Chasing
Lean
Can a fat man in his fifties get fast enough to qualify for a UCI Gravel World Championship?
Yorkshireman, racing out of Kildare, Ireland. Self-coached. Every number here is measured, and most of them are not good yet.
Where it is now
A bike race is decided by watts per kilo. 296 watts carried by 102.7 kilos is 2.88. The target is 4.47.
Standing
| Measure | Start | Now | Target | Left |
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The weight line
Things don't always go to plan. Weight goes down, weight goes up. The trend is there.
| Date | Weight | Change |
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Targets and confidence levels
My own estimates, reviewed on the first of every month. An arrow means the last review moved it.
| Target | Confidence |
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Grades
Irish veteran racing is graded by ability, not age, and you are promoted on results. Black races shortest. Every step up is usually a longer race ridden faster, against a stronger field.
Tests
Published before they are taken. A test moved to a better day no longer compares to the last one.
| Date | Test | Result |
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Not dated yet
Races
Three UCI starts in six weeks next spring. They count toward that season's Worlds rather than the one being chased, so they are a benchmark — the first real read on where I finish in the age group.
| When | Race |
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