Done this climb 22x now, best advice is do at least once a month so your 30 day stats are posted on the left. Then use those numbers (watts and time) from previous bests and try to just beat each sectors numbers. This will lower your time quite a bit. I went from 83 min to 59 in about a months time.
That's awesome Chris! Good advice. I've got a 20 mile trail run at the weekend then after that I'm going to be cycling a bit more. Hoping for a race or alp once per week 🤙
As prep for real-world climbing Zwift can be great, but it's worth ensuring the climbing feel is set to 100%. In this video you're spinning a cadence of 85 to 95 rpms on a 10% grade, which may be unrealistic on the real climb where your gearing will put you at a slower grinding cadence. The low cadence will burn your legs where higher cadence leans on your cardio engine. For reference, my first trip up Alpe du Zwift took 44 minutes, because I didn't know what to expect or how to pace.
I'm new to Zwift, my first attempt was 76 minutes, didi the 4 week FTP Booster program and yesterday did it in 64 minutes. I think I might have it in me, but we'll see... My FTP is about 3,2 so... Great video!
@@alexreader thank you! Didn't do any pacing strategy. Went with the feel and what I thought I could do constantly. Stood up for a bit on the highest percentages. Some strategy would probably help right now for the nex attempt.
It's a good climb Im new to Zwift but at 56 years old and 57.8 kg climbing is my thing. You could possibly try some standing training and the bring that into your next attempt. I Stand the full climb and just get into the zone, 47 minutes is my best at 4.32w/kg. Fuel is super important too
46 minutes now up the Alpe. I'm short 1.64m and 57.8 kg, always found standing pretty natural. I do enjoy uphill sprints as well any thing 60s or under and the old man cardio just copes!!
To get under the hour you need to put down and average of 3.2 w/kg. Slightly less if you are drafting other riders in an event. You might try different pacing strategies as well. I found that starting just a bit easier then 3.2, and gradually ramping up the power. Hurts much less that way and I got my fastest time. Good luck!
Cheers Roy! I've sinced figured that out, but 3.2 w/kg is right around my FTP I think. So maybe on a good day with pacing like you suggested I might be close 🤣 I tried it again not to long ago but definitely went out to hard and burnt up. Il try building into it next time
@@alexreader My best time right now is 58:08 with an average of 2.3 w/kg. This was back in November of 2021. I rode an almost flat power all the way up. Not sure how I did that really. I had a good day and was able to hold the power. Earlier this year I did it again and failed to get under an hour because I went out too hard. Had to do it again and started slower. The ride was much less painful and I finished in 59:30. Haven't done that ride since. It hurts too much. I guess it would be just like a full hour FTP test. My average power on my best time was 227 watts. My ramp test at the time had me at 230 watts so I was at my limit for sure. Keep up the good work. My first time up the Alp was 1:25:06!
@@RoyImahara that's awesome! Sub 60 mins is a solid achievement. I think I'm probably a bit heavier than you, maybe cutting some weight will help to 🤣 above your ftp that attempt then, you definitely did push it ha
@@alexreader yea I dropped 35 lbs between the first attempt and my PB. My FTP went from 165 to 230 as well. Zwift almost every day. I think I might have a problem! 🤣🤣🤣
Well done mate, Alpe is a toughie.. you have the fitness and power, next time start a bit slower and usually should be able to hold more consistent watts which will be quicker
Cheers mate!! Yeah looking back its easy to see me watts just slowly drop off 🤣 did mean I didn't leave anything in the tank though. Il give myself more of a set pace next time for sure, cheers! What's your PB for it? 💪
@@alexreader it's hard to know where to start the power really, I certainly can't claim to be an expert!! I think my pb is 51 minutes but that was last year!
You'll get there.. I was a 3.3 w/kg FTP rider and got up in 1:01:26 hahaha, I went away and did 6 solid weeks of SST training and came back with a set target in mind.. Basically aim for 3.2 w/kg on each switch back, so for me was 195w, if I did better that's ok .. if I did less than 195w I had to make it up on the next switch back, it was a hard ride but I managed to do it in under 60mins.. keep at it.. your not far off the sub hour mark.
