Climbing, how much?
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kiriyama
Senior Member
Around here its roughly 40km=1000m of climbing. iv done a few 100km+ rides, all over 2000m climbing. I would ride these distances/elevation gains more often if it wasn't for work/life/time!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
The sister event to the one I rode on Sunday has over 2,550 m of climbing in 105 km (8,400 ft in 65 miles or about 1,300 ft per 10 miles). There are very few flat roads.
This is the elevation profile for it ... (That was for when it was a 100 km route starting in Hebden Bridge. The extra 5 km is actually a flat road from the new HQ down the valley in Mytholmroyd.)
This is the elevation profile for it ... (That was for when it was a 100 km route starting in Hebden Bridge. The extra 5 km is actually a flat road from the new HQ down the valley in Mytholmroyd.)
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
My rule is below 1000m in 100km is flat. Anything more than 1500m in 100km is hilly. But that's just my personal thing. Others may differ.
Bollo
Failed Tech Bro
A few years ago I took my bike on a visit to some friends in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. In 50km of riding the total ascent was 10m, which was about half elevation drift and half the bridge over the A2. Looking at the profile without the axis numbers, that bridge looked like Ventoux.
I do around 65-70'/mile here in The Lakes and I am far from being a great cyclist - around 2400 miles last year. I can't do the big passes either so I steer clear of them. Hill wimp!
100'+ I would say is very hard going esp' over long routes.
100'+ I would say is very hard going esp' over long routes.
psmiffy
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That agrees with my experience when I am touring - to get over 2000m I have to be in the alps- best day 3300m in 132km - Forclaz, Saisies, a couple of minor bumps and a bit of Roselend so - 2500m/100km
Twizit
CS8 lead out specialist
Ah Ventoux. Stupidly did the Cingles there last year. About 16,000 feet in 80 miles so I guess that counts as "hilly".
Thankfully the Surrey hills are more reasonable and a typical route trying to get in a few good hills would net 3,000 feet in 40 odd miles, so I guess the 1,000 feet in 10 miles is a good measure.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
Doing a 40 mile ride tomorrow with 5,000ft of climbing. Gonna be hard but very satisfying (providing I don't collapse in a heap)
Route plotting in the Peak District is amazing. Unless I really try hard to find the flattest or hilliest options, it always comes out at 95-105ft/mile.
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mythste
Veteran
It's interesting to hear all the ins and outs of what people ride! This past weekend really opened my eyes to how much I enjoyed the climbing. I've done hills as part of a route before but nothing I would consider "recreational".
£10 says I'm a weight weenie this time next year
£10 says I'm a weight weenie this time next year
psmiffy
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Ajax Bay
Guru
Thank you, Ian. And particularly enjoy the hill climb from Crowcombe: 150m in one km.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
The hills of the SW are seriously underrated and relatively little known. I just had a look on Strava at that one. Blimey. It is as hard as Winnats Pass up here which is generally regarded as the toughest climb in the Peak District. WP is so hard that it is commonly avoided on rides by local cyclists. I did it a few days ago but it was a very unpleasant experience, just as Crowcombe would be I suspect
