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Rest til the event.
Get some stuff to take on the ride,
I like Gu.
Take the first hour of the ride easy,
and then do the rest at a moderate effort.
If you want a larger bailout gear, get one.
Yeah I have some gels - GU , Cliff, Powerbar (double expresso cliff is delicious and keeps up with my caffeine addiction without the bathroom stop due to 4 cups of coffee).
Changing components to have a bailout gear I'm afraid is too much of a hassle when I wheigh my need for it. I like my gearing (39/53 x 12-27) most of the time. For this ride, of course I'd preffer a more appropriate ratio though... I hope I can make it
. I usually just get off the saddle and sprint up on a mid gear to get the suffering over as quickly as possible but when they're long, things hurt!