bruce Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Reading the serious climbs thread reminded me of a web site that I saw. Go check this out for heaven: http://www.tenerife-training.net/Rides.html 101%, I reckon Marco could cause some serious damage on these babies. They even have a ride named after one of our esteemed hubbers - slowpoke. So, how about a little training camp then!!
bruce Posted October 11, 2006 Author Posted October 11, 2006 bruce' date=' are you sponsoring?[/quote'] not cheap hey? But I reckon you just need to arrange the flights and rock up there with your bike - I mean, who needs a guide anyway, we're from South Africa and riding on our roads qualifies us to ride anywhere in the world.
Guest Michelle Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 How rude... I have a triple "Die another day" (Tierra del Trigo): This is the ride of all rides for all those masochistic climbers outthere. Sure, the ascent is "only" 600m, but for the first twokilometres, the averagegradient of this climb is 15%. Hell, even cars struggle up here. It'sthe ultimate power climb, so fasten your crank-bolts well. You willneed both physical and mental strength to successfully scale thispositively brutal little road. We won't take people up here unlessthey've proven their level of fitness to the guide beforehand.Exception: unless you've got those dorky triple chainrings on your roadbike. The good news? After tackling this, everything else seems flat!
bruce Posted October 11, 2006 Author Posted October 11, 2006 Michelle, you aren't old enough to have a triple chain ring....
101% Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Bruce.Marco will be in his element there , do'nt no how he generates all that power!!!! But a Hubbers training camp does sound good!!!! so we can all put a face to theses names we speak to everyday!
Dr. Seuss Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 So' date=' how about a little training camp then!![/quote'] bruce - after the severe punishment you guys handed out on sunday i seriously can do with a climbing training camp. by the looks of it i can even work in some fishing while i am there! was still going to say hi but when i finally manged to look up again you guys were gooooooone! Dr. Seuss2006-10-11 07:17:17
fatcyclist Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 101%: scary thing is that you might not realise you do know some of the people already, even if just by sight...
Guest Michelle Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 fatcyclist: Yeah.. I met 101% at a cycling shop before I was introduced to him as 101% by Cruxie
bruce Posted October 11, 2006 Author Posted October 11, 2006 Marco will be in his element there ' date=' do'nt no how he generates all that power!!!![/quote'] Was made very aware of it on Sunday thanks. Up until the top of Sterkfontein hill I recorded my maximum power output for 30 minutes hanging onto his wheel. We had ridden 73 minutes at 320 watts up until then. Still managed to get dropped though
bruce Posted October 11, 2006 Author Posted October 11, 2006 So' date=' how about a little training camp then!![/quote'] bruce - after the severe punishment you guys handed out on sunday i seriously can do with a climbing training camp. by the looks of it i can even work in some fishing where i am there! was still going to say hi but when i finally manged to look up again you guys were gooooooone! Hah, with Marco and Anton Oberholzer (geesh, who let him come ride with us???) in the bunch I was not dishing out any punishment. I had to get new handlebar tape 'cos I chewed through the last lot.
101% Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Bruce I seem to recall you doing some hard pacing up the first climb comming into krugersdorp????? WHAT WHERE YOU THINKING?????? you would'nt catch me dead setting the pace over a climb!!! should have saved your self a bit!!!
bruce Posted October 11, 2006 Author Posted October 11, 2006 Naive youthfull ignorance, and I didn't know where the top was
WorcesterWheelers Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Ok, so lets have this training camp somewhere sentral, like Lesotho..... PLENTY of climbs in that area I'm told..... You up for this Fatty? Perhaps some where over the Xmas holidays. Or the next time there's a decent long weekend?
fatcyclist Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 You up for this Fatty? Are you on drugs????
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