As well as dropping weight, I'll also be looking to increase the power output. I'll be measuring the power on a set climb (Box Hill - 5.1% - 2.4km) At the moment my highest output has been 301W on 13 Oct 07. Comparing this to the mountains in the Alps, I've been consistently climbing at 65% of the output of Box Hill. Hopefully combining this data with my weight and the climb profile from the Etape, I'll be able to at least know how I'd climb each mountain in isolation.
For example, we know the Hautacam is 14km @ 7.2%. At 100kg and managing 301W on Box Hill, I could predict an average speed of 7.8kph. Losing 10kg would increase this to 8.5kph and then also increasing power to 340W would increase to 9.6kph (overall 1h47 vs 1h27) For the Tourmalet it's 2h17 vs 1h51.
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