u/ComradeLuan

Obviously every year is different and no one can predict the weather this far ahead. However, the heat waves in Western Europe the past couple years and especially this year has been concerning. I'm hesitant to participate in that time of the year. Maybe 1 or 2 days can be fine but multiple days in a row made the superhuman Lael Wilcox quit, most of us are no where near her level. I'm wondering if there has been any discussion from ACP about potentially dangerous conditions for riders.

I'm 22M, my heart rate idles at 120 by just being outside standing still at this temperature. It's about 140 idling after riding for a bit. When riding, my heart rate is at least 165, hovers in the low 170s at my Z2 Power. I have done rides at this temp up to 100 miles/160k, starting to feel unpleasant at around halfway. I can comfortably stay in the 140s or lower if it's below 80F/27C.

Clarification: 115-120 resting outdoors 90F, 70s indoors 80F. I always do annual checkups and there are no concerns on that front.

If one hemisphere is summer, the other side is winter. Some areas are too hot, others are too cold. If there is a global AC system, changing outdoor temperatures to always be ideal and comfortable. This can also theoretically be done using fans and ductwork to push air masses around. Ignoring the obvious consequences of this, all of these systems will require energy and releases excess heat. How much energy will this take and will the equalized average global temperature be too hot for this to not work?

For me, and this applies to a lot of parts in the US. The pedestrian jog or do the "quick-walk" when crossing especially on right turn on red or stop signs to show the driver that they're getting out of the way. For where I'm from in SEA, you blend into the environment due to the chaotic nature of traffic.

For me, I ride right after work on weekdays up to 45 miles, 10-11 am on the weekends up to 70-90 miles. If I wanna do a group ride, usually 6-7 am, like once or twice a month, I have to take sleep aid the night before and put up with it.

This is the ride, 200k with 11,600ft of climbing: https://ner.bike/nersite/?p=4037

I've been riding for just over a year and a half, with longest ride being 400k 7,700ft in just under 22 hours. I don't do that much climbing because I live by the Gulf in TX, which is pretty flat. Even our hilliest rides are 200k 4,500ft.

My FTP is 170w, I'm 5'3, 140lbs and around 170lbs with the bike and gear. I cruise at around 100w, which gives me a moving average of 14-15 mph and 9-10 hours elapsed time for TX brevets. I do have the advantage of being heat adapted, this can boost my cruising power by 20w, assuming it'll be in the low 80s at most. I'm wondering if it's even possible for me to finish within the 13.5 hrs time limit. Even if I have a high chance of DNF, I'm planning to show up anyways and try as hard as I can just to experience it, even if I run over the time limit.