Solvang Camp, day three

Today was sprint workout, leadouts and race finish scenarios day at camp. On paper it does not look too hard, but it always leaves everyone exhausted and sore. Of course, I am no exception and, being somewhat sprint averse, the day takes a substantial toll. It certainly didn't help to have ridden a 1300M climb the day before.

It was a good day to test the Quarq on many levels, not the least of which is how it handles sudden spikes in power. The strain gages handle it normally, but how the data packets interact with the Garmin is another question and one which we set out to find out more about today. I won't go into detail, but I will say it all went very smoothly for everything but my leg muscles!

Tomorrow is Tour of California Time Trial day for us as we are going to ride the course and then race each other over it before taking Friday off to watch the race. It's a great course, with a lot of flat, smooth hammering, a short climb, and then a super fast run back into town. Hunter has to return home unexpectedly, so it falls to me now to run the coaching aspect of the camp. Thus, I may not actually be able to ride the TT tomorrow, which will be a bummer. I'm hoping for the best, though!