Larssyn Staley

I Raced on junior gears (maximum 52x14) as a junior women in all of my
races. With junior gears I could get in breaks at PIR in the 1,2 men's
races, place in pro women road races, crits and TT's in the US. Using
junior gears are not at all a disadvantage. Juniors need to utilize their
time as a junior to learn to pedal and race more efficiently. Now racing
with the Pro women in Europe my coach is putting my back on a 50 x 12, and I
am not nervous in the least bit that I'll run out of gear this spring at the
early classics in Belgium in the flat sections. If any juniors need some
workouts to improve their spin i'd be happy to give some tips. My best
advice to juniors would be learn how to ride your bike, the ability to very
one's cadence opens up tons of opportunities in races, and when you can go
50-75kph hours on end like the pros that are riding 53 x 12 's then go ahead
and add it, but i don't think there are too many Oregonians who are doing
those kinds of races. Email me if you disagree.

Larssyn

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