Today
I felt like doing some hill training. Nearby Meerdael has a few climbs
which are very well suited for this purpose. So I set off and quickly
regained the first hill, a tricky downhill with lots of roots bringing
me from 70 to 35 metres, followed by a long uphill, some 500 metres
regaining 35 heightmeters, 7% average . The climb was easily manageable
on the 34/34, good moist sandy track with some roots and other stuff to
keep it interesting. I did this uphill/downhill combination 5 times.
Every time I hit the downhill I went a little faster, proof that you
gain confidence by doing technical sections, and also that you learn
from doing a section a few times.
I then moved on to the next downhill/uphill combo. The uphill was
situated on the BLOSO trail (but in the opposite direction) and the
downhill was a quick fall with a few good curves and even a little
uphill bend before dropping in a gully and reaching the bottom at 45
metres of altitude. The following uphill brought me in 400 metres about
32 metres higher, so averaging an 8% slope .
I did this climb 10 times, with every round I lost a bit of daylight
and when I was nearing the 10th climb, I met 3 bikers , one of them had
a torn chain and since neither of them had any material to break a
chain or mend it, it was their lucky day I passed when I did. I gave
them my chain tool and an SRAM link so that they could be on their way.
I hope for them it is a lesson learned. Never leave without having the
necessary tools to perform basic emergency maintenance.
Oh well, I rode on and when I got home I counted 27K and a nice 600
heightmeters. That a Hill Factor of 22 for you My average speed
was a whopping 13kph :).
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