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Bloody good training today. Mostly zone two with a few segment efforts on the way south. I was happiest actually with performance on the final 23.5km against the headwind and uphill. I was losing average speed, but held 346w average for the final 37 minutes at an average 146bpm, which is just...

7697km so far this year. 81520m vertical 274hrs A little less than this time last year, due to a combination of sciatica issues in January and then deep cold in February limiting my speed and distance (2.6" Ice Spiker Pros are not fast). Never any indoor training. About 50/50 road and gravel...

Thanks! I am 42 later this month. My power numbers are unusually high, but I am also an enormous human being (203cm), so whilst I move quite quickly, my power/weight ratio isn't as impressive (about 4.6w/kg). I always say that whilst I have World Tour Pro level numbers, I'm 25-35kg heavier than...

I've spoken with this company and will do a test ride on one of their bikes when I'm back in the UK later in the year . For me at 100kg and 203cm, 32" wheels are going to be amazing. I'll save over 15w at race speeds on gravel and even more when it's rough. I'll be able to descend even faster...

Thanks! :D Everyone has to start somewhere, and 26kph is still a good solid average! I only came back to cycling in April 2022, so with dedicated training, the speed comes quickly. The Aeroad does help a fair bit, though I didn't have my skinsuit or aero shoe covers on today, so I would have...

I had an excellent tempo ride today, on a 100km route that I do fairly often. This is the first time doing it on the Aeroad though, and Christ, it's fast. I had good legs too, and with the temperature and humidity dropping substantially since the weekend, I felt a lot better. HR was only 155bpm...

A bit aggressive and ageist, don't you think? All I have said is that a) I want everyone to have fun and be safe, and b) that there needs to be a better understanding with slower riders that a vakt motorcycle means fast group, so please don't take up the entire lane, and check before moving out...

You do get used to the older style SRAM shifters, but the new ones (which are the only ones I would recommend) are much, much better. Great if you have big hands, and they also have the new braking technology for "one finger braking" . I have older Rival on my gravel bike and new Force on my...

If the new generation of Endurace SLX feels too aggressive/long, why not consider the previous generation? They are still superb bikes - quick, comfortable and with big tire clearance. A lot cheaper too. I would encourage you to consider SRAM over Shimano as well. I personally find the...

We get it really hot here in Småland. Only one village away from Målilla (high temperature record for Sweden). I had 2 hrs at 26-30c and 2hrs at 30-32c today. It wasn't good.

Alldeles för varmt idag. Jag hatar när det är så här varmt, men jag behöver verkligen vänja mig vid det. Skönt att få ett nytt 3-minuters effektpersomål på 599w, men det finns en hel del mer där inne om jag kan göra det i en backe utan en platt sträcka i mitten. Att inte svettas som en galning...

I like that idea. You want these measures to be idiot-proof, because no one is thinking at 100% when doing a ride as long as VR.

I think the idea of the escort motorcycles having text on the back of them to warn slower cyclists is very good. For the record, I was riding in the IMFC sub 7:30. As others have noted, a well behaved and disciplined team. One of the other issues with riding a sub-group (especially one of the...

I don't disagree. We had a team pass us in Gränna quite wrecklessly. They had set off 4 minutes after us, and we'd been asked by our escort motorcyclist to take it easy on the cobbles in Gränna, Hjo and Askersund. So we did. Then, this other team decided to squeeze past us at high effort...

I think for most people, 158g an hour is too much for VR. I'm 101kg and averaged just under 280w - I did 140g an hour on the bike. My stomach held, but I could feel that it was under pressure at the end. I didn't feel amazing the next day, I'll admit.