Allen Road
Christoval, Texas
September 7, 2019
Two weeks from now is the Fort Davis Cyclefest and Mt. Locke Race.
The best places to locally prepare for Mt. Locke are Burma Road and Allen Road.
Several of us did Burma Road on Labor Day so it was time to up the level of difficulty a little.
Allen Road fits the bill as just as you get comfortable in your saddle, there is a long incline.
Close to the top of Allen Hill and just up the road it peaks at 10%. Good warm up.
Atop of Allen Hill one can see there will be a good respite until the next set of rollers.
A puny 8% grade but setting up a good downhill roll.
All riders know that for every downhill, there is a payback hill.
Short but steep at 13%.
A good scenic place to stop if one is just out for a joy ride, but prepping for a race, just give it a quick glance and keep pedaling.
However, this is a good place to turn around and head back. Not sure if it is Texas humor or a grouch, so take no chances.
To get back to the green gate, one travels on a one pickup road. Need a good run at this next hill as it is 14%.
To reverse a course means that every good downhill becomes an uphill.
However, it is one of the reasons we chose Allen Road to prep for the Mt. Locke race. Will still have to continue training. For example, on Burma road I have had a 23 mph average. Allen Road today was 19.4 mph. My average for the 7 mile Mt. Locke race has been 15.8. Note the difference. Mt. Locke is tough.
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