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OK, revised route here I will be checking it out for road conditions later this week.
TommyG I can only ride some of it Friday and Monday day times, planning on doing the first 20 miles tp Yorks Hill Friday and the last 20 on Monday.
There is no point of the course more than 15 miles from base so if people are woried about completing there is an option to wimp out
What sort of time are people thinking of doing this on the day? I am on nights the Friday but should be back by 08:00.
Ok Mr Smith I can only do weekends so I will do some of it on my own on Sunday
and it gives Smiffy time for 40 winks and some brekkie !
10am sounds fine to me means I get a lay in till 9.30
Have converted the route into something downloadable for any other geeks out there,
Little Devil
Liking the sound of the bailout options - should be well enough to do at least some of this
Gulp! Just loaded it into Sporttracks and the steepest gradient is 17.2% at 32km into the ride, which looks like the ride up to Stubbs Wood
Then there are a few 14% bits
Toys Hill climbs 182m in a nice 4km upflat, looking forward a lot to that!
On the plus side... there is a 4km and a 5km downflat to enjoy.
Overall my toy says 27km is uphill and 37km downhill. Which just means the upflats are B@stard steep and that we are doing this route the wrong way round!!
Simples!
on the bright side it could be worse alliard - the Bealach Mor Challenge goes over britains highest road pass - a 600m climb over 10k..
Just remembered I'm definitely meant to be washing my hair that day.
More seriously Smiffy, given that I've had a few weeks out due to illness (starting to get better, hoping to do something gentle this weekend) - should I do something steady and low HR instead of suddenly throwing myself at big hills? Advice appreciated
I have crawled up the last bit on my hands and kees before but more for effect and that it was easier than walking in cleats.
Carl Yorks is at 19 miles. A general list of the main ones is
Toys Hill at 13 miles, aprox two miles gradually increasing to about 20% near the top
Yorks Hill at 19 miles, aprox three quarters of a mile 15-20% increasing to possibly just over 20% at the top
Hubbards Hill at 23 miles, aprox three quarters of a mile 12%
Clarks Lane(one tree hill) at 27 miles, similar to Yorks without the steeper kick at the top and maybe slightly longer.
Row Dow at about thirty two and a half miles, aprox half a mile 15%
Redmans Lane at 39 miles, aprox half a mile 15+%
With a few upflats in between
Ditchy, only you know how you will feel healthwise, hills are a good way of building early season strength but you have to be careful not to overdo it and cause unnecessary stress. Most of the steepest ones have alternative short cuts to avoid them if you wanted an easier option. There is always the option to do part of it, as I said before the whole thing is never more than about 15 miles from base
I hope youre a bit better DTB, my leg is a bit crooked at the mo im hoping ill be ok cycling around South Cerney on Sat, will have to see how it goes.
Ive been to the fizz and seems I did a little damage to my sciatic nerve / hamstring when I fell on Sunday, nothing to seriois luckily.
Not sure which bike to bring with me ... its been a few years since I did any of these hills and will be good to see if there is any improvement !
TriXie or PiXie ??
I too will be taking it a little easy as the Sunday is my 'A' race of the weekend and I dont want to die in Kent.