That's awesome, gives me some good motivation! I actually did the real alp d'Huez last weekend and it's safe to say I wasn't close to the sub 60 that time round ha. But il get there 🤞💪 thanks for the support
I feel you that climbing isn't your thing - I did the climb a couple of weeks back for the first time as well! Awesome attempt though and well done! I love your gym setup..need to get myself something like that one day :D
Love your youtube name 🤣 almost went for something similar myself. Climbing is tough. Thanks so much for commenting. We've actually just extended this gym space by another 25% or so, and got 3ski ergs and 3 concept 2 bike ergs (which il be trying zwift on) 🥳
@TheAboveAverageGuy. 🤣 funny you say that I did one for the first time in November just gone. Last minute entry. But going to try the doubles I may too ha. You thought about it?
@@alexreader Oh thats cool! How did it go? Are you going to film it in may? ;-) Would be nice to watch (tipps and tricks on how to film it could be taken from Mark Lewis I think - he's done quite a lot of them as far as I know) I'd love to but currently focussing on cycling, running and climbing and am skipping the gym for a year now because we'll be travelling for 6 months this year. But after I'd love to yeah!
9:21 Thats a great time 71mins...I did 80mins and am also with muscle which is my and your downfall. I know skinnier guys that lack the muscle but get up the Alpe in less than an hour. I have lost about 15 pounds of muscle in the last year and have improved my time by like 15 mins up the Alpe. My goal is in the next 6 months to loose another 5-10 pounds of muscle and I should be able to do it in under an hour.
😭 nope. Training for hyrox currently but I have been doing the odd ride. Getting into the routine of doing a race each week now. So maybe il try it again at some point ha
Yes it can be done, give it ago, just don't go out too hard like I do when trying for a PB on the long climbs and keep cool. 1.06 is my best up Mount VEN at 1500 m climbing and I've done 41.59 up the Alpe but that might be my best.!!
Strong strong effort!💪 my best time 1:01 ugh, was with a buddy who kept me motivated. Perhaps that’s something you can try on your next attempt. I think the fact he kept pushing me through the rough sections made all the difference. Good luck on your sub hour quest!💪
Cheers James! Ah man 1:01 that's so close to sub 1 hr aha. Awesome time though. Yeah great idea, that does usually make a difference in other events! Are you zwifting at the minute?
@@alexreader I was also going to mention, for your next attempt. Bike and wheel selection in Zwift might help shave a few mins off your time as well....
@@hammmer55 aha no worries! I phrased that wrong, I meant are you on zwift in general recently. Ahh appreciate that, cool to know you are in the US 🇺🇸 to :D thank you
@@alexreader . Ah ha!....I am a Zwift hound....Been on for about 4 years. I really got hooked during the Covid madness. Weather here in Arizona is starting to get really nice so Im trying to balance indoor with outdoor....
@@alexreader I ride the Alpe almost daily, so nothing that crazy on this one for me… My PB is somewhere in the 4x’s 😁 Keep an eye out on your next climb up the ADZ I’m often to be found there, so give a shout if you see me 🚲😃
@@BooXdk Aha most days! That's awesome, you should be known as the guy that lives on the alp. Yeah will do what is your zwifting name? Have you thought about everesting it?
@@alexreader Well... I've been accused for living there a few times... 😉 My Zwift name is B ooX ( Bo ) you can spot me on the leaderboard at 6th in your video 😁 vEveresting ?.... nah... It's not my thing, I ride to have fun and I start to hate it after 4 repeats, don't think I'll ever do one 🤔
Done this climb 22x now, best advice is do at least once a month so your 30 day stats are posted on the left. Then use those numbers (watts and time) from previous bests and try to just beat each sectors numbers. This will lower your time quite a bit. I went from 83 min to 59 in about a months time.
That's awesome Chris! Good advice. I've got a 20 mile trail run at the weekend then after that I'm going to be cycling a bit more. Hoping for a race or alp once per week 🤙
As prep for real-world climbing Zwift can be great, but it's worth ensuring the climbing feel is set to 100%. In this video you're spinning a cadence of 85 to 95 rpms on a 10% grade, which may be unrealistic on the real climb where your gearing will put you at a slower grinding cadence. The low cadence will burn your legs where higher cadence leans on your cardio engine.
For reference, my first trip up Alpe du Zwift took 44 minutes, because I didn't know what to expect or how to pace.
Great Job! I can't even get past the 5th switchback yet. I'm going to get to the top soon! Thanks for the inspiration.
