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| Shonak |
Posted on 21-01-2014 08:58
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Man, strava for running sucks big time. It just counted the first of three laps. Not really sure what I did wrong. I got a message of GPS fuzzy afterwards, but it obviously worked the first ten minutes. 
EDIT: I suppose it was my own/my phone's fault as it may have deactived GPS while running. No idea how that stuff happens but I should really do manual keylock next time.
Edited by Shonak on 21-01-2014 11:10
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 21-01-2014 23:54
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Went for a ride today 
https://www.strava.com/activities/1080.../108082910
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| nils erik |
Posted on 22-01-2014 21:13
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I hate the cold. Slow ride of course, but mainly because of snow covered roads, darkness and mtb. Used about half an hour to warm my hands when I got home... |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 24-01-2014 08:54
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So seems like winter has hit my region too. Woke up and snow everywhere. No reason to put away the bike though I guess. 
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| Matthew21rp |
Posted on 24-01-2014 09:13
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I was about to go out for a ride yesterday but found I had a flat tire. I didn't have time to fix it so I went for a run instead
I have replaced the inner tube now and should be able to go out for a ride tomorrow |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-01-2014 09:13
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Every year my cycling season is highlighted in a trip to the mountains of France.
This year, no trip unfortunately 
Until my sister and her husband asked me to join them at a mansion they're renting for a few days. Mont Ventoux at striking distance! |
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| Matthew21rp |
Posted on 24-01-2014 09:15
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I would love to ride up Mont Ventoux
It's probably my favourite mountain |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-01-2014 09:20
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Yeah?
My favorite mountain is Col d'Allos. Because that's the climb where I had the best legs ever once. I just passed everyone, going twice as fast as most other cyclists there. It was a great day  I did it on a Friday morning, when there are no cars allowed before noon. The downhill was incredible without traffic! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 24-01-2014 13:42
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Good Luck riding up Mont Ventoux Mr Butler |
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 24-01-2014 16:46
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Ian Butler wrote:
Yeah?
My favorite mountain is Col d'Allos. Because that's the climb where I had the best legs ever once. I just passed everyone, going twice as fast as most other cyclists there. It was a great day I did it on a Friday morning, when there are no cars allowed before noon. The downhill was incredible without traffic!
Hah I've had a bad experience on that one. Did you do it from Barcelonnette? I did it from the other side at the end of the long loop where you do the Cayolle and Champs and I completely bonked 2km from the top, and had to crawl all the way back to Jausiers. I met a French kid at the bottom and we rode up most of it together, but I had to tell him to just leave me behind when I started dying  . I think that's still the worst hole I've ever dug myself into riding. It was fun though!
That's awesome that you'll get to do the Ventoux. Sounds like it will be an amazing trip.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 25-01-2014 14:38
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Man, if there's one thing I hate, it's going downhill through tunnels while cars pass you all the time. I'm really scared in these moments.
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 29-01-2014 08:49
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My last ride my hands have never been colder. It wasn't that cold (around 4C) but heavy rain for 2 hours meant I had to peel the gloves off at one point and rub my hands together and blow on them furiously just so I could work the brakes and gears on the way home 
On the upside I've managed to clock up 300km for January which is the first time my casual riding self has ever broken that particular barrier. |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 29-01-2014 14:11
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Later this year, in June, I'll be riding the Elfstedentocht. With 240kms in length it's quite tough and I currently do +-8kms per day, from and to school. Any advice on how to start?
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 29-01-2014 14:29
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Selwink wrote:
Later this year, in June, I'll be riding the Elfstedentocht. With 240kms in length it's quite tough and I currently do +-8kms per day, from and to school. Any advice on how to start?
Go out for a 40km odd ride and see how that goes and gradually build up from there. Join a club fairly soon. Enjoy it above all. |
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 29-01-2014 17:15
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240 km at once or in several times ? That's a huge lot, even for those of use who do the longest rides. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-01-2014 17:28
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Bushwackers wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Yeah?
My favorite mountain is Col d'Allos. Because that's the climb where I had the best legs ever once. I just passed everyone, going twice as fast as most other cyclists there. It was a great day I did it on a Friday morning, when there are no cars allowed before noon. The downhill was incredible without traffic!
