vbplease wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:08 pm
g-boaf wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:04 pm
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Glandon will be hard, the direction you are going will feel endless without much rest at times, so too Galibier because it is really high - and I assume you’ll go over the top and not take the tunnel just before it. That one I’d tick as the toughest.
Thanks for the tips GBoaf.
Not what I wanted to hear about Glandon.. I thought that was supposed to be the easy one, lol.
I’ll be sure to conserve as much energy as possible. Especially the telegraph, as I anticipate Galibier to be a killer.. it’s supposed to ramp up pretty steep towards the end? Alp D’huez will just be survival mode, and I will be absolutely stocked of if I just finish the thing before the time cutoff.
From what I’ve been reading on the marmotte website regarding training plans, it recommends a lot of polarised training early on (maybe 90% in z1-2), and to avoid high intensity? To be honest my aerobic engine is pretty ordinary still, so I may devote jan/feb to many more kms in z1-2.
Do you recommend a particular time in say sweet spot? Maybe 0.8xftp at 40mins-1hr to replicate the climbs? With some repeatability?
I’m thinking getting a compact chainring 34, with a 34 cassette?
Yes, Galibier is very steep at the top no matter which direction you are going on that.
Once you have your base training in order, I’d be looking at 10min intervals x5 or x6 with lower cadence 65-70rpm and 80-85% FTP. Get those legs feeling sore and burning. When these blocks feel easier, shorten the rest in between them.
Make sure to let recovery happen on the off days.
If you really want to be serious then looking carefully at what you eat - being lighter will help a lot. Even just 2 kilograms will help.
Try to study the route on google street view as much as possible, even find some YouTube videos of the climbs so you know the turns.
Lots of successive corners that can catch you out, like blind fast corners followed by a very sharp one immediately after. Look at the route details on Strava and see the gradients you'll face as well, Google Street View doesn't give a feel for how steep the sections are.
On Strava routes create your own routes with the sections for each climb and you'll more easily see the gradients. Your first climb up to the hydro dam has sustained 7-10% sections.