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On of my goals for 2021 is to undertake a 100 mile ride with 5,000 feet of climbing, the challenge being is that it all has to take place in Suffolk, we can't ride on the same road twice and we start and finish at the same point. Ideally the start/finish will be around Hadleigh(isn).
I have been playing with the Strava route planner and the best I have managed id around 4,700 feet, so still a bit short for the challenge.
Normally round here we average 30 feet of climbing per mile and a Suffolk lumpy route might be as much as 40 feet per mile. 50 feet per mile is achievable but it isn't something I've managed on much over 20 miles.
Any thoughts on how to better plan this route / ride?
opps, wrong forum, can one of the mods please move to general cycling discussions please?
I have been playing with the Strava route planner and the best I have managed id around 4,700 feet, so still a bit short for the challenge.
Normally round here we average 30 feet of climbing per mile and a Suffolk lumpy route might be as much as 40 feet per mile. 50 feet per mile is achievable but it isn't something I've managed on much over 20 miles.
Any thoughts on how to better plan this route / ride?
opps, wrong forum, can one of the mods please move to general cycling discussions please?