MendelRace 2024 Hill Climb 🥉 9th Overall (4k, Full Race, Data Overlay)

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First race of the 2024 is a road bike hill climb up #mendelpass. I did this race back in 2018 and wanted to go back this year.
Race did not go according plan, some mistakes are made on my side. I had a close call with catching a cold the days before and was not 100%. It was a brutal first 20 mins. I finally got off the big ring and settled in for the rest of the effort after 15mins of hammering.
My best values for this season are 385w 20min and 365w for 38min. But those are very stable efforts with no hard pulls. Even though I am good at pushing and recovering I had one too many and could not do that one last bridge up to the first group.
I also tested the new setup with Winspace Hyper R33 wheels with Vittoria inserts and fast tires set up tubeless (Veloflex Record TLR 25mm). So far so good.
#cycling #mendelpass #PassoMendola #hillclimbracing #bolzano #mendola

00:00 intro-Start (announcement of "race does not start here")
02:49 hitting the Mendel climb - looks like race was on all along
06:23 Big effort to bridge starts
12:30 Got to a fast group averaging 385w so far
15:40 I have to bridge up again
18:00 Joined a fast duo - A bigger group is up the road but I am out of bullets
20:50 Previous winner got a mechanical
23:50 He got back but we cannot hold on
41:00 Finish - Results - Numbers