Coach's Corner
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Tales from Track Centre. Part 3. Qualifying
The remainder of 2015 was some hard work and stressful for all involved. Qualifying for the Olympics in Rio was at the top of our priorities. For the women this was easy, they had already qualified. For our Men’s team and sprinters this was not such a sure thing. Every race counted, every point, every position.
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Tales from Track Center Montage
Of all these stories, experiences, and lessons, I developed “race craft” as a skill. By this I mean I learned everything there is to know about running a race as a team. How many staff you need, where and when. What they need to do where and when. What mechanics do, where and when. What parts we need, what the riders need. What to do when X happens, or Y or Z, or ZZZ, an entire profession I learned. Leaving this racing world and heading back to life in retail and the bike shop was a wake-up call. Sure, I can bleed a brake upside down and backwards in pitch black in a French parking lot, or grab the middle bike from the roof rack in 5 seconds, or change a rear track wheel in less that 45 seconds on the apron. But, forecasting the number of chains we need to book with Shimano to not run out by June. Uh yah, I have some learning to do!
