Natty merino merchants Rapha have taken it upon themselves to encourage us roadies to get out on our bikes over the Christmas period and log some serious miles. The Festive 500 is a challenge, and a not inconsiderable one – cover 500km between the 23rd and 30th of this month. With the weather forecast showing [...]
Category Archives: Training
Cold cruel roads of winter
December 23, 2010 – 13:15
Swings and roundabouts
November 22, 2010 – 17:34
A good few days riding. A chilly, wet chaingang on Wednesday night, followed by the turbo on both Thursday and Friday (bringing the total up to 10 hours, with 90 still to go), a fast ride out to Pevensey and back on Saturday, and a very hilly 50ish miles on Sunday. The latter was quite [...]
100 hours of turbo
November 10, 2010 – 15:57
Despite the glorious sunshine and clear skies today, this week has been pretty atrocious weather-wise, and thus has heralded the unleashing of the turbo for many members of the British cycling community. Synonymous with the self-infliction of both extreme pain and exceptional tedium, the turbo trainer also lends itself to the sort of obsessive goal [...]