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Turbo-Training: Three Simple Sessions
By Jaqueline Wadsworth on 05/01/2012 17:22:17
Target your cycling weaknesses with the perfect turbo-training session

Here are three simple sessions to improve different aspects of cycling. Alter recovery times or length of effort to suit your own fitness, and make them harder as you improve.Technique5x2mins slow pedalling, 3mins steady spin recovery.Think through

Bike To The Future
By on 20/08/2008 19:23:28
Become a fitter and faster runner with our bike sessions training programme.

REST Hard group ride Short, EZ ride The Key: Rest: Complete relaxation. Fun: Sightseeing pace. MTB: Mountain-bike ride. EZ: Active recovery and endurance pace; social. Moderate: Tempo/sublactate threshold. Intense: VO2 Max, group ride

Q+A: Should I keep training on the same hill or are there other ways to become stronger on the bike?
By on 07/02/2011 10:43:45

Q. I keep reading that the best way to improve on hills is to ride more hills. It's pretty flat where I live, so should I just keep going up and down the one hill I have access to or are there other ways to become stronger on the bike?A. Utilising

Ride Hard to Run Better
By on 12/06/2006 09:23:52
Five bike sessions that'll make you a better runner

session, so you should sandwich this ride with easy runs.To boost recovery after a hard session or race……Pick a low gear and spin After a race, or tough hill session, hop on your bike - either on an indoor trainer, or a flat route - and choose a low gear

In A Spin
By Ant Smith, Selene Yeager, Ruth Emmett, Alison Hamlett on 02/12/2009 17:49:14
Here’s our guide to how to make spinning work for you – and what classes to avoid – as well as advice on when it’s time to get out of the gym and onto the roads

for your next training session.✘    Spin bikes have fixed-wheel-style flywheels that build up momentum and can mask any deficiencies in your pedal stroke.Try this:Look for instructors who are cyclists. If none fit the bill, ask your gym to put on triathlon

Speedy Bike Sessions
By on 04/06/2008 11:08:20
Boost your cycle power with these short but effective bike sessions

in your quads.The bike leg is the longest and most strategic part of any triathlon, so it’s crucial to make the most of it. Your bike training should always include a long ride at a slower pace and lower heart rate (just like running, they’re usually done

Q+A: How can I develop my bike endurance when I only have one hour to train?
By on 25/11/2011 16:39:22

:The first is a tempo-based ride, performed twice over seven days at an effort I would call 'steady hard'. After a good warm-up, this is a continuous ride at 75-85 per cent of your maximum one-hour bike time-trial power (or around 75-80 per cent of your

Q+A: How can I prepare for a hilly Ironman when I live in a flat city?
By on 10/06/2011 15:04:11

and then lower the cadence to 50rpm. Match your recovery time (easy riding, normal gears) to your interval time. Your heart rate should remain about 10 beats below your threshold. Don't produce excessive lactate; remember, this is not about maximum effort

Climb Hills The Easy Way
By on 18/11/2009 14:27:03
With practice and some refinements to your technique, you'll be climbing like a pro

foot comes to the top of the pedal stroke. This will push you forward and boost your momentum. Gently push on the handlebars and rock your bike beneath you as you climb. Stay above 75You may feel mighty powering uphill in a monster gear at 50

Change Of Pace
By on 18/11/2009 11:37:09
All you need to become faster is a watch, a little patience and just two days a week

If you steer clear of interval training on the bike, thinking it's complicated, you're not alone. But you can benefit from interval training that consists of simple efforts requiring nothing more than a watch.In an Australian study of 38 cyclists

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