Stage 7 and the close of the Wahooligan Tour calls for a legendary finish
Join Mike Cotty and EF Education-Oatly’s Tour Down Under winner Noemi Rüegg for threshold efforts, attack surges, and 21 hairpin switchbacks up the iconic Alpe d’Huez. Lock in, find your rhythm, and finish strong!
Join Mike Cotty and EF-Oatly-Cannondale rider Noemi Rüegg for a reconnaissance ride and sustained effort workout up the iconic Alpe d’Huez. This session begins with a steady warm-up around Bourg d’Oisans before navigating the famous 21 hairpin bends of this epic climb. As the gradient intensifies, settle into a sustainable threshold pace, simulating race conditions and allowing for occasional standing efforts on steeper sections. Throughout the climb, integrate strategic surges to mimic attack responses and maintain high power outputs. The goal is to balance endurance and power, capturing the essence of this legendary ascent while refining your climbing technique and stamina under the guidance of elite athletes.
Ride with Team DPF
Join VIPs and Davis Phinney Foundation staff on Zoom for Stage 7: 8:30 am MST(Boulder, CO USA)
Remember, you have 50 hours to complete each stage. As long as it’s still today’s date anywhere on earth, you’re golden. Check out the Tour Challenge Page for details on stage open and close times.
Stage 7 and Tour complete. Second time on this workout. It’s a tough grind. Very tough middle section and the end is deceptively difficult.
Best part was Cotty’s comment about Pantani’s 1997 assault felt like it took place “a lifetime ago.” Noemi Reugg was born in 2001. Great finish for a wonderful cause.
I would love to post about how much better the Alpe d’Huez workout went today as opposed to how it went when it first came out but that would BORE PEOPLE TO TEARS so, I won’t. Instead….
Stage 7 and the 2025 Wahoo/Tour of Sufferlandria complete.
I just completed the final stage of my first Tour of Sufferlandria. That final stage was a worthy finale. While not looking that hard from the workout graphs, this climb relentlessly tires your legs out. Bend after bend.
I really enjoyed the group ride over zoom this morning with Alex Steida, David Phinney, Lauren from dpf, Peggy, and I’m missing some important names from the forum here, sorry for memory lapse. but that was lovely to wrap up the tour. Amazing stories shared by all and the video of the trainer on the shed roof was a highlight too!
Also, the Welsh
I am blown away at how Alex and especially Davis could ride and chat away at the same time.
I’m whipped for the rest of today. I think rollercoaster finished me off and today was all fumes. Thankfully only one tiny sprint at the end today!
Chapeau all😊
Family stuff kept me from doing stage 6 in time. I had almost decided to skip this one, as well, but I put on my climbing jersey and got out there. Then I said, SUF it, I’ll do a double header and get all the stages done, badge or no badge.
This was a great way to finish the tour. Nothing crazy, just a long slog that was just tough enough to make me practice not quitting. Excellent camera work, too.
Here’s to my mom, 22 years into her slog with Parkinson’s and still not quitting.
Finished off stage 6 late Saturday night. Spring has sprung in the UK and I want to to a leisurely cafe ride tomorrow.
Absolutely destroyed though. I’m normally good at sustained but at the end of the tour which was all at 100% (plus a running race last Sunday after doing Team Scream on the Saturday) I’ve never felt fatigue like it.
What a great week but I’ll be glad to get back outdoors (mostly) until November.