You got man!! 🔥🙌🏻
I'm new to Zwift, my first attempt was 76 minutes, didi the 4 week FTP Booster program and yesterday did it in 64 minutes. I think I might have it in me, but we'll see... My FTP is about 3,2 so... Great video!
Marko, nice work!!! That's awesome, definitely in the legs. Did you write down and pacing strategy? Thank you :D onto zwift academy tri bow 🥳
@@alexreader thank you! Didn't do any pacing strategy. Went with the feel and what I thought I could do constantly. Stood up for a bit on the highest percentages. Some strategy would probably help right now for the nex attempt.
@@MegaMarkoni yeah definitely, average out that power and keep the cadence high 🔥🔥🤙 sub 60 let's go
Well here it is, few days ago 98kg in me and did it in 59:31 🎉😅😅🤯🥵
It's a good climb Im new to Zwift but at 56 years old and 57.8 kg climbing is my thing.
You could possibly try some standing training and the bring that into your next attempt.
I Stand the full climb and just get into the zone, 47 minutes is my best at 4.32w/kg.
Fuel is super important too
That's awesome, climbing is not my thing 🤣 But do like the challenge it provides.
How do you stand the whole time? Sheesh
46 minutes now up the Alpe. I'm short 1.64m and 57.8 kg, always found standing pretty natural. I do enjoy uphill sprints as well any thing 60s or under and the old man cardio just copes!!
@@patrickflanagan317dude you're telling us you STAND for more than 40 minutes straight?
I'm 60 yrs old 75 kg 1.8m and can do 50 min alpes on a decent trainer
To get under the hour you need to put down and average of 3.2 w/kg. Slightly less if you are drafting other riders in an event. You might try different pacing strategies as well. I found that starting just a bit easier then 3.2, and gradually ramping up the power. Hurts much less that way and I got my fastest time. Good luck!
Cheers Roy! I've sinced figured that out, but 3.2 w/kg is right around my FTP I think. So maybe on a good day with pacing like you suggested I might be close 🤣 I tried it again not to long ago but definitely went out to hard and burnt up. Il try building into it next time
@@alexreader My best time right now is 58:08 with an average of 2.3 w/kg. This was back in November of 2021. I rode an almost flat power all the way up. Not sure how I did that really. I had a good day and was able to hold the power. Earlier this year I did it again and failed to get under an hour because I went out too hard. Had to do it again and started slower. The ride was much less painful and I finished in 59:30. Haven't done that ride since. It hurts too much. I guess it would be just like a full hour FTP test. My average power on my best time was 227 watts. My ramp test at the time had me at 230 watts so I was at my limit for sure. Keep up the good work. My first time up the Alp was 1:25:06!
@@RoyImahara that's awesome! Sub 60 mins is a solid achievement. I think I'm probably a bit heavier than you, maybe cutting some weight will help to 🤣 above your ftp that attempt then, you definitely did push it ha
@@RoyImahara pumped to give it another go now ha. But have the Etape coming up!
@@alexreader yea I dropped 35 lbs between the first attempt and my PB. My FTP went from 165 to 230 as well. Zwift almost every day. I think I might have a problem! 🤣🤣🤣
Setting off at 300 Watts was suicide. Should have paced it more evenly.
Well done mate, Alpe is a toughie.. you have the fitness and power, next time start a bit slower and usually should be able to hold more consistent watts which will be quicker
Cheers mate!! Yeah looking back its easy to see me watts just slowly drop off 🤣 did mean I didn't leave anything in the tank though. Il give myself more of a set pace next time for sure, cheers! What's your PB for it? 💪
@@alexreader it's hard to know where to start the power really, I certainly can't claim to be an expert!! I think my pb is 51 minutes but that was last year!
@@GogglesTyresandTrainers yea very true. That's awesome, faster now 💪
Hi, i did it in the exact same time on my first attempt :) how fast are u meanwhile? Did u improve? 😊
You'll get there.. I was a 3.3 w/kg FTP rider and got up in 1:01:26 hahaha, I went away and did 6 solid weeks of SST training and came back with a set target in mind.. Basically aim for 3.2 w/kg on each switch back, so for me was 195w, if I did better that's ok .. if I did less than 195w I had to make it up on the next switch back, it was a hard ride but I managed to do it in under 60mins.. keep at it.. your not far off the sub hour mark.
