Originally Posted by
datlas
Do NOT go into the red zone until you are cresting the hill, or nearly so. IOW keep it under FTP for a long climb.
I was totally redlined today on a short climb right in the middle of the hill and started losing power quickly. I PR’d, but wonder how it would have gone if I kept it near my average power for the climb for the first 45 seconds and then hammered the end. Maybe next time.