It’s a feeling many riders are familiar with. You start the season with lofty goals, whether that’s to race, achieve a personal best on your local time trial course or complete a mountainous sportive, but work, family and social commitments mean your training plan takes a back seat.
If you have a limited time to train, it’s still possible to hit the summer season in peak form - you just need to be smart about how you spend your time in the saddle.
We caught up with two top cycling coaches to uncover ten time-efficient cycling training tips.
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1. The indoor trainer is your friend
Indoor training gives the best bang for your training buck, removing the external variables that can affect the quality of a session and allowing you efficiently target a specific area of fitness in a short space of time.
“The quality of an effort can be guaranteed as there are no cars, traffic lights, roadworks, corners or downhills to break up the efforts,” says James Spragg of Spragg Cycle Coaching.
2. Use the turbo trainer year-round
Indoor training is typically associated with winter, when the weather is poor or there’s limited light. However, using the indoor trainer year-round allows time-crunched riders to add consistency to their schedule, according to Ian Jenner of Rule 5 Cycling Coaching.
3. Keep it sweet
4. Plan ahead
5. Be prepared
6. Take advantage of technology
7. Make the most of your commute
8. Remember to recover
9. Don’t forget about bike handling
10. Enjoy it
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