LOUDMAC Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) So here it is.I have the next 4 months in the Med, Shame *** life I know, but I have decided to take my skinny wheels over Mtbike.I know, its hard to leave your favourite child behind, but the logic is sound. So please don't slate me for this.What I would like is info from all the Hubbers that have been or who dream of going, to send thier dream rides out there, and I will try my hardest to, not only ride it for you but, to post pics here over the next 4 months. To all my Soul Rider fat tyre bretheren, we will look for the next trip to be in Canada.....Big Nuts will be needed! The possible list: Col du Tourmalet Col du GalibierAlpe d'huezMont VentouxAlto del AngliruMonte ZoncolanCol D'AubisqueMonte PetranoAlto De Sierra NevadaPasso Di MortiroloPlateau De Beille The definate list: Google earth rox!!!Col Du Turini.Col Du Vence Edited June 19, 2012 by LOUDMAC
Zac.A Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 So here it is.I have the next 4 months in the Med, Shame *** life I know, but I have decided to take my skinny wheels over Mtbike.I know, its hard to leave your favourite child behind, but the logic is sound. So please don't slate me for this.What I would like is info from all the Hubbers that have been or who dream of going, to send thier dream rides out there, and I will try my hardest to, not only ride it for you but, to post pics here over the next 4 months. To all my Soul Rider fat tyre bretheren, we will look for the next trip to be in Canada.....Big Nuts will be needed! Col du Tourmalet, Col du Galibier and Alpe d'huez LOUDMAC 1
LOUDMAC Posted June 16, 2012 Author Posted June 16, 2012 Col du Tourmalet, Col du Galibier and Alpe d'huez So the list begins....Ouch not shy are we?
Zac.A Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 So the list begins....Ouch not shy are we? haha just some ideas. I know If I ever go back to Europe I won't come home before doing them.but the list will get long quickly, and you'll have to make some tough choices, keep in mind that some of these climbs could take a couple of hours depending on fitness levels
LOUDMAC Posted June 16, 2012 Author Posted June 16, 2012 Fitness level is good. Just taken 4 weeks down time after 7 months serious training, and 16kg drop. Now at 2 kg's above ideal race weight. Have entry for Wine2 Whales, so got to keep fitness up. I have 6-8 hrs per day 6 days a week to get the rides in. Obviously I won't be hitting them hard every day. So time is not a factor.
Cav' Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Here, again, are a few possibilities ALTO DEL ANGLIRUhttp://www.climbbybike.com/profile/Angliru-Gamonal-Santa-Eulalia_profile.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_urSQl6wUA5g/SMLF_kZsdVI/AAAAAAAADO4/ChtvANfLrok/s400/Angliru06.jpg It's pretty much unquestioned as the hardest climb in Spain, such that some have thought it's too hard even for seasoned professionals. When the weather turns sour, as it did in the 2002 Vuelta, the climb becomes almost literally undoable. MONTE ZONCOLANhttp://www.climbbybike.com/profile/Monte-Zoncolan-Ovaro_profile.jpg Zoncolan will no doubt claim a few souls in the 2010 Giro. It's a name that strikes fear (or, for some, excitement) in the hearts of those who are meant to tackle it. COL D'AUBISQUEhttp://upload.wikime...nal/5361291.jpg This evil climb doesn't quite have the reputation that Alpe d'Huez does, but it probably should. It's been visited nearly as often, and is every bit as much leg-burning torture. MONTE PETRANOhttp://www.climbbybi...basso-mench.jpg Petrano was probably over-glamorized just a bit this past Giro, coming as the capper after two other demonic first-category climbs, but a fitting capper it was, with height and gradients to match almost any climb any stage race can offer. ALTO DE SIERRA NEVADAhttp://www.lavuelta....PIC58695956.jpg You'll be hard pressed to find a higher climb that cyclists will tackle anywhere in the world. The marquee climb of the last Vuelta saw time gaps of nearly 40 minutes and a close to a dozen riders not even try to complete the stage. COL DU TOURMALEThttp://www.climbbybi...l_tourmalet.jpg The Tourmalet might not strike fear in seasoned climbers as much as some of these other climbs, but it's still a doozy. One of the highest climbs in France, frequently the highest point reached in the Tour de France or the Dauphine Libere, it will be visited twice in 2010, leaving those who live to battle gravity licking their lips. PASSO DI MORTIROLOhttp://autobus.cycli...m-mortirolo.jpg Not a climb of epic height, but its steepness has proven selective when it's been used in the past. This climb almost cost Danilo Di Luca the 2007 Giro. PLATEAU DE BEILLEhttp://www.climbbybi...France_2007.jpg What flagrant false advertising, to call this climb a "plateau!" This is the climb where the current practically-undisputed world's best cyclist first showed his true prowess, defeating an artificially enhanced Michael Rasmussen to the finish.
