I think you might find she didn't do it from a standing start, and maybe a little bit of drafting on the way too. I did a 59 sec into a headwind with a rolling start.
Bordermeister
· 1 month ago
Has anyone figured out if she did it it as a standing start or a rolling start?
I have tried to keep up with Wade on a sprint and I think this may have been a rolling start which would explain Wades "poor" time.
Cheers all
DDD
· 1 month ago
Anna told me that she did it with a rolling start and a slight tail wind (and it was cold).
t
· 1 month ago
Question. Was there a motorpace run up?
I reckon it would be great to do this on other climbs: Hotham, Baw Baw, Tawonga, Falls, Mt Macedon, Buang, etc. Be pretty easy to organise some stencilling.
WW - The guys / girls upstairs had Anna in the office this morning for publicity, I missed having a chat to her about this post! Funny stuff.
Cheers, Geoffrey
James
· 1 month ago
Whoa, I was thinking, cool... I can out do Anna Meares at something, then I realised that I'm about 25 kgs heavier than her and can only just do that weight she is doing for 5 or so reps, so relative to bodyweight I suck/ she rocks.
gm
· 1 month ago
not considered a real squat as she did not go horizontal with her thighs, partial squats only(cheaters squats), but still a nice effort though.
Paul
· 1 month ago
Nice Capoforma kit! Best socks around. SO PRO!
Lachy
· 1 month ago
I'm still waiting for the CT kit to come out!
We need a petition or a poll or something to convince CT to get a kit made up! :D
cyclingtips
· 1 month ago
The CT Kit is in production and will arrive in a month (early Dec). I holding back on details of the design because it's hard to envision with the panel layout. I'd rather get some photos of it on a real person before anyone passes any judgement.
All I can say is that I haven't cheaped-out - it's made by one of the best. The design is a cool mix of retro and contemporary design. I'm very excited about it!
pmark1bike
· 1 month ago
By the sounds of it I had better start saving now, or find a way to con the wife it only cost half as much as it did ;-).
Have a great weekend CT, watch out for buses!
Marchello
· 1 month ago
well thats mine and my wifes christmas presents all sorted :)
Lachy
· 1 month ago
sweet! I'm not into spending big bucks on kit (guilty admission: I'm all about the free jersey's you get signing up to events) but will definitely be making an exception here! :)
And just in time for christmas... I could even handball this 'exception' on to others... hmmm... ;)
Aaron Edge
· 1 month ago
— Fun, love the music and silly water face shot.
t
· 1 month ago
Would love these videos on YouTubes or some other video service. Vimeo, though it is great, is blocked by some corporate firewalls.
Philthy
· 1 month ago
I see your problem, you have to learn to trackstand properly, reduce weight by not carrying a bottle, Oh... and to ride faster up hills too. ;-)
cyclingtips
· 1 month ago
yes, I'm more embarrassed about the trackstand than I am about my time
Mikie
· 1 month ago
How about commissioning a 'how to trackstand like a pro' guide from some well balanced CTer. Looks like it's not just me who could use some advice ;)
James
· 1 month ago
Love it!
SLINGER
· 1 month ago
Absolute gold, you have too much time on your hands by the looks of things!! Keep safe this weekend!
cyclingtips
· 1 month ago
Thanks for noticing Slinger. Even a 30sec video clip takes hours! However, if it makes good content I'll always make the time to fit it in. It's fun to do.
BTW, I forgot to thank Wilf Sweetland and Tommy P for all their help.
In September Anna Meares laid down the challenge to Melbourne’s cyclists by testing her legs in a 700m time trial on the climb of Ricketts Point on Beach Road. Wade Wallace, from www.cyclingtipsblog.com, took up the challenge and lost. From a standing start Meares rode the 700m climb in 52.6 seconds at an average speed of 47kph and hit a maximum speed of 53kph. Wallace recorded a time of 1.02 but has vowed to try again with a stronger tailwind.
CT, that's a valiant effort from a standing start, and I think that the battle of the sexes is not comparable until you go out and try it from a rolling start.
AC
· 1 month ago
Go to the source CT - get Anna to post here and tell us if it's standing start, rolling start, handsling or moto-tow. Or will a UCI approved start gate be installed in the left lane??? Anyone got a BT Stealth and iO/Cometes I can borrow?
