Where's the best place in the UK for good climbing training?
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markhewitt1978 wrote:You don't need to go all the way to Scotland. Coming from Surrey then Snowdonia would perhaps be a good choice
Wales and snowdonia, is probably your best bet with a mix of quiet roads and climbs, otherwise anywhere that is known to be hilly such as dartmour, cumbria, mendips and the dales.
Although, for price i would fancy a cheap summer rental in a chalet in the alps. Thats what im doing this summer despite living in the rolling hills of somerset!0 -
tbh if you want to do proper hill training in addition to distance milage. Hop on a cheap flight to Mallorca - can't go wrong there0
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giant man wrote:But he's not, he's $hit at climbing lol
He's probably an amazing climber compared to an amateur cyclist, he just looks slow compared to his fellow pros?0 -
Ed J wrote:
To be fair, he could probably smash most of the members of this forum without even trying. It's just comparatively he looks bad.0 -
The audax snow roads route looks like a beauty - somebody decided it would be great to string together all the roads that get closed by snow each year. If the 300K seems like too much there are lots of options to choose from in Grampian/cairngorm
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/9709070 -
Peak district? Holme Moss, Snake Pass, Cat and Fiddle, Long Hill, Froggat Edge. All quite lengthy but never too brutal on gradient. Then if you do fancy something short and sharp there is Winnats Pass.Look 566 viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12892775&p=18015091#p18015091
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plenty of hills in snowdonia
check out this segment named half alpe d`huez
http://app.strava.com/segments/1786022
5.5 miles 1730ft KOM 28minsi need more bikes0 -
Have a look at the routes on the Merlin supportive. The cothi route 70m includes the black mountain 1564 ft over 19m, also the climb past Brechfa 600 ft over 2 miles. Fantastic quiet roads.0
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YIMan wrote:He's probably an amazing climber compared to an amateur cyclist, he just looks slow compared to his fellow pros?
I often hear that "Oh Cav is crap on hills", I 100% guarantee you that Mark Cavendish would best every person on this forum on any climb. If I could be as good as Mark Cavendish is on hills I'd be a very happy man, but I doubt I'd ever achieve that because I'm not a professional athlete.0