Originally Posted by
ricohman
I have increased my average speed over the month. Last night it was 35.4kmh over the 45km. At the begining I was around 32kmh and the hill climb killed me. This is actually faster than my TT time a few weeks ago but I admitt the group goes faster than a single rider. The last two weeks I actually kept up with some others on the hill and recovered much more quickly once up. So I can see my progress.
But the group just gets faster and faster.
I'll keep at it. I'm not going to ask the group to slow down. If the group would have kept that 33-37kmh speed I could have kept up but the mid 40's killed me in less than 10km.
One technique for dealing with hills is to get to the front of the group at the foot of the hill. Then ride the hill at your pace, gradually drifting back through the group on the climb. The goal being to get to the top at the back of the group or at least close enough to the back that you can chase back on on the descent.
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