And there are well-known tricks for training for a steep mountain in a flat landscape. “You can make it difficult for yourself by going up the mountain in a heavier gear. But yes, it doesn’t take long, you’ll be at the top in five minutes,” Peter admits. The team called Franks Pedals also heads to the Posbank in Gelderland and to South Limburg, hoping to go to France well prepared. And of course the Dutch version of a mountain: “A headwind is also a climb”.
This is how Frank’s team trains for the French mountain in the flat Netherlands: ‘Headwind is also climbing’
