Three Part Analysis: The Breakaway

The breakaway is an essential part of road racing. If we look at the Olympic Road Races this past weekend, both the men and women’s races had multiple breakaways up the road. For many, it was to their own demise on such a technical and challenging course. Teams might send breakaways up the road to…

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Relative Efforts of the Breakaway vs. Sitting In the Peloton

Drafting is the fundamental building block upon which all road racing strategies and tactics are based.  That’s often an overlooked and underappreciated aspect of any race at every level of the sport.  Conversely, there is a definitive strategic advantage to having rider(s) up the road both tactically (they are in a position to win) and…

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Creating, Establishing and Committing to a Breakaway

Eric Marcotte wins out of a breakaway. Photo Credit: Casey Gibson Welcome to the mid-season for road racing, 2016. All around the country, Source Endurance athletes have been taking chances and getting up the road only to have the breakaway attempt fail for a multitude of reasons. I thought I’d take a couple minutes and send out…

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