technical or steep. This is done to ensure that he does not use much needed energy sprinting into the section and then having to suddenly brake to slow down. Instead, he can conserve energy and not lose any speed. B1 Recovery phase One of the main fundamental to my pedalling technique is the mental approach. I more often than not, will over or under pedal in a section. Either of these will have a negative effect when exiting a pedalling section. If I have over pedalled then I will be extremely fatigued, meaning I will not be able to ride the rest of the track at full speed and potential. However, if I have not put enough effort in then I will have lost time to other competitors and will be at a disadvantage, meaning I will have to make up time in the next section. Reasons for my misjudgement can be down to a number of reasons. Firstly, I am not as experienced as Mick. Therefore I may sometimes misjudge my effort. Due to the fact that I am in a race frame of mind, all that I am thinking about is going as fast as possible, and may therefore put too much effort in without tactically thinking about conserving energy. The only way I will be able to target this weakness is by gaining experience, and learning how to find that fine line by which I can stay in my threshold. When exiting a pedalling section I sometimes fail to control my speed properly. If a hard technical section is coming up then I sometimes will end up pedalling hard into the section, only to find that I have to brake hard to slow down enough to enter the next section with control. This may be because I have forgotten which section is coming up next. Unlike an elite performer I do not analyse a track as thoroughly, and sometimes may fail to completely learn the track in my head. This means that sometimes when I am entering a section I may be unsure of what is ahead, leading me to become more cautious and slow down, or in some cases pedal too much and go too fast.
technical or steep. This is done to ensure that he does not use much needed energy sprinting into the section and then having to suddenly brake to slow down. Instead, he can conserve energy and not lose any speed. B1 Recovery phase One of the main fundamental to my pedalling technique is the mental approach. I more often than not, will over or under pedal in a section. Either of these will have a negative effect when exiting a pedalling section. If I have over pedalled then I will be extremely fatigued, meaning I will not be able to ride the rest of the track at full speed and potential. However, if I have not put enough effort in then I will have lost time to other competitors and will be at a disadvantage, meaning I will have to make up time in the next section. Reasons for my misjudgement can be down to a number of reasons. Firstly, I am not as experienced as Mick. Therefore I may sometimes misjudge my effort. Due to the fact that I am in a race frame of mind, all that I am thinking about is going as fast as possible, and may therefore put too much effort in without tactically thinking about conserving energy. The only way I will be able to target this weakness is by gaining experience, and learning how to find that fine line by which I can stay in my threshold. When exiting a pedalling section I sometimes fail to control my speed properly. If a hard technical section is coming up then I sometimes will end up pedalling hard into the section, only to find that I have to brake hard to slow down enough to enter the next section with control. This may be because I have forgotten which section is coming up next. Unlike an elite performer I do not analyse a track as thoroughly, and sometimes may fail to completely learn the track in my head. This means that sometimes when I am entering a section I may be unsure of what is ahead, leading me to become more cautious and slow down, or in some cases pedal too much and go too fast.
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