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Intervals of 3 mins or less.
Watch plenty of Belgian races.
Take the crosser to the trail centre.
Rinse. Repeat.
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Definitely give it a go, it's arguably the most accessible branch of bike racing in the UK. Whereabouts are you based? There are local leagues in most regions of the UK to get involved with.
In terms of training, then yes a cross race places high physiological demands on the body so you need to prepare it for that. Increasing FTP is a good place to start, then you can start adding shorter intervals to your training as the race season approaches. There are loads of free cross training programmes on the web so have a look at those to get an idea of interval sessions to do.
If you can, definitely invest in skills training, that can be the quickest way to improve your results as a beginner.
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Make sure your dismounting and remounting is good before the season starts.
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I've been toying with the idea of racing for a while and cyclocross seems fun, so I may enter a few local races this upcoming season.
I've heard they're brutal and the physiological demands are high! Should I be looking at increasing VO2, FTP and MAP to start with?
Oh and brush up on skills