Supersuperleeds
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The Imperial Century A Month Challenge Chatzone
- Thread starter Rob S
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Congratulations on the 150th
Cheers Bud!
And one more notch on the old Eddington number as a bonus. 105 x105+ rides.
Only need 7 106+ rides to reach that number
Attempt 1 failed. 32'c and 100% humidity in the south of France.
I was doing OK for the first part of the day until the Col d'Osquich (a climb not much bigger than the local Abernyte hill that I can do in ~15 minutes), but ended up overheating to the point of heatstroke.
Lay down in the support van for a bit (and blacked out) and then continued, seemingly renewed but I got hit by heatstroke again 8 miles from the hotel on another climb-that-should-be-trivial and called it a day.
So close to the ton (95.7 miles) but I had nothing left. Had I continued I would have collapsed...
https://www.strava.com/activities/321291898
On arrival at the hotel I got to see my lunch again in quite a noisy manner...
Tomorrow are Cols Aubisque and Tourmalet. So that'll be fun.
I was doing OK for the first part of the day until the Col d'Osquich (a climb not much bigger than the local Abernyte hill that I can do in ~15 minutes), but ended up overheating to the point of heatstroke.
Lay down in the support van for a bit (and blacked out) and then continued, seemingly renewed but I got hit by heatstroke again 8 miles from the hotel on another climb-that-should-be-trivial and called it a day.
So close to the ton (95.7 miles) but I had nothing left. Had I continued I would have collapsed...
https://www.strava.com/activities/321291898
On arrival at the hotel I got to see my lunch again in quite a noisy manner...
Tomorrow are Cols Aubisque and Tourmalet. So that'll be fun.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Fair play for getting so near in the conditions.Attempt 1 failed. 32'c and 100% humidity in the south of France.
I was doing OK for the first part of the day until the Col d'Osquich (a climb not much bigger than the local Abernyte hill that I can do in ~15 minutes), but ended up overheating to the point of heatstroke.
Lay down in the support van for a bit (and blacked out) and then continued, seemingly renewed but I got hit by heatstroke again 8 miles from the hotel on another climb-that-should-be-trivial and called it a day.
So close to the ton (95.7 miles) but I had nothing left. Had I continued I would have collapsed...
https://www.strava.com/activities/321291898
On arrival at the hotel I got to see my lunch again in quite a noisy manner...
Tomorrow are Cols Aubisque and Tourmalet. So that'll be fun.
Don't go doing yourself a mischief though.indeed @Edwardoka , sounded like a brutal day. Take it easy bud. May be teaching someone how to suck eggs, but make sure you eat and drink. Even if you think you don't need it.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
Bad luck mate. To get so close to the ton is frustrating but to continue with heat stroke could very easily be fatal.
I have suffered from it more than once (not when cycling) be careful for a few days after it takes a little while to fully recover.
I have suffered from it more than once (not when cycling) be careful for a few days after it takes a little while to fully recover.
Yeah as soon as I knew that I'd crossed the threshold of my limitations I stopped. I may be crazy but I'm no Tom Simpson! Think less "put me back on the bloody bike" and more "put the bloody bike in the van"Fair play for getting so near in the conditions.
I went through at least a dozen full bidons today, still wasn't enough to avoid it.
Based on visual evidence, my lunch clearly sat in place with no digestion happening at all for most of the day.
I think tomorrow calls for soup and cake.
It is pretty awful. Went from 700m/h vertical speed to under 200. 2mph, tunnel vision, seeing everything in monochrome. Still feel like shoot, but there's a thunderstorm happening as I write this so hopefully that will scrub the humidity from the air!
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Soltydog
Legendary Member
- Location
- near Hornsea
Fair play for even trying in those conditions, give me a cold, windy English day anytime
sittingbull
Veteran
- Location
- South Liverpool
Better luck next time guys
@Edwardoka take it easy for a while as said, sounds like you gave it everything which must take some time to recover from.
Snow showers to heat stroke in consecutive centuries
First hundred for a few years, Ist one since I started using Strava,
http://www.strava.com/activities/322486929
http://www.strava.com/activities/322486929
Good stuff
