Getting fit through indoor cycling
Exercising for 1 hour 25 minutes? Oof. Full on. Particularly a day after doing my first FTP test that was itself the most full on workout I think I’ve ever done. In my entire life. It seems like the only way I’m going to improve on my FTP – currently 195w – is to go … Read more
Welp. So much for a restful evening. Having had to start work two hours earlier than normal today, I finished one and a bit hours earlier than usual, which meant… bike time! I didn’t have a huge amount of time to ride this evening, and also didn’t want to do too much. After all, Monday … Read more
For tonight’s after work ride I got lucky – it was Innsbruck, one of my favourite maps. I opted for a climb, taking on the 2018 UCI Worlds Short Lap, a 23.6km route taking in both the Innsbruckring and Innsbruck KOM, a 7.4km climb with an average gradient of 5% over 400m. To begin with, … Read more
After a couple of rest days, this morning I took on Innsbruck’s Forward KOM for the first time. I have to say, I was really looking forward to this climb. So much so that I got up early to fit it in before work. I hadn’t planned on taking two rest days this week. At … Read more