Rapha Rising; Strava

[Mapster1989]

So who's currently doing the Rapha Rising challenge on Strava?

I'm hoping for this to be the first challenge that I can actually complete. Living in Sheffield I have excellent hills on my doorstop. Makes the distance challenges difficult but climbing metres should be pretty easy.

I've just passed the half-way mark after three rides. How are you getting on?

 

[Rob3rt]

Not doing it, but glad to see that they finally did something other than distance and hour logging challenges for their users!

 

[Hacienda71]

I was going to do it, but being away for the whole of last weekend without a bike mean't any chance of doing that much climbing was not going to happen.

 

[VamP]

I did 8 hill reps yesterday on the biggest hill in the area. And got 1200 ft for my troubles. I don't think this one is for me

 

[mattobrien]

Living in Suffolk this might be a tricky one...

 

[potsy]

I've managed 15 metres so far

 

[ColinJ]

How come "Rob /" is the leader with 33,815.6 metres of climbing when it says that he has only ridden 142.2 km (88.4 miles) in the last week!

 

[MichaelO]

How come "Rob /" is the leader with 33,815.6 metres of climbing when it says that he has only ridden 142.2 km (88.4 miles) in the last week!

I think you mean feet? And it's genuine - he did a similar thing last year (I think also during the Rapha Rising challenge). As he lives in Devon, it's quite easy to rack up those sorts of elevations. Check out the two hill rep rides he's done so far!!!

 

[MichaelO]

One of his Rapha rides last year.... http://app.strava.com/activities/13491877

 

[Nearly there]

2657 ft here

 

[MichaelO]

I'm 12/34 of the Cyclechat group

 

[jdtate101]

Shame it didn't start a two weeks ago when I was in the Alps. I racked up over 15000m climbing in one week. I'm currently only 40% through after 3 rides, but I have a full day pass from the missus on Sat, so I'm going hill hunting.

 

[Sittingduck]

I've entered but will probably fail... no hills in London, afterall.

 

[ColinJ]

I think you mean feet? And it's genuine - he did a similar thing last year (I think also during the Rapha Rising challenge). As he lives in Devon, it's quite easy to rack up those sorts of elevations. Check out the two hill rep rides he's done so far!!!

Ah, they mix their units! Why set a challenge in metres ('meters') and then display the results in feet?

One of his Rapha rides last year.... http://app.strava.com/activities/13491877

That's a seriously impressive total!

Local hilly audax ride 'Seasons of Mists' has this profile:

That is 2,500 m in 100 km (8,200 ft in 62.2 miles) so Rob's ride was about 3.5 times the climbing in 2.5 times the distance, and most people find our ride a tough enough challenge!

 

[procel]

Just looking at that makes me feel queasy!