Haven’t been getting on the bike much recently since I picked up running again, but I live near an awesome trail that goes to the beach. It’s got a gnarly ascent at the beginning and then goes down all the way to the ocean.
I’ve never made it all the way down to the ocean because I’ve dreaded the climb back to the peak but someday I’ll tackle that fully.
Just to double check, you weigh around ~87kg? For that weight I’d guess you’re eating 2500kcal/day+ right?
And you’re counting protein from all sources, not just meat or meat equivalents? Eating some yogurt, lentils, beans, etc all of that protein content can add up pretty quickly but you might not be counting it.
As a final note, they recommend that for healthy but that doesn’t mean you can’t be healthy without it. But you could consider adding a little bit of high protein sources (chicken, tofu, etc) to your diet to hit closer to that goal and see if it makes a difference for you.