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<\/p>\nNext up in our Snowy Classic Ambassador series, the one and only Julie-Anne Hazlett! Here to chat all things Snowy.<\/p>\n
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The second Snowy Classic is on April 1, 2023. Can you tell us what course you\u2019ll be riding and how your training has been going?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ll be doing the 170km Maxi Classic with almost 3000m of climbing and my training…well I could say I\u2019m fitter than ever and feeling super strong, but I\u2019d be lying.\u00a0 Let\u2019s just say, I have a bit of work to do over the next 7 weeks but with a bit of consistency, I\u2019m hoping my legs will come good just in time. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be breaking too many Strava records lol. <\/span><\/p>\n After experiencing the alpine climbs and particularly Beloka at the inaugural Snowy Classic, how are you preparing for the epic climbing at the 2023 event?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ll be trying to build my strength and FTP by doing hill repeats and some specific workouts on the trainer.\u00a0 Some friends went out and found 13 of the steepest hills on the Northern Beaches at the weekend so I might try to do a few of those over the next few weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n Not many of us have the benefit of living near long alpine climbs, how do you get vertical metres into your legs in more urban environments?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I live on Sydney\u2019s North Shore where there aren\u2019t many flat stretches of road.\u00a0 Everything feels like a climb around here<\/span>????<\/span>.\u00a0 Admittedly they aren\u2019t as long as the alpine climbs but there are lots of short, steep hills to make my legs burn.\u00a0 I also do repeats on hills like Bobbin Head and Akuna before work (now that my training has started). It\u2019s not too hard to find a route on the weekend where I can get in over 2000m of climbing so I\u2019m planning a few long days in the saddle over the next few weekends.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Your advice for riders thinking about the Snowy Classic but yet to register?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Do it!\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t ridden in the Snowy Mountains, you\u2019re missing out.\u00a0 The scenery is absolutely beautiful, and there is always a great buzz when you get lots of cyclists together for an event.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure you have friends who have already signed up and you don\u2019t want to get FOMO.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have friends doing it, it\u2019s a great place to make some new ones or get a group together and come along for a fun weekend away. Any way you look at it, riding in the Snowy Mountains on 1st<\/sup> April, is a great idea.<\/span><\/p>\n