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Old August 18th 07, 11:24 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Adam Lea
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Came third out of eight. The hill wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to
be. One of those which has short sharp climbs interspersed with longer
flatter sections, flat enough to get a decent bit of speed up. I found
cycling from Horsham to the start was almost as tiring as I had the long
drag up to Colgate and then another long drag to Handcross in a stiff
headwind (made cycling back lovely though). At first I tried the alternate
in and out of the saddle technique but every time I stood up my thighs would
be burning and I found it much more efficient to stay seated for as much as
possible and use the gears to keep within a comfortable cadence, only
standing up for a quick burst of power on the steeper sections. The
highlight of the climb for me was overtaking the rider in front of me. Time:
6:37, just three seconds away from second place. The winning time was 6:16.

Adam


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Old August 18th 07, 11:36 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Tony Raven[_3_]
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Adam Lea wrote:
Came third out of eight. The hill wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to
be. One of those which has short sharp climbs interspersed with longer
flatter sections, flat enough to get a decent bit of speed up. I found
cycling from Horsham to the start was almost as tiring as I had the long
drag up to Colgate and then another long drag to Handcross in a stiff
headwind (made cycling back lovely though). At first I tried the alternate
in and out of the saddle technique but every time I stood up my thighs would
be burning and I found it much more efficient to stay seated for as much as
possible and use the gears to keep within a comfortable cadence, only
standing up for a quick burst of power on the steeper sections. The
highlight of the climb for me was overtaking the rider in front of me. Time:
6:37, just three seconds away from second place. The winning time was 6:16.


Well done that man!!!

Tony
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Old August 18th 07, 07:16 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Paul - xxx[_2_]
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Adam Lea typed:
Came third out of eight. The hill wasn't as bad as I thought it was
going to be. One of those which has short sharp climbs interspersed
with longer flatter sections, flat enough to get a decent bit of
speed up. I found cycling from Horsham to the start was almost as
tiring as I had the long drag up to Colgate and then another long
drag to Handcross in a stiff headwind (made cycling back lovely
though). At first I tried the alternate in and out of the saddle
technique but every time I stood up my thighs would be burning and I
found it much more efficient to stay seated for as much as possible
and use the gears to keep within a comfortable cadence, only standing
up for a quick burst of power on the steeper sections. The highlight
of the climb for me was overtaking the rider in front of me. Time:
6:37, just three seconds away from second place. The winning time was
6:16.


Nice one, well done ...

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Old August 19th 07, 11:30 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Simon Mason
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"Adam Lea" wrote in message
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.. Time:
6:37, just three seconds away from second place. The winning time was
6:16.


Well done Adam. I have had to bow out of ours on Tuesday evening after
crashing on a 10 mile TT last week. I can hardly walk at the moment, let
alone ride a hill climb.


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http://www.simonmason.karoo.net


 




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