How to Become a Better Climber – Lesson 2 This series is supposed to help you become a better climber. In the first lesson, I asked you to describe the hill you want to climb as specific as possible. It’s essential to have that hill in mind when you continue your optimization process. As you […]
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Ever wanted to climb the hills faster? I bet you have. Like any other rider, you can see the clear benefit of riding faster uphill. This post is the first in my series: How to Become a Better Climber Know what you are preparing for When I make an individual training program, I always consider
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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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Image by Luca Pedroni An individual time trial is a specific discipline used as an introduction to cycling races in many countries. After a short introduction to the simple rules, beginners can ride a fair time trial. Nevertheless, time trials are challenging to master, and even professionals can significantly improve their trialling. It’s hard to
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Many riders spend too much time on recovery training because they keep telling themselves (and everyone else) how vital their recovery training is. They believe that recovery rides are just as important as regular training. I’m afraid I have to disagree. These riders are unaware of the difference between recovery rides and plain recovery. Recovery
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