Missed out on the 'still-got-1-gear-in-the-bank' mental support.
The mentality will always be there no matter how many gears you have, even if you have a bigger sprockets/smaller chainring.
As long you're able to keep spinning the cranks without feeling like you have to stand up, you're grand.
Well I definitely had to stand for the penultimate km. In addition to stopping about 10 times after Chalet Reynard.
Maybe the gearing was too high after all.
22t or even 23t should give you the extra bits (you got 19t I think).
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The mentality will always be there no matter how many gears you have, even if you have a bigger sprockets/smaller chainring.
As long you're able to keep spinning the cranks without feeling like you have to stand up, you're grand.