Originally Posted by
Altlandisto
Just fitness then? No technique?
................. Thoughts?
Mainly just
#2 of what
MoAlpha said :
2. Ride tactically and reserve what you'll need at the top.
You only are able to go max effort for a short time. That'll increase some the more often you ride. So you have to get some experience to know how much time you can put out a max or near max effort. And that comes from experience. Don't start off hard on a long hill because you won't have any energy left before getting to the top.
Certain types of training while riding will speed up the process some. Look up interval training for cycling. However if you have a lot of hills on your route already you are sorta doing the things interval training want's already.
You can also get a coach. There are some online coaches with blogs you can read and services for hire.
But in the end, everything is going to boil down to simply riding more miles and riding often.