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Cycling Training Tips

Write the best beginner cycling tips and win $25!

There is currently a competition going on at Training4cyclists.com. You can win $25 to your Paypal account by entering your best beginner cycling tips here. If you don’t want to win these money, you can still get some really useful tips from the participants. So far there are 5 entries to this little competition and I guess there are more to come. The winner will be chosen on June 5th.

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What Are Your Best Cycling Tips for Beginners?

I often get questions about cycling tips from beginners looking for fast improvements. I introduce them to the basic training principles and basic rules for optimal training I know. Training consistently for a long period is a cornerstone in every cyclist’s success and using some principles for recovery accelerates the progress.

Nevertheless, it can be a good idea to hear what you readers say to your friends when they ask you about beginner cycling tips.

Best comment on this post wins $25
The winner will be chosen on June 5th and the prize can be paid to PayPal accounts only. Training4cyclists.com is allowed to present tips entered in this competition in future posts.

Now it is time for competition: What are your best beginner cycling tips?

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Request: I need all your best cycling links

I will try to make an update of my link section soon. I want to make my link section to a high quality page with a lots of powerful links to the best cycling resources in the world. Thus, if you have some links that you will like to share, please write a comment in this post.

I’m looking for:

  • Cycling coaches
  • Personal pages (Rider diaries/blogs)
  • Resources (News, forums etc.)
  • Other

You’re welcome to include a link to your own blog if you believe it belongs to this link section.

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What is your highest maximum heart rate ever?

The most commented post here on Training4cyclists.com so far was my question: What is your lowest heart rate ever? Maximum heart rate is often calculated as 220 minus your age, but there is a standard deviation on about 10 which means that 95% of us would fit into a formula called: 220 minus age +/- 20 beats. Thus, as you’ve already experienced, this formula does not have any practical usability for a serious endurance athlete.

But back to the topic, what is your highest maximum heart rate ever?

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