Bicycles
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Ride to the top of Puy Mary today which is a common mountain finish in the Tour de France. It was the most challenging thing I have done on a bike. To get there and to get home meant climbing the Col de Pertus twice so all in after only 30m/50km a total elevation of 5900ft/1800 meters were climbed.
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@Nkwkfld:
Ride to the top of Puy Mary today which is a common mountain finish in the Tour de France. It was the most challenging thing I have done on a bike. To get there and to get home meant climbing the Col de Pertus twice so all in after only 30m/50km a total elevation of 5900ft/1800 meters were climbed.
Well done!
My daily work commute is 3500 ft elevation and most years I hit 1 million feet. Just like running, cycling needs years and continuity to become strong. But it feels easier to get there than running (for me) due to fewer injuries.
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@Nkwkfld:
Ride to the top of Puy Mary today which is a common mountain finish in the Tour de France. It was the most challenging thing I have done on a bike. To get there and to get home meant climbing the Col de Pertus twice so all in after only 30m/50km a total elevation of 5900ft/1800 meters were climbed.
Very jealous of this ride. A cycling focused trip to Europe is a big bucket list item for me.
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A few shots from races this season, which is just about wrapped up.
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Very cool esp the first pic. I’m curious about these races and what sort of level you’re at. Do you use strava? Would be cool to see.
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@Nkwkfld most of those pics are from a couple different races in Seattle. That first one is at the Seward Park series which runs every Thursday from April through August. I race at the P/1/2 level for all USAC sanctioned races (third year racing bikes). My Strava profile should pull up at the below link.
https://www.strava.com/athletes/30762450
If you're interested in what one of the races looks like from a speed/wattage perspective here is my file from last week's race (this one was about a minute slower than the few prior races just due to tactics). I race in the 7PM, which would be considered the P/1/2 race. There is also a 6PM and a 5:30PM which are geared more toward category 3/4 and 4/5 riders.
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Whoa cool I grew up in Magnolia and Capitol Hill. Awesome!
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That's awesome. Yeah the bottom two are from Volunteer Park up on the hill. That's a really fun crit.
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just purchased this for the dogs and I
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Maybe it has already been discussed but is many of you on Zwift? We could make the IH team
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Great idea. I just made a club called ‘Iron Heart’, I’d be up for doing a group ride at some point. We can see how many join then work out a time that suits the various zones.
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Will you keep the ‘no drop’ option on…?
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Cool @Nik I found it and joined.
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