Comments on: Draft Horse

By: b nameless

b nameless — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:03:25 +0000

whew,
on so many levels what you are writing about here–which is limited so strictly to the unwritten rules of cycling–applies to all the great teams i have been on throughout my life. the anticipating and not getting in the other members way when its their turn to do a piece of the job which will bring the whole team to the finish line ahead of the rest in cycling is unique in the manner of sacrificing your glory for the team or team leader.
it is a shame that most of us don’t ride for a living and that the jobs we do have are lacking in this understanding of how to get more out of each person’s abilities and anticipate the flow of the “race”. glad to have you back posting on a more regular basis. we were missing your take on these subjects.

By: Ed H

Ed H — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:17:59 +0000

Awsome- f’n awesome. Applies in so many ways.

By: maryka

maryka — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:11:55 +0000

Great post. The role of domestique is something that appealed to me when I took up racing this year as part of a team (even more so when I realised there was no hope in hell I’d ever be good enough to be a team leader!)

So far at my level of women’s cycle racing it’s been everyone-for-herself for the most part, which is a bit disappointing — not sure if this is just a fact of life in amateur racing (or is it just women’s amateur racing)? But I’m still holding out hope as time goes by that I’ll earn a rep as a hard worker and luck into a strong and cohesive team.

Cycling is a great individual sport and challenge, but being able to do it as a “team sport” is such a cool concept. You nailed it exactly with this post. A very enjoyable read!

By: LSIII

LSIII — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:57:15 +0000

Padraig-

Your are in peak form with your writing right now. The last few articles have been spot on awesome! Great great work!