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Apolitical said:Obviously Ned is an amazing athlete. I have raced against him several times in both road and mtb events. However, while this is another great result for him, doesn't it say just as much about the lack of depth in the US fields now?
Apolitical said:Obviously Ned is an amazing athlete. I have raced against him several times in both road and mtb events. However, while this is another great result for him, doesn't it say just as much about the lack of depth in the US fields now?
redtreviso said:2 1:51:41. 0:01:21 21 overend ned 55
2 place 1:21 behind a 23 year old..
Wow
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Deagol said:It's a &*$#@ hard race, that's for sure...........
Le breton said:Of course any race is as hard as you want to make it, but, as hillclimbs go that one is actually easier than most due to the gradient : as it is not very steep you do not tend to overextend yourself as happens on really steep slopes.
Except for the fact that the race starts at 2303m and finishes at 4307m. To put the altitude in context, Stelvio (24.7km; 7.5%) tops out at 2758m, Galibier (35.5km; 5.7%) at 2645m, Colle dell'Angello (21.3km; 6.8%) at 2744m, Col du Tourmalet (18.6km; 7.5%) at 2115m, Plan de Corones Kronplatz (12.85km; 8.5%)at 2273m and Alto de Sierra Nevada (30.0km; 5.8%)at 2510mLe breton said:Of course any race is as hard as you want to make it, but, as hillclimbs go that one is actually easier than most due to the gradient : as it is not very steep you do not tend to overextend yourself as happens on really steep slopes.
Deagol said:In all honesty, I have not done any riding in Europe, but I have done some steep stuff at lower altitudes (Flagstaff -with a %15 grade-near Boulder, CO as an example). To look at it only as a question of steepness in not the whole story.
Benpounder is correct, the body does not function well abouve 13,000 feet (at least mine doesn't).
To call this race "easy" seems insane to me. I know it's not the steepest climb out there, but geez ....
Le breton said:IDuring that Bob Cook race I was never aware of the altitude as I adjusted my effort to the possibilities of my muscles.
ploglet said:The fact that Ned can continue to produce those sorts of times is amazing. I was somewhat surprised to now see Tom Danielson there as I know he was around Boulder training the previous week.
Apolitical said:Obviously Ned is an amazing athlete. I have raced against him several times in both road and mtb events. However, while this is another great result for him, doesn't it say just as much about the lack of depth in the US fields now?
131313 said:Well, this is basically a local race. There aren't a bunch of guys traveling to go do a hill climb. Keep in mind though, the guy who finished almost a minute down on him was top 10 in the Tour of California. That guy is seriously amazing, pure badassl
Out of curiosity i went back to my heart rate file for the event.Deagol said:Hmm, that is interesting. I don't have the best preperation, granted. I have done the race the last 7 years (I think) and always feel light headed and spent at about 13,00 feet.
Le breton said:Out of curiosity i went back to my heart rate file for the event.
In the 1st part to Echo lake i was (except for the 1st few km in the pack) at almost the same heart rate as in the Val thorens climb ( same year, 1 month earlier). Then sometime after echo lake, i let it slide down about 5 bpm. Reason : there was nobody catching me and nobody i could catch , i.e. no reason to go all the way out. Plus maybe just being cautious.