I did this race a few times back in the 80's when I was a Cat 2. For some reason that course was always good for me. One year I did the Cat1/2/Pro race, that had all the top US teams at the time; Coors Light, etc. On the last lap I went up the wall with the leaders, best ever for me, was totally psyched for the sprint...only to drop my chain at the top of the wall. Had to roll in for 18th. Oh well. Almost my best race ever...;-)
Glad you squeaked through that crash. I went down at the same spot earlier in the day in the rain when the whole road was still wet; seems like algae is growing in the house runoff from the curb…it was like black ice. Am out for a bit with two broken ribs. Hope your teammate and the other riders recover well. Thanks for the commentary!
Somewhat unrelated, but I found myself binge watching "Deadliest Catch" on a very long flight the other day, and one of the deckhands in one episode is coaching an inexperienced deckhand, and he says "slow is smooth and smooth is fast". So I think you have a fan in the Alaska crab boat fleet.
Great work on the post race breakdown. Clearly this was a huge speed event. I guess if there is a >20% climb, there was a pretty sharp downhill. That surely makes for a very peaky effort each lap, and very draining.
Can you comment a bit on this HR drop: at 10:23 his HR was 182 and this was right before the climb, then he went up that climb at speed most of us could not do, but exactly there when he produced over 1000w his HR dropped to first 178 then even more to 167 and then it got up again to 190? Looking at that hill, power, speed and cadence that exact place would be the place for HR to shoot up and compared to yours which is much more stable, you were 160 at the bottom of the hill 165 at the top and continued to increase as you go harder then stabilized and fall down again which looks much more what I would expect, it is like his HR is lowering when he is going hard which is pretty counter intuitive for me?
Stoked to be racing against him! I generally start with the folks who made an impact on the race. Nothing personal it's hard to recognize everyone and keep it a tight recap video - this one ended up being ~15 min. I'd love to brag about the C2C star in future videos 🤙
Hey Jeff - Every time I see footage of Tyler Williams riding, it looks like he is sporting a VERY low saddle height. Is that an illusion or part of his strategy?
@@NorCalCycling LOl....don't get me wrong....I'm certain he knows what he's doing. That's why I'm curious about it. It definitely looks like his saddle position is much lower than the norm. I was just wondering if you had any insight.
holy smokes, how does that hair fit under a helmet?! 😂
hahah same thought
His hair is his helmet!
im kinda jelly of that guys hair as well lol
That curly mop scores higher than MIPS in the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings.
I did this race a few times back in the 80's when I was a Cat 2. For some reason that course was always good for me. One year I did the Cat1/2/Pro race, that had all the top US teams at the time; Coors Light, etc. On the last lap I went up the wall with the leaders, best ever for me, was totally psyched for the sprint...only to drop my chain at the top of the wall. Had to roll in for 18th. Oh well. Almost my best race ever...;-)
its always nice to have a story like this
Can we all remember Ryan is race age 44 🤯🤯 and just took the dub at Copperopolis RR!
dude is a beast!!
Age is just a number @mrmarktucker ;)
Say whaaaaaaat?!?! That's insane!! Major beast
He is definitely on the gear
"Time to go to work regardless of how I'm feeling"...This is everything.
Glad you squeaked through that crash. I went down at the same spot earlier in the day in the rain when the whole road was still wet; seems like algae is growing in the house runoff from the curb…it was like black ice. Am out for a bit with two broken ribs. Hope your teammate and the other riders recover well. Thanks for the commentary!
3:43 we’re just not going to talk about how that guy almost ended your race before it even really started 💀
i know right lol. that ended up ripping a spoke out - close one!!!
More eamon please this guy is awesome! Been following him for a while now and to see he’s back to making more content is incredible. Keep it up guys
Insanely cool circuit
Was NOT expecting Eamon to look like that 😂
Jumbo Visma gonna use that hair for TT's
Crit Kramer
How does the hair fit under any helmet?
💀💀💀💀🤣
Great recap and presentation.
Great post, thank you 👍
Somewhat unrelated, but I found myself binge watching "Deadliest Catch" on a very long flight the other day, and one of the deckhands in one episode is coaching an inexperienced deckhand, and he says "slow is smooth and smooth is fast". So I think you have a fan in the Alaska crab boat fleet.
London Dynamo - big up UK 🇬🇧!
Great work on the post race breakdown. Clearly this was a huge speed event. I guess if there is a >20% climb, there was a pretty sharp downhill. That surely makes for a very peaky effort each lap, and very draining.
on-offs for sure! not a course for everybody
nice crash avoidance
close one!
Nice race Jeff, what FOV and version GOpro are you using? They always look so SUPER wide and fast! Nice race and video as always.
Jesus that looked savage btw fitness of you guys is insane to me. RESPECT
Jesus that’s a rascal lid! Quality video as always
That was a fast race!
Just ignoring the small "touch" at 3:43
that ended up ripping a spoke off eamon's wheel, he went to the pit shortly after
Do you do or recommend any strength training? Id love a video on that! :)
Can you comment a bit on this HR drop: at 10:23 his HR was 182 and this was right before the climb, then he went up that climb at speed most of us could not do, but exactly there when he produced over 1000w his HR dropped to first 178 then even more to 167 and then it got up again to 190? Looking at that hill, power, speed and cadence that exact place would be the place for HR to shoot up and compared to yours which is much more stable, you were 160 at the bottom of the hill 165 at the top and continued to increase as you go harder then stabilized and fall down again which looks much more what I would expect, it is like his HR is lowering when he is going hard which is pretty counter intuitive for me?
just his HR strap having problems, they aren't completely accurate all the time
It's Phil Gaimon with big hair!
Are u guys gonna make a vid at Tulsa
Dang Jeff, icing our EJ like that in the props. He was racing against you in this race and he was the couch to crit rider. Cmon
Stoked to be racing against him! I generally start with the folks who made an impact on the race. Nothing personal it's hard to recognize everyone and keep it a tight recap video - this one ended up being ~15 min. I'd love to brag about the C2C star in future videos 🤙
Hey Jeff - Every time I see footage of Tyler Williams riding, it looks like he is sporting a VERY low saddle height. Is that an illusion or part of his strategy?
i'm sure his fit is pretty dialed
@@NorCalCycling LOl....don't get me wrong....I'm certain he knows what he's doing. That's why I'm curious about it. It definitely looks like his saddle position is much lower than the norm. I was just wondering if you had any insight.
Just wait till the Austin Aviators come into town 😎
Critbeef type ahh 🦅🦅🦅
how come there's hardly any people watching out on their lawns?
It was raining off-and-on all day, including during the start of this race. Not a great day to be kicking around outside.
I thought that was Phil Gaimon!
ask eamon if he miss belgium& racing with shifting gears
Where was the photo of Lucas, was it at the March Hare Classic at Stratford? My daughter did this race too, video on my channel
His teammate Sasha did really well the following week at Round 1 of the Women's Team Cup too
A couple of weeks before the March hare classic but yes it was at lee valley
Red Truck
red peloton
Seems like interest in spectating this race is gone. Locals are all on their VR headsets locked in their rooms
it was raining most of the day, including at the start of the race, that's probably why