It was a pleasant afternoon on the Chilt Hills, I guess. A charming dwarf that occupies the quaint silhouette of the area, my legs whirl at the pace of a leisurely tour. I think I’m in the safe hands of a perfect riding companion, I think: Linda Dewhurst, a 66-year-old grandmother who certainly won’t bring me no matter her sports background, no matter her sports background. Come to any questions. After all, I’m 20 years younger than her, and my functional threshold capability (FTP, the rider can maintain a strength for an hour) is the best 370 watts ever. What might be wrong? It turns out to be a lot.
Dewhurst is not an ordinary grandmother of the mid-60s, and her age group was won by silver in the 2023 UCI Gran Fondo Ag Worlds in Glasgow in 2023, including the impressive Achievements of national timing tests. On the way to the Chilt [southern England]no doubt my expectations are naive.
Upon arrival, the clear blue sky illuminates the faded shadows of autumn, and the foraging rape fields extend to the distant woodland – a gentle whirlwind scene I envisioned. But the script in my mind is about to be torn to pieces. From the beginning, it was obvious that I wasn’t doing any steps. Linda Dewhurst, you know, is an absolute machine.
Master Class
Steve admits he naively imagines he will set his pace
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When we ride for a few minutes, when my ride is super 66 year old riding on a benign flat blacked length, I may have troublesome suspicion. After a moment she was confirmed, when she threw me off on the subsequent rise like a bag of sacks, trampling in front of the soplesse, which was rarely seen outside Pro Peloton. It was futile to keep up as much as I could, climbing onto my bike desperately, my heart rate spinning towards the red area. My senior year-old woman gave me my back.
We climbed the first climb and my ballast temporarily evened the descent. My heart rate began to stabilize and my thoughts gradually recovered. “Blimey,” I thought loudly, the shock still sinking.
Later, a long time later, I realized that I should know better. Dewhurst has severe ancestry. She grew up in Worcestershire, competed in mid-range competitions since childhood and was selected twice as a cross country team in England and recorded a very fast 33 minutes 10k. Achilles’ problems and family life took her away from exercise for many years, but at the age of 50, she realized that she had become “very inappropriate.” It’s time to make a comeback.
“I decided to join my eldest daughter on a coastal ride in 2013,” De Walster casually explained, barely breathing. “I think it will be a great way to try to be healthy again.”
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Discovering that cycling didn’t aggravate her attack as a runner, and she loved it, a part-time physical therapist joined the Milton Keynes team and became a regular on Saturday’s social ride. It was through the team that she first discovered that she had natural abilities.
“A back in 2017, a friend of mine said she would attend a charity timing trial and asked me if I was interested in attending,” Dewhurst said. “It’s a sport 25 course and I used a road bike.” She used solid body Opened my account at 1:04. Her next game is in VTTA [Veteran Time Trial Association] A course for Nationals near Tring in Hertfordshire, England. Building exclusively from weekly club running, without interval meetings, she won the subsidiary category on borrowed TT rigs. But only if she ranks third in Masters National 25 [mile time trial] In 2018, Dewhurst decided to borrow bikes and unstructured training that might sell her talent.
The power of burning
Train like a super veterinarian
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Linda Dewhurst trains five times a week and accumulates about nine hours, including two group rides and two turbo festivals, plus a relaxing ride day.
Her favorite Turbo Festival conferences include:
4x 15 Minutes Dessert (90% FTP)
3x blocks below 15 minutes (225-200 watts)
3x 8 minutes 4-step ramp (200-220-240-250 watts)
2x 20 minutes 105% FTP (236 watts)
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During our outing, she rode the Canyon Grizl gravel bike she used in the Gravel World Championships. With a quick speed along the Wendover arm along the Grand League Canal, I was almost able to keep up with the flat nature of the terrain. In short, I have enough air in my lungs to ask questions. How much does she have to put me under pressure? She almost gave in, “I think my FTP is about 250 watts.” As the guy on the hind feet, I don’t think I need to be witty about my weight: she is obviously slim and mean, with the highest performance. “Yes, about 60 kilograms,” she confirmed.
I tried to calculate quickly in my mind. Twenty watts are more than four watts per kilogram except for 60 watts. At 66, this made a deep impression.
As we got rid of the canal and started steep climbs into the Wendover woods, I asked the master athletes about maintaining top fitness. Then we bumped into a hill and Dewhurst talked to himself. From the 50m back I was sure I heard about 20 minutes in 105% FTP and then she disappeared from the earmuffs.
By 2021, despite her consistently achieving good results, Dewhurst noticed her form was stuck in the rut. When I finally caught up with another bland part, she explained, “My results have been smooth and I realized I might need some structured training to get better.” “I’ve gotten from the cycling revolution coach plus Gavin Howell started, and over the past few years, he has been training me. “Howell has a lot of questions to answer. He is partly responsible for turning the meaning of a leisurely outing into VO2 Max Hell – at least for me.
Dewhurst rides Steve easily
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The rolling part of the route kept me close to the wheels of Dewhurst, unable to appreciate the (probably beautiful) scenery as I fixed the target on the narrow asphalt corridor, dimly realizing that the last trace of my dignity disappeared into the hedge superior. Until now, everything has been blurred. Worryingly, Dewhurst still hasn’t made any special effort. We stopped at a crossroads and she was still breathing barely breathing when I tried to avoid vomiting. She is making my carefully cultivated threshold abilities seem to be unable to pop out of the paper bag.
In 2023, Dewhurst started the UCI Gran Fondo Ag world in Glasgow with legendary Jeannie Longo, who worked as a women’s riding in the late 1980s and 1990s. “I didn’t expect to compete, except to think the top five were fabs,” Devast said. She was surprised in Glasgow and both Longo won the road race gold and ranked second in the time trial. As a first attempt at age group racing, it is a powerful catalyst that gives her confidence in her talent. By the end of 2023, Dewhurst has accumulated a series of medals in the process, including VTTA 10, 15 and 25 miles of Nationals, for the 33.33 rewards for the “10’10′” and “15”. I recall my 10-mile PB 24.36 – I tried hard for weeks and my face kept twisting for weeks. Linda Dewhurst did it. I didn’t.
One year
Dewhurst has some exciting goals for 2025
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After a free-ride ride through the villages of St Leonards, Cholesbury and Wiggington, we ended up comforting in the tea room in Aldbury Now. I breathed a sigh of relief. Our journey is over and it’s time for me to shine in a cake-eating competition. Let’s continue chatting. The victory of the gravel world happened and was the climax of years of stable progress.
Last year, Dewhurst defended his own road race champion in the world of Denmark and rode gold in time trial. She didn’t satisfy her world title, but instead jumped on a whim to the gravel world of Belgium, hitting silver, as already mentioned. She told me that in breakfast tea, she told me, “I thought things couldn’t be better, so the results of 2024 flashed.” In addition to her gravel glory, she has also successfully defended her VTTA championship, which includes 55.34 national records for 25 miles. Calling it a good season would be an understatement.
Even if I am totally humbled by the experience, it is an honor to ride with such a great athlete. This also taught me an important lesson. Obviously, there is no need to spend horlicks on the face of the song of praise. We may not all have the talent level of Linda Dewhurst, but we can draw inspiration from her underage drive and willingness to keep working.
So what is Dewhurst on the 67th year of the planet. Sitting on her crown, she is not. “Not sure what 2025 will bring, but my goal is to go to Australia to defend my world championship.” May all of us be like this versatile super Glen, gravel master, Glen Fendor, TT As aging as the road.
