I've got a SPECIAL ride!

Okay, I've just parted with 20 Euros as an entry fee to this ride which we're attempting on the 20th June (Mrs 180 is having a crack at it also as a leadup to her Ironman event), and just wondering if there is such a thing as an 'appropriate' training buildup/program for something like this?

http://www.clubcinglesventoux.org/en/rules.html

I wonder if there's a road built up Mt Everest yet.

Anyway, I'm off to the Gateway with Stu and PaulA this arv', that'll do for a start!!

Sweet!!! 3 climbs would be a memorable feat, 6 is just crazy talk.
From memory, Ventoux is equivalent to 7-8 consecutive Coot-tha ascents.

No Gateway for moi this arvo after a century at 530a.
Doing 75 early tomorrow.

Yeah I'm with you Bruce, 6 times up Ventoux in a day is a bit loopy, BUT, 4 and a half weeks after that my 'other' event has actually similar vertical ascent over slightly more k's. 330 with 8000+... more about that later.