Stage 3 – Revolver
- Duration: 0:45:38
- Power: 347 watts
- Average Cadence: 89
- TSS: 82.3
- Ride %: 100
- Start line: 12:42 pm on Sunday, January 26 (Because it’s Monday somewhere)
Revolver is a speed driven ride. High cadence during the intervals–thankfully it’s short. But that doesn’t really provide much by way of consolation.
This ride is brutal.
Pretty simple–16 reps of 1 minute on, 1 minute off. That’s more like a semi-automatic with a full magazine than a revolver–with one in the chamber if you count the warm up, which was hard enough by itself after all the attacking and climbing required for ISLAGIATT yesterday.
This was my first time attempting this video, and I debated knocking this ride down to 90% before I started, but opted to ride at 100% since it was only 45 minutes long. When I looked at the ride feed on Trainerroad, it didn’t seem like anyone was getting dropped here, and most people seemed to be riding it at or close to 100%. So I figured I’d roll the dice and ride it at 100%.
Definitely doable, but definitely painful. I honestly don’t think taking 10% off would have made much difference. My heart rate was only recovering down to the mid-150s by the end, and peaking at the low 170s–stopping just before I reached max during the intervals, and starting back just as I was starting to recover in the rests.
I had a little trouble the first two intervals getting the gearing right, but I finally found the spot where I could alternate between big ring and small ring and on the front and keep it steady on the back, so my cadence stayed pretty steady for the duration.
Glad this one is over. I’m definitely weakening as the days go on–24 hours of rest will be good.
And, is it me, or does there seem to be a lot of repeated footage between this video and some others?
Previous stage reports:
- Stage 1 – Rubber Glove
- Stage 2 – ISLAGIATT