Copper Triangle Ride (Colorado)
05-27-21, 10:24 AM
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Copper Triangle Ride (Colorado)
Anyone done this ride before? Is it well organized and worth doing? It's 75 miles, 6,500 feet of climbing (to 11,000 feet)
https://www.bikereg.com/coppertriang...ign=paidsocial
https://www.bikereg.com/coppertriang...ign=paidsocial
05-27-21, 12:20 PM
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It's really nice route, but I've always done it self supported, so I can't comment on the organization.
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I've ridden it many moons ago, and it's a route that's very doable outside the organized ride (I'd do it more often but it's always right around my son's bday). It's a great route, and don't let the 6500 ft of climbing fool you --Vail Pass in that direction at the end of the day is no picnic. Stunning scenery, good organizer, and a great route in general. It's definitely worth the trip -- if you can get out here a couple days beforehand to acclimate a little, that would be advisable. Elevation changes everything -- the low point of the ride is almost 2x the elevation of Mt. Baldy. Insider tip: don't overlook Battle Mtn. It's a 2mi climb stuck in the middle of the screaming descent from Tennessee Pass. It kinda stings.
https://www.rollmassif.com/coppertriangle/course/
https://www.rollmassif.com/coppertriangle/course/
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I worked at Copper Mtn Resort for 6 years, and have both supported the ride as a volunteer and ridden it. Great fun, great route, great people. Very much worth it.
as mentioned previously, if not used to altitude my suggestion is to get there a couple days in advance. Stay away from coffee and booze for the first day or so. Water, water, and more water. Just when you think you’re going to puke water, drink more water. It helps a ton to acclimate even if you don’t have any problems.
have fun!
as mentioned previously, if not used to altitude my suggestion is to get there a couple days in advance. Stay away from coffee and booze for the first day or so. Water, water, and more water. Just when you think you’re going to puke water, drink more water. It helps a ton to acclimate even if you don’t have any problems.
have fun!
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I worked at Copper Mtn Resort for 6 years, and have both supported the ride as a volunteer and ridden it. Great fun, great route, great people. Very much worth it.
as mentioned previously, if not used to altitude my suggestion is to get there a couple days in advance. Stay away from coffee and booze for the first day or so. Water, water, and more water. Just when you think you’re going to puke water, drink more water. It helps a ton to acclimate even if you don’t have any problems.
have fun!
as mentioned previously, if not used to altitude my suggestion is to get there a couple days in advance. Stay away from coffee and booze for the first day or so. Water, water, and more water. Just when you think you’re going to puke water, drink more water. It helps a ton to acclimate even if you don’t have any problems.
have fun!
Actually, the science on altitude acclimatization indicates you want to either get to altitude a couple of weeks ahead, or if you can’t do that “helicopter” in at the
last moment. Coming in a few days early is the worst scenario; too late to acclimate, but long enough to get altitude sick.
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I live at sea level, and the soonest I can arrive is the Wednesday before the Saturday right (so three nights of getting used to the elevation). Should I not bother going?
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Sounds like you've got a plan. Enjoy the ride.
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I usually feel fine and able to ride hard after two nights at altitude, but that’s just me.
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-- Why does your body pee blood as a reaction to high altitude?
-- It's really easy to see a tiny amount of blood in urine. Would someone expect to see a lot of blood in their urine the first night?
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It means the poster doesn't know what he's talking about or can't express it properly. Blood volume may drop due to dehydration, but that just means the concentration of red blood cells in the remaining volume goes up. The heart has to pump less volume to get the same O2 carrying capacity.
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It means the poster doesn't know what he's talking about or can't express it properly. Blood volume may drop due to dehydration, but that just means the concentration of red blood cells in the remaining volume goes up. The heart has to pump less volume to get the same O2 carrying capacity.
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The body concentrates the red blood cells in the bloodstream to maintain oxygen levels. It does that by dumping plasma through the kidneys.
General introduction to altitude adaptation and mountain sickness
The key elements in acclimatization aim at securing the oxygen supply to tissues and organs of the body with an optimal oxygen tension of the arterial blood. In acute exposure, ventilation and heart rate are elevated with a minimum reduction in stroke volume. In addition, plasma volume is reduced over 24-48 h to improve the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, and is further improved during a prolonged sojourn at altitude through an enhanced erythropoiesis and larger Hb (hemoglobin) mass, allowing for a partial or full restoration of the blood volume and arterial oxygen content.
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It does concentrate the red blood cells, but it impairs aerobic performance.
DEHYDRATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE
Even in cool laboratory conditions, maximal aerobic power ( .VO2max) decreases by about 5% when persons experience fluid losses equivalent to 3% of body mass or more.
Dehydration causes a fall in plasma volume both at rest and during exercise, and a decreased blood volume increases blood thickness (viscosity), lowers central venous pressure, and reduces venous return of blood to the heart.The main reasons dehydration has an adverse effect on exercise performance can be summarized as follows:
• Reduction in blood volume
• Decreased skin blood flow
• Decreased sweat rate
• Decreased heat dissipation
• Increased core temperature
• Increased rate of muscle glycogen use
-- Jeukendrup & Gleeson, Sport Nutrition-2nd Edition
Even in cool laboratory conditions, maximal aerobic power ( .VO2max) decreases by about 5% when persons experience fluid losses equivalent to 3% of body mass or more.
Dehydration causes a fall in plasma volume both at rest and during exercise, and a decreased blood volume increases blood thickness (viscosity), lowers central venous pressure, and reduces venous return of blood to the heart.The main reasons dehydration has an adverse effect on exercise performance can be summarized as follows:
• Reduction in blood volume
• Decreased skin blood flow
• Decreased sweat rate
• Decreased heat dissipation
• Increased core temperature
• Increased rate of muscle glycogen use
-- Jeukendrup & Gleeson, Sport Nutrition-2nd Edition
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Is the reduction of blood volume a good thing or a bad thing?
