How to Start a Mountain Bike Race

How hard I'm going to start is actually a really challenging question that I do ask myself before every single race. And the answer does vary greatly depending on the train, my expectations, my competitors, my goals. If your goal is purely time based, and there is no single track, you should start at the pace you want to hold the whole time. But if your goal is to win the race and there's a single track 100 meters up the road, your pace might be 100% all out. You're almost falling over when you enter that single track, and then everyone is stuck behind you for the next mile and a half. Yeah, but I always feel like it's important

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