Comments on: Coach Rob – Lesson #2 – Climbing Secrets https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/03/coach-rob-lesson-2-climbing-secrets/ TDA Global Cycling offers cross-continent bike expeditions ranging from 2 weeks to 5 months! Mon, 06 Apr 2020 20:28:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Micah Markson https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/03/coach-rob-lesson-2-climbing-secrets/#comment-85311 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:35:27 +0000 /?p=3695#comment-85311 In reply to Bob Briggs.

Hi Bob

Your training plan sounds good to me. The altitude gain should be slow enough that it won’t be too bad in terms of acclimation.

]]> By: Bob Briggs https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/03/coach-rob-lesson-2-climbing-secrets/#comment-85307 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:25:26 +0000 /?p=3695#comment-85307 I have done two previous TDA tours and several other tours
which have involved climbing – i.e. Tasmania and Ethiopia.
I am reasonably fit year round and do many triathlons during
the year. My concern is that I live in Florida which is flat as can
be. Even training on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North
Carolina will only give me 3-5 thousand feet climbing training.
My concern is altitude and the Andes. Can I acclimate from
Cartagena which is sea level to climbing fitness required in the
Andes? I can train on stationary bikes at our YMCA and set them
for alpine but this doesn’t factor in altitude. Any suggestions?

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