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@veganjoseph
Hey guys, I'm back from a rather wild week in Tenerife. Coincidentally booked almost exact same dates as some other cycling friends who were there so stayed with them. Got pushed quite hard!
First ride was fixed on 47/19 which was 100km from the place I was staying (Galletas, 0m elevation) to Santiago del Tiede reaching a max elevation of just over 1000m and climbing well over 2000m total. Woke up in the middle of the night after passing out from the ride and did a 40km night loop to test out the lights.
Then rented a road bike as a secondary bike. Did a rather vicious loop with almost 1500m of climbing in 66km. Next day did a rep of Teide all the way to the highest accessible piece of road (2250m). 3000m+ of climbing.
Another road bike ride the next day heading north-east exploring the less 'upward' roads. Still did 1300m+ in 75km.
Then things got spicy. Took on Teide on the fixed gear and got from 0m to 2200m in about 3 hours 30 minutes elapsed, 2:50ish moving. 41km of entirely uphill riding. 42/23 gearing going up. Carried all my own tools, change of gear, clothes, drink, etc. One of my mates filmed it so he'll hopefully have the video up soon.
Then after a lot of food and a big sleep I embarked on a fixed gear circumnavigation attempt with ~24 hours before I had to be at the airport (pretty much the start point) for my flight. 236km ride. Somewhere in the region of 4000m of climbing (iPhone says 7000m lol). Less than 12 hours moving, about 18 hours elapsed. Included a 1117m mountain pass. Was carrying literally everything I took away with me. Multiple changes of cycling and casual clothes. A huge backpack. It was very difficult but pushed on.
Will post some photos, more details and stats when I'm back from work... but I am feeling pretty confident that this race can be smashed pretty hard with a fixed gear now.
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