Cycling Fitness / Training Advice

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gillies in reply to @umop3pisdn

Are you racing TCR or riding TCR? I'd want to have done a 600km Audax done by April... you need volume and you need to know you're comfortable with your bike and kit over long distances and there's only one way to do that.

Racing. Given I've not been riding for long (next year will be 4th summer) I'm not hoping to win but I'd like to be top 40 or thereabouts. Definitely in 2 weeks or less. Not feeling so fit at the moment but can do a solo 200km just now without too much issue. Planning on the Bryan Chapman as an early test next year.

VO2max over winter... I'd be burnt out by Spring and not want to ride my bike.

Even just 1 session a week?

Long ride on weekends, testing kit.

Already started doing that with tt bars. Unfortunately don't have my TCR bike built up yet but should have it by jan/feb.

I agree that I need volume and I need to test kit etc.

I'm just looking for some advice on how to do some structured training during the week in the meantime. Is 2x20s still best, @hippy?

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hippy in reply to @gillies

I mix it up but yeah, it's like my meat and potatoes of turbo training. When I'm not pissed every day, like now, I do one session a week. That's the only 'structured' turbo training I do. If you want to race across Europe you need to like riding a bike. Melt your brain on a turbo and you won't want to touch it come spring. Everyone is different though - you might get on well with the turbo and want to do more.

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gillies in reply to @hippy

I have a good fan that moves air over me and I listen to podcasts or watch something whilst on the turbo so it doesn't really bother me much (yet)

I guess all I can do now is lose a bit of weight, get used to aero bars and slowly raise my ftp.

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