Total Cycling Performance » road bike http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mt Washington – The World’s Toughest Hill Climb http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2009/08/mt-washington-the-worlds-toughest-hill-climb/ http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2009/08/mt-washington-the-worlds-toughest-hill-climb/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:44:00 +0000 Bob http://totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=108 Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hill Climb – “The Toughest Hill Climb in the World.”  That’s what it’s called and that’s how they promote it.  This was my year to ride it and find out for myself.

 

The climb is 7.6 [...]]]> http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2009/08/mt-washington-the-worlds-toughest-hill-climb/feed/ 2 Mt Washington Taper: Race Day – 6 http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2009/08/mt-washington-taper-race-day-6/ http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2009/08/mt-washington-taper-race-day-6/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:55:33 +0000 Bob http://totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=107 My taper in advance of the Mt Washington Hill Climb looks like this:

 

Race Day – 7 (Sat, Aug 8):  Short and easy ride (though as I mentioned yesterday, it didn’t exactly work out that way). R – 6 (Today, Sun, Aug 9):  Short ride but include [...]]]> http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2009/08/mt-washington-taper-race-day-6/feed/ 3 Mt Washington Taper: Race Day – 7 http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2009/08/mt-washington-taper-race-day-7/ http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2009/08/mt-washington-taper-race-day-7/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:14:37 +0000 Bob http://totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=106 We always hope that our ride will be on a 75 degree, sunny and calm day.  Unfortunately, we rarely ride in these conditions.  And while this year will be my first Mt Washington race, my understanding is that race conditions are rarely, if ever, even close to ideal.

http://totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=105 These words popped into my head during a ride years ago, and I’ve repeated them over and over again ever since.  I don’t know exactly when they came to me or the specific circumstances which caused me to think them, but they’ve been powerful words to me.

http://totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=104 The week leading up to your race is a tricky one.  The goal is to go into your race rested and fresh, but sharp.  And believe me, this is easier said than done.

 

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