Training advice

[MadoneRider1991]

heyy,

im going to the alpes next year to cycle up alpe du huez (however you spell it ) and was wondering if anybody had any training advice.

i live in hilly dorset

thanks

 

[Globalti]

My neighbour, a tiny compact bloke who won the Rawson's Raike hillclimb in the late 70s, has been training all winter for a race up Alpe D'Huez this summer. He is semi retired so he has plenty of time to train. I'd start by giving up my job if I was you!

 

[MadoneRider1991]

My neighbour, a tiny compact bloke who won the Rawson's Raike hillclimb in the late 70s, has been training all winter for a race up Alpe D'Huez this summer. He is semi retired so he has plenty of time to train. I'd start by giving up my job if I was you!

well im at college, so i can do rides after college/before college and at the weekends

but is there any special training i should be doing or should i just ride up as many hills as i can lol

 

[Globalti]

TBH I'd start by taking a look at your height and weight - if you're going to invest time and effort in this project, have you the right build and physique for it? I'm no expert but I'm sure my neighbour did well (and will do well) because he's a scrawny little racing snake with a great power to weight ratio.

 

[MadoneRider1991]

TBH I'd start by taking a look at your height and weight - if you're going to invest time and effort in this project, have you the right build and physique for it? I'm no expert but I'm sure my neighbour did well (and will do well) because he's a scrawny little racing snake with a great power to weight ratio.

im 5'11 and weigh in at 11 stone, i would like to be around the 10 stone mark before i go to france

 

[Globalti]

11 stone is good. You won't get much lighter than that, especially as you build up heavier muscle bulk in your legs.

What's your resting heart rate now?

 

[MadoneRider1991]

11 stone is good. You won't get much lighter than that, especially as you build up heavier muscle bulk in your legs.

What's your resting heart rate now?

about 54 bpm

 

[fossyant]

Hills and more of them, especially long climbs. Don't forget French climbs are long, very long, but not that steep, so you need to find steady say 1 in 10's over here.....

 

[MadoneRider1991]

Hills and more of them, especially long climbs. Don't forget French climbs are long, very long, but not that steep, so you need to find steady say 1 in 10's over here.....

cheers for the advice

 

[gary r]

just make sure the gearing is correct on your bike,a triple chainset would be best or a gear of 39/28 will get you up most of the climbs with a spare sprocket for emergencys!!!! its been a few years since i last rode alpe dhuez,the last time i went i wasnt that fit so i took my MTB (no suspension) & fitted slick tyres.

 

[montage]

TBH I'd start by taking a look at your height and weight - if you're going to invest time and effort in this project, have you the right build and physique for it? I'm no expert but I'm sure my neighbour did well (and will do well) because he's a scrawny little racing snake with a great power to weight ratio.

Height much of an issue?
I am 6'2 and around 12 stone, does being tall = a disadvantage with climbing?

 

[montage]

Alpe d'Huez .... what time you going for madone rider? 14km with an average gradiet of 8% I think?

 

[Will1985]

Don't overtrain...

 

[MadoneRider1991]

Alpe d'Huez .... what time you going for madone rider? 14km with an average gradiet of 8% I think?

i dont have a clue, i will be happy if i make it up haha

 

[montage]

i dont have a clue, i will be happy if i make it up haha

Did you just say 45 minutes?!




I would like to climb the Alpe sometime....but it is very commercialised...and I guess I would rather climb a mountain which isn't swarming with cyclists etc.