Below Brendon asks:
“Would 7 beers knock you around that much? I would have thought they’d make you feel a little seedy, but not slow you down as much as he did.”
There is a big difference between riding a very difficult cimb like Springbrook and riding the flat roads.
On climbs like that, there is nowhere to hide and, if you do not feel well, you will just suffer all day long.
Drinking that amount of beer, is obviously not good for any sort of training.
The worst effect could be from dehydration and with the very high humidity and temperatures at the moment, this could have been a major problem.
Also, the general hung over feeling would put a severe dampener on the enthusiasm for such a difficult ride.
Next Day He Felt A Lot Better
I would suggest he went better the next day due to the flat roads, and the simple fact that he felt a lot better and probably went to bed early and got a good nights sleep – vowing never to mix alcohol and serious training again!
Cheers
David
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