This Sunday we had a so-called reliability ride from the Huddersfield Cycling Association (of which our club is a member). We did a 60 mile tour, which gave me 120 kilometers in the end, as I had to ride from home to the start and the finish was somewhere still 15 km from home. The tour went from Brighouse, via Bradford to Gargrave and than back via Skipton and Keighley to Queensburry. On my way back home I took the Bailiff Bridge hill (around 15% ascend for a couple of hundred meters) which I can tell you is not easiest option with 100km in your legs. The ride went very well - as always I have to warm up in the beginning, but after 30 to 40 km I start to get some real energy boosts - on a flat piece around Skipton I reached speeds of around 50 k/h. The weather starts to become better, it's less cold and today there was a nice sunny spell every now and then.
Statistics: 120 km, average speed 25.8 km/h - max speed 66 km/h - 1400 mtr total ascend.
Rode the Colnago - which I have transfered into my winter bike. It's not as light as the Focus Cayo Extreme, but it's a solid bike with reliabel campa stuff.
Done a minor (45km) ride earlier in the week and did a 20.8 km timed distance (in the spirit of a time trial) on Saturday, around Mirfield. One lap is 10.4 km, I did two laps but it was extremely windy. Still did an average of 30 km/h - which with a total ascend of 250 meters is not too bad.
The first lap was a bit faster than the second (20.30 to 21.25). I tried out my clip on aero bars on the Focus bike - this really looks cool. It was a bit too low so today I made it a bit higher, that sits better, maybe can lead to faster runs. I'm certainly gonna do some TT's this year.
This week I'm on a business trip - let's hope the hotels have good gyms.
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Sunday, 15 February 2009
103 ride Mirfield - Burnley - Mirfield
Today did a 103 kilometre ride - uploaded into my Garmin TC from my EDGE705 - and see the result - this is only the elevation - we did 26 k/h average, which is quite fast. The weather is starting to get better, but I can't wait untill the sun really comes out.
Friday, 13 February 2009
Reached my goal! Over £500 for the Marie Curie Cancer Care.
I might have been a bit 'pushing' in my approach, but I did achieve at least one goal, over £500 have now been donated to the Marie Curie Cancer Care for my charity ride, Etappe Du Dales. Of course any further donations are welcome at www.justgiving.com/jackdebokx
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this good cause..........I will make sure that I do succesfully achieve the second part of the objective, that is finishing the Etappe (in a reasonable state and time).
This week did 3 turbotrainer sessions (total around 75 kilometres) and one spinning sessions. The weather outside was either too cold and icy or I just didn't have the time to go outside, anyway - those inside sessions do work as well. This morning had my physics measured at the company gym: 181 lbs and just over 15% BFM. Not too bad, lost around 8 lbs since the beginning of the year. We will do another measure again in a month's time - then I will also do VO2 max. In my good days, when I was a lot younger and did triathlon, I was around 10% BFM, 160 lbs and had a VO2 max of 66.
Let's hope the weather stays reasonably OK for the weekend so we can go on a long ride again.
Keep you posted.
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this good cause..........I will make sure that I do succesfully achieve the second part of the objective, that is finishing the Etappe (in a reasonable state and time).
This week did 3 turbotrainer sessions (total around 75 kilometres) and one spinning sessions. The weather outside was either too cold and icy or I just didn't have the time to go outside, anyway - those inside sessions do work as well. This morning had my physics measured at the company gym: 181 lbs and just over 15% BFM. Not too bad, lost around 8 lbs since the beginning of the year. We will do another measure again in a month's time - then I will also do VO2 max. In my good days, when I was a lot younger and did triathlon, I was around 10% BFM, 160 lbs and had a VO2 max of 66.
Let's hope the weather stays reasonably OK for the weekend so we can go on a long ride again.
Keep you posted.
