Me, AT and Ullrich rolled with a crew of PedalHard instructors and students this morning. Crew included the 3 aforementioned Dough plus KL, Brant, waterbugCasey (WBC), and Joel. We had two Princes, a Wilier (Joel), an Orbea (WBC). a Specialized and 2 sweet Treks.
Really great ride. KL kept the governor on, and we rolled a brisk but mostly manageable pace. Brant and KL did the lion's share of the work, with the rest of us hanging on. In looking at the file, only 18 minutes of downtime. Pretty good for a nearly 4 hour ride. This is a lesson we need to learn. Too much dawdling in the convenience store on our typical rides.Compared to our last roll (where the Ticket and Ullrich doused), I shaved 19 minutes of ride time off the effort, with the same average HR. Progress!
Only part of the ride that really hurt was the climb out from the Hamilton Pool water crossing. The other day at the PH Center, Brant asked the rhetorical question, "How long can I push 450 watts?" Well, the answer is "a helluva lot longer than me".... Right after we crested the big climb, Kevin and Brant turned up the heat just a bit, and melted the rest of us. While I was able to keep them in view, just couldn't get back on without burning all my matches. That stretch is so sweet. smooth roads, good weather and great company made for a very good ride. While I am bummed to miss the church service this morning, this climb was pretty spiritual. There was some suffering, some penance, and some redemption. KL mentioned that in his past training rides with Lance, they shredded each other on that stretch. That would have been awesome to see!
Ullrich and AT did great work today. Joel is more of a bike fiend than me, if that is possible. His Lampre Wilier was sweet, and he has a Dogma (with Edge dishes) at home. Aww yeah.
Y'all have a great week!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/72879882
Really great ride. KL kept the governor on, and we rolled a brisk but mostly manageable pace. Brant and KL did the lion's share of the work, with the rest of us hanging on. In looking at the file, only 18 minutes of downtime. Pretty good for a nearly 4 hour ride. This is a lesson we need to learn. Too much dawdling in the convenience store on our typical rides.Compared to our last roll (where the Ticket and Ullrich doused), I shaved 19 minutes of ride time off the effort, with the same average HR. Progress!
Only part of the ride that really hurt was the climb out from the Hamilton Pool water crossing. The other day at the PH Center, Brant asked the rhetorical question, "How long can I push 450 watts?" Well, the answer is "a helluva lot longer than me".... Right after we crested the big climb, Kevin and Brant turned up the heat just a bit, and melted the rest of us. While I was able to keep them in view, just couldn't get back on without burning all my matches. That stretch is so sweet. smooth roads, good weather and great company made for a very good ride. While I am bummed to miss the church service this morning, this climb was pretty spiritual. There was some suffering, some penance, and some redemption. KL mentioned that in his past training rides with Lance, they shredded each other on that stretch. That would have been awesome to see!
Ullrich and AT did great work today. Joel is more of a bike fiend than me, if that is possible. His Lampre Wilier was sweet, and he has a Dogma (with Edge dishes) at home. Aww yeah.
Y'all have a great week!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/72879882
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