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[AAAC 76C]

Well you were winning everything in sight until now.

But I just looked at the Mountain Goats league and AAAC is at the top of it!! Came from nowhere!!

By stuffing Bridgy by 9 minutes up the Aspin by 9 minutes at a lowly 5.39 Watts/Kg at 80 kg (74 kg reality)

 

[Soarerv8]

Any chance a kindly admin can approve my Gowerton Start ride from last night please? I want to use this as an excuse for my slow ride tonight Last time I rode d'huez I managed it in 1hr 11 mins .... not sure I'll be doing it that quickly tonight

No don't authorise it, he pedalled too quickly and I got a nasty email.

 

[bridgy]

What can I say.
I been up that hill quicker 10 times in the past and 4 times sub 40 min.
Some of that may be a bit old FW enhanced but some of them may have been before they started beggering about too much.
My only 2 excuses for the thrashing tonite are:
1. Bridgy went faster than me (fact).
2. 4 mountains in as many days is probably too much for a 56 year old.
I was thinking of just sticking at 420 watts all the way up but my average soon went down to 408.
Halfway I was struggling sustaining 380 watts and at one point I put a big dig in to see if I could make up some of the then 2.5 minutes on Bridgy but a) I just couldn't make the watts and b) what I made was not enough to make a difference so I went back to 380/400.
I even dropped back the 15 seconds to the guy behind me to see if we could work together but it had no impact as I think he was on the rivet anyway.
At the end of the day I just got beat by the younger man.
Fek knows why I put so much effort in because I don't think I can complete all of the Chain Gang plus tip toe up Ventoux by the 29th.
Are we group riding Ventoux on Saturday at 17:00?

Well that's fair enough - a combination of me on a very good day and you on a bad one - understandable with those other tough climbs. Plus - and I don't want to go on about this - but the new tyre has definitely made a difference

 

[Monte]

I gave tonight everything, could of bailed a couple of times but stuck with it.

I keep getting the same issue when I stand up and cycle, my rear wheel moves in the skewer and my tyre rubs against the frame, had to climb off and adjust the wheel whilst having a right battle with CXRAndy, cost me over 30 secs

 

[BILL S]

Are we group riding Ventoux on Saturday at 17:00?

That was my original intention, but I can no longer make it. Sounds like a good plan for everyone who can though. Are you ok for starting it AAAC? 17:00 warmup.

 

[bridgy]

That was my original intention, but I can no longer make it. Sounds like a good plan for everyone who can though. Are you ok for starting it AAAC? 17:00 warmup.

I will be up for that if I can, but it's only 50/50

 

[Perky77]

Took 2 mins off my best alpe d'huez time when I did it previously in March. Well chuffed, shows that joining you guys and girls is really helping

 

[CXRAndy]

Monte you were too strong tonight even running 350 Watts you were slowly pulling away and soon had your 30 again. Great ride.
My on off battle was with jonbon, I caught him after a mile or so, he took exception to this and powered away to catch you up but then he slowed a little l caught up again. He then must of had his pasta delivered

 

[berty bassett]

now that wasn't very nice was it ! who ever chose that route ?
now just because i can climb a bit as bkool loves a skinny mini - i can also hit my thumb with a hammer - doesn't mean that i really want to
i came out my shed and paddled into the house and HID just looked , tutted and walked away !
just lately i have been trying to get cadence high while keeping an eye on average heart - i knew cadence was out the window up a mountain so in warm up i got it up to 167 but was bouncing like a silly thing . i am sure it has helped though in the long term

 

[<Tommy>]

Well that's fair enough - a combination of me on a very good day and you on a bad one - understandable with those other tough climbs. Plus - and I don't want to go on about this - but the new tyre has definitely made a difference

Which tyre do you use bridgy?

I'm in the habit of using the old tyres of my comuter once I don't think they're road worthy anymore. Probably not ideal.

 

[RickB]

I think the main change is the speed dropping more quickly and naturally - particularly on inclines. I'm not sure the algorithm for calculating watts based on speed /weight /slope has changed as such?

Thanks Paul. Was hoping it was lower watts these days as I only beat my April result by 10 watts average and less than a minute faster.

 

[CXRAndy]

Well done Berty, my 10 mins advantage over you in the league was wiped out up the Alpe d Huez. Congrats

 

[Perky77]

Can the powers that be add my alpe d'huez time to the league
Thanks

 

[Whorty]

Monte you were too strong tonight even running 350 Watts you were slowly pulling away and soon had your 30 again. Great ride.
My on off battle was with jonbon, I caught him after a mile or so, he took exception to this and powered away to catch you up but then he slowed a little l caught up again. He then must of had his pasta delivered

I had been with jonbon for the first mile but was dropping off when you started to reel me in. I tried to stay on your wheel as I knew if you 2 got together you'd work well and lose me. I held you for a bit but I just wasn't strong enough.

 

[bridgy]

Which tyre do you use bridgy?

I'm in the habit of using the old tyres of my comuter once I don't think they're road worthy anymore. Probably not ideal.

It's a Continental Ultra Sport - I think recommended by Bill or LBHIFI a while back. I've only previously had one other tyre on the turbo (a freebie from an event I did) so I haven't really experimented with different options