Gen Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 Has anybody got a profile for this race? I have seen the video on the L'Etape web site but that is relatively meaningless.Spoke did a recon Edit. As promised a few pages back I went out this weekend with some mates to go do a little route check. I haven't edited the ride to just the race distance but have made a segment for it.https://www.strava.c...ties/805385457/ If you want only the race route plus a few km's.https://www.strava.c...554#19684742343
Veebee Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 It's those long and continuous ones I don't like hey.. [emoji85] I see there's quite a few 1.5 to 2km segments at around 5-6% avg gradient, with some sections peaking at about 20%. The first 30km is all up, with a few rollers to recover and then the real testers come in between 70 - 100km. [this is what I see from the Strava link, have yet to ride the route] I'm training on a 52/36 but think I will ride my second bike for the event which has compact 50/34.
Gen Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 I see there's quite a few 1.5 to 2km segments at around 5-6% avg gradient, with some sections peaking at about 20%. The first 30km is all up, with a few rollers to recover and then the real testers come in between 70 - 100km. [this is what I see from the Strava link, have yet to ride the route] I'm training on a 52/36 but think I will ride my second bike for the event which has compact 50/34.His route does include some extra km.. but yeah I am definitely going to go with something that will get me over all the climbs without dying.. happy to sacrifice speed for not dying [emoji23] [emoji23] I am pretty crappy at climbing and I have no real hills to climb around here only a few koppies to do hill repeats and wind.[emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]
Gen Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 I must just say how awesome my family have been and will be for the next few weeks while I finish my endurance building phase.. The kids have said.. mommy don't worry..we will take the bus home (they are now both in high school it helps a lot) so that you can get your hours in when you finish work at 1 (there is a safe route I can ride solo close to my work). And we'll sort ourselves out for lunch and homework., and the days we have stuff on after school we'll also sort ourselves out and take the sports bus home after .[emoji4] but of course hubby also said he will help out with the boys as much as he can...he has quite a hectic work schedule. I just love them so much [emoji173]
Basti Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 Can someone please give me some help here: I am about to enter and it gives the different categories, being Elite CSI license or open/seeded. I assume the open/seeded is similar to other road events right?Just want to make sure my PPA seeding of A can help me somehow to be in a good group for the start haha. Need all the help I can get Thanks.
Frosty Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 Can someone please give me some help here: I am about to enter and it gives the different categories, being Elite CSI license or open/seeded. I assume the open/seeded is similar to other road events right?Just want to make sure my PPA seeding of A can help me somehow to be in a good group for the start haha. Need all the help I can get Thanks.if you don't have an elite licence, you'll automatically placed on the open seeded group - just like any other event. AFAIK, it is Elite men, Elite woman, open seeded and teams. No vets groups.
Frosty Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 Online entries have trickled in since the last update.
pe3nguin Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 Online entries have trickled in since the last update.Whats it sitting at now?
Veebee Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 Whats it sitting at now? are you still doing this or will you be outta SA by then ?
pe3nguin Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 are you still doing this or will you be outta SA by then ?Im off on the 26th of April. So should still be in.
Veebee Posted January 21, 2017 Posted January 21, 2017 So I took some big jumps in distance in just a few weeks. From the normal 100km rides in Dec, to 145km last weekend which felt good and then onto 160km today which didn't feel great at all. Really just wanted to do the distance so I know what it feels like and what I have to do going forward. 160km + 2000m on that Letape route is not gonna be easy at all. Now just have to keep knocking out big rides on the weekends and continue with Hill repeats and intervals in the week.
eccc whippet Posted January 21, 2017 Posted January 21, 2017 Riding in the A group and doing 160 km...you don't think riding with us in the B group would have helped make it easier?
Veebee Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 Riding in the A group and doing 160 km...you don't think riding with us in the B group would have helped make it easier?Sure it would have helped make it easier... but it's not about being easy, more about pushing it and finding out what the body is capable of handling. I will be missing a few weekend of training in Feb and March so not taking chances and leaving things till the last minute.
eccc whippet Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 Sure it would have helped make it easier... but it's not about being easy, more about pushing it and finding out what the body is capable of handling. I will be missing a few weekend of training in Feb and March so not taking chances and leaving things till the last minute.I suppose if you are training for a race and to improve your times...you need to structure your training to suit.
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