Getting fit through indoor cycling
What is better than a lovely sunny (albeit a bit windy) long Monday morning ride through the Trough of Bowland? Not much, in my mind. 70km (almost), and 770m of climb. What a cracking way to start a week off. I’m keeping the write up short and sweet for this one. Partly because I’m knackered … Read more
Each week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here. This week only consisted of 3 days riding, with two rides being indoors, and a … Read more
If you trust the weather forecast then today should very much have been another long day of rain. However, I wished for a bit of sunshine last night and woke up to a fairly decent day by autumnal standards. 16c and sunny? I’ll take it. Sure the ground was very wet in parts, flooded in … Read more
No excuses, I’ve barely done any exercise this week. OK, and now come the excuses. Or, well, reasoning. So you may have seen me moan about my job over the last few weeks. Fortunately I’m a contractor so if a job isn’t much fun, it does ultimately have a set end date. And yesterday was … Read more
It’s a while since I’ve done a Zwift ride that’s heavy on new experiences and screenshots to take. Today’s Ramp Test puts an end to that. I’m going to drop a spoiler right at the start here – which you may have already seen if you follow me on Strava: Final FTP: 228w. This is … Read more