Etape Penines

[albundy89]

Just completed this today,60 miles of pure torture ,or am I just a big girls blouse.

[JEA1K]

Rule#5

[gazza285]

Not bad as an easy warm up for the Ronde Van Calderdale.

[nammynake]

gazza285 said:

Not bad as an easy warm up for the Ronde Van Calderdale.

On my list for next year. Steep I can handle, but cobbles just make them an order of magnitude tougher.

OP - good effort, it's quite a lot of ascent for a relatively short ride. Now go and do the Fred Whitton ;-)

[gazza285]

nammynake said:

gazza285 said:

Not bad as an easy warm up for the Ronde Van Calderdale.

On my list for next year. Steep I can handle, but cobbles just make them an order of magnitude tougher.

OP - good effort, it's quite a lot of ascent for a relatively short ride. Now go and do the Fred Whitton ;-)

I did the short route last year and the long route this, it's a tough one alright, the short route still does most of the mental cobbled climbs.

[albundy89]

Ive only just got into this sportive carry on,did the etape caledonia,as it is local,and easy,which lulled me in to a false sense of security,so signed up for the pennines
In between I found another local event, The 3 Pistes,so thought I`ll have some of that, big mistake,105 miles of beautiful scenery and a fair measure of torture thrown in.
The biggest problem for me was cramp,I do regular 50,60,70, milers every weekend and average every other day between 15-20 miles which are done at fairly brisk pace .

I try to drink plenty,eat plenty but still suffer,changed to a higher cadence but seems to make little difference, 3 pistes suffered from perhaps 70 miles on and on sunday suffered from 45 miles to finish,
Anyone got any answers.
PS I`m A fat bd at 95kg but losing steadily

[Mr Gear]

Try some tabs in your water bottle. The High 5 and Nuun ones are quite nice, although there are loads of others to choose from. They contain salts which can help prevent cramp.