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Post by gduffy on Jan 13, 2008 17:39:40 GMT
Brian
Any chance you could advise on the best route from Castlepollard to to take in some good hills for the bike. Am thinking of going there next saturday morning weather permitting if anyone is interested.
Gerry D
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Post by davieleo on Jan 15, 2008 16:04:48 GMT
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Post by gduffy on Jan 16, 2008 17:56:16 GMT
Thanks guys. Meeting up with Vera later to see if we can work something out for anyone interested. Will post details tomor to let any interested parties that might want to join up on sat morning next.
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Post by gduffy on Jan 17, 2008 13:16:05 GMT
Hill Cycling Route sorted for saturday next, Meeting up at Park Hotel at 8.30 am (SHARP) Approx 55 miles and good hills approx 3-3.5 hours (if longer blame Vera!!) More the merrier...bring umbrellas, chance of rain...! I will be giving puncture lessons for anyone interested!!£"!$%. (Joke)
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Post by pjwade on Feb 20, 2008 9:41:05 GMT
Hi there, on the hill climbs again. I have mapped out the SlieveBloom route we do (the cut and wolftrap) and overlaid it on top of the Bala cycle profile so I could see how our training compares to the terrain over there. I have also added the Nice profile ( :-) ) , sorry Dor and Gerry , and the Wicklow 200. I think it gives it a little perspective, maybe even a lot. You can view this at the link below (view on full screen, graph legend is on the right) .. Anyhow, I was thinking of having a go at the Wicklow 200 route in the near future. It is quite a challenge and would be good training. Note sure if anyone is interested but have a think about it. The real Wicklow 200 is on June 8th this year and we all know where we will be for that. www.philipjwade.com/myImages/Bike/Cycling_RouteProfiles.jpg |
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Post by bboyle on Feb 21, 2008 17:49:33 GMT
I'm not a big fan of the graph thing. They just seem to be used as a scare tactic. Its impressive alright the difference between courses but unless your comfortable interpreting graphs they can easily be misread.
I say keep it simple... train on hills and just pedal up them. Same thing as pedalling on the flat but much more enjoyable - the bigger the better!
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