Cav' Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Sorry the links doesn't want to work - just google the names of the climbs.I wish I could do this!
EnigmaCat Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Spent a 8 days cycling in Provence about a week ago. Mostly just cruising around the fantastic country side and roads. Oh yes the food, amazing. Did get serious one day and rode up Mont Ventoux from Bedoin. Its unrelenting and a lot people suffering. Stayed a great little hotel called Hotel de Pins. Mostly cyclist and mostly speaking Flemish. Ventoux is a bit of a pilgrimage for many people. LOUDMAC 1
LOUDMAC Posted June 16, 2012 Author Posted June 16, 2012 haha just some ideas. I know If I ever go back to Europe I won't come home before doing them.but the list will get long quickly, and you'll have to make some tough choices, keep in mind that some of these climbs could take a couple of hours depending on fitness levels Damn Zac you weren't kidding, and there's still 2 weeks for the list to grow....even while I'm out there!Not sure 3 months will be enough time!May have to go back next year!
LOUDMAC Posted June 16, 2012 Author Posted June 16, 2012 Spent a 8 days cycling in Provence about a week ago. Mostly just cruising around the fantastic country side and roads. Oh yes the food, amazing. Did get serious one day and rode up Mont Ventoux from Bedoin. Its unrelenting and a lot people suffering. Stayed a great little hotel called Hotel de Pins. Mostly cyclist and mostly speaking Flemish. Ventoux is a bit of a pilgrimage for many people. Def. Ventoux right up there in the top 3, me thinks!
Zac.A Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 I'm sure you can also incorporate a couple of them into a one day, leg breaking, monster ride LOUDMAC 1
LOUDMAC Posted June 16, 2012 Author Posted June 16, 2012 I'm sure you can also incorporate a couple of them into a one day, leg breaking, monster ride . Maybe toward the end of the 3 months. That will also depend on time/distance getting to them. But I am def gonna give it horns!
EnigmaCat Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Stop by Chalet Reynard on the way back. The pommes frites are fantastic. Just to be on one of the climbs you have watched on TV during the TDF is an amazing feeling. There are still the messages to the riders from the 2009 TDF on the road. The road through the forest is the hardest part, only a few switch backs, just straight up at an average of over 9% for about 6 km, then flattens out to average of 7%. From the bottom the climb only one flat spot near the chalet for about 200 meters. LOUDMAC 1
LOUDMAC Posted June 16, 2012 Author Posted June 16, 2012 Stop by Chalet Reynard on the way back. The pommes frites are fantastic. Just to be on one of the climbs you have watched on TV during the TDF is an amazing feeling. There are still the messages to the riders from the 2009 TDF on the road. The road through the forest is the hardest part, only a few switch backs, just straight up at an average of over 9% for about 6 km, then flattens out to average of 7%. From the bottom the climb only one flat spot near the chalet for about 200 meters.Eina, Bliksom!Maybe I'll just take my mtbike and use the chairlifts. LOL.No gonna be a dream come true!
'Dale Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Awesome thread, Loudmac! Take lots of pics, eh... :-)
Zac.A Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Eina, Bliksom!Maybe I'll just take my mtbike and use the chairlifts. LOL.No gonna be a dream come true! Be sure to buy a 11-28 cassette before you leave
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