That's awesome, gives me some good motivation! I actually did the real alp d'Huez last weekend and it's safe to say I wasn't close to the sub 60 that time round ha. But il get there 🤞💪 thanks for the support
I feel you that climbing isn't your thing - I did the climb a couple of weeks back for the first time as well! Awesome attempt though and well done! I love your gym setup..need to get myself something like that one day :D
Love your youtube name 🤣 almost went for something similar myself. Climbing is tough. Thanks so much for commenting. We've actually just extended this gym space by another 25% or so, and got 3ski ergs and 3 concept 2 bike ergs (which il be trying zwift on) 🥳
@@alexreader Cheers!! Oh wow that’s amazing! Slight jealousy here 🤭😍
Are you trying hyrox? Because of the ski erg
@TheAboveAverageGuy. 🤣 funny you say that I did one for the first time in November just gone. Last minute entry. But going to try the doubles I may too ha. You thought about it?
@@alexreader Oh thats cool! How did it go?
Are you going to film it in may? ;-) Would be nice to watch (tipps and tricks on how to film it could be taken from Mark Lewis I think - he's done quite a lot of them as far as I know)
I'd love to but currently focussing on cycling, running and climbing and am skipping the gym for a year now because we'll be travelling for 6 months this year. But after I'd love to yeah!
9:21 Thats a great time 71mins...I did 80mins and am also with muscle which is my and your downfall. I know skinnier guys that lack the muscle but get up the Alpe in less than an hour. I have lost about 15 pounds of muscle in the last year and have improved my time by like 15 mins up the Alpe. My goal is in the next 6 months to loose another 5-10 pounds of muscle and I should be able to do it in under an hour.
Nice effort! I registered for a similar event tonight, up the Alpe du Zwift. Watched your video looking for pacing strategies. Thanks for your tips!
That's awesome Justin 💪 hope it goes well, it's a tough one!
Nice one! I hope I will be able to finish this route under 2 hours 😬
Thanks mate! Just finishing it is an achievement 🤣 brutal but good stuff
Did you ever manage to get the sub hour badge?
😭 nope. Training for hyrox currently but I have been doing the odd ride. Getting into the routine of doing a race each week now. So maybe il try it again at some point ha
Yes it can be done, give it ago, just don't go out too hard like I do when trying for a PB on the long climbs and keep cool. 1.06 is my best up Mount VEN at 1500 m climbing and I've done 41.59 up the Alpe but that might be my best.!!
What software do you use to record mate?
Great effort well done. Thanks, I am on level 15 on zwift cycling. 😊
Strong strong effort!💪 my best time 1:01 ugh, was with a buddy who kept me motivated. Perhaps that’s something you can try on your next attempt. I think the fact he kept pushing me through the rough sections made all the difference. Good luck on your sub hour quest!💪
Cheers James! Ah man 1:01 that's so close to sub 1 hr aha. Awesome time though. Yeah great idea, that does usually make a difference in other events! Are you zwifting at the minute?
@@alexreader sorry, wasn't zwifting at the time. Im in USA, time difference is huge...LOL...Good videos by the way.
@@alexreader I was also going to mention, for your next attempt. Bike and wheel selection in Zwift might help shave a few mins off your time as well....
@@hammmer55 aha no worries! I phrased that wrong, I meant are you on zwift in general recently. Ahh appreciate that, cool to know you are in the US 🇺🇸 to :D thank you
@@alexreader . Ah ha!....I am a Zwift hound....Been on for about 4 years. I really got hooked during the Covid madness. Weather here in Arizona is starting to get really nice so Im trying to balance indoor with outdoor....
Apparently I did a 52:56 the day you was riding 🚲😁
Oh really 🤣 nice work! How did you find it, PB?
@@alexreader I ride the Alpe almost daily, so nothing that crazy on this one for me… My PB is somewhere in the 4x’s 😁 Keep an eye out on your next climb up the ADZ I’m often to be found there, so give a shout if you see me 🚲😃
@@BooXdk Aha most days! That's awesome, you should be known as the guy that lives on the alp. Yeah will do what is your zwifting name? Have you thought about everesting it?
@@alexreader Well... I've been accused for living there a few times... 😉 My Zwift name is B ooX ( Bo ) you can spot me on the leaderboard at 6th in your video 😁
vEveresting ?.... nah... It's not my thing, I ride to have fun and I start to hate it after 4 repeats, don't think I'll ever do one 🤔
@@BooXdk 🤣 awesome il keep my eye out! Even 4 times is a lot 💪