Regarding total elevation gain: a lot depends on how steep it is. The total gain includes not only climbs but also false flats (i.e. 1-3%). The true is that on those nearly flat sections aero drag is still the main resistive force so it resembles flat sections more than uphill (therefore guys in the middle of the bunch will use up way less energy than pacesetters, making it easier than climbs). 4000 meters of total climbing (at average of 7-8%) can be more difficult than 5000 meters with half of it on shallow gradients (assuming that some team wants to make it hard OFC, it's always pace dependent).
Pretty much an anaerobic threshold test, maybe slightly above for a part of the route.
It's a 32 minute ITT, you just go balls to the wall. Maybe do a slightly negative split.
Pretty much an anaerobic threshold test, maybe slightly above for a part of the route.
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