Oooosh, yeah that'll take it's toll, would even on me! The course you raced wasn't exactly very forgiving! Those are the races which hurt just to be towards the front, I find I have nothing left to attack with like on the flat courses, so great work!350w averages up the 2 min climb, my best was almost 500!
Need a B- grade 3.0-3.49w and B+3.5-4.0
There's times in B I have to hit those climbs at 5w/kg just to stick with the group as I don't weight-dope like most seem to...!
I found C riding almost pure w/kg riding and maintaining power which generally/quickly put me outside of cat limits and DQ. In B the racing is much more tactical, more frequently the best placed riders are those who raced smartest.
With smaller races and most of the powerful guys riding outside in the spring I placed quite well, now my fitness has lost a bit of an edge, the fields are larger and lots of guys with their summer fitness are racing again I struggle to get myself anywhere near the top 1/3 of B races by my power & w/kg alone (which have dropped a little). I can't hold the 4w/kg with 5w/kg kicks required, but get me in a pack 3-3.5w/kg racing I can do the 5w/kg kicks and still bust out a 8-10w/kg long sprint at the end.
It's just getting in the right group I'm struggling with at the moment... I'm either busting a gut to get up the road, chasing and fatiguing myself, or I'm the strongest in the group and end up doing lots of turns & trying to distance them rather than getting a tow...
and my chain needs replacing currently. I dread to think what it sounds like (headphones).
