Rollapaluza

Ride hard. Ride relaxed. Thats the key. Tension in the upper body restricts max cadence. Instead of trying to build strength and power at this point (the nationals start in a matter of weeks), I'd say try and work on leg speed.

Just did some laps at Regent's park, and at the descents (although not huge), I tried to keep accelerating, with a completely relaxed upper body. It was eye-opening!