Many of you have probably heard the song Remember the Name by: Fort Minor. As I was listening to this song the other day
I was thinking about the ways this relates to my sport, cycling. The refrain goes this is 10% luck, 20%
skill, 15% concentrated power of will, 5% pleasure, 50% pain and 100% reason to
remember the name. I broke it down part by part and this is what I got.
10% luck- In any race luck is a big factor, such as the
weather, which wheel you take and in some cases the racers that sign up for the
particular race. There’s been races
where I grab the wrong wheel during a break away and have to work 2 times
harder than I needed too.
20% skill- Skill comes in handy during races, especially
criteriums. Going around a corner at full
speed can be scary at times if you don’t have the correct bike handling
skills.
15% concentrated power of will- The pain cave is the only
thing I have to say for this one. Focus focus focus.
5% pleasure- The feeling of knowing that all your hard work
has paid off. The feeling you get coming
across the line in first place.
50% pain- We all know the feeling you get when you see
someone attack in a race, its like you can feel the pain coming on. Pain is a huge part of this sport, maybe even
more than 50%.
100% reason to remember the name- When you look at the
registration page and start looing at the competitors you’re racing against,
you always remember a few names imperticular, usually those racers are amazing
or extremely sketchy. You want to be the
one that pulls up and everybody asks who’s going to get second.
