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Sports/fitness
cyclists
Are
you targeting a tough challenge ride,
a cyclo-sportive or a long Audax? Not
sure how to optimise your preparation? Read
more
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Racing
cyclists
Finding
the right formula, the best mix of training
volume and training intensity, is a task
that all competitive cyclists face. Read
more
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Tri-athletes
Competitive
tri-athletes need to be good cyclists and this is often
the discipline where there is most opportunity for improvement. Read
more
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Novices
Are you a beginner?
Do you enjoy doing some riding and you want to get more
out of your cycling? Or perhaps you want to use cycling
to lose some weight and generally improve your fitness
and health? Read more
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Association of British Cycling
Coaches

Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Cycling (Road and Time Trial)
British Cycling Coach-Education Tutor
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Racing Cyclists
Which
competitive cyclist doesn’t agonise about the optimum
mix of effort, recovery, intensive effort and easy riding?
It’s so hard to know what to do for the best, even if
you’ve been cycling for a while and you’re already
competing regularly. The fact of the matter is that the biggest
determinant of performance for competitive cyclists is exactly
that mix of training volume and training quality – arguably
more important even than experience, equipment or tactics.
So how many racing cyclists are confident
that they are getting the best out of themselves? Time constraints,
work and family commitments have to be thrown into the equation
and because these are different for everyone, no two cyclists’ training
regimes will be the same. Cyclists also respond uniquely to
any given training – one cyclist’s training would
be too much for another whereas for a third cyclist it would
not be enough. And what are the critical differences between
the best training for different kinds of events?
But competitive cyclists don’t only
benefit from help with training plans. Even enthusiastic racers
can find their motivation flagging or their self-discipline
going awry. It’s all too easy to lose perspective and
struggle to see performances or results in a cool-headed, rational
way. This is where it can be invaluable to bounce thoughts
and ideas off a personal coach who knows you as a rider. Sometimes
what is needed is an objective opinion from someone who has
been through similar situations and who takes your racing just as
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