Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
I've decided that Everest Challenge is going to be my main goal for the year. So I'm talking to my Coach on setting up a training schedule with that in mind.
I've got the added complication of living where its flat. So his plan for me is to go to North Georgia and ride Six Gap one day, and then ride Six Gap in reverse the next day.
I'm starting to think maybe I didn't pick the best goal.
Oh, cool. I did this last year and got clobbered; I started both days but could barely finish the first climb of the second day due to knee pain. And I live and train in a hilly area. So that doesn't necessarily help
I guess I can't really advise much since I didn't do too well, so take this with a grain of salt. My training included climbing as much as possible, with several endurance events (centuries, 200Ks, double centuries) thrown in for fun. My downfall, I think anyway, proved to be lack of leg strength combined with insufficiently low gearing.
Of course, you are going to need aerobic endurance, too, so do your distance work. Some back-to-back hilly centuries should do the trick. But also work on leg strength. And don't try to be a Real Man...bring a triple or at least a compact with a large rear cog.
It is a hard, hard ride/race.