![]() When I first started chasing "breakaway success," I thought it was all luck. Let me tell you, and it's freakin HARD to make the breakaway. However, when I performed poorly on the mountain days, the following days, I was on the front line trying to make the breakaway to try and get the time I lost. When I raced professionally in the Tour de France, I was predominantly a General Classification rider, meaning I was protected to race the final climbs of the mountain stages to do well in the race overall. Making the breakaway takes trying hard, not being lucky. Today, I am going to share with you how to make the winning breakaway. Sometimes, the way to make the winning move is to miss it and then find a way to get there. There is never really a foolproof planned then executed breakaway creation. The reality is, missing breakaways is common because getting in them is difficult. Most people leave it at that or make an excuse as to why they missed it and give up. Regardless of the circumstance, what it comes down to is you missed the move. You are left behind, wishing you had been able to go with them or wondering if you should have gone with them. The writing is now on the wall, the break is gone, you have missed it, and no one is going to work with you to go across.ĭo you know this feeling? Maybe this exact scenario or one similar, I'm sure you know the sinking feeling of watching a group of riders head up the road without you. Immediately everyone jumps on your wheel. You get angry, watching the group of riders pedal away, so you try an attack to get things going. You soft pedal, minute by minute goes by, and no one chases. You think about bridging, but you decide not to because it will probably be chased down like all the other ones. Suddenly, a group of five riders flies past you, but you are too gassed to hop on. You take a hard pull on a climb, look back, and you have ridden everyone off your wheel, you are now solo! But that too is chased down on the following downhill. Then you try an attack of your own, three riders come with you, but then that also gets chased back. Early on, you cover one move and get in a break, but it gets chased back. The start gun goes off, and people are getting after it. You've been putting in the work, and today is the day you are going to make the winning breakaway. You take a look to your right and left, sizing up the competition, you know you've got this. You pin your number on, and you roll up to the start line. This article was written by 15-year professional cyclist and top 10 finisher in the Tour de France, Tom Danielson.
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