There is a ride called the Triple Bypass in Colorado. It's 120 miles long and has three mountain passes that are between 10000 and 12000 feet. I would love to take the family up to Colorado for a week vacation around the time this ride happens. The mere challenge of it makes it extremely attractive to me.
Ride details for this past year:
http://www.teamevergreen.org/sites/default/files/tbp2012/TripleBypassCourseMap.pdf
The problem is that I see is that I live at 600 feet altitude and weigh 190 (working on getting down to 170ish (12% body fat)). I am not spending money on altitude tents for the live high/train low training. It's too expensive from what I've seen for a recreational ride.
Am I nuts for even considering this since I don't live at altitude?
I can do 100 miles on relatively flat terrain. My FTP is around 250w currently.
Thoughts/opinions?
Ride details for this past year:
http://www.teamevergreen.org/sites/default/files/tbp2012/TripleBypassCourseMap.pdf
The problem is that I see is that I live at 600 feet altitude and weigh 190 (working on getting down to 170ish (12% body fat)). I am not spending money on altitude tents for the live high/train low training. It's too expensive from what I've seen for a recreational ride.
Am I nuts for even considering this since I don't live at altitude?
I can do 100 miles on relatively flat terrain. My FTP is around 250w currently.
Thoughts/opinions?
