Getting Dropped! The Pain, Excuses & Reality of Cycling

Every cyclist has been there…One minute you’re comfortably sitting in the bunch, chatting away and thinking the pace feels easy. Five minutes later, you’re staring at the wheel in front of you, fighting for your life and hoping someone stops for a toilet break.In this episode of Cadence & Coffee, Wasim and Albab talk about the brutal, funny and very real experience of getting dropped on group rides and in bike races.We discuss:The first warning signs that you’re about to get droppedHow cyclists desperately try to hide their sufferingThe best excuses we’ve heard after getting droppedWhy losing the wheel can quickly end your raceThe dreaded accordion effect at the back of a critWhy racecraft and positioning can matter as much as FTPBig watts vs smart racingGroup ride etiquette — should everyone wait?The mental side of watching the bunch disappearWhat you can actually learn from getting droppedWe revisit Wasim’s Leicester Crit domestique masterplan, where the intention was to sacrifice himself for the team…You weren’t dropped. It was tactical.#Cycling #CyclingPodcast #RoadCycling #CritRacing #GroupRide #CyclingLife #BikeRacing #CyclingTips #CadenceAndCoffee