Early this week I decided to do a climb session from
Tysse to Kvamskogen. This is a 12km climb with a total elevation of
about 400m, see profile below:
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| Elevation profile: Bjørkheim - Kvamskogen - Bjørkheim |
As usual for my Sunday ride I got up early at 06:00 and had a good
breakfast of fresh pasta, ham, and cottage cheese. As I got in the
car to drive to Bjørkheim where I would start today’s ride it was
raining and foggy.
The climb up to Kvamskogen was just as long and hard as I
remembered, however, this time I did not have to stop every 15
minutes because my legs was out of juice. I only made one stop to
take a picture of the waterfall close to the top, and yes, the stop
was to get the picture nothing else!
As the picture below shows the weather was improving as I was
climbing and the nice scenery going up the valley almost gives an
energy boost to get to the top.
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| Weather was clearing up as I got up to the waterfall "Fossen bratte" |
At the top of Kvamskogen the sun was shining and it was
getting warmer. I finished the climb in 54min 08s and I am recording
this my personal best. The plan is to test myself against this time
early in the spring to see how much I have improved during the
winter. Hopefully having a couple of these tests lined up will keep
me on my toes and help me push myself to work hard throughout the
winter :)
Descending down towards Tysse again took my straight back into
the rain. Going at 60km/h I quickly got cold. However, the rain was
not to heavy and the ride down does not take to long so I knew I
would warm up soon. As I reached Tysse I got caught up in the peloton
of a mountain-bike race, “Sykkel Rett Vest”, and I stayed at the
back of the peloton for 4-5km until they turned off my route.
I was on the bike for 1h and 53 min today and I know for sure it will
not be the last time I drive to Bjørkheim for a climb session up to
Kvamskogen.
Sykkel Rett Vest - PDF information
Sykkel Rett Vest - Resultater
