The BIGGEST mistake I have made in a crit to date

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  • Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
  • This was a bit of a mistake. I didn't want my mate to ride in A Grade alone so I self promoted myself up to A Grade, before a bunch of guys signed up at the last minute. Check out this video to watch me in the box for a good 20km of hard crit riding. Hope you enjoy.
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Комментарии • 44

  • @Lwmuth
    @Lwmuth 4 месяца назад +8

    If you are at the back just before a hard corner, open up a little gap just before the corner. Everybody in front of you needs to inevitably slow down while turning but you dont. Take your choice line and connect to the group in front after the corner. That way your bike handling can cover your tired legs.

  • @kurtroese7993
    @kurtroese7993 3 месяца назад +1

    Just got into road cycling and Its been great watching your videos!
    Combination of great filming, editing and vibes are awesome

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you mate! I appreciate it :)

  • @RichardLi-vf2xo
    @RichardLi-vf2xo 4 месяца назад +2

    On ya Josh for trying A grade for Thomas. Well done both of you, plus MB!

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      I will now demote myself back to B/C grade haha

  • @nickbowd
    @nickbowd 4 месяца назад +1

    Great work mate. Kudos for signing for A even if it was a mistake and still going ahead with it. May have come last but holding on is still impressive. That’s proper solid training. If you keep getting racing in like that you’ll totally get stronger. I’ve done that crit before. That sprint every lap is a real killer. Just really drains on you.

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      Thanks for the kudos! I did have second thoughts but may as well test myself.
      Hopefully I’ll get to do it a couple more times if my schedule allows. Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @JonathanBays
    @JonathanBays 3 месяца назад +1

    Great video of a Crit and well done in A grade. Know those trying a new grade feelings well. I was in a race with exactly the same problem the legs and head knew how to race and I could fight for the best position on the last tight corner but had nothing left and no sprint so had to wave them all past me well elbow flick as you say in fact. My racing days are well past me now but living it again through you in your video was great. I was a 68kg climber now i'm just a 78kg fat old bastard, such is life as Ned Kelly said before they hanged him.

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  3 месяца назад +1

      Glad I can give you a bit of a taste of crit riding again. Thanks for the comment :)

  • @eltonlin5747
    @eltonlin5747 4 месяца назад +1

    Well done champ 👏👏

  • @cannon1156
    @cannon1156 4 месяца назад +1

    Hands off the bars over the line is an automatic DQ

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      Hahaha I was told this by the commissaire after the race. No post ups allowed

  • @ModerateCyclist
    @ModerateCyclist 4 месяца назад +1

    Love a good B does A video! Good effort mate.

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад +1

      I don’t know if I’m even B grade worthy haha

    • @ModerateCyclist
      @ModerateCyclist 4 месяца назад +1

      @@joshkwan based on this race I think you are ready. Winning in C means it’s time for B!

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад +2

      I’ve had a 2nd and 3rd in C Grade. I want to get a win before I go B 😬

  • @zenaslr
    @zenaslr 4 месяца назад +1

    1:51 I was one of the C graders who clipped their pedal earlier that day 😅

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      You did good to save it haha.
      I had a small scrape on my left pedal but nothing too serious.

  • @Simon-Simon-Simon
    @Simon-Simon-Simon 4 месяца назад +1

    nioccceeeee
    not that bad - those corner efforts - like intervals
    once riders suss you out and how you ride - A grade is not to be scared off tho you have to be experienced

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      Yea I agree. I was being tested to the maximum haha. Great course though, will be keen to do it again.

  • @DerAngriff
    @DerAngriff 4 месяца назад +1

    Hey Josh, really enjoying your clips. The format, the edit, the cycling kit, observations and experiences etc. How'd you get into cycling?

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for following the channel and watching my videos!
      I got into cycling a few years ago because I started a new job on the other side of the city. It was only 10km away so I bought a cheap hardtail mountain bike off Gumtree. The rest is history :)

    • @DerAngriff
      @DerAngriff 4 месяца назад +1

      @@joshkwan ah. A hardtail to hardcore roadie guy a bit of a transition. Probably the most common vector into road cycling. The work/school commute.

  • @bishalthapa9572
    @bishalthapa9572 4 месяца назад +1

    Hey Josh, when was this race? It'd be fun to come watch the future races as I live locally.

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      It is on Thursday evening. E, D and C grade race at 5:45pm. And B and A grade are at 6:15pm.
      This race is actually a bit hard for me to get to on time. But I’ll try and do it before they end for the season.

  • @MagicalCurrent
    @MagicalCurrent 4 месяца назад +1

    I’ve podiumed here a few times in A grade, if you can master that corner it’s always better to sit on the front and control the exit at your pace!!!

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      I reckon that’s what I’ll aim to do when I race here again :P

    • @robertmcfadyen9156
      @robertmcfadyen9156 4 месяца назад

      The ability to podium was slightly easier during the COVID 19 period and remains the case ever since . A friend's children were in the Lidcombe Club and they quit during the pandemic and never returned . This video shows how much the road cycling involvement levels have fallen since 2019 . The sport has many problems . If the sport had more participants , Josh , you would find it harder to get noticed or win anything . Modern knowledge and rider aids / components / frame design are like a mild golf handicap .

    • @robertmcfadyen9156
      @robertmcfadyen9156 4 месяца назад

      ​@@joshkwanIn my day , bicycle technology was analogue except very basic Sigma / Cateye bicycle computers and cadence measurement was still a bit of a luxury .

    • @robertmcfadyen9156
      @robertmcfadyen9156 4 месяца назад

      You didn't look as aggressively set up on your bicycle as some of the other riders . Bicycle selection would have helped given the winds experienced . A Giant TCR aero top model , for example , may have given you a slight advantage given that most other riders in the group had similar style models .

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад +2

      Sir, this is a Wendy’s

  • @Albin111
    @Albin111 4 месяца назад +1

    I wonder if you raced against my friend Jerel?

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      Perhaps 🤔

  • @davidchona440
    @davidchona440 4 месяца назад +1

    how often does this race happen mate? looks like a cool track

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      Not for too much longer. It gets dark too early so I expect only another couple of weeks.

    • @davidchona440
      @davidchona440 4 месяца назад +1

      @@joshkwan oh alright, how do you sign up? buncheur?

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      Yep@@davidchona440

    • @SalamSamuel
      @SalamSamuel 4 месяца назад

      Last one this Thursday.

  • @robertmcfadyen9156
    @robertmcfadyen9156 4 месяца назад

    Josh , you aren't ready yet .

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад

      I’ll race B grade for a bit 😜

  • @fucktheworld1207
    @fucktheworld1207 4 месяца назад +1

    You did yourself very proud mate.....The Australian Olympic cycling team will be giving you a call up soon 🚴👌🏻😉

    • @joshkwan
      @joshkwan  4 месяца назад +1

      Haha yea, if they need a domestique to sit in the team car and make content for the AusCycling RUclips channel! Hahahaha