Carl Sundquist
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
"Marian" <marian.rosenberg@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jun 27, 2:41 pm, rechungREMOVET...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Jun 27, 2:55 am, Marian <marian.rosenb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > What is pot chinois?
>>
>> The Chinese version of pot Belge?
>
> If you mean what I think you mean, then I think the 20%-40% less
> oxygen than normally available at sea level and elevations ranging
> from a mere 1,771m to 3,880m[1] will be more than enough to have me
> happily buzzed at what is quite literally the highest bike race in the
> world. All natural, no additives necessary.
>
> -M
>
> [1] figures lifted from the official website at tdql.cn
>
http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/nov99/copacabana99.html
The "highest bicycle race of the world" (on average) - the Doble Copacabana
in Bolivia will be held for the fifth time, starting on the 5th of November
and running for 3 days (4 stages). The stages will be contested at heights
of between 3,600 m and 4,200 m - roughly between 1 and 2 km higher than the
Galibier, folks!
The competitors will start at Paz, (3.600m), finishing in El Alto (4000m),
in the suburbs of the Bolivian capital. Stage 2 will lead them around the
highest lake in the world, Lake Titicaca, while the third day will bring
back them to Paz. The total distance is 305 km, and the altitude never drops
below 3,800 m after day 1.
The conditions will be quite harsh at this altitude: the lack of oxygen,
almost no humidity, sudden variations in temperature, with the sun being
very strong. In addition the roads are in fairly ordinary condition. The
organizer, Eduardo Perez-Iribarne, has also limited the teams to four riders
apiece, making it very hard to control the race.
The various teams riding this event have generally had approximately fifteen
days of acclimatisation to sort out their hematocrits. If they did not do
this, the sudden change to altitude could be disastrous, EPO
notwithstanding!
The team probably best equipped to deal with this type of race would be the
Colombians, who are used to training at around 2000 m.
As far as I know it is still an annual event. And the Bolivians like to chew
on coca leaves.
news:1182930681.991432.233980@i38g2000prf.googlegr oups.com...
> On Jun 27, 2:41 pm, rechungREMOVET...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Jun 27, 2:55 am, Marian <marian.rosenb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > What is pot chinois?
>>
>> The Chinese version of pot Belge?
>
> If you mean what I think you mean, then I think the 20%-40% less
> oxygen than normally available at sea level and elevations ranging
> from a mere 1,771m to 3,880m[1] will be more than enough to have me
> happily buzzed at what is quite literally the highest bike race in the
> world. All natural, no additives necessary.
>
> -M
>
> [1] figures lifted from the official website at tdql.cn
>
http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/nov99/copacabana99.html
The "highest bicycle race of the world" (on average) - the Doble Copacabana
in Bolivia will be held for the fifth time, starting on the 5th of November
and running for 3 days (4 stages). The stages will be contested at heights
of between 3,600 m and 4,200 m - roughly between 1 and 2 km higher than the
Galibier, folks!
The competitors will start at Paz, (3.600m), finishing in El Alto (4000m),
in the suburbs of the Bolivian capital. Stage 2 will lead them around the
highest lake in the world, Lake Titicaca, while the third day will bring
back them to Paz. The total distance is 305 km, and the altitude never drops
below 3,800 m after day 1.
The conditions will be quite harsh at this altitude: the lack of oxygen,
almost no humidity, sudden variations in temperature, with the sun being
very strong. In addition the roads are in fairly ordinary condition. The
organizer, Eduardo Perez-Iribarne, has also limited the teams to four riders
apiece, making it very hard to control the race.
The various teams riding this event have generally had approximately fifteen
days of acclimatisation to sort out their hematocrits. If they did not do
this, the sudden change to altitude could be disastrous, EPO
notwithstanding!
The team probably best equipped to deal with this type of race would be the
Colombians, who are used to training at around 2000 m.
As far as I know it is still an annual event. And the Bolivians like to chew
on coca leaves.