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How to travel abroad with your Road Bike
22 Mar

How to travel abroad with your Road Bike

22nd March 2023 Read More

How to travel abroad with your Road Bike

By James Walsgrove

Travelling abroad with a road bike can be an exciting and challenging experience for cyclists. Taking your bike abroad isn’t as daunting as you may think. It has become more popular in recent years with the rise of cheap flights and training camps. In this essential guide, I will show you how to travel abroad with …

Complete a structured session with intervals outside on the bike
14 Feb

Complete a structured session with intervals outside on the bike

14th February 2023 Read More

Complete a structured session with intervals outside on the bike

By James Walsgrove

Intervals on the trainer are now easy thanks to smart trainers and training software such as Zwift. However, there can be a real benefit from completing intervals in the “real world”. Unless you are only ever racing on Zwift then being able to ride outside at intensity is going to be of benefit. You may …

Training for the Tour of Cambridgeshire Gran Fondo
26 Jan

Training for the Tour of Cambridgeshire Gran Fondo

26th January 2023 Read More

Training for the Tour of Cambridgeshire Gran Fondo

By James Walsgrove

The Tour of Cambridgeshire is Britain’s biggest Cycling Festival. Over the weekend hosts a variety of events. Training for the tough Tour of Cambridgeshire events requires some key fitness components. One of the events is the Gran Fondo which is held on fully closed roads and is a qualifier for the World Gran Fondo Championships. …

Top tips for weight loss while training for the Mallorca 312
24 Jan

Top tips for weight loss while training for the Mallorca 312

24th January 2023 Read More

Top tips for weight loss while training for the Mallorca 312

By James Walsgrove

Being lighter for the climbs at the Mallorca 312 will make the event easier and you will be faster. This will help you make those strict cut-off times. Although this post has been written about the Mallorca 312 it can be used for any cyclist training for an event. General health With any weight loss …

The Time Crunched Cyclist
9 Jan

The Time Crunched Cyclist

9th January 2023 Read More

The Time Crunched Cyclist

By James Walsgrove

In this modern, busy world many of us are short of time and can find it hard to fit those training sessions in. With some planning and the correct training sessions then you can still improve as a Time Crunched cyclist. I always encourage my athletes to try to think of other ways they can …