Hah I've had a bad experience on that one. Did you do it from Barcelonnette? I did it from the other side at the end of the long loop where you do the Cayolle and Champs and I completely bonked 2km from the top, and had to crawl all the way back to Jausiers. I met a French kid at the bottom and we rode up most of it together, but I had to tell him to just leave me behind when I started dying . I think that's still the worst hole I've ever dug myself into riding. It was fun though!
That's awesome that you'll get to do the Ventoux. Sounds like it will be an amazing trip.
Wow. That's a bad experience: p yeah, Les Trois Cols is that ride. Cayolle is so beautiful, though, right?
Ventoux will be fun. Last time my dad was there, a couple years ago, he climbed all sides on one day, might be a fun challenge. Though one side a day may be enough for me |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 29-01-2014 17:31
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@selwink I'm sure it can be done but whether you want to try and go from 20 minute rides to around a 10 hour ride in the space of less than 6 months is another matter. Maybe something for next year?
That's if I've interpreted your post correctly. If so well build up gradually and see how things go. Best of luck and let us know how you get on
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 29-01-2014 17:38
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If it's really 240 km at once, you'll need to spend a lot of time on the bike prior, just to get your body used to cycling.
Also you'll need to do long rides to develop endurance as much as you can.
Next thing : VO2 max build up. It might sound absurd as you won't do VO2 max efforts during a 10h ride, but it's not. A given power says how fast you'll ride, but relate it to VO2 max, it'll give a percentage, which will define your energy source, fat mass or sugar (glycogen). You'd better use your fat mass as much as possible during such a long ride, which means cycling at a lower intensity during the ride, but being able to do much more intense work at the time of the effort.
On the same idea, you need a pedalling movement whose efficiency is related to what your intensity will be. 70 RPM, or maybe 75 is ideal for such long efforts.
Last thing : muscular workout. It's so long it'll whack your muscular fibres, so you'd better strengthen them as much as you can before you go. |
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| nils erik |
Posted on 30-01-2014 17:39
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Ian Butler wrote:
Bushwackers wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Yeah?
My favorite mountain is Col d'Allos. Because that's the climb where I had the best legs ever once. I just passed everyone, going twice as fast as most other cyclists there. It was a great day I did it on a Friday morning, when there are no cars allowed before noon. The downhill was incredible without traffic!
Hah I've had a bad experience on that one. Did you do it from Barcelonnette? I did it from the other side at the end of the long loop where you do the Cayolle and Champs and I completely bonked 2km from the top, and had to crawl all the way back to Jausiers. I met a French kid at the bottom and we rode up most of it together, but I had to tell him to just leave me behind when I started dying . I think that's still the worst hole I've ever dug myself into riding. It was fun though!
That's awesome that you'll get to do the Ventoux. Sounds like it will be an amazing trip.
Wow. That's a bad experience: p yeah, Les Trois Cols is that ride. Cayolle is so beautiful, though, right?
Ventoux will be fun. Last time my dad was there, a couple years ago, he climbed all sides on one day, might be a fun challenge. Though one side a day may be enough for me
Yeah, Ventoux is great! Rode there in 2010, the year before I started to ride seriously. Still the best feeling I have got on the bike. Wanted to ride from all the sides, but unfortunately we did not have time, so I had to stop after the Bedoin. |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 30-01-2014 19:11
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Aquarius wrote:
If it's really 240 km at once, you'll need to spend a lot of time on the bike prior, just to get your body used to cycling.
Also you'll need to do long rides to develop endurance as much as you can.
Next thing : VO2 max build up. It might sound absurd as you won't do VO2 max efforts during a 10h ride, but it's not. A given power says how fast you'll ride, but relate it to VO2 max, it'll give a percentage, which will define your energy source, fat mass or sugar (glycogen). You'd better use your fat mass as much as possible during such a long ride, which means cycling at a lower intensity during the ride, but being able to do much more intense work at the time of the effort.
On the same idea, you need a pedalling movement whose efficiency is related to what your intensity will be. 70 RPM, or maybe 75 is ideal for such long efforts.
Last thing : muscular workout. It's so long it'll whack your muscular fibres, so you'd better strengthen them as much as you can before you go.
What I heard from friends who did it last year was that they rode 30kp/h pretty much the entire time, as they had to wait for the stamp posts (there's 10 of them), so it isn't 240km at once.
Anyway, thanks for the advice, I'll start training as soon as I have the time for it.
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