Justin C
· 1 month ago
I shot a fb email to Anna (we have a mutual friend so no, I'm not name dropping), and hopefully she'll see the link and have a laugh, and maybe even make a contribution
Beagle
· 1 month ago
Winning honestly is over-rated. Just take some of the footage of Anna racing, super-impose her head over the head of the guy in the orange helmet who you had clearly passed...then claim victory!
Stuck at my Desk
· 1 month ago
Track rider (Anna) cadence vs. Road rider (CT) cadence.
Looking at the 2 videos, I'd say this is where you can grab a few more seconds. Might take a full season of track training to get that leg speed though!
the muppet
· 1 month ago
I'll wait and see what time Golly does.
He has never been beaten up Ricketts (not even by The snake) ...
So if anyone can do it Golly can .... is there a weight limit on the bike becasue at the moment I think his bike weighs abouot 5kg with the water bottle in !
So Golly put the best kit on and hit Ricketts , flying start and let us know the time , if you can't do it then no-one can (well maybe Stevie Dew might have to come back from WA on the fixie).
Tommy_P
· 1 month ago
Golly might get too much wheelspin with his 17mm tyres at 200psi.. If he still runs that kind of set up! I remember his bike sounded like a bag of aluminium cans being dropped down a flight of stairs every time he hit any bumps.
cyclingtips
· 1 month ago
Here it is on YouTube for all the anti-Vimeo corporations:
Just watched your vid again, it made me chuckle at the end, the second time too! Nice work.
matt keenan
· 1 month ago
i gave wade a bum steer thinking anna did it from a standing start when it was a rolling start. go out and have another go at it wade and set if you can set the record straight.
cyclingtips
· 1 month ago
How fast is a rolling start? 10km/hr, 50km/hr?
Either way, the record will be crushed
Anonymous
· 1 month ago
Give up now Wade ... she did it in the WET !!!!!
She backed off on the bend .....
She rode a 150 cadence ....
jay pee
· 1 month ago
does it count if you do it with a tow in like the surfers
Nerd on a bike
· 1 month ago
If her top speed is 53kph, and the average speed is 47kph, then it has to be a rolling start.
My Calculator says, If she accelerated uniformly to 53kph in 10 seconds and held that speed for the remaining 42seconds it would give her 692m ~700m Assuming this is correct, the acceleration of an 80kg mass to 53kph in 10 seconds would require an average power of 865W assuming a flat road and no wind resistance. For a 70kg rider this is a power/weight of 12.36W/kg. Considering that 9.3W/kg is considered as the highest achieved W/kg for 1 minute for a female rider (trainingpeaks) it's highly unlikely this time was from a standing start. Escpecially considering i have not accounted for riding up hill and wind resistance. Regards, Nerd
pmark1bike
· 1 month ago
Sh#t I believe you! I hope you do this for a job and not a hobby!
cyclingtips
· 1 month ago
And the speed of Anna's rolling start please?
pmark1bike
· 1 month ago
And perhaps her tyre pressure? CT arent you away riding in the rain in the mountains?
cyclingtips
· 1 month ago
was sick as a DOG yesterday (whatever that means) and I had to pull out. I'm feeling better today though after all the home remedies people Tweeted me. Thanks guys!
Nerd on a bike
· 1 month ago
that was assuming a standing start. I'm gonna guess the rolling start speed would have been about 53kph and reduced to ~ 40'ish by the top of the hill
cyclingtips
· 1 month ago
I like that answer. I'll take a good lead-out before I hit 'start' on my watch tomorrow,
Leigh
· 1 month ago
Cough...Cough...7am Clock Tower ride (Shhh!) Might do nicely!
MTBSkillsCoach PaT
· 1 month ago
Hilarious stuff WW, love the water spit at the end. Comedy is definitely part of the CT repertoire now.
Trent
· 1 month ago
What software are you using there?
Trent
· 1 month ago
also, what's the song that's in the video of you? that deserves to go on my ride mix.
token female
· 1 month ago
um ... 'Anna must have had a stronger tailwind that I did and I think my breaks must have been rubbing a little bit' - really, WW?
yes, perhaps getting beaten by a GIRL, god forbid, is something you may have to just 'have to accept'.
good luck with that.
cyclingtips
· 1 month ago
I can read this two possible ways. I just hope you're not serious, because I wasn't.
cyclingtips
· 1 month ago
If you're reading, congrats Anna on 2 gold medals last night in Manchester! I guess you deserve to win the Ricketts Point challenge ;-)
Cam
· 1 month ago
i know who won the prize for best video at least - and that Look is far sexier !
