Rollapaluza

Not directed at you, Sam... I just love the Rollapaluza posse...

I can't say I've ever trained for the Rollas. My usual tactic is turn up, drink to numb the pain, pedal like fuck till someone tells me to stop, try not to throw up.

As if that was your own strategy ... copied in its entirety from Jim. Pure plagiarism. :)

my top tip.

shave your legs.

Heres my tips:

• Practice rev-outs on a staionary bike to raise your max cadence threshold, try beating the number.
  
• Focus on accelerating as hard as possible at the start.
  
• Once upto speed "relax" but still mentally try to accelerate.
  
• Spin the legs when you get home from racing. I didnt once and saw my breakfast lunch and dinner again at 3am!
  

As MilesJS says the start is very important, reaction times can be all the difference for the fastest racers. You need to be up to full speed within 2 revolutions max.

The best way to train, I think & as a few have pointed out on here is to replicate a race...ie from a standing start on a turbo with very little resistance accelerate to your max cadence and hold it for 20-22 secs (depending on how fast you are). I used to stick a few of these sprints into my daily TT sessions and it massively improved my max cadence, though I know of others who have done similar and not seen the same improvements.

It isn't about power it is about how fast you can spin, some top riders are putting out well over 1000watts when they kick at the start but a there are plenty of very fast riders that put out 2-400w less.

We have been privileged enough to have some of the fastest sprinters in the world on our rigs, below is a video of Craig Maclean riding a 500m race, he is smooth as a Werther's Original, up to speed very quickly and his upper body hardly moves. The only thing he forgot to do was drink beer before or after the race, which would obviously improve his performance massively.

http://youtu.be/Jgyq8Zkp10Y

Haven't been for ages... where's the next few sessions happening please?

Skully, the London round of the National Series is at LMNH on 8th Feb. full details of the whole series is here, www.rollapaluza.com/nationals

Thanks andyp

Training for the rollas? WTF? Go drink beer, have a go, have fun and then drink more beer.

hillbilly, you possess a natural talent that seems to be augmented by cider. The rest of us have to work on our twiddling and try and curb the drink in order to do well.

I will be spectating and passing hillbilly pints of Strongbow...
#slowjoe

It's good for your back......DO IT!

I prefer Guinness during the winter months, but you're right... It really does help! ;]

......I was being facetious, static cycling is worse than road/track/MTB. There is no movement in your lower back at all sat on a Turbo, grinding away.

As if that was your own strategy ... copied in its entirety from Jim. Pure plagiarism. :)

If it ain't broke.....

Training for the rollas? WTF? Go drink beer, have a go, have fun and then drink more beer.

Im with HB on this one!

AH BIG MAN! You gonna be competing/drinking?

To tell the truth I hadn't been drinking a lot at Rollas, never thought it might make such a difference. Will start doing that.

some top riders are putting out well over 1000watts when they kick at the start

He means me, ignore the rest of this post, like most of this forum it's misinformation....he's given himself a wildcard and is out for the win.....it's all about power, squats and sitting down between races with a towel over your thighs.

Doutzki, are you who I think you are?....see you soon!

As MilesJS says the start is very important, reaction times can be all the difference for the fastest racers. You need to be up to full speed within 2 revolutions max.

You're talking about jumping the gun, right? The only person who cheated more than you was Buffalo Bill. Disgraceful behaviour.

......I was being facetious, etc

As was I... :P

If it ain't broke.....

... Jim'll fix it.

^ nice one that.

Doutzki, are you who I think you are?....see you soon!

Were you the MC at Antwerp?

I'm the kiddo/guy on the blue bike at 1:11 (THE ANTWERP FIXED GEAR SUMMER FESTIVAL on Vimeo
)

Can't wait for the rolla!

You're talking about jumping the gun, right? The only person who cheated more than you was Buffalo Bill. Disgraceful behaviour.

That's only in the short history you are knowledgeable of, when it was just a courier event there was plenty of underhand behaviour knocking around, none of which was mine either. I've never cheated....might have to after all this physio ends though.