First Race: What Not to Do?

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@AdamJ

Don’t know about dirt crits, but best advice I got for crits in general was not to be tempted to sit around at the back. You’re more at risk of getting stuck behind crashes and increased bursts to cope with the concertina effect through corners.

I agree.

If I have the legs, I’d prefer to be off the front, less for winning and more for the room to move about. Geeze, even on Zwift, I like the sight of empty road more than a hundred butts.

As to the dirt crit, it’s a normal crit, but on the miles of dirt and doubletrack we have encircling vineyards and farmland here. The organizer calls it “Crit Cross.” I prefer “Cyclocrit.” Either way, it’s drop bars and knobblies on private roads with no traffic, and I’m excited to try it.