tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post8192327493920802987..comments2024-03-27T19:12:49.609-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: Pumping And SailingJustine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-18264897796160184982017-01-24T09:55:57.831-08:002017-01-24T09:55:57.831-08:00I guess they over-compensate. Or, their training ...I guess they over-compensate. Or, their training really pays off.<br /><br />I recall that, for a time in the early and mid-90s, some top-level mountain bikers were coming from Florida.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-16238922172726625122017-01-24T08:59:56.858-08:002017-01-24T08:59:56.858-08:00Anon--Thanks for sharing that!Anon--Thanks for sharing that!Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-40044127029112339442017-01-24T08:57:06.222-08:002017-01-24T08:57:06.222-08:00in the Netherlands, they have the DUTCH WIND CHAMP...in the Netherlands, they have the DUTCH WIND CHAMPIONSHIP. Upright bike required.<br /><br />http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/watch-riders-battle-100kph-winds-dutch-headwind-championships-301112Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-45087494449247957712017-01-23T19:20:25.951-08:002017-01-23T19:20:25.951-08:00I find it ironic that some of the best climbers ha...I find it ironic that some of the best climbers have been Dutch. Gert-Jan Theunisse comes to mind. Strange considering how flat Holland is.Phillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553979458131339924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-22257713722282811182017-01-23T17:49:47.510-08:002017-01-23T17:49:47.510-08:00Mike and Phillip--I recall reading somewhere that ...Mike and Phillip--I recall reading somewhere that the Dutch racers use highway entrance and exit ramps for their hill training. Those are the steepest grades in that country--and, probably, Florida and parts of the Midwest!Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-14066783919089805752017-01-23T10:48:25.631-08:002017-01-23T10:48:25.631-08:00Amen to that Mike!😀Amen to that Mike!😀Phillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553979458131339924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-27079543011691857022017-01-23T10:30:39.765-08:002017-01-23T10:30:39.765-08:00Crazy idea, but not at all new. Unwatchable video....Crazy idea, but not at all new. Unwatchable video.<br />Here in the midwest, the wind is our hill training.mike w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10317710564489321690noreply@blogger.com