Race Rig for the Weekend

Well I spent yesterday getting the road bike really for the weekends two day tour. Checked the tyres, put a new cassette on the wheels, tuned the gears and lubed the chain, changed the brake pads over for carbon rims... you can kinda see where my afternoon went to.

The end result a bike that tips the scales at 6.9kg (just UCI legal) and is durable which is more important for me these days.

Specs

Frame: Cannondale Caad 9
Fork: Cannondale Premium
Groupset: Campagnolo Record 10spd
Cranks: SRM Professional
Pedals: Time
Saddle: Fizik Aliante
Seatpost: Look Ergopost 2
Stem: Ritchey 100mm
Bars: Ritchey 44cm
Cables: Gore ride-on

Wheels: Zipp 303 paves laced to FRM hubs
Spokes: DT aerolites
Cassette: 13-26
Tires: Veloflex Carbon Tubulars

Prep...again

Saturday

Well today was all about preparing for the first 8hr of the year. It located at Lithgow which means about a 4.5hr drive tomorrow....great a 2 a.m start!
Today was really about preping the bikes and trying to stay hydrated. I finished off running the brake lines, tuned the gears, set the chain length on the dually, for the hardtail I have it a good wash down, lubed the chain (yes it was good for the both of us!), and pumped the tires.

Prep

Race mtb endurance loose weight, get fit, yeah right...not drinking all this shit,




16 x 500- 750ml water bottles containing either Nuun mix or Gatorade mix
2 x 500ml cans of Mother energy drink
2 x 1.5l bottles of pre-mix gatorade

yes we are expecting 40° tomorrow, Come prepared or go home crying!



Kit Bag

Well packing is easy at the moment,

1 x short sleeve top
1 x bib shorts
1 x spare long finger glooves
1 x Polar CS 600 heart rate monitor
1 x Polar CS 600 heart rate monitor strap
2 x socks
1 x bandana (I know you can't pull this off unless you're Marco Pantani, but it's so hot at the moment that the sweat just runs down your glasses)
1 x bog roll/ toilet paper (Can't be seen but in the bag. It's a MTB race what can you except!)
2 x towels (left hand/ right hand... if I need to explain this google it!)

Race Strategy

Well given the heat at the moment keeping the heart rate at workable levels is key. Course has ~300m of climbing per lap so assuming 12 laps by 300m => 3600m total climbing => Pain, suffering, and misery if I'm lucky!

Well wish me luck, best at the moment thats about all thats going to save me for exploding my sh!t all over the course.