By Adam Myerson of CRCA-Mengoni All right, I know I haven’t been sending the usual number of press releases this year, but I hope this one makes up for it. There’s been plenty to update: CRCA-Mengoni has been winning races and getting podium places every weekend, and the team is coming together nicely. We’ve got…
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DetailsI just barely avoided falling in the largish crash on the last lap of a race a few weeks ago, and that got me thinking about the key elements in avoiding crashing. The first is to convince yourself of something that isn’t completely true — that you are one hundred percent responsible for staying upright and avoiding crashes.
DetailsElbow to elbow out of the last turn. Legs move at a blinding 140 strokes per minute as you make your final dash to the line in an all-out effort that won?t last more than a few blinks of an eye. Sound appealing? No? Okay. Try this. Four minutes of torture, only you?re so in the zone, you can?t feel a thing. Every ounce of energy in your body concentrates on staying low, holding your form, and destroying the guy on the other side of the track. Welcome to the wonderful world of track cycling.
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