Same route as Friday but on the new bike. A bit hotter todayClimb (24m46s. Average HR 163bpm. VAM 859m) 25m34, 164bpmDescent (6m50s. Max speed 62.9km/h, 48.6km/h ave) 6m17s, ave 52.9 km/h, max 69.

My idea was to test an old bike against a new bike over the same circuit.Climb is 4.04 km over 355 vertical meters giving 8.8% with sections over 10%. 24m46s. Average HR 163bpm. VAM 859mDescent is 5.

Stopped to chat to Valerie who was also on rollerskis. As it was a headwind out that was a nice break for quarter of an hour.

Bad leg at the moment so not keen on cycling or walking. A little return to rollerskiing and a bit faster this time.

First rollerski of 2024. I was a bit worried that I wouldn't be able to ski any more but it is like riding a bike. A bit shakey to start but times not too bad.

Climb to the Col de la Poya is just under 7km at 7.7% for a VAM of 650 m/h. Not too quick but it seemed very steep.

48 days after my operation for a broken femur a bit of gentle classic skiing on the Beldina pistes. The ski resort of les 7 laux was totally rammed but I found a space at the Nordic car park.

We decided to head up to the Collet d'Allevard for Christmas lunch and a couple of hours skiing. Really good conditions and plenty to do.

The heat wave finally broke with a return to cooler temperatures, so much so I had to wear an undervest and a cycling jacket in the morning.

Back to rollerskiing, pace just under 4minutes / km; so a good running pace :-) but not so fast for rollerskiing. Still it is supposed to be training.