25.1 mph average over 12.4 miles – Podium

Sometimes it’s good to see what you accomplish during training. When I first started cycling an average speed of over 15 mph was something to be proud of, now 20 mph is achievable over a whole circuit but sometimes you just feel able to put in a sustained effort. This segment is taken from a…

Cycling for Weight Loss

Cycling can burn calories at a rate of 400-750 calories an hour, depending on the weight of the rider, speed and type of cycling you’re doing, so can aid weight loss. If cycling is your main exercise for weight loss you have to ensure you are calorie deficit, that means that the total calories consumed…

Don’t forget to rest

As we are in lockdown in the UK I’ve had the time to do more training, currently doing 12+ hours per week and following a Team Alpecin training plan. However, I’ve been finding it increasingly difficult to hold power at the required levels. On Tuesday I couldn’t even hold FTP for 5 minutes…. I mentioned…

Time for an FTP test I think

We are currently in lockdown because of Covid 19 and I’ve lost all motivation for cycling as everything I was working towards has been cancelled, I need a way out of this hole. I don’t usually do ftp tests to measure where I am, I much prefer to use Training Peaks to measure the work…