Power alone won't cut it; build your skills!
Andrew Giniat
'Serious training' is often perceived as doing nothing but strictly power-based intervals. And, don't get us wrong, those are important! But being able to drive a bike - in a bunch, over terrain, around corners - is vital, as is knowing how to read a group or a race.
And just like practicing intervals will build your strength, practicing skills will build your competence and your confidence.
In this podcast, we talk about skills to practice across road, cyclocross, gravel and mountain bike: what to do, and how, and why it's beneficial and fun.
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Six ways cyclists can train
Leadville 100 MTB Training
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Foundation : 3 Weeks
- Perfect for all cyclists beginning off season training
- Raise your CTL and the all-important muscle tension intervals
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Phil Gaimon's FONDO
- Complete similar workouts to what Phil does to prepare for all his KOM's
- Sweet Spot training, threshold intervals, and some anaerobic work
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Phil Gaimon's Strava PR Plan
- Perfect Plan for Those with Less Training Time, starts at 15 minutes per day
- VO2's, 1 minuters, Tabatas, threshold, suprathreshold, and even Sweet Spot
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Road Race In-Season
- Weekend racing and group rides with weekday training and recovery
- anaerobic efforts like criss cross, Over/Unders Sweet Spot, Threshold
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Road Racing Intervals
- Increase your functional and race-specific power output
- Includes Sweet Spot, VO2, Anaerobic, Threshold