During yesterday’s stage 2 at the Tour de Yorkshire,
Chris McGlinchey rode in the breakaway for most of the stage, only being caught
with 3.8km to go.
Even when he and Tom Stewart (Canyon DHB), the last
survivors from the breakaway, were almost caught with 9km to go, they went again
when joined by three riders from the bunch.
However, they were finally caught after spending the vast
majority of the 132km Tour de Yorkshire stage 2 from Barnsley to Bedale up the
road.
Fabien Grellier (Total Direct Energie) got clear not long
after the start. He was the first of the eventual day-long breakaway to get
clear.
McGlinchey had followed a few moves right from the start
and after Grellier went clear the Irishman went after him solo.
He got a gap on the peloton and once he realised that he went for it; riding for 13:22, or 9.44km, at 5.551W/kg to establish his gap.
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His normalized power was 441 watts and his average power
was 408 watts with a maximum of 1,972 watts.
McGlinchey’s average heart rate during his ride to
initially get clear was 166bpm and his maximum was 176bpm.
During that period of just over 13 minutes, his average
speed was 42.4kmph and at one point he hit 70.1kmph.
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He was caught by Tom Stewart (Canyon DHB) and Jake Scott
(Swiftcarbon) with 120km still to race. Together they got across to Grellier.
About 15-20km later those four were joined by Rob Scott
and James Fouché, both of Team Wiggins.
“I put a few hard efforts in to get in
moves and then I just rolled off the front and put the head down when I
realised I had a gap,” Chris McGlinchey told stickybottle.
“I felt great in the break. We were all
working well together so it was a steady enough pace all day.”
However, while the gap at one point got
to about two minutes it was half that or less for a long period, making for a
tough day for the breakaway men.
McGlinchey also said that meant he never
really felt they would stay away, especially after a breakaway scuppered the
sprinters on the opening stage.
“When the three riders came across with
about 9km to go I thought we may have had a slim chance,” he said of being
joined by three men from the bunch when it was just he and Scott leading.
“It was a mega day out with those
crowds. It's a big step up, for sure, when you're lining up against the likes
of Van Avermaet, Froome.
“But I think the biggest thing I've
noticed and enjoyed is just the buzz from the crowds. It was an incredible
experience out there today,” he added of being in the breakaway.
“The conditions on stage 1 were biblical
yet there were still thousands of fans lining the streets cheering everyone on.”
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