{"id":2670,"date":"2016-02-02T22:58:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T13:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2016-02-02\/2670"},"modified":"2016-02-02T22:58:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T13:58:28","slug":"cyclocross-races-practice-at-the-mud-bath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2016-02-02\/2670","title":{"rendered":"Cyclocross Races: Practice at the Mud Bath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 150mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSometimes You've Just Got To Say...<\/span>\n(whatever you say when you decide to ignore the drabacks and forge ahead)\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I'm currently at airport hotel in Osaka (which I've recommended before<\/a>)\nso I can<\/span> make an early flight out in the morning, for an unfortunately-sudden family-emergency trip to America.\nHaving arrived here with plenty of time, I'll go ahead follow up on this weekend's\n“<\/span>Watching My First Cyclocross Bike Race<\/a>”<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n

Today's pictures concentrate on the Mud Bath during the practice before the races.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 130mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nIt's Difficult to Tell<\/span>\nwhere the mud stops and the bike starts\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 98mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRidiculously Thick<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 48mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nThe Most-Common Outcome<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGiving Up Before They Start<\/span>\nor, perhaps “<\/span>saving it for the race”<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 110mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSuccessful Technique<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

A common pattern was for the rider to enter fast and powerful, with the apparent intention to just brute force his way through\nthe mud. This would have been fine except that the mud was sufficiently deep to grab the front wheel, flipping the bike up enough\nso that the back wheel no longer had traction. Forward momentum immediately stopped, and the rider who couldn't unclip in time\nfound himself lying in the mud.<\/p>\n\n

The rider above puts his weight as far back as possible, putting some weight behind the bike so that it helps shove the bike\nthrough the mud, and also more weight in the rear helps to keep the back wheel in play. Riders that entered this way usually did\nbetter.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 50mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMuddy Grace<\/span>\nhaving just picked herself up from the mud, she has the poise to flash a wonderful<\/span> smile\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 110 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nUp To His Feet in Mud<\/span>\nthe mud is so thick his pedaling foot is in it\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 200mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 1600 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBeyond His Feet in Mud<\/span>\none can only presume there's a foot in there somewhere\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 14-24mm f\/2.8 @ 14mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/10, ISO 3200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFinal Rest<\/span>\nbefore the races start\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Continued here...<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I'm currently at airport hotel in Osaka (which I've recommended before) so I can make an early flight out in the morning, for an unfortunately-sudden family-emergency trip to America. Having arrived here with plenty of time, I'll go ahead follow up on this weekend's \"Watching My First Cyclocross Bike Race\".<\/p>

Today's pictures concentrate on the Mud Bath during the practice before the races.<\/p>

A common pattern was for the rider to enter fast and powerful, with the apparent intention to just brute force his way through the mud. This would have been fine except that the mud was sufficiently deep [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,1,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2670"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}