Winterfold said:Is the Motirolo really that steep for that long?
absolutely not. The maximum gradient of the Mortirolo is 18% (over 500m or so), the steepest section of 5km must be 12.5%-13% average, which is steep enough
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Winterfold said:Is the Motirolo really that steep for that long?
syringelessss said:But my base question is how do you improve your power???
syringelessss said:Amen on the weight - I've dropped from 172 lbs (USA, sorry) to 149, with marked improvement, but somehow you have to retain your quad power as you lose the weight.
Also, pacing is critical, as I always am deciding how hard to go out so I won't crack late in the climb, although not going hard enough and having unused energy at the end can be even more frustrating.
But my base question is how do you improve your power???
flyor64 said:I like this quote...mind if I borrow it?
As for the advice...wouldn't have minded reading this sooner. I just did a off-road mtn climb time trial (can't think of a better way to describe it) last night. While my time improved greatly from last year...still not where I wanted to be. next year...another 3 minutes off my time and I'll be where I want to.
thanks
brianf7 said:it takes discipline to breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth at any level of cycling for me anyway. Deeper breaths. A good cyclist told me many years ago to tempo your breathing like you would tempo your ride or race. Think of it as cadence breathing he said and emphasize inhale through the nose etc. especially during warm up and cool down. it took me some time to get it.
I was a mouth breather and took too many short breaths.
Fresh Air is 14 psi so the main aim is get the Co2 out and frash air has to flow in practice getting the stale air out of the lungs while riding hard .
While is semi tuck position try to push air out from deep in the guts.