Team ride and Training

The team ride we had didn't go so great. After learning that we had no sponsor, we suffered 4 punctures and nasty bouts of rain. We only did 2 hours riding in the end but it felt a lot longer. I got a lift with Pete who can now drive. Hopefully I will pass my test at the end of November so I can have some independence.

The training is going ok. My left knee is still pretty sore and my situation with physio's and cyclefit are driving me crazy. I have seen so many and all I really want is some consistency! I have been working really hard on the gym and core work but I actually feel worse on the bike. My coach is convinced I am making it up. I do have a tendency to overcomplicate things but if their is pain in my knee, it is pretty obvious there is a problem.

I am doing 2-3 weights sessions each week and am progressing fast. I am doing lots of squats and core exercises. I have been doing quite a few roller sessions to keep my speed up. Standing Starts and a long ride during the week followed by 2 long rides on the weekend. This should be enough. I have heard that pros used to be advised to do 10 hours training a week and a cyclocross race so this isn't bad at all.

Comments

Lazy Blogging..

Hi guys, I apologize for not updating in a long time. It is always irritating when people have out of date websites. The excuse is that I have been pretty busy, and also quite disheartened about my cycling. But I think I have turned a new stone and now everything's smooth sailing...or riding perhaps. After my race in Singapore I had a couple of local races, and my knee just didn't hold up under pressure. It was buckling under the increased intensity and I was pretty upset after all the work I had done with my physio, and I thought after a good few months I was over it. This kept going on in a weekly cycle. I would train and condition my leg during the week and then be smashed in the races because I just couldn't put any power down. Needless to say my motivation kept declining, along with my fitness, for around 2 months After an awesome family holiday in Morocco (that can come in the next blog) and a serious discussion with my coach, its looking more positive. I think I may...

Summer Travels

July started well with my first half-decent race for months. I took part in the Guildford Town centre Criterium on Wednesday night. A tiny circuit featuring a patchy tarmac descent and a sharp cobbled climb with little in between. As soon as I started I realized there was no way I was going to keep up the sterling track record of cyclefit employees (Warwick) in the race. I got stronger as the race went on though and I didn't crash -always important as my confidence was pretty low. Jon Dibben did a great ride as per usual. I drove home optimistic that my season was turning around with my new pedalling technique (no pun intended). Next up in July was the Cyclefit Etape Trip. Me and Stuart (brother) drove the Clio down to Pau in the Pyrenees and met Jules and Konrad (or Konradiator as he later become known). Due to the efficiency of the French Motorways, we made it there pretty fresh and with only 3 speeding offences (2 in Bordeaux alone). Our first job was the Expo which involved ...

Great Britain Call Up

Well its lucky I didn't stop my training during my mini- meltdown a few ago. I got a call from Max Sciandri the other day offering me the chance to do U23 Paris-Roubaix and a stint in Italy! It will be good to race with the guys again, and hopefully I can do an impressive ride.... Jules and Phil at Cyclefit have been very understanding, and there is lots of discussion as to what equipment to use. Kimberly's Zipp 303's or use the GB Mavics? Look 585 or Look 595? These are the important questions of our time... nothing to do with people called Cameron and Clegg.

Grain of Sand

Search This Blog