IT SOUNDS pretty straightforward. You, your bike, and the clock, riding in splendid isolation as quickly as you can, away from the rough and tumble of the peloton. In theory, a time trial should be a simple test of your ability to ride your bike as fast as possible over a set distance. But if
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How to Become a Better Climber – Lesson 4 This post is the fourth in my series about becoming a better climber. After the first three lessons, you should be in a position to describe the physical challenges to fast climbing: the hill’s steepness and length, your body, and bike weight. After that, you know
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The essential physiological skill in most cycling events is threshold power. You are likely to be a successful rider if you can generate many Watts at your threshold power. Sprinters, climbers, and time trial experts need a great threshold power. A good performance at threshold power is compulsory for winning a cycling race. Even if
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Building aerobic capacity is essential for most competitive cyclists since anaerobic threshold power (also known as lactate threshold or critical power) is the best single predictor of performance in road cycling races. What can you do to increase your threshold power without spending more time on your training sessions? The answer is interval training. Probably
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In the last couple of weeks, I have covered the importance of VO2 max intervals. Even though VO2 max is an essential physiological skill, threshold power is even more crucial. The total power output at your threshold power is often a lot more critical than the absolute number at VO2 max. That also explains why
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