Weekend high intensity ride

00:57

21.7km

23.0km/h

43.1km/h

210m

180m

Garmin Forerunner 255

21.1 km of smooth tarmac + 600 meters of absolute XC madness. 🚀 Don't let the overall ride profile fool you – on that short off-road trail segment, I ran into my neighbor on a 570 cc ATV (44 HP). I chased him uphill through ankle-deep grass at 20-30 km/h, keeping a steady 100-110 RPM cadence in the saddle for maximum traction against heavy rolling resistance. Had to use precise clutchless powershifting on a bone-dry chain to avoid damaging the freehub under high torque. Blew right past my VO2 max into Zone 5, with my rear tire spinning out purely from leg power. Short segment, but an absolute lung-burner! I wasn't even expecting to keep up with a quad going that fast over that rough terrain, last time I did it I was barely keeping up.