Sunday off replacement race!!!

by Guest Fri 24 Feb 2012 - 16:31

So on my weekend off from TORA I'm doing this to fill the gap!!!

Hell of the Ashdown

by Duke of Bruno Fri 24 Feb 2012 - 16:36

That certainly does look like a challenge.

How long does something like that take?

by nickyf1 Fri 24 Feb 2012 - 16:48

Good luck with that Matt!

by lfcnicklfc Fri 24 Feb 2012 - 16:55

Looks like a mission haha! Best of luck man Very Happy

by Guest Fri 24 Feb 2012 - 17:01

Cheers chaps

Well I haven't trained since early Jan because my shoulders are injured so I'm expecting the cycling to take about 6 hours!! My power to weight ratio is defo not good right now plus fitness is down so I will probably have to do a lot of pushing my bike up hills!!!

I'm most scared of this hill: "'The Wall' - This daunting climb was considered so hard that the Tour de France gave it a miss when the stage went over the Ashdown in 1994. On the Ordinance Survey map it’s steep enough to warrant a 'chevron' on two stretches. Although Kidds Hill is 1.5 miles long you will climb for a total of 2.5 miles to the summit of the Ashdown Forest at King's Standing.

by nickyf1 Sat 25 Feb 2012 - 16:38

Ow. I hate climbs..

I do enjoy cycling, haven't done much since September though! Need a new road bike.

by Guest Fri 16 Mar 2012 - 23:03

p.s - i managed over 50 miles and was in the saddle for 5 hours 15 minutes!! Not bad considering I was injured and shouldn't have really attempted it!!