Team Fuji Taiwan 台灣富士自行車隊

After Norikura, I had to think about Tour de New Caledonia. So I was still basically resting and not training too much. I made sure to train enough to not lose my power and ate more food than normal to help recovery. One week after Norikura, the Bikemen.net criterium was held. /自日本乗鞍山登山賽後, 我將我的訓練目標轉移至去年王胤之得冠的 Tour de New Caledonia. 因為兩比賽距離還算接近, 無須做一個週期訓練, 所以基本上我只需要中等的訓練, 不要吃太多來維持現狀.

It was a classic American style crit, 1km per lap and 4 corners. I grew up with these types of races and I miss them, so it’s nice have one in Taiwan. / 二輪人主辦的第二站與經典美洲繞圈賽事相同, 100% 平路, 一圈一公里, 四個轉彎. 青年時代常常參加這種比賽. 在台灣並不多見, 所以很高興大會能有這種賽事的安排 (星期天的團隊計時也是很有興趣, 可惜我們得趕飛機, 所以無法參加)
It was a hot day and humid near the shore. I had to keep cool prior to the race. We got to the race very early and I had a lot of time to warm up on the trainer which really helped me get ready to race hard. Younger riders usually can “turn it on” right away after the race starts. / 星期六很熱, 海邊濕氣也很重. 開賽前我有注意保持涼爽, 不然比賽容易重暑. 我們很早就到了, 熱身時間很充裕, 對我一個 “上了年齡的選手” 來說很重要. 年輕一點的選手通常能不熱身,開賽就立即爆發.
At this race only me and Leo were racing from Team Fuji, so it was going to be hard to control the group if either of us broke away. / 我們這次只有我和 江立堯 兩人出賽. 人力單薄, 不容易控制集團.
Once the race started, all the big sprinter riders began attacking like crazy for about 3 laps. Each took a turn attacking and trying to breakaway. As the ocean breeze is strong, I knew it would be hard to stay away even if the attach is successful, so I decided to in the back and watched to conserve energy at first. After 3 laps of 60, I saw the main racers tired and resting for a moment, and from my experiences before, knew this was an opportunity to breakaway, so I attacked. / 比賽開始後, 幾位衝刺型選手開始攻擊連連, 希望能形成小集團. 因為海風強大, 我知道就算攻擊出去也難抱持領先, 所以一開始我選擇觀看保持體力. 三圈後, 幾位主將稍有倦意, 正在休息, 於是我把握了時機, 攻擊出去.
Immediately I built up a good gap of about 20 seconds and kept motoring. I used a 53×14 and held around 330 to 350 watts for the breakaway. Over the next 10 laps I built up around a 45 second gap and thought I could start to relax a bit. So I shifted to the 53 x 16 and lowered my speed from about 42km/h average to 39. But very quickly the chase group brought my gap back down to about 20 seconds and I had to motor again. Thank god I have Leo in the pack, who legitimately bought me some time to rest during the race. I shifted back to the 14 and upped my speed. For a while I held the chase group at 20 seconds, but then they must have slowed down because my gap grew again. After about 30km it was over a minute. / 立即地, 我大約拉開了 20 秒左右. 我的攻擊數據為 齒比53×14, 330 ~ 350瓦. 再來的十圈我慢慢的將領先距離拉開到 45 秒左右. 這時我才想應該可以放鬆一點, 改為 53×16, 從時速 42 放慢到 39. 當然, 主集團也不是這麼容易就讓我坐享其成, 在我休息時也追回了一些時間差. 還好我有 江立堯 在主集團內幫我買時間休息. 休息後在次換為 14 齒, 繼續工作. 比賽進入第 30 公里時, 我已與主集團建立了 1 分鐘的領先.
During this time, the main pack had split into many groups and I was catching and lapping many riders. During the race I tried very hard to keep a low profile. I tried to keep my arms bent 90 degrees at all times and my head down. It was a windy course and not keeping aero would probably cost me the race. (After home all the small muscles that I don’t usually use were aching. Annie had to massage me a lot to recover for my next big race.) / 主集團陸陸續續的分散, 我也陸陸續續的抓到落後的選手. 因為風很大, 全成我都保持低姿式來減低風阻, 包括 手軸保持 90 度, 以及保持低頭姿態. (回家後,平時不用的小肌肉全都又酸又痛, annie 得幫我按摩來恢復)
Finally after 40km, my gap was very big and I had lapped every rider except the chase group. But that was about to change. After a 42km solo breakaway, I caught the chase group and lapped them! It was a very good feeling. Once I caught them, the race organizers pulled me out, declared me the winner and told the chase group they had 2 laps remaining. / 最後 40 公里, 我抓到所有的選手, 只剩下最後的六人集團. 第 42 公里, 我總算也把他們都抓到了. 比賽規定, 只要有選手超到全組, 第一名則定位, 其餘的選手就只剩兩圈的機會衝刺.
The chase group sprinted to the finish and Leo got 5th. I have to thank Leo for a job well done. Those who do not understand group work may think Leo was just screwing around in the pack. The reality is that he had to sacrifice his energy to chase down every attack to ensure my position. Not just anyone who can do his job. Leo’s training program also includes many tough intervals and his training result was thoroughly shown through in this race. With more experience and time, I know Leo will be able to dominate the field soon. / 江立堯 最後衝刺 第五. 我要謝謝他淋漓盡致的配合. 不懂的人也許認為他是在主集團中搗亂, 其實他的工作很辛苦, 每每有人想衝出, 他都得犧牲自己的能量替我將他們追回, 確保我領先的地位. 這工作也不是隨便阿豬阿貓都可以做的. Leo 的訓練課表也包括很多高難度的間歇. 這次比賽也可看出他的成效. 加以時日, 他必能有超人的表現.

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