Training for mountains with no mountains!
07-03-08, 08:58 PM
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07-03-08, 09:19 PM
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I have a friend who lives on Cape May, NJ and trains for hills by riding his MTB in the sand. He does a 10 day tour every July and I've seen him take on hills that crush most people.
07-04-08, 06:31 AM
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That's the last section of Mont Ventoux, it's almost disappointing once your that close to the top, I loved that climb. It is a very odd thing to climb up a mountain on a desolate road for 1 1/2 hours to find a souvenir shop at the summit. I bought a Coke and headed back down to go back from another angle.
07-04-08, 07:42 AM
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I assume you're going to Spain, not to compete but just for some riding. If so, there is less need to "train" for Spain. Just use Spain as a location where you will ride and train at the same time.
07-05-08, 07:46 AM
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This is a very useful post for me. Thanks.
