Thought I would share a few things that helped put me over the edge, in case it’s helpful to anyone else:

I am bad at pacing—usually I go as hard as I can and blow up when I’m going to blow up. After a few attempts, I put my average power numbers for each bend into a spreadsheet and calculated what I would need to average 3.2 w/kg (I was averaging 230 watts at 75 kg, or about 3.07 w/kg).

I had a reasonable amount of success with this, but I would blow up around 40 minutes in.

Today I tried a negative split, and decided I would stick with it, even if I felt like I could push harder. I did 95% of the effort I had calculated on the first half, and 105% on the second half, and tried to pick up a little bit of speed on the flatter parts without blowing up. See the chart for even paced power, negative split power, and actual power produced. The halfway point is bend 10.

As I approached the banner, I saw my estimated time was around 60 minutes (I think it said 60:30 after bend 1)…I knew I could get it and gave everything I had. I was teetering within a few seconds on either side of 60 minutes until the last 15 seconds or so.

Equipment used: Canyon Aeroad 2024 (stage 2), ENVE SES 3.4 (just purchased for this attempt!)

Nutrition: pre-workout 30 minutes before, one gel at the beginning, one gel at the halfway point
I’m so proud of myself for finally making this happen after over a year! Best of luck to anyone else attempting!

Finally in the sub-hour AdZ club!