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Yeah that is weird. Maybe you just need to get used to them. I keep my protocol the same every time - including the same 20 minute warmup I do before every race.

Yeah I'm sure I could get better at them, and in effect I'm keeping the same protocol in using the 'in-race' efforts, I think if I was doing a big VO2 block of training might make sense to better reflect the ramp results but at the mo the sweetspot levels feel sustainable.

Anyone used/using their Outdoor workouts? Thinking of giving them a go. Presume you need a long bit of clear road or is there some kind of stop/start for climbs/descents?

Feels like needs a lack of traffic/junctions my normal riding includes

I'm not using the turbo at the moment so I thought I'd give it a go. If I can get a few miles of straight road, maybe do laps, it might work?

I have found their outdoor rides were useful for me as I was using a TR plan over lockdown, wanted to stick to it, but also wanted to be outdoors as soon as possible when we were allowed.

I ended up doing far longer between intervals than they suggested to allow me to get to a bit of road where I knew I could safely put down some watts for the allotted time.

Obviously, that's kind of OK for SS/base riding, but anything suprathreshold (bar the <1min stuff) was simply not feasible.

Yeah, I can't imagine I'll be doing anything like VO2s outside and if I did try them I might essentially do hill repeats unless I could find a closed road like Hillingdon. Most of my stuff is SS-Threshold anyway

The advice is always ‘find a 5km climb around 5%’ so not great for le UK.

I guess that's fine if they accept my warmup is 200k over to Wales.

You are a fucking weirdo. During summer you turbo and winter you ride outdoors.

I was only doing the turbo because I was trying to be a good boy with all the lockdown stuff. I guess having done that I'm now sick of the turbo but would like some kind of structure but there's no point getting too serious because I have no races on. So, yeah, this year and next are bit of a mess. Covidised training.

He’s channeling his inner cross rider.

Either way, previous comment stet

You are a fucking weirdo.

Tyres aren't wide enough. I am considering doing some mtbing but we'll see.

He’s channeling his inner cross rider

Has he eaten another one?

Well, there's not much meat on them so you can't stop at one.

Have you met @Ramsaye ?

I don't think so.

Also...

I’m not fat, I’m insulated correctly for cold weather cycling.
And before Andy pipes up, no I’m not wearing a life jacket under that jersey.

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I know cross racing is often wet and mucky but that's a bit extreme, no?

Just be pleased he spared us a photo of him in that Rollapaluza skinsuit.

I think I’ve raced on courses with puddles deeper than that and cross races don’t feature jellyfish the size of a bin lid.

I think what @andyp was suggesting is that while the people at the business end of the cross race make him look really fat, at the party end of the grid we are a little better suited to bankrupting the holder of an all you can eat buffet.

In liz Hurley mode? Ask @chalfie as he still has the mental image burned into his retinas.

He’s not alone.