Throughout
this section it is our intention to bring to you the major elements
to ensure necessary fitness whatever your cycling objectives.
We cannot hope to cover or include everything related to training
for cycling but we have attempted to cover the major elements
that can help you achieve your objectives.
As
mentioned elsewhere, setting objectives is paramount. Your objective
may be to ride 10 miles without stopping, to complete a 25 mile
charity ride, to compete in your first mountain bike race, to
finish in the bunch in a 4th cat road race or become a first cat.
Whatever your objective, make sure you set at least one and make
sure it or they are realistic.
As well as objectives, a cyclist in training also needs discipline
and commitment. This is because when it comes to February, 4 inches
of snow outside and your training programme calls for 1.5 hours
of level 2, or a 40 minute run, it would be very easy to stay
in by the fireside and curse in the season when you are still
being spat out the back of the bunch.
In this section we will
pull together elements of training into training programmes for
at least two cyclists. Both intend to race next year. Also, as
it will be impossible to add everything relating to training,
we hope to cover most other areas in a Questions and Answers format.
Obviously if this approach reveals the necessity to add further
sections, we will happily do so.
I'm pleased to say that in the event of you posing me a question
I cannot answer I know I can call on the experience and expertise
of at least 3 UK National Champions plus one who actually won
the Milk Race.
Training
programme
Questions
and Answers
Practical
advice
|
