Well April is nearly upon us and signifies the start of the hill training part of my Vaujany Master preparation.
In January having a target of 400 miles to aim for helped keep the training fresh and my head in the right place so in April I have set myself the target of riding 1319 kilometres.
Why 1319 km you may ask, we'll if you take into account five of the most famous Spring Classics you arrive at this figure as below:
Milan - San Remo 298km
Tour of Flanders 256km
Paris - Roubaix 257km
Liege - Bastogne - Liege 257km
Amstel Gold 251km
I'm intending to do all this out on the road and not include turbo training miles but that's reliant on us having a spring.
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Fit and 40
This Saturday I reach the milestone of my 40th birthday and I'm in much better shape than I was on my 30th birthday both physically and mentally.
The past month has involved longer rides than I've ridden before in my second coming as a cyclist and this past weekend I did the most climbing I've done this time around. The thing that surprised me the most is that my legs were fine it was issues with my back that were the main issue.
I'm now under 16 stone too which probably goes some way to explaining the small but significant improvement in my ability to suffer on the climbs.
Today I have completed my third threshold test of this training plan and again I have seen some good improvements.
Along with the weight loss my FTP (Functional Threshold Power) has increased by a further 8 Watts so that's an increase of 19 Watts since I started committed training. The loss of weight has also helped my power to weight ratio to increase by 1.16 Watts/Kg - I'm hoping for the same improvement again before France.
A big thanks to everyone who has sponsored me so far in raising money for the North West Ambulance by riding Vaujany Master but if you haven't sponsored me yet please do so by clicking HERE.
The past month has involved longer rides than I've ridden before in my second coming as a cyclist and this past weekend I did the most climbing I've done this time around. The thing that surprised me the most is that my legs were fine it was issues with my back that were the main issue.
I'm now under 16 stone too which probably goes some way to explaining the small but significant improvement in my ability to suffer on the climbs.
Today I have completed my third threshold test of this training plan and again I have seen some good improvements.
Along with the weight loss my FTP (Functional Threshold Power) has increased by a further 8 Watts so that's an increase of 19 Watts since I started committed training. The loss of weight has also helped my power to weight ratio to increase by 1.16 Watts/Kg - I'm hoping for the same improvement again before France.
A big thanks to everyone who has sponsored me so far in raising money for the North West Ambulance by riding Vaujany Master but if you haven't sponsored me yet please do so by clicking HERE.
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