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Road rider, not track, but gives indication of what pros do (in December)
PEZ: And how is your build up going?
Dan: *I’m on target – this time last year I was maybe going too well. I want to go into Langkawi at 85% and come out at 95% but I want to be at 100% for Paris-Nice and the Giro.
I’ve been doing gym work and a lot of mountain bike riding because the roads have been icy. I’ve only done one four hour ride, mostly it’s been three hour rides but with 30 minute blocks at 90% effort – to improve endurance.
I don’t want to be doing full-on intervals at this time of year, but I use the long efforts at 23/24 mph to build my endurance.
You could go out and do six hours at 16 mph and you’d build endurance; but you’d also get cold, wet, tired and depressed in this weather!
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=6654&status=True&catname=Latest%20News
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