Rob Lynn
· 1 month ago
All challenges aside, I just thought it was great comedy. I just hate that now I feel compelled to come home from Brisbane and spend my weekend away doing "Ricketts repeats" and "Ricketts 1 leggies" in prep for my "official attempt".
Rob Lynn
· 1 month ago
Sorry just watched the vid again and saw the aero descend on the music change. Nice editing, just made this vid even funnier.
DDD
· 1 month ago
Here is what Anna told me about the Ricketts climb:
"I was suffering big time up that ricketts point hill... my god, the legs havent burnt like that in a while. ....and it wasnt nice weather either... I froze a bit :)"
cyclingTips
· 1 month ago
Did she say if she was suffering from a stand-still or a rolling start?
DDD
· 1 month ago
"I did it rolling and I did have a tail wind that day :)"
cyclingTips
· 1 month ago
I just tackled Ricketts Point again this morning. I began with a 30km/hr rolling start and hit the finish line with a time of 56 seconds! I still got my arse kicked! Props to Anna
All Comments
I did a 59 sec into a headwind with a rolling start.
I have tried to keep up with Wade on a sprint and I think this may have been a rolling start which would explain Wades "poor" time.
Cheers all
I reckon it would be great to do this on other climbs: Hotham, Baw Baw, Tawonga, Falls, Mt Macedon, Buang, etc. Be pretty easy to organise some stencilling.
I did it in about 1:20. I don't think I'll ever be able to shave almost 30 seconds off to get close to Anna's time!
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WW - The guys / girls upstairs had Anna in the office this morning for publicity, I missed having a chat to her about this post! Funny stuff.
Cheers,
Geoffrey
We need a petition or a poll or something to convince CT to get a kit made up! :D
All I can say is that I haven't cheaped-out - it's made by one of the best. The design is a cool mix of retro and contemporary design. I'm very excited about it!
Have a great weekend CT, watch out for buses!
And just in time for christmas... I could even handball this 'exception' on to others... hmmm... ;)
BTW, I forgot to thank Wilf Sweetland and Tommy P for all their help.
This says it was a standing start. From newsletter@trackworldcup.com.au
In September Anna Meares laid down the challenge to Melbourne’s cyclists by testing her legs in a 700m time trial on the climb of Ricketts Point on Beach Road.
Wade Wallace, from www.cyclingtipsblog.com, took up the challenge and lost.
From a standing start Meares rode the 700m climb in 52.6 seconds at an average speed of 47kph and hit a maximum speed of 53kph.
Wallace recorded a time of 1.02 but has vowed to try again with a stronger tailwind.
CT, that's a valiant effort from a standing start, and I think that the battle of the sexes is not comparable until you go out and try it from a rolling start.
Looking at the 2 videos, I'd say this is where you can grab a few more seconds. Might take a full season of track training to get that leg speed though!
He has never been beaten up Ricketts (not even by The snake) ...
So if anyone can do it Golly can .... is there a weight limit on the bike becasue at the moment I think his bike weighs abouot 5kg with the water bottle in !
So Golly put the best kit on and hit Ricketts , flying start and let us know the time , if you can't do it then no-one can (well maybe Stevie Dew might have to come back from WA on the fixie).
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Either way, the record will be crushed
She backed off on the bend .....
She rode a 150 cadence ....
My Calculator says,
If she accelerated uniformly to 53kph in 10 seconds and held that speed for the remaining 42seconds it would give her 692m ~700m
Assuming this is correct, the acceleration of an 80kg mass to 53kph in 10 seconds would require an average power of 865W assuming a flat road and no wind resistance. For a 70kg rider this is a power/weight of 12.36W/kg. Considering that 9.3W/kg is considered as the highest achieved W/kg for 1 minute for a female rider (trainingpeaks) it's highly unlikely this time was from a standing start. Escpecially considering i have not accounted for riding up hill and wind resistance.
Regards,
Nerd
CT arent you away riding in the rain in the mountains?
I'm gonna guess the rolling start speed would have been about 53kph and reduced to ~ 40'ish by the top of the hill
Comedy is definitely part of the CT repertoire now.
yes, perhaps getting beaten by a GIRL, god forbid, is something you may have to just 'have to accept'.
good luck with that.
"I was suffering big time up that ricketts point hill... my god, the legs havent burnt like that in a while. ....and it wasnt nice weather either... I froze a bit :)"