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ride of my life

Postby Alan M » Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:00 pm

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

Postby Phil H » Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:23 pm

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!
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Re: ride of my life

Postby Andrew G » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:22 pm

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 :) .
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Re: ride of my life

Postby Dombo » Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:28 pm

Great write-up, Alan. Sombrero, amigo!
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Re: ride of my life

Postby spike » Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:42 pm

Great stuff Alan - you'll be riding very strongly when you get back!
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Re: ride of my life

Postby Alan M » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:33 am

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?
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Re: ride of my life

Postby Dombo » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:07 am

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.
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Re: ride of my life

Postby Alan M » Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:25 pm

[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.


yes I had read this - although even after 3 weeks I don't seem to have my normal heart rate for hard riding - so I am doing intervals at the local closed circuit - this is at under 5000 feet so probably a bit richer in Ox - so off to do it now MOTIVATE!!!!! [url]http://app.strava.com/rides/6578605[/url]
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