Lake placid hills
Hi guys,
Does anyone have any information on the hills at lake placid? I have cycled the course before but haven't collected any hard data. What I am particularly interested in is the grade of the climbs (e.g 1 mile at 5%, 0.5 mile at 7% etc) so that I can try to find hills to replicate the climbs on. The more details the better.
Thanks,
Fergus
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You might check out this link at MapMyRide.com. There's a course profile that has hill grades along the mile markers that may give you what you're looking for.
I rode 95% of the loop last year with my garmin 705 on and captured this with it's built-in barometric altimeter. I've got the ten biggest grades showing. Hope this gives you an idea. Also, RnP have a course review in the store with turn by turn and hill by hill advice, etc.
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By far the hill out of town is the longest sustained climb, followed by the one as you turn in upper Jay. If you have a powermeter, it's a moot point, but if you are riding with HR only, you'll need to practice serious discipline!!!!