding in packs.

how is he moving almost 110k bro what

Curborough sprint course. Such an unpleasant circuit!

ya triathletes wanna feel the burn the entire race, cycling races don't offer that unless you breakaway

it looks like Cat1 is racing against cat 4-5 riders..

I want to be like Dan when I grow up

Not a good sign when the course has wind turbines near it. Looking at you Patterson Pass.

So anyways Dan attacks

7:05 srsly

tameside crit circuit is pretty bad tbh i think it must be uk courses lol

just in case you all forgot Lance Armstrong started at as a triathlete,, just saying.. do an ironman sprint commentator then call out a triathlete.

Is 370NP for 35min within the range of Cat4 power?

50+ mph???

I'm sure after this Dan was a marked man at the local races.

200m to go, 52 mph? I don’t think so. Makes me question the power numbers as well….

375 watts for 35 mins bruh, easily cat 1 with some training.

Not honest I think, 83km/h

370 np ? in a cat 4 ?! holy fuk im doomed. i wanted to start racing but i can bearly hold 300 watts 30/60 min. i gues im sticking to zwift racing LOL

Do we know if Dan is wearing socks?

What category you saying that was?

Cat 4!?! Lol

You don't get that much power by being smart I suppose.

New guy nominating for a category too low for his ability, smashing the field as a result and it's praised?

He's strong, but stupid with no strategy for the race 😂, relies on the power only

What happens when a Triathlete tries a Criterium? Lots of crashes likely.

don't be like dan

He was able to display his power, but not his racing I.Q.