Tried googling this and seemed to mainly get videos on ‘braking’, this is my 3rd year racing road (on the way to a race this morning) unfortunately physiology wise, I’m not the sprinter type, more likely to find an advantage through long sustained climbs but we don’t have those in my local road race…

I think this book talks the best about racing tactics and skills you can practice. It includes how breaks work. [image] Reading the Race: Bike Racing from Inside the Peloton: Smith, Jamie, Horner,... Reading the Race: Bike Racing from Inside the Peloton [Smith, Jamie, Horner, Chris] on A…

Love the video that @2DollarLegs shared! That should give you some great visual examples from a real race of timing your attacks to start/get into a break. Momentum is super key if you’re trying to get off the front. One of the best times to attack is when the peloton is going fast, then the front …

I agree this is a good book to read

One of the hardest lessons to learn in terms of attacking is to attack when you are already going hard…which just means it hurts that much more. But if you attack when it is relatively easy, everyone else feels like they can attack too. If you attack when the pace is high or people are suffering, …

At your power and weight, you are better suited to get away on an uphill attack. Staying in the front 4-5 wheels during selective uphill sections is a good approach because the guys with more raw watts can’t just get a free ride across jumping on your wheel. Getting across a gap or immediately res…

Good videos or reads on how to get in the break?

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dhellman May 18, 2024, 10:15pm 3

I think this book talks the best about racing tactics and skills you can practice. It includes how breaks work.

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Good videos or reads on how to get in the break?

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