Originally Posted by HobartDave
Thanks 531,
Any advice is appreciated. Sorry about the short notice. I hadn't intended to compete on the bike this year, but one of my work mates said this was a pretty relaxed kind of event, and should be a good introduction. I figured it can't hurt to have a go.
Are you heavy?
If you watch the Tour de France, you've probably noticed that the big guys, even though
they're very lean, pretty much disappear on any sort of climb. In my opinion, hills are almost
a totally different sport that riding on the flats.
I'm a fat slob "at the moment", at 89kg, and although I can "dust off" a lot of guys on the
flats, when I see the same guys on a hill ride, I have to kill myself to match their speed.
How's all that for stating the bleeding obvious??!!?
