Originally Posted by
Dalai
Forecast for yesterday was high winds and a top of 38 degrees celcius, so decided after a few busy days off the bike I'd get into the hills to escape the winds and heat as much as possible.
Chose a climb I'd held off riding due to its fierce reputation and it didn't disappoint! I drove east 115km to the small town of Noojee and rode up Mt Baw Baw and back - 97km 2977m elevation gain. Last 6.8km of the climb averaged 12.6%!
Originally Posted by
IBOHUNT
Originally Posted by
Dalai
That's the climb! Had a 29t on the back with a 39 front and still had a cadence dropping into the 40's at some stages... Steepest section is the aptly named Winch corner kicking at over 20%!
I'm trying to wrap my head around 2,700 ft of climbing in 4 miles. The hardest climb I do with any frequency is the top of Mt. Baldy (see past editions of the Amgen Tour of California). It is a bout 1,500 ft of climbing in 3.2 miles and that just about kills me.
Originally Posted by
Racer Ex
Did a 25 minute *** and walk with Mrs Ex and Ridley, we "Labrador'd" back and forth at a jog while she walked. Her knee is coming along well. Then did a 35 minute ride with some sprint drills. Peak number is just ok but holding 90% of that for 10 seconds on a tired day (400+ tss the three days before).
Should be enough to get some separation in a January race.
Early morning tomorrow for some event thing for a mag.
Every time I think I'm doing well, you post what you're doing.
