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Someone complained???? What did you say? 🤣🤣🤣
This is why we can never open our Sunday hills to the general public haha
Keep going @DrP you have broken it's back now...not far to go!
I've been rick-rolled....!
DrP
I’ve been rick-rolled….!
Ha!
Just gone past 8000m....
Paul and Lee providing support
Wheels!!!
Just in time for Tuesday
About bloody time. Shiny new stuff.
heck yah! wheels!!!
Righto...final descent.... then only 500 odd M to climb (in reality I'll prob aim for about 8950m to be sure!)...
all welcome!!!
I'm buzzing!!!
DrP
Just go all the way to the top again
Well done - enjoy (if thats the right word) the last bit!
He ticks over the 200km mark while off the bike and looking at his phone 🤣
Last ascent to go, good luck.
Well done Dr P and well done to all the support riders.
Sorry about the Rick Rolling. Just thought you'd appreciate us never giving you up.
Top effort @DrP
I've already opened the celebratory beers.
Bloody great effort mate...final stretch...enjoy the moment!
Well now I know what Rick-rolling is. Late to the party there. Ian is flying. Did one ascent with him but that descent then bang into another climb is tough. My legs didn't fancy another go. He's got stronger company now for the home straight.
C'mon Ian get this done...you're distracting me from painting the spare room! 🤣🤣
Well done you will look fabulous on Tuesday with your new wheels and oversized glasses 🤓
....and numerous gloves 🤣🤣
Multiple gloves could come in handy in this weather.
Top effort. Wear those oversize glasses with pride.
Well done Ian fantastic effort when you get 5 minutes watch your feed back as your face was a picture when you got the glasses, it was what the **** I’ve just V Everest and I’ve earned some glasses.
Wow - fantastic riding. Seriously impressed with the effort.
Well that was great!!
Legs feel fresh, and I don't ache and have no real sore spots as so much time was out the saddle!!
Thank you SOOOO much all who gave encouraging words and joined in for as little or much as you could spare... it really helped the time fly by!!!
8950 meteres climbed.. 210 odd KM ridden (well, only half ridden eh!!!) and about 7000 calories burned....
Gonna jump in the shower, drive to the GFs and have some gin and sushi to celebrate!!!
Love you all!!
DrP
Well done worth it for the glasses I am sure 😂 Phenomenal result and effort.
Congratulations Doc !
apologies for the short support - I overshot the bottom of the hill and couldn't catch you back up, since you were riding pretty much at my sustainable max 😕
... and then I bonked but carried on to the top at 2w/kg - slightly surprised you didn't lap me
Well done Ian, you've earned your celebratory sushi you weirdo. (I mean if ever there was a time for a huge dirty burger!)
Really good following that, a great effort. Couldn't join you on the hill sadly as I'm busy at my parent's house but did give you a few Ride On's throughout so hope that helped!
Seeing the Rick Roll comment means I should have put the Gina G track on the list but didn't know if you would play it straight or on shuffle, would have been funny in the last few Kms but not so much on the first climb!
Hopefully this will have knackered you out for the final race on Tuesday, might have a chance to finish close-ish to you but somehow I doubt it.
Congrats @drp, superb effort. You really smashed through it. You weren't hanging around...
Sushi? Really?
Nice work. 👏🏅🍾
Sushi?! Surely deserves a Domino's family deal for one?!
I still think you're crazy but a great effort, you should feel proud!
Well done to you and all those that gave some supporting km's! It was great to keep popping in to watch and read comments.
I still think we should do the Alpe next week on the hills ride...
Congrats, great effort!
Well done 🙂
@oppnorth that would be cruel Sunday Hills so soon...... 😂
Great effort DrP. Fantastic
Can’t believe how fresh you looked during that whole thing.
Well done Ian
Thought you might fade away given the early pace
A solid sustained effort, now for a south downs double attempt in June
Can’t believe how fresh you looked during that whole thing.
I guess that's the key really, pick a pace you can just keep on trundling along at, on and on and on, if you're struggling at any point with the pace you're going too fast. A lot like long distance walking, it's got to be at a dull pace, start to work at it and it's going to end badly.
That said, a lot like long distance walking, I bet tomorrow is a bitch!
amazing effort, you are becoming a cycling machine.
canni ask how many bib shorts did you get through and if only one what type do you use.
I cant stand more than a few hours at the moment. so couldn't contemplate 9 or 10 hours even with the rests.
kirky - might it be your saddle rather than your bibs ?