Monday, 9 February 2009
First real 100 km
Last week I was in the US for a couple of days were I only had the chance to go to the gym one evening, did a 10 mile ride on a stupid indoor bike with a big saddle (do they think there are elephants in the gym?) - went to Paris for a one day meeting and then came home on Thursday evening late - tired. But managed to go on the turbo training on Friday and Saturday (the weather was just too bad to go outside) for around 45 minutes each time.
Sunday we went out with the Ravensthorpe Cycle Club from Mirfield via Keighley to Otley and back through Bradford (and I still don't like that option too much), anyway, just made it over 100 km (100.5 to be exact) so this counts as my first centennial of the year! I seem to be loosing some weight, which is a good thing as I need to draf all those pounds up when doing the Etappe Du Dales. The average this time was quite OK, 25 km/h as we did some proper cycling on some of the flat roads north of Keighley. Didn't do too much climbing on this trip - only about 1100 meters total ascend. It was certainly a nice ride, hope the weather doesn't turn out too ugly so I can do some riding this week, otherwise it will the turbo again.
Sunday we went out with the Ravensthorpe Cycle Club from Mirfield via Keighley to Otley and back through Bradford (and I still don't like that option too much), anyway, just made it over 100 km (100.5 to be exact) so this counts as my first centennial of the year! I seem to be loosing some weight, which is a good thing as I need to draf all those pounds up when doing the Etappe Du Dales. The average this time was quite OK, 25 km/h as we did some proper cycling on some of the flat roads north of Keighley. Didn't do too much climbing on this trip - only about 1100 meters total ascend. It was certainly a nice ride, hope the weather doesn't turn out too ugly so I can do some riding this week, otherwise it will the turbo again.
Sunday, 1 February 2009
First February ride
This week has been quite busy, I had to fly out to cold Sweden (actually it was just similar weather as in the UK), but still had time to do a couple of turbo trainer sessions and one spinning workout at the gym. All in all nearly three hours of sweating!
Today we had our first February ride, 100 km from Mirfield to Glossop and back over Holmes Moss. Again rode with the Ravensthorpe cycle club. Never did the southside of Holmes Moss, quite different from the north side, less difficult I would say, but still quite hard. The climb is to just over 500 meters - my Garmin's altitude meter was almost spot on with the sign at the top of the climb. Did quite well, better then the climb on the way up - my engine seems to work a bit like a diesel, it takes a couple of miles before it starts working well! The weather was typical for this time of the year in the Pennines, we had snow and a freezing cold wind! Saw the sun for five seconds (don't remember where that was) and that was it. Cold - it took me ages after our midrun stop to warm up again, but then the climb to Holmes Moss did it.
With these miles in my legs I should be able to finish my rides this summer decently, just have to make sure I'm not burning it all before the summer starts.
Off to the US this week, hope I can use the gym and look forward to the trip next week.
If you want to see our ride of today, just follow this link: http://www.mapmytri.com/view_route?r=789845715294
Quite curious if this works - let me know. I've downloaded the route data from my Garmin into Mapmyride.com
That's all - next posting next week!
Today we had our first February ride, 100 km from Mirfield to Glossop and back over Holmes Moss. Again rode with the Ravensthorpe cycle club. Never did the southside of Holmes Moss, quite different from the north side, less difficult I would say, but still quite hard. The climb is to just over 500 meters - my Garmin's altitude meter was almost spot on with the sign at the top of the climb. Did quite well, better then the climb on the way up - my engine seems to work a bit like a diesel, it takes a couple of miles before it starts working well! The weather was typical for this time of the year in the Pennines, we had snow and a freezing cold wind! Saw the sun for five seconds (don't remember where that was) and that was it. Cold - it took me ages after our midrun stop to warm up again, but then the climb to Holmes Moss did it.
With these miles in my legs I should be able to finish my rides this summer decently, just have to make sure I'm not burning it all before the summer starts.
Off to the US this week, hope I can use the gym and look forward to the trip next week.
If you want to see our ride of today, just follow this link: http://www.mapmytri.com/view_route?r=789845715294
Quite curious if this works - let me know. I've downloaded the route data from my Garmin into Mapmyride.com
That's all - next posting next week!
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