Understanding ride profiles

For some inexplicable reason I have signed up for the AGF Grand Fondo in September and I am trying to understand the the colour rating of the 9 climbs on the event. They are variously rated red/green/blue, but there does not to be a lot of consistency to the ratings. I am pretty new to this gig and would appreciate an explanation.

Mike

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Permalink Reply by Patrick O'Kane on July 30, 2011 at 18:18

http://www.amygillett.org.au/assets/Gran-Fondo/Course/RECAGFGF2011E...

Looks like the steepest gradient is around 7-8%, along Skenes Creek Rd for about 10kms. head for the freeway or Greenhill Rd for a practice ride.

http://www.cycle2max.com/bike-hill-climb/Skenes-Creek-Road.aspx?id=... 9.5 kms at 5.2% avwerage

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Permalink Reply by James Jordan on July 30, 2011 at 19:36

Let me see if I can answer your question.

Bicycle Victoria run a really good event
The course is a fully closed road
40km along the Great Ocean Road
Life without challenges is just not worth living

The colours on the profile indicate the distance that the average gradient of the climb.

I am also doing the ride with a bunch of mates from Canberra and am really looking forward to the challenge.

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Champion on June 29, 2012 at 10:44

James can you explain again. The distance (length) of the climb is shown along the bottom of the profile and the gradient is a shade of grey as depicted in the bar. I think Mike is querying what the numbers 1-9 in red, green, and blue mean. Now that he has pointed it out I have the same question.

OOOps just realised this question is almost 12 months old. Did anybody actually answer it.

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Permalink Reply by James Jordan on June 29, 2012 at 11:17

The profile on C2M is a bit misleading as you are coming from a different direction.

Based on my details from last year you can break the climb up into to distinct parts

Bottom to KOM

9.06km at a average of 5.1%

There are a few small kicks, bit like going up the Old Freeway, but nothing that will really kill the legs.

KOM onwards

7.3 km with a average of 0.7% but its made up of lots of rolling stuff

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Champion on June 30, 2012 at 0:35

Thanks James but I am not sure I have framed the question correctly. On the profile itself for this years ride on the AGF site at Cape Patton Lookout there is the number 1 in a red circle. Past Skenes Creek North and then between Devils Elbow and Barramunga are the numbers 2 and 3 in red circles. Then past Barramunga is the number 4 in a green circle. These numbers all seem to coincide with a climb albeit some very small and the numbering continues up to 9 at Benwerrin in a blue circle. Do the numbers 1-9 in varying coloured circles mean anything? They do not show up on the plan just the profile. It might be obvious but I don't get it.

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Permalink Reply by Brett dracup on June 30, 2012 at 1:14

Maybe they're the numbers of the climbs? I think there are 9 hills/ decent climbs? Think the colour coding is the 'difficulty' of that climb?

Anyone doing it this year?