Own a Garmin, Join @strava and the Specialized Classic Climbing Challenge
Strava is a free to join website that allows you to compete with yourselves, friends and others on your regular ride or climbs.
Hampton Cycles has a Strava club here Feel free to join and share your rides.
Gear up for some serious climbing to celebrate (and suffer) the Spring Classics.
Riders, do you think you can climb the cumulative elevation of five Spring Classics in 45 days? Do you think you can do it not just once, not twice, but three times? Now is your time to find out. Specialized and Strava challenge you to climb a grand total of 105,312 feet from March 15 to April 30.
The Classic courses may be better known for their distances or questionable pavement, but here are the cold, hard, climbing facts:
• Milan-San Remo - 6,260 feet
• Tour of Flanders - 5,709 feet
• Paris-Roubaix - 3,259 feet
• Liège-Bastogne-Liège - 10,883 feet
• Amstel Gold - 8,993 feet
Do you have what it takes? If so, a custom Specialized and Strava commemorative water bottle and surprise finisher gift is yours if you can climb this set of Spring Classics three times, not to mention the gargantuan bragging rights you'll earn. This challenge is going to take some serious guts, but you'll get some serious glory. Good luck to all!
