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Originally Posted by zzzwillzzz
it takes two to three weeks for your body to adjust to the altitude. once you arrive at altitude you body starts the process of acclimatizing, you are worse off fitness wise in the middle off the process than before it begins. so your best options are arriving weeks ahead of time or the night before
Is there any benefit to riding occasionally at altitude while training. By this I mean one day a week for a month, say?

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