Less power more weight these daysI’ve done it twice on the Whitton on a compact running 34:26, I think, the first time.

Our Community About Strava Community Standards Careers Pros on Strava Follow Blog ventoux col du galibier alpe d’huez col du grand colombier col d’aubisque col d’izoard. lemmon mt. We even rode up the Wrynose* the same day. Hardknott Pass. To celebrate this event Team Strava will be at the Rapha Tempest festival at Broughton Hall for a weekend feast of road riding culture. Remember to save something for Wrynose, it’s no pushover,as it were.It’s quite tricky on 34/28 on a damp road with 100 miles in your legsI’ve driven over it a few times. I rode over last summer in the mizzle, looking forward to it having struggled over aged 14 on a ten speed.That looks like a more consistent gradient than HardknottHaving said that this might be because I thought that the first big climb out of Ashburton Widecoombe is tame in comparison, just spin up. Avg Grade 13% Lowest Elev 105m. I just about managed to thread my way through and then nearly stalled on the last ramp after the hairpins.tpbiker – is that the climb up from Kenmore? And I was using a 34/32 gear!Thing is whilst it was brutally steep compared to anything I’ve ever been up before, it’s absolutely nothing compared to the 30% ramps of hardknott. mitchell whiteface mountain. Highest Elev 388m. A bit of stubbornness helps too, “if I wanted to walk, I would have left the bike at home” is what my inner voice says.A lot of swearing.

Some of the corners took 4 or 5 reversing on opposite lock to get round. It’s a tough one…..but Hardknott is in a different league. If you’re prepared to move like a tortoise and can put up with the pain then it’s doable. evans mt. It got Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing up Mount Everest in 1953, so it’ll probably dispense sufficient energy … We want to help you navigate your way through the most iconic cycling segments on the planet.Through extensive research and feedback from hundreds of Strava athletes, we’ve come up with our initial list of fifty-two Strava Classic Segments, covering everything from famous Tour de France ascents to lesser known (but no less epic) climbs.Without further ado, here is the initial list of Strava Classic Segments:More features related to Strava Classic Segments will be launching soon. Thing is, it’s not a constant gradient. Obviously early on in he day. I read somewhere that hardknott requires a minimum of 4 watts per kilo to get up, but on today’s experience you’d need much much more than that.How *did* people ride up hills before they knew their FTP? No power and no synchro on first gear.

Hardknott Pass, UK Our plucky Brit can’t come close to matching the length of its more exotic competitors, but with the road rising well over 30 per cent and wet tarmac common, you’ll do … I thought I’d sussed it with a 50/34 and an 11-40 cassette on my 7kg road bike… Until Honister when I broke the bottom 3 sprocket cluster (Recon cassettes = useless) and ended up 8 speed 11-32.There are 2 really steep bits; at the start and 2/3rds the way up. The middle bit is a blessing from heaven that can be soft-pedalled, and you’ll know how to lay down power for the hard top third from doing do-or-die mountain bike climbs. The whole ftp thing just sounds like overthinking to me.The whole ftp thing just sounds like overthinking to meIt’s a glorious climb but honestly it’s not that hard to get up – Any decent mountain biker should be OK with it on a sensible cassette. For the Hardknott Pass segment challenge, Strava will give away one pair of tickets each to both the fastest male and fastest female riders. I met a guy who did it in 42×24.If I do it again I’ll have a 20inch gear or less. Just get it done straight up.I found it easier on the bike that in my 68 bhp Berlingo to be fairTpBiker, is this part of some sort of humblebrag where you actually reveal you were doing 15mph up the Quaich? First car I went in was an original Mini. The steep ramps are short, and if you go wis on the hairpins you get some relief. All activities logged during the Challenge period must be uploaded to Strava no later than June 4th, 2014. Kendal Mint Cake. Highest Elev 353m. Elev Difference 315m.