ride of my life

[Alan M]

[url]http://malarkeyenperu.blogspot.com/2012/04/cycle-ride-to-remember.html[/url]

[Phil H]

Support car? A real man would've carried his stuff in panniers. I mean, that climb is only two Tourmalets. OK two and a bit.

Seriously though I remember snowboarding years ago at Les Deux Alpes and the top is 3,600m. Seriously short of air up there. Sombrero!

[Andrew G]

Cracking ride Alan, very jealous - although that heat would have been tough for my redhead colouring. That climb profile is one of those you look at and think, hmmm yes nice to get a break with the decent bit but it just means I've got to climb up the same height twice in that section .

[Dombo]

Great write-up, Alan. Sombrero, amigo!

[spike]

Great stuff Alan - you'll be riding very strongly when you get back!

[Alan M]

Yes I hope so Spike but have been reading about deconditioning at altitude but hoping that volume of climbs will compensate. Notwithstanding I find I can't raise heart rate levels as much as at home. Interesting no?

[Dombo]

Some interesting stuff here:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/26458 ... altitudes/

FWIW at the end of a Pyrennean Etape, aged 45, on Hautacam, albeit nowhere near your altitude, I couldn't get mine over 140. That HR is my comfortable ride-all-day level.

[Alan M]

[quote="Dombo"]Some interesting stuff here:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/26458 ... altitudes/

FWIW at the end of a Pyrennean Etape, aged 45, on Hautacam, albeit nowhere near your altitude, I couldn't get mine over 140. That HR is my comfortable ride-all-day level.