My second metric for the
My second metric for the weekend saw me leading a group of riders from my mates shop, on a 4 hour zone 2 ride.
I earned myself a 90’s Look KG171 in Once team livery, complete with Campag group and mavic handbuilt wheels. I pick it up today, and have to say that I think I earned it to be honest…
20 riders all wanting to show how fast they are when you are trying to keep the pace steady and in zone, then some sprint off and fragment the group! I stayed with the last man until 10 miles from home, at which point he wanted to stop and insisted I went on as he was happy to make his way home from there. I did a two up TT with the one guy who knew how to ride a zone 2 ride (which we now ignored and sat in zone 5!). As we passed some of the group of riders who had sprinted off an hour or so before, having bonked, we waved laughed and rode on!
Most of the others had called for lifts from wives and parents too it turned out. The only ones who came back in good shape were those who kept up a steady zone 2 with me….