Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Road to CDA 06: Bike 121
Wed 3/1
Summary: Bike 121 (8:30)/ 9220 ft ascent
This ride was not as tough as I thought it would be. This is the adaptation I was looking for out of the past 5 days. Climbed 8100 feet from 30-80 miles. Then rolling for the final 40. Able to spin on the flats without too much effort at 22 mph with surges to 24-25 for a few minutes. Held average of 18-20 final 40. Ann adapted well. She got onto the bike with sore legs, but handled the climbes (8100 ft in 50 miles). She was suprised in her strength and was in my draft on several 24+ mph several minute pulls on the flats. She is "arriving" when it comes to her bike strength.
Total for 5 consecutive days:
453 miles
about 40,000 ft ascent
Final 2 days, 240 miles and 20,480 ft ascent. Will summarize later. Writing this from South Lake Tahoe...going up for a beer (or 4)
Summary: Bike 121 (8:30)/ 9220 ft ascent
This ride was not as tough as I thought it would be. This is the adaptation I was looking for out of the past 5 days. Climbed 8100 feet from 30-80 miles. Then rolling for the final 40. Able to spin on the flats without too much effort at 22 mph with surges to 24-25 for a few minutes. Held average of 18-20 final 40. Ann adapted well. She got onto the bike with sore legs, but handled the climbes (8100 ft in 50 miles). She was suprised in her strength and was in my draft on several 24+ mph several minute pulls on the flats. She is "arriving" when it comes to her bike strength.
Total for 5 consecutive days:
453 miles
about 40,000 ft ascent
Final 2 days, 240 miles and 20,480 ft ascent. Will summarize later. Writing this from South Lake Tahoe...going up for a beer (or 4)
