When it comes to Cycling, Triathlon, and Mountain Biking–Your Effort Relative to the Terrain, Distance, and Speed Potential is ESSENTIAL to Dial in Your Pace!
Today’s Everyday Cyclist Podcast will address questions from cyclists and triathletes from around the world concerning speed, effort, and pacing. It’s a MUST LISTEN PODCAST, so please download for later and share with friends on FACEBOOK.
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Completely agree with the 2nd question answered about Group Rides hammering only a few miles in. My Tuesday night group ride does this, and lately I’ve been having to exert too much energy too early, and when we get to the hills and circuits towards the middle of the ride, I was dropping to the back or falling off to the slower group. This past Tuesday, I took into account that I sit at a desk for 8-9 hours before my group ride, and did Cyclo Warm-In 5. I stayed in the middle of the pack during the hammerfest, and was able to shoot further to the front when we got to the hills and circuit. It only took 5 minutes, and made a HUGE difference. Will continue to do the warm-ups before each and every ride from now on to get my body ready.
I ride fairly often with some “young bucks” from work that are about 10 years or more younger than I am. They pretty much hammer from the start and I always struggle from the start because I haven’t warmed up. This has certainly helped me to a degree with building strength trying to keep up but i’m finding i’m destroyed by the end of the ride. Certainly going to take advice from this podcast and get there a bit earlier and do some warming up while everyone arrives. More great advice!!
I can always tell if I do a proper warm up. Like you said sitting around waiting and cooling down make it twice as hard to get going again.
One thing I’ve learned from Cyclo 90 for group rides as well as racing is the plus or minus 10%. While their changing gears, I can speed up or slow down. I really noticed this as an asset last week in the crit race.
Thanks for all your tips and great podcast.
Just watched the video of the Quassy ride. It’s amazing the thought processes that one has to go through to be completely prepared. From crank length to rear cassette to rim depth and tire pressure. It makes total sense but for the innocent bystander (which I used to be), I know they are thinking, “what the heck, it’s a bike, just start pedaling”. Really cool to have your perspective on what decisions you’ve made and why you have made them.
A couple of questions I have: 1.) I have seen more and more folks going with less rim depth up front and more in the rear (38 F and 58 R) and 2.) I’d love a video just n rear cassettes. Yes, I know that’s not a question.
Hope the race is successful. Going to listen to podcast tonight.
It’s amazing the thought that goes into every piece of equipment. I might be getting close to that point, if I start racing in the fall, but for now, I’m still a get on the bike and go kind of a guy.
I’m with you at the moment Jeremy. I do have a feeling that all this training is leading me somewhere and if i do end up racing there is so much good information available here from Graeme and all the other cyclo90ers. Excellent place to start!