Each month in this MY TRAINING SPACE series from Cycling Weekly’s print edition, a CW reader shows us around their training room, shed or garage, the part of their home or garden dedicated to all things cycling. They talk us through the equipment, as well as the motivating keepsakes and decorations that keep them training hard. If you’d like to show us around your training space, email a photo to david.bradford@futurenet.com. This time, it’s the turn of Ian Beard…
During lockdown we bought a wooden cabin for the garden. My wife had had enough of my turbo being set up in the front room. From Christmas 2020 onwards, it was ready to go – with enough space for all my bikes and kit. It’s been a great little space.
Rider profile: Ian Beard
His training space
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