how much climbing in a gran fondo?

shalant
shalant Posts: 16
edited August 2018 in Road beginners
hi all. i'm a fat daddy, about 93kg. but i'm in decent condition, i can hold 40k/h in a group for awhile. i'm doing a gran fondo in october and i have 2 options:

80km with 1200m of climbing

or

130km with 2400m of climbing

i've done two 300m teeny mountains (category 3 paris mountain in SC and latigo in LA) this year and it's difficult. how ambitious shall i be?

any thoughts?

thanks!

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,776
    Go slow enough and you can do any Gran Fondo.
    Push too hard and you will blow out. All about the pacing.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Go big or go home - the long route.

    What's the point in going if you're not going to push yourself?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    What did you decide dude?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.

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