Century Time?
07-07-20, 09:49 PM
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Living in the hills of the SF Bay Area, I don't think of rides so much by horizontal distance as by how much elevation gain they have. I don't think I've ever done a century with less than 5,000' of climbing and 8'000' is about average. Doing that kind of climbing in 5 hours plus riding 100 miles just ain't going to happen. It's difficult for me to imagine what it's like riding 100 miles over flat terrain.
NO WAY could I do that today!
07-08-20, 04:50 AM
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My 70th birthday is Friday. A biking friend will be my Domestique for about 40 miles from 12:01AM until the segment is done. He asked what pace I want to keep and I asked if he doesn't mind keeping it a slow for him 20mph. The rest of my planned double age ride +1 will be much-MUCH slower.
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07-10-20, 08:58 AM
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Depends on a lot. Vertical gain, temps, altitude, etc. I've done 100 mi. with a heat index well over 100F in about 6 hrs. with probably 4k ft. vertical gain. I've done sub 5 hr. centuries, with not a lot of vertical, with a group, in well under 5 hrs. Never really liked riding that far in one clip. My favorite ride was 50 mile, with 5k vertical in 2 1/2 hrs. That day I felt like I could have come close to 5 hrs. for 100 miles with 10k vertical, but I'll never know. 
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I'm the age of the OP - 59. I did a solo century this April at 20.2 mph - 102.5 miles in 5:03. It was a very flat and open course, with few stops and turns. That was a personal best for a century.
Group riding is different. My personal best, last August, is 4 hours and 2 minutes for just under a century - 97 miles. 24 mph average.
Group riding is different. My personal best, last August, is 4 hours and 2 minutes for just under a century - 97 miles. 24 mph average.
07-10-20, 11:27 AM
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I'm the age of the OP - 59. I did a solo century this April at 20.2 mph - 102.5 miles in 5:03. It was a very flat and open course, with few stops and turns. That was a personal best for a century.
Group riding is different. My personal best, last August, is 4 hours and 2 minutes for just under a century - 97 miles. 24 mph average.
Group riding is different. My personal best, last August, is 4 hours and 2 minutes for just under a century - 97 miles. 24 mph average.
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70th Birthday Ride complete beginning at 9:04pm with temp at 84F and humidity 80% winds 9mph to 15mph a whopping 164' elevation (FLAT AND HOT AND HUMID 141.25 miles.) Domestique Friend only helped for 15 miles. Had a moving average of 16.7mph.
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https://www.strava.com/activities/375110260
I've ridden 100 miles exactly once. A bunch of teammates and I rode to the group ride in a neighboring town, rode the ride, and rode home. Had to ride around the park a few times to get up to 100. Riding with friends (who happen to be strong riders) is the best way to do it.
I've ridden 100 miles exactly once. A bunch of teammates and I rode to the group ride in a neighboring town, rode the ride, and rode home. Had to ride around the park a few times to get up to 100. Riding with friends (who happen to be strong riders) is the best way to do it.
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That is a fantastic time regardless you must be a really strong cyclist. I cannot imagine the one in just over 4 hours in a group even as 24 mph is cooking. I would be curious to see your strava stats my guess is you probably hold many of the KOM at least for age if you Strava.
In an organized century, I rode with a large lead group of about 30 (and did my share of pulling). We averaged just above 25 mph until about mile 72, when the group shattered on a hill. I started to cramp and got dropped. I chased solo until about mile 88, when I was about spent, but met up with a friend and 2 others I didn't know and we worked together to finish. It was epic and hard. And it will probably never happen again
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