I did 2hr today "near to" DrP's ride and ma ass is fine; legs are utterly ****ed though as I normally never get above an hour on the turbo or 90ish outside (if i can remember outside)
outside (if i can remember outside)
It's a flavour of chocolate bar isn't it?
Kirky...
I only wore one pair of bibs!
Some DHB ones... nothing fancy, but they work well for me...
Askari, I've spent a fortune of saddles and have settled on a specialized power saddle...
This was a long effort, granted, but about 70% of it was spent out of the saddle so soreness want really an issue...
On the question of riding for proper long distances/times... my tip would be to ride at a pace where you don't feel tired or get worn out... then as long as you keep eating amd drinking, you can just go on..
Now, for me, that pace is a pretty reasonable one, but still....if I were to push past it, I'd suffer...
So even if your 'steady pace' is slow... that's fine.. stick with it and you'll get there. Albeit slower!
Once you get to 'know yourself' you can work out if you can maybe push yourself a BIT past that pace for a short time... as long as you can recover (I.e hard up a hill.. but rest and recover coming down..)..
Endurance stuff is about getting fit, but also a strategy amd personal 'awareness ' of what you can do/how you feel...
DrP
Well done @DrP - a fantastic effort, you should be really proud.
Was strangely compelling watching your avatar climb - it helped to be able to see you (seamingly not) suffering as you went. Couldn't believe all those gloves though!
Wow! Super Effort DrP! Well Done!
No point me joining in for any support miles. I'd have manage about 400yds 😆
How was sushi? Oh and how are the legs this morning, are you considering buying a bungalow?
Congrats, great effort!
How was it with the trainer on 100%? Or do you run like that anyhow. I guess you’re just utilising higher up the cassette.
@dangeourbrain ...
Me and the GF opted for this instead!!
Tok a leaf from your book of suggestion and had a dirty birger and fries!!
was yummy!!
RE the legs - thighs are a tiny bit sore... and the tendon below my kneecap is a bit tender..probably grinding low cadences for 10 hours!!
How was it with the trainer on 100%? Or do you run like that anyhow. I guess you’re just utilising higher up the cassette.
It was hard, but helped to get my arse out the saddle! and NOPE..I normally run it at 50% difficulty.. I actually bought a new cassette for this challenge so at least I had a 30 tooth sprocket on the cassette!
DrP
Tok a leaf from your book of suggestion and had a dirty birger and fries!!
was yummy!!
Good choice. I mean, sushi is lovely, but it's not exactly "I've done a metric ****ton of exercise here's my reward" food.
Keep an eye on that knee, tendons can be a nuisance - though as only one of the two of us is any sort of Dr I imagine you're at least as capable of issuing that advice as I am!
So here's a little breakdown of the Alpe Du Zwift climb times:
1: 62.37 215w
2: 62.30 216w
3: 61.25 219w
4: 62.10 217w
5: 60.54 220w
6: 61.15 218w
7: 60.47 221w
8: 61.17 220w
Just call me mister consistent!!!
DrP
It’s so terrible that you crumbled towards the end.😀
A lot of folks would be happy with any of those times for their one lap best.
😀
It’s so terrible that you crumbled towards the end.😀
I know right!!
But... this vEveresting DID get me thinking...
And the Hells 500 website has got a great calculator on there...
which came up with this...
A lovely short, fairly easy climb/descent local to me... could hapily park the car at the top, snacks and fuel/fluid in there....
Hmm... food for thought eh....
DrP
You could have rounded it up to 10! Well done @DrP. Some good advice up there^
It was a fantastic effort, very well done DrP!
That is not my idea of a nice climb DrP. That's the broadly same as "2 stoops" near here which is really not a nice climb at all.
Now you are intimate with the climb, the corners, the distance etc
Can you video yourself doing a banzai all out, i can taste tin foil, i might be sick in a bucket, i have fallen off,
attempt
Some of the fast boys off here could pace/race you up as an incentive
I would love to see the numbers, and watch the ' race'
Well done! I did try to join you for a bit to say hi and cheer you on.
What an arse on an Apple TV, managed to click on your name eventually, joined was about to say Hi, tried to use the dictate function on the Apple TV, that didn't work, deleted, then found you had disappeared, probably at 100km hr back down the Alps, wife shouted (I'd just done 3 sisters route) and had to go.
I recall saying "hi nick" into the ether! Aw well.. thanks for trying dude!
Let's rather sore today! 😬😲😫
DrP
Let’s rather sore today! 😬😲😫
And on race day too. My sympathy runneth over