# 238km 5500 altitude - help me at least try

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**Created:** [May 13, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/238km-5500-altitude-help-me-at-least-try/58616 "2021-05-13T11:32:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amnesty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/amnesty/32/18994_2.png) [@Amnesty](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Amnesty)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/238km-5500-altitude-help-me-at-least-try/58616/22 "2021-05-15T16:53:26Z")

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I agree that smooth z2 would be a very comfortable approach.  
At Ötztaler this is very difficult. There is only uphill or downhill within 4 alpine passes (Timmelsjoch is one of the highest of the alps).  
The uphill sections are very long (especially the last) with very steep sections (16+%).  
So it will be hard to maintain z2 with an ftp of 210.  
But the downhill sections are long as well. At least there are long opportunities for coasting.

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**Author:** ![Overratedcarbon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/overratedcarbon/32/7757_2.png) [@Overratedcarbon](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Overratedcarbon)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/238km-5500-altitude-help-me-at-least-try/58616/24 "2021-05-29T08:13:27Z")

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You’re doing the Ötztaler Radmarathon!!! I’m jealous! Have you seen this pacing calculator? You feed in your FTP and system weight and it gives you watt targets for the different parts [Ötztaler Radmarathon – Realistische Zielzeit. Eine Prognose. Meine Strategie!](https://www.johannesheinrich.de/posts/oetztaler-radmarathon-prognose/)

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**Author:** ![bbarrera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bbarrera/32/14734_2.png) [@bbarrera](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/bbarrera)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/238km-5500-altitude-help-me-at-least-try/58616/25 "2021-05-29T16:23:43Z")

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> [@ANITA](#):
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> thought 34 ist enough

My first big mountain events were done at (educated guess) ~260-270W at 93kg (~2.8-3.0 W/kg). Gearing was subcompact 50x34 and 11-32 cassette. 8 hours climbing at ~65rpm and no problems. A lower gear would have been nice, but I didn’t see it as a problem.

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**Author:** ![TonyKe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/tonyke/32/124530_2.png) [@TonyKe](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/TonyKe)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/238km-5500-altitude-help-me-at-least-try/58616/26 "2024-04-09T13:42:42Z")

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Hi ANITA, I’m registered for the Ötztaler and I’m curious to ask how did you got on? Where you happy with the prep, did you do enough SSP?

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