Oh and a couple of other things.
Firstly a bit of perspective.
We are very lucky to be living here, (for loads of reasons!) but even more so for cycling terms.
We have just about everything within a 5 mile jaunt.
Flat straights, rolling countryside, and some brutal climbs, which is the highlight.
What they lack in length they make up for in gradient.
You didn't see too many tour climbs with the same gradient, traditionally they are 8-14%.
This years Vuelta did have the gradients and it nearly brought them to a stand still.
The fact we can even get up most of these climbs ***cough*** Cobb Lane ***cough***, is not to be sniffed at.
Firstly a bit of perspective.
We are very lucky to be living here, (for loads of reasons!) but even more so for cycling terms.
We have just about everything within a 5 mile jaunt.
Flat straights, rolling countryside, and some brutal climbs, which is the highlight.
What they lack in length they make up for in gradient.
You didn't see too many tour climbs with the same gradient, traditionally they are 8-14%.
This years Vuelta did have the gradients and it nearly brought them to a stand still.
The fact we can even get up most of these climbs ***cough*** Cobb Lane ***cough***, is not to be sniffed at.
The latter caught me out badly on Sunday although I think I've now just about conquered the middle one by pacing myself better up Old London Road. Went up Queensway today thinking it was going to be a proper slog, but thankfully it was long but much steadier than I thought and not too bad at all.
). I suppose a triple would be the way to go for him so he doesn't do any damage and can always keep a high cadence with ease.
