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Jun 2020
10:50am, 19 Jun 2020
70,321 posts
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Gobi
sadly my race will run through 10am but I may be able to jump in
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Jun 2020
10:52am, 19 Jun 2020
1,684 posts
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auburnette
I can't tomorrow because I'm doing the virtual mid sussex marathon weekend and need to preserve my legs- next weekend or another time would be very keen though!
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Jun 2020
10:54am, 19 Jun 2020
21,316 posts
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TRO Saracen
I’ve done many Bologna’s. It’s great fun.
Top tips:
1. Race is about half flat, half climbing (by time) so road vs TT bike is a close call. I usually go TT bike with climbing wheels like Enve 3.4.
2. You get pushed up to speed off the start ramp but race does not start until you pass the start line which is a fair few seconds away. Keep an eye on the clock, no need to go hard until the clock actually starts, but cruise at a decent speed so you aren’t accelerating from a low speed.
3. Watch your sector splits on the left (8km and you get power/hr splits at each km and during the current km) so good for regulating effort. You get more out of a negative split, so keep some in reserve for the climb.
4. Hill is really last 2km and climbing that last 2km will be half your race by time. So measure the effort accordingly. That last 2 km feels like eternity.
Enjoy, let us know how it goes.
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Jun 2020
10:58am, 19 Jun 2020
3,658 posts
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ndellar
No worries - I'll put some more meet ups in soon 
Thanks for the tips - I'm not a bike racer, but I might see if I can get the old HR up a bit for this one(!)
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Jun 2020
11:18am, 19 Jun 2020
18,568 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
I’m going to try to join you at 10 but I’ll have to leave early as it’s Virtual Scout Camp weekend and I’ve got to do flag-break via Zoom at 1100.
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Jun 2020
11:30am, 19 Jun 2020
3,659 posts
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ndellar
No worries. I’m going to try and get discord working (the link to the server was in the invite) if not the audio then the text chat (I am a world class IT professional lol)
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Jun 2020
6:44pm, 19 Jun 2020
1,664 posts
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MsG
Hope to join next time, looks like the weather might align for me to go and cycle in the outdoors for once!
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Jun 2020
7:08pm, 19 Jun 2020
3,660 posts
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ndellar
Bologna was brilliant, what a fun TT!
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Jun 2020
8:06pm, 19 Jun 2020
70,341 posts
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Gobi
If it is fun you need to work harder Nat !
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Jun 2020
8:15pm, 19 Jun 2020
1,267 posts
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Recoil
Bologna is the worst. They need to run proper TT's on different courses, ie flatter ones
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