Hell 2020 Haute route April

I think we need a new Training Camp Challenge, a weekend of Hell. I'm tired of hearing and seeing these Sufferlandria folks brag about their Tour and their suffering Knighthood. What I want is some people to put themselves through hell and then challenge others to do it.

The basic format would be a late Friday ride, a Saturday split session with a long coffee break in the middle (that's when you put on your "Halfway through Hell" shirt and go for a danish and coffee.), and a Sunday ride to finish it off.

But what is fun? What is hard? And what is too much? I like the idea of specific courses such as the Alp de Zwift on Friday but with intervals to make it hard. Saturday is Figure Eight course in a small gear for higher cadence followed by a climb up to the Radio Tower on the Epic climb in a low cadence big gear effort. Sunday is an Hour Power with increasing intensity. This suits me, I think. Others will probably want specific workouts to do. So...coach picked these out.

Friday: GCN Dan Lloyd Super Fast is 4 X 10 minutes with a fast interval finish. Hell indeed. Or opt for a beginner's Classic 2 X 20 minutes or the First Flash of Fast if your not up to intervals this point of time.
Super Fast , First Flash of Fast , Two By Twenty

Saturday Session 1 is a toughie to start: Coach's Challenge, the Minute Man will keep you jumping.

Then, at last, some rest and a little bragging. but not for long.

Saturday Session 2 is a long one that starts easy '60-90 Minutes: Mat Hayman's Paris Roubaix 1"
Miinute Man
Hayman's Parix-Roubaix

Sunday is the test of them all, the Hour. Dare to ride a solid hour time trial at your FTP level or use 'Time Trial- TT#1 The Polish' to train to improve your hour effort.
The Polish