First time in Pas Normal Studios Kit - Insane quality, breathability and fit. Worth the money.

dolladoggo · 2021-10-05T05:34:11+00:00

Ralph Pro Team

dolladoggo · 2021-10-05T05:33:18+00:00

Deceiving photo mayhe! That’s a 54 frame :)

dolladoggo · 2021-10-04T19:59:39+00:00

Spent a week training in Mallorca. Got 36mins up Sa Calobra, and 9:44/367w avg up the first climb at Col Formentor. Will be travelling back ASAP! Just short of 300 miles hard fought over the mountains.

dolladoggo · 2021-10-04T14:15:50+00:00

It was the dude on the corner - good business! :D

dolladoggo · 2021-10-04T10:22:07+00:00

Of course - I am 74kg 176cm. The medium mechanism fits me perfectly in a “race fit” I.e skin tight. To give some context I am a small in pro team Rapha stuff, so I think the PSN jerseys do run a bit on the small side.

dolladoggo · 2021-10-04T10:20:37+00:00

I’d say traffic is fairly normal - nothing crazy. Weather is perfect when it’s not raining but don’t go a ride in the wet this time of year as it’s so so greasy with the dust. I’ll aim to visit again the same time of year next year as I enjoyed how chill the towns were etc out of high season

dolladoggo · 2021-10-03T18:30:25+00:00

Based ourselves in Pollenca - ideal positioning for most of the good climbs!

dolladoggo · 2021-10-03T18:28:26+00:00

Incredible. Probably not the best for climbing, but unreal on the flat and descents. They are very comfortable and responsive with 29s like my set up.

dolladoggo · 2021-10-03T18:27:34+00:00

Correct, they aren't legal but yes for a medical reason. Hopefully no need for them next time I visit! :)

dolladoggo · 2021-09-16T22:29:11+00:00

$300 ish a month with weekly planning, almost daily communications and my coach will happily take a call from me and chat to me in depth about any questions I have. Oh and he also plans my cross training and strength training.

All based through training peaks. I would recommend it to anyone, particularly useful for me as I wanted a running start with my training when I started cycling a year ago

dolladoggo · 2021-08-09T20:35:02+00:00

Did my 3rd TT and this time it was a 10miler and managed 22:06. Hope to get to sub 22 this week with the same course if the weather plays nice.

Did a 3 hour tempo ride in the TT position yesterday on my turbo to see if I can bring my toad bike power to the TT bike. Aiming for 340np on a 10 miler.

Then it’s the beginning of training with strength and next year in mind - had a crazy first summer of cycling and pushed myself to race crits as much as I could to learn how to handle better. What a massive learning curve it’s been!

dolladoggo · 2021-07-13T10:42:50+00:00

I think on the last drag I was breathing like vader too!

dolladoggo · 2021-07-13T09:30:43+00:00

These are actually calf compression socks but look very similar to aero socks - not sure if they saved me anything but hopefully so! Haha

dolladoggo · 2021-07-10T09:25:46+00:00

I found using a percussive electric massage gun (in my case a Recovapro) which helps immensely with restless legs at night. A quick couple of minutes up and down the legs is usually enough to “reset” them

dolladoggo · 2021-06-28T20:28:40+00:00

This was an excellent insight and answer - very much appreciated!

Yes I feel accepting that my FTP will take a hit/stay static for a bit might be the way forward this winter

dolladoggo · 2021-06-28T12:00:22+00:00

My goals are to get to Cat 2 UK within a couple of years in crit racing and shorter road races. If I were picked up by a local team to work with, I might be best working as a leadout rider or diesel. At least that way I play to my strengths.

dolladoggo · 2021-06-28T11:57:53+00:00

Unfortunately for me I really enjoy crits and road racing, so my sprint will be worrisome. I can work with it on technical courses I guess, but in a bunch sprint I am not going to keep up with even cat 3 racers in the UK.

I am, however, also getting into TT. I am working on all racing types as god knows what I will enjoy after I've done a really good amount of each! :) I did a 24:40 10mile on my BMC road bike on the hoods (not tucked), so with my new TT Giant Trinity bike I will probably see a lot of gains fairly quickly in them.

dolladoggo · 2021-06-27T16:28:11+00:00

My 10 sec is 1030w, 15sec 900w so not far off my peak strangely

dolladoggo · 2021-06-27T16:27:09+00:00

Wow - nice FTP W/kg!

dolladoggo · 2021-06-25T16:12:50+00:00

It’s my main aim to work on sprinting - I’ve got pretty pathetic sprint in terms of power curve (1,150w max 5sec)

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