Training
All the advice and insight you need to improve your riding, enhance your performance or simply get into better shape with training.
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Eight ways to improve your cycling ready for the spring
Get your cycling off to a flyer — and begin spring as you mean to go on with these tips to maximise your cycling and fitness in the early season
By Hannah Reynolds Published
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How to ride faster up short, steep hills (video)
Think tough climbing and you probably imagine the long, winding, hairpin ascents of the Alps. But for sheer brutality, the steep hills of the UK have few equals
By Hannah Reynolds Published
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Racing is not training
Racing itself may be the raison d'être for many cyclists, but it's not the best way to see improvements in your fitness or technique, explains Helen Carter
By Cycling Weekly Published
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Cycling and illness: Can intense training increase the risk of catching a virus?
The long list of health benefits from cycling are well-recorded.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Rise early, train easy
At what time of day is it best to train? Well it could be down to your circadian rhythm, Andrew Hamilton explains...
By Cycling Weekly Published
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Get prepared before you go racing
Get prepared before heading to your first race warns Simon Schofield, he talks us through what we need to know
By Cycling Weekly Published
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Altitude training for cyclists: does it work and could you benefit? (video)
Breathing air with less oxygen stimulates physiological changes that can boost performance, but for amateur cyclists, is it really worth the time, effort and money?
By Paul Knott Published
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Winter blunderland: don't make these winter cycling mistakes
Base mileage, keeping on top of your fitness and avoiding cold weather weight gain: winter training is critically important to the rest of the year — provided you navigate the snow-covered minefield of potential mistakes
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Published
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Here are the best Sufferfest workouts to kickstart your indoor training
From the outside, The Sufferfest may look like a scary place to train.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Watch: Should women be training differently to men?
In Partnership with The Sufferfest
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Published
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How to hit your sweetspot for maximum training gains
By Richard Windsor Published
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Cycling training plan from sofa to 60km
Just starting out the sport of cycling? Or want to reach an achievable milestone? This training plan will help you get there. In partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK
By Paul Knott Published
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'How do cyclists get big legs?' - you asked Google and we’ve got the answer
Looking to build some muscle through cycling? You may need to hit the gym, too
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Published
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Peter Sagan's training secrets: A week in the life of the triple world champion
Peter Sagan has already established himself as not only one of the best riders of his generation, but also of all-time. Here Sagan and his coach Patxi Vila go through a typical week in training
By Nick Busca Published
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Can amateur cyclists benefit from blood analysis?
If you are training hard and feeling abnormally fatigued, you may have an underlying mineral or vitamin deficiency identifiable via blood test. New home-test kits make blood analysis more accessible than ever — but is this form of self-assessment really helpful or necessary? Lexie Williamson investigates
By Cycling Fitness Published
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Women’s cycling on Zwift: week of activity celebrates International Women’s Day
Zwift Women's Week will take place between March 8 and March 15
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Published
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Injury prevention: How to avoid hamstring injuries
Physio and osteopath Lewis Wood addresses soreness across the back of the thigh — namely, strained hamstrings
By Cycling Weekly Published
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Cycling in a group: get it right!
Don’t let differences in fitness or strength sour a riding relationship. Rebecca Charlton suggests a few quick tips to create cycling harmony on your Sunday ride
By Cycling Weekly Published
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Ride and race smarter: improve skills to stay safe in the bunch
As more cyclists have taken up road racing, the frequency of crashes has increased at an alarming rate. Louise Mahé assesses how to improve your skills to stay safe while riding in a bunch
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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How they used to train: How Sean Yates lost weight and re-booted his career
The British rider took his career up a level with a strict diet and training regime after his move to the South of France
By Chris Sidwells Published
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Can you buy your way to a fitter you?
As cyclists we’re endlessly enticed by brands promising that their products will make us fitter and faster if only we shell out some cash. How to sort fact from falsehood? Dr Nick Tiller assesses the evidence behind some of cycling’s most popular ergogenic aids
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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Training for power with Canyon//SRAM’s Tiffany Cromwell
We asked the Canyon//SRAM rider for some training sessions that would help riders targeting peak power
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Published
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Going the extra miles: how to train for and complete an ultra-distance sportive
The century ride is old news — distance-lovers have upped the ante to 150 miles and beyond. Simon Schofield explores the appeal of going very long
By Simon Schofield Published
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Sir Chris Hoy’s golden training rules
Britain’s most decorated Olympian tells Cycling Weekly about his approach to training and how to make it work for you
By Paul Knott Published
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How do YOU keep your winter fitness levels up? 17 reader tips
Cycling Weekly readers give their tips on how to stay motivated to ride through the colder months
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Should you really train like a pro?
Busy work and family lives will get in the way of your riding. Vicky Ware takes a look at five real world ways that you can mimic the pro lifestyle
By Cycling Fitness Published
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Zwift is trialling a new clubs feature, including events and leaderboards
Zwift has announced the latest feature designed to keep riders together during these uncertain times.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Cycling Box Hill: How to tackle the climb
Our top tips on how to climb Box Hill
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Published
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Intense turbo sessions
Three short, sharp turbo sessions to hone fitness levels and get the heart pumping
By Cycling Weekly Published