2012 Audax Alpine Classic
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby oldnewby » Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:33 am
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby cerb » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:43 pm
Mr. Garmin told me it was 36 degrees riding up mt. beauty on Sunday. The air temperature wasn't as bad as the ~10km of road directly exposed to the sun...
Temps sound nasty for the event - take care and keep hydrated people!
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby feral grasshopper » Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:50 pm
thanks Toppity! fun is not an adequate description! i just improved everything from last time i did Buffalo, speed up by over 4kph, descent 44.9 average over the 18kms and it didn't feel hard! now Hotham on thursday is gonna be HARD!toppity wrote:did that ride new year's day feral. I love it. Nothing like standing in the water hole to recover the legs afterwards. Hope you all have fun.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby martinjs » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:46 pm
Maybe that's his secret, anyway good luck to you all.
Martin
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby jules21 » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:06 pm
here's a video to get you in the mood.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Daccordi Rider » Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:38 pm
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby feral grasshopper » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:35 pm
I drove up it today, gonna have a crack tomorrow, very nervous! Confidently expect to fail, looks damn hard!jules21 wrote:rode up some of hotham today (from dinner plain down to the meg or thereabouts). either i wasn't feeling flash or the altitude and gradient got to me, as i didn't feel great. i was grinding out some sections at 8 km/h. now i'm getting nervous
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby ausrandoman » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:02 pm
The Meg is hard to miss. If you are not sure if you rode up it, you probably didn't ride up itjules21 wrote:rode up some of hotham today (from dinner plain down to the meg or thereabouts)...
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby jules21 » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:10 pm
no i definitely didn't - i rode over the summit from DP down to about the Meg, then back up.ausrandoman wrote:The Meg is hard to miss. If you are not sure if you rode up it, you probably didn't ride up itjules21 wrote:rode up some of hotham today (from dinner plain down to the meg or thereabouts)...
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby ausrandoman » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:19 pm
- there's about 60 km of serious climbing 5 hours
- what goes up must come down 1.25 hours
- that leaves about 120 km of what, in normal circumstances, would be considered hilly terrain 5 hours
- stuffing my face at the five controls and water points - 1.25 hours
Total 12.5 hours. I have grey hair, bifocals and hearing aids. If you have none of these impediments, you will go faster.
When you turn left off the Omeo Highway to go up Whisky Tango Foxtrot Hill, you are 100 km from the finish and 400 metres above it.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby feral grasshopper » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:27 pm
Love it!ausrandoman wrote:I've done the ACE 250 twice. My time budget goes something like this:
- there's about 60 km of serious climbing 5 hours
- what goes up must come down 1.25 hours
- that leaves about 120 km of what, in normal circumstances, would be considered hilly terrain 5 hours
- stuffing my face at the five controls and water points - 1.25 hours
Total 12.5 hours. I have grey hair, bifocals and hearing aids. If you have none of these impediments, you will go faster.
When you turn left off the Omeo Highway to go up Whisky Tango Foxtrot Hill, you are 100 km from the finish and 400 metres above it.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Eleri » Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:47 am
Well that's useful! Not sure I can manage 60km at 12kph whilst climbing but we will see on the day!ausrandoman wrote:I've done the ACE 250 twice. My time budget goes something like this:
- there's about 60 km of serious climbing 5 hours
- what goes up must come down 1.25 hours
- that leaves about 120 km of what, in normal circumstances, would be considered hilly terrain 5 hours
- stuffing my face at the five controls and water points - 1.25 hours
Total 12.5 hours. I have grey hair, bifocals and hearing aids. If you have none of these impediments, you will go faster.
When you turn left off the Omeo Highway to go up Whisky Tango Foxtrot Hill, you are 100 km from the finish and 400 metres above it.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Apple » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:43 am
Do they have 130km, I would do that. Not so keen on the 200.oldnewby wrote:I'm in awe of all you guys & girls doin 200-250... I'll be stoked just to finish the 130, let alone within the time limit! Can't wait though
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby oldnewby » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:16 am
http://www.cyclingprofiles.com.au/HTM/A ... AAC130.htm
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Apple » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:27 am
Yes it does look good, I will be happy to do that one next yearoldnewby wrote:yeah, you're right.. Bright forecast max temp has varied between 29 and 34, Falls Creek has varied between 17 and 22
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby chucknitro » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:39 am
+1 Looks like I'll be going at the same paceausrandoman wrote:I have grey hair, bifocals and hearing aids. If you have none of these impediments, you will go faster.
...but probably slower
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby jules21 » Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:13 pm
i'm in awe of myself too actually.oldnewby wrote:I'm in awe of all you guys & girls doin 200-250...
for being dumb enough to sign up for it
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Apple » Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:58 pm
You are my sort of guyschucknitro wrote:+1 Looks like I'll be going at the same paceausrandoman wrote:I have grey hair, bifocals and hearing aids. If you have none of these impediments, you will go faster.
...but probably slower
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Daccordi Rider » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:36 pm
Drove back of Falls, Say What hill. yesterday
Much respect to the ACE'rs. 200 is enough for me.
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