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what is the best plan, ride nice and steady under your normal pace, or up it a bit and hope to last.
Start early,finish late.Have an awesome lunch and a snooze.
Nice and steady.
Don't do what a few did when we did the C2C, which was, start early finish early then go to the pub and get shitfaced and roll in at 3am when you have to be up the next day to do it all again.
Go at your own pace.
Or have someone tow you along the Downs Link....
i find it quite hard to ride a bit slower than my normal pace (which is pedestrian).
think i might buy a bike computer thing to see how slow i am going.
My tactic ,always under gear every climb.
Spin it out and then remind myself not to pedal too much downhill and have a rest.
I'm a tortoise me.
Oh and eat and drink enough too.
Depends on how far you are planning to ride and if you are use to it.Some people can go out and do 100miles in 5 hours and that's a steady ride for them others might take 3 hours more for the same distance.Plus weather conditions can make a long ride hell or great.Main thing is to eat and drink regularly.
Start out easy, pace up a bit 1/4 the way in, pace on to 1/2 distance, pace back to 3/4 then ride steady to finish.
Cheap computer will log speed, don't be too caught up in chasing kph when you first get it 😆
Slow and steady.
Get your head in the right gear. So much more important than getting you body in the right gear!
Steady does it, think of it as an all day pissup. If you go at it all guns blazing in the first few hours it will end in tears.
At a pace to finish, fuel properly and don't run out.
On longer or paced rides I tend to ride to the Garmin, using averages etc. to keep my pace right. It's also useful to keep check of progress - I use a mental 10% done, 20% done etc. to keep me going at times.
Steady pace for, get off and walk if I think I'll burn myself out 🙄 Prone to cramping 🙄
Do it in Holland.
For over 100 miles, I'd say aim for usual pace - aiming to never 'get tired' really.
Ensure you keep refuelling and drinking too - normal food works well if you're sticking to your aerobic thresholds... and tastes nicer!
DrP
need to keep it pretty steady.
A heart rate monitor might help.
Remember my wrists hurting when I did a 78 miler. I'd get a flexible bar and some ergonomic grips. Oh and some good padded shorts for the arse
Coast down hills, amble up the easier hills. Ride normally on the flat and the steep stuff. Works for me.
Work out an average overall speed. Go a wee bit faster than that. Stop when you're 30 minutes or so ahead of schedule for cake.
Nail it from the off making sure to hit a few interval sessions in the middle ...
Get and wear a hear rate monitor. Learn where the zones are, and keep in zone 2 at all times.
_No_ hard efforts at all! The moment it gets hard, back off or get off.
Fuel often. Jelly babies in feed bag, sports drink in camelback. Stop every 3 hours for quick (10 mins max) hit of savory (sarnie / nuts) and sweet (tablet / fudge etc), a drink, and some caffeine.
Stretch at start. Get off and stretch if you start to feel cramped.
Germoline on the arse.
Train enough to know you can ride for 12 hours at a steady pace and fuel enough and not feel all sore.
Get your head in the right gear. So much more important than getting you body in the right gear!
Very true. Be inspired by your adventurous spirit but don't let ambition lead you into adding extra bits into your ride that mean the last 25 miles are a panic stricken sprint for the last train home.
Ride at your normal pace till half way ( riding consciously slower would prob have you pushing too big a gear). Not too much efforts on any climbs and keeping eating something every hour or so.
From half way - pick it up a bit if possible.
When your a few miles from home smash it ... See what's left in your legs. You will prob surprise yourself how strong they still feel