I remember in my first season of racing, I made tremendous progress. There was one patch where every time I raced, I seemed to set a personal best. I imagined this upward trend continuing and at this rate, I reckoned I would be in the Tour de France by about 2008. Well, of course, I’m […]

At the end of the hill climb season, I was quite motivated to keep cycling. Instead of short intervals, I went out for longer steady rides. In November I did 800 miles (including 200 miles commuting). I really enjoyed the cycling, there was no real structure to the training apart from to enjoy getting some […]

Quite often we can go through periods where we loose motivation to train. This can be for a variety of reasons. One of the most common is that we have other pressures on our time. Sometimes we may loose motivation because we have been over training. At other times there may be no good reason […]

Tips for Training for Longer Distances Build up at a steady rate. If you are used to doing 100 miles a week, you could try increase your weekly total by 10-20% a week. Don’t feel obliged to do same mileage every week. It is good to have an easier week once a month. Make sure […]

Winter Cycling training is not the most glamorous part of the sport, but it can make a big difference to your performance in the next year. During winter it is good to have the following objectives: Gain some rest both physically and mentally (especially if it has been a very hard racing season) Build up […]