W/Kg units, why this metric?
02-03-21, 04:25 PM
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I haven't been climbing much in zwift, I have resolved to do more. The one time I tried Ventoux, I wasn't actually expecting to climb it, so it was a lot harder than what I expected or wanted. Have to try it again knowing it's going to suck.
02-03-21, 05:46 PM
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Or you do what I did one crazy night last month - do the Reverse KOM (which is harder, BTW!) all the way to the arch, then turn around and ride back to the turn off for the Radio Tower, and do that. I don't know what I was thinking, because the Reverse KOM doesn't have any of those little flat bits the forward version has and I was tired already.
02-04-21, 08:39 AM
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i've only ridden that hill in france twice so i don't have a very good memory of it but i do recall it being much steeper in sections but also much flatter in others compared to the alpe. maybe i am remembering wrong and i need to climb it again.
the alpe is easier in my opinion. i happen to like the added info on the ride. what is missing is previous times/powers/hr.
<rand>i don't know why they need to limit this stuff to the last 30 days. just shove the latest data into an xml file and load, update when done.</rant>
the alpe is easier in my opinion. i happen to like the added info on the ride. what is missing is previous times/powers/hr.
<rand>i don't know why they need to limit this stuff to the last 30 days. just shove the latest data into an xml file and load, update when done.</rant>
I think overall Ventoux is a little less steep but there are definitely a few nasty steep spots where it hits 14%! It seems like the alpe has a lot of 10-12% stuff and is a bit more steep overall, at least looking at the entire segments. I think both are steeper in the first halves of their climbs too. Ventoux can be harder to pace since it's a lot longer.
