Py went up to Hunter, NY again on Friday morning to sign in for the 2012 Tour of the Catskills. Arriving at Hunter Mountain little before noon. Then a quick shopping trip near by to stock up on some berries & Yogurt for a light lunch at the Fairlawn Inn where he checked in at noon. Still plenty of time before it's his turn for the ITT prologue.
Adjusting/assembling the TT bike and testing it. Taking a few photos of earlier starters and meeting Nick & dad again. Thanks for helping me out pinning the number on the TT suit.
Nick in his brand new kit staring out for the 12 mile ITT:
Here is one of the 12pro riders starting at end of the day going into the final mile, follow the link to see more:
The ITT ride, preparation with a out and back warmup ride up all the way to Stony Clove Notch. Hot, the downhill felt great! A lot lot lot of water. Lining up with his number 454. Starting out fast and trying to settle in around 270 Watts but having a hard time to hold it steady. The hot air was burning in the mouth while breezing, but no chance to drink -- only at the turn around Py could take a sip. Suffering to hold up some steady power, more some up and down. Ending up little below last year's average and a few seconds slower. Placing some where top 1/3. However, best time was over 2 minutes faster this year than last year's CAT4's best. Still -- some riders claimed to be almost a minute slower due to the heat. Looking at this -- not too bad with just a few seconds or Watts down.
Still little disappointed and scared same time of the obviously very strong and competitive CAT4 field. Will get interesting tomorrow for stage 2.
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