Rizal Philippines
February 18, 2017
I thought that I did not do well with the Baguio city ride. I used to be part of the peloton from Urdaneta to Sison. In our last ride, up to camp 6, I was part of the middle pack. Now I am the last. There could be various reasons:
1. Age matters; I got fatigued at the second half (100 km of the Urdaneta portion)
2. I stayed back at the Tarlac to Pangasinan portion to assist a limping co rider; he could have quit due to cramps but I encouraged him to go on spinning. Naturally, I had to go slower and break my rhythm
3. I used the road bike only one week before the ride. I was used to using MTB and got used to 42 x 13 gear combination. Thus most of the time I was on 39 x 13 or 15 on flats
4. The kapadyaks are simply getting stronger and faster. And I am not because of #1
But one thing I can say is that I kept going at the Kenon portion. The MTB gears saw me through the rest of the climb. I did not feel distressed at any point in time
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