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It felt like absolute fucking agony. I properly blew up at 9.5 miles with spit all over my face just a heart attack away from chucking the bike in the hedge and crying like a baby; but somehow found the will to drag myself through the last half a mile. My time was 4 minutes shy of my PB (which to be fair was set about 30 years ago) but I was still more than happy with my performance.
I'm sure you're right; the course is local so I'll try and get a few test runs done before the next official ride. On fast club rides I can sustain 105 without it feeling too fast so I'm thinking gearing down is likely to be in my favour.
aniki-
On fast club rides I can sustain 105 without it feeling too fast so I'm thinking gearing down is likely to be in my favour.
If your heart is screaming louder than your legs, you're more likely to be undergeared than overgeared. I'd be inclined to try going up about 5% as a first experiment. There are no prizes for cadence except in a MG event, so don't try to impress anybody by averaging over 100rpm if it just means you take longer to reach the timekeeper.
gbj_tester
How did it feel? There are no real rules - try gearing up and down and see which feels